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By Ivana Kottasová and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water, and caused massive environmental
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course. They are poised to launch aggressive get-out-the-vote campaigns for 2024 that employ just those strategies, attempting to match the emphasis on
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — A key former White House official was interviewed earlier this year by special counsel prosecutors investigating the handling of classified materials by both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, CNN has learned. The former career official, who was in charge of advising the
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of Roman tweezers in Britain, revealing the ancient culture’s obsession with hairlessness. The collection has now gone on display in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, which in its prime would have been as large a settlement as Pompeii. The simple tools would have
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates dropped this week after a three-week climb, as rates remain volatile amid conflicting economic indicators. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.71% in the week ending June 8, down from 6.79% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Woodyatt, David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States. Around 75 million people are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke shrouds major US
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as extreme heat pushes into unusually high latitudes. Last Saturday, temperatures reached 37.9 degrees Celsius (100.2 Fahrenheit) in Jalturovosk, its
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday allowing it to import and sell fuel in the country, less than a month after Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec also acquired rights to enter the retail market, as the Indian Ocean nation grapples
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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday allowing it to import and sell fuel in the country, less than a month after Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec also acquired rights to enter the retail market, as the Indian Ocean nation grapples
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Sutton Françoise Gilot, a tireless artist who defied simple categorization — and efforts to define her merely as a footnote in the story of her former lover Pablo Picasso — died Tuesday in New York. She was 101. Her death was confirmed to The New York Times by her daughter, Aurelia Engel, who said Gilot
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — There was a tie for first place when it came to the most shocking part of the “Vanderpump Rules” reunion finale. The third and final installment of the Season 10 reunion aired Wednesday night and it was a doozy. Cast member Tom Sandoval, who cheated on his life partner of
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Chief Justice John Roberts began reading his decision in a voting rights dispute from the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, few would have expected the significant turn he was about to take favoring Black voters in Alabama. Here was the author of a
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Two hundred and eighty children between the ages of one month and 15 years were evacuated from a Khartoum orphanage that was affected by the heavy combat in Sudan’s capital, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. The children from the Mygoma Orphanage in Khartoum have had no access
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story WAYNESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — School is out for the summer, but some Wayne County High School students are still trying to make up for missed classes during the spring semester as part of a controversial attendance policy. The rule requires students with more than eight
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd will work as a studio analyst for Fox’s Women’s World Cup coverage and JP Dellacamera will be lead play-by-play commentator for the third straight tournament. Dellacamera will be paired with former U.S. national team midfielder Aly Wagner for the second straight Women’s World
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story REVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — A two-letter response to a text message led to a Brevard man losing $15,000. Marcos Meilan said it all started on June 1, when he received a text message claiming to come from Bank of America. The message warned Melian
Continue ReadingBy Julia Scammahorn Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — After 8 years of service to the citizens of Lawrence, Patrol Service Dog C.B., affectionately known to the community as “Cheeseburger”, is passing on his leash. Corporal Matt Weidl will announce his companion’s retirement from the Lawrence Kansas Police Department Thursday
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Lionel Messi ya tiene nuevo equipo. No es en Arabia Saudita. Tampoco en su querido Barcelona. El nuevo destino del astro argentino se encuentra en Estados Unidos y es el Inter de Miami de la CNN. Fueron meses de mucha especulación. Se decía que Messi tenía ofertas de varios clubes, pero
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting in mixed trading Thursday, continuing this week’s lull as Wall Street waits for several big events next week. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher, and it hasn’t moved by more than 0.4% in any day this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland State University student Faisal El Obeidi is bringing tastes from his home right to campus with his food truck, Sheesh Shawarma. For most 20-year-old college students, their priorities surround studying and having a good time, but for El Obeidi, he’s
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