Wedding waitlist: How long it takes to save for the big day
To find where wedding costs are most and least expensive, SmartAsset examined wedding cost, income and savings data for 344 metro areas.
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The odds of all 32 national teams at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
OLBG has compiled the odds for each national team at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in July using data from DraftKings.
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Influencer dies after live-streaming himself drinking bottles of Chinese spirit Baijiu
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A social media influencer died soon after live-streaming himself drinking several bottles of strong alcohol on China’s version of TikTok, state-run media in the country are reporting, in a development likely to renew debate about how to regulate the industry. The influencer “Sanqiange” (or “Brother Three Thousand”)
Continue Reading ‘Murderers’ and ‘criminals’: Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — “Murderers.” “Criminals.” “We are watching you.” These are just a handful of the threats and abuse sent to meteorologists at AEMET, Spain’s national weather agency, in recent months. They come via social media, its website, letters, phone calls – even in the form of graffiti sprayed across one of
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As Turkey heads to runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and location straddling Europe and the Middle East into international influence, is favored to win reelection in a presidential runoff Sunday, despite a host of domestic issues. Erdogan, 69, finished a first-round election on
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Una secundaria rural de Texas pospone la graduación después de que solo cinco alumnos de último curso cumplieran los requisitos para graduarse
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una pequeña escuela secundaria en una zona rural de Texas decidió posponer su ceremonia de graduación después de que una revisión de fin de año revelara que solo cinco de los 33 estudiantes de último año de la escuela habían cumplido con los requisitos para graduarse, según el superintendente del
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New bill to build Oakland Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada’s cost at $380 million
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000 seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180
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New bill to build Oakland Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada’s cost at $380 million
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000 seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180
Continue Reading Soler homers in 4th straight game, powers Marlins to 6-2 victory over Angels
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jorge Soler homered for the fourth straight game, Bryan De La Cruz had four hits — including a two-run homer — and the Miami Marlins snapped the Angels’ four-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory Friday night over Los Angeles. Miami finished with a season-high
Continue Reading Astros send A’s to most losses through 53 games to start season since 1900
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay will keep searching for the small bright spots as his Oakland Athletics stumble day after day, making sure they maintain their fight. He will celebrate a defensive play here, an at-bat there, a big catch or mighty throw. Hunter Brown struck out a
Continue Reading As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through
Continue Reading As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through
Continue Reading As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through
Continue Reading Sale stars again on mound, Red Sox snap skid by beating Diamondbacks 7-2
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Sale’s left arm was fantastic again, even if his stomach was not. Sale threw five strong innings while battling a stomach bug, Kiké Hernández smacked a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on
Continue Reading Murphy sends San Diego State past Utah 4-3 in super regional opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — AJ Murphy hit a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the fourth inning and San Diego State held on for a 4-3 victory over Utah in the first game of the best-of-3 Salt Lake City Super Regional on Friday night. The Aztecs (39-15) will advance to the Women’s College
Continue Reading Arizona advances to Pac-12 title game with 14-4 romp over Stanford
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chase Davis and Tommy Splaine combined for six hits and nine RBIs and Arizona pounded top-seeded Stanford 14-4 in a seven-inning semifinal of the Pac-12 Tournament on Friday night. The eighth-seeded Wildcats (33-23) will play No. 6 seed Oregon in the championship game on Saturday. Stanford (38-16), ranked fifth in the
Continue Reading Arizona advances to Pac-12 title game with 14-4 romp over Stanford
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chase Davis and Tommy Splaine combined for six hits and nine RBIs and Arizona pounded top-seeded Stanford 14-4 in a seven-inning semifinal of the Pac-12 Tournament on Friday night. The eighth-seeded Wildcats (33-23) will play No. 6 seed Oregon in the championship game on Saturday. Stanford (38-16), ranked fifth in the
Continue Reading Hunter Brown strikes out career-best 10, Astros send A’s to worst 53-game start since 1901
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay will keep searching for the small bright spots as his Oakland Athletics stumble day after day, making sure they maintain their fight. He will celebrate a defensive play here, an at-bat there, a big catch or mighty throw. Hunter Brown struck out a
Continue Reading Suspenden la búsqueda de un joven que cayó de un barco en las Bahamas mientras celebraba su graduación
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las labores de búsqueda de un joven de 18 años graduado en un instituto de Luisiana que cayó por la borda de una embarcación en las Bahamas esta semana fueron suspendidas, informó el viernes la Guardia Costera estadounidense, citando al ejército del país. Cameron Robbins estaba de viaje de fin
Continue Reading Al-Shabaab militants launch deadly attack on African Union base in Somalia
By Jonny Hallam and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Al-Shabaab fighters launched a deadly attack on an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, with both sides reportedly suffering heavy casualties. The militant fighters attacked a forward operating base in Buulo Mareer, about 120 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, the African Union Transition Mission in
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