By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It can be tough keeping track of soccer clubs when they are playing matches and friendlies in all corners of the world, but not if you’re Kim Kardashian, who with “soccer obsessed” son, Saint West, is on a globetrotting football tour to watch – and when the opportunity presents
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Samsung is doubling down on its foldable smartphones with a range of new features, but it’s not updating what’s arguably been the single biggest deterrent for customers: the high price tag. At its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, held in Samsung’s home country of South Korea for the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — First there was the Girlboss (the #LeaningIn ambition monster). Then there was the Girl Dinner (a lil’ plate of snacks). Now, according to The Wall Street Journal and others, there is the “Lazy-Girl Job”: an easy, enjoyable and unnecessary super-well-paid gig that frees up more of a woman’s time to live the rest of her
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A controversy over locker room uses at the Waynesville Rec Center poured over into Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, where many expressed their thoughts on who should or should not be allowed into the women’s locker room. It all started with
Continue ReadingBy PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Major fires raging in Greece and other European countries have advanced. The flames have caused additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region. The European Union
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap has tapped a top Mattel executive who re-energized Barbie and Hot Wheels to be its next president and CEO. The San Francisco-based chain, which operates stores under its namesake as well as Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta, said Wednesday that Richard Dickson will
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Some of the world’s top artificial intelligence companies are launching a new industry body to work together — and with policymakers and researchers — on ways to regulate the development of bleeding-edge AI. The new organization, known as the Frontier Model Forum, was announced Wednesday by Google, Microsoft, OpenAI
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea. The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died, others are hurt and it is working to save the vessel from sinking. Boats and helicopters
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States and the Netherlands meet again on the Women’s World Cup stage with smaller stakes than the 2019 title game won by the Americans. But the Dutch are collecting injuries at a terrible time of the tournament. The Netherlands will most likely
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. The clamshell-designed Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, a larger
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it would review legal challenges to a divisive new law that weakens its power, putting the country’s top justices in the position of defending their own independence and escalating a political crisis that has unleashed the country’s biggest protests in history. Israeli
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press Wallpaper is back in fashion in decor, and often tells a story. The latest designs are statement makers, ranging from the fun and fantastical to the contemplative and scientific. Many combine art and narrative, going way beyond your nice stripe or simple floral. One example is Christian Lacroix’s baroque “Novafrica
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England has hit its highest level since at least 1998, according to official data. Close to 105,000 households were living in temporary accommodation — such as a hostel or a room in a shared house — in the first
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CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Larry Summers, the former Obama and Clinton official, slammed parts of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda as “increasingly dangerous” this week, saying it could end up causing higher prices for Americans. “I am profoundly concerned by the doctrine of manufacturing-centered economic nationalism that is
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Es un escenario poco deseado, pero las dificultades para conformar un nuevo gobierno podrían llevar a España a un bloqueo que obligue a repetir las elecciones generales. Las formaciones con mayor número de votos en estos comicios, el Partido Popular (PP) y el Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), ya han
Continue ReadingBy Sawyer Buccy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Seeing the war in Ukraine on TV is one thing but there are 19 kids in Georgia right now who know the struggle firsthand. They have all been dealt an incredible loss — losing their fathers to that war. They’re getting
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim. Spacey was acquitted
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Canada navigated a stiff test against the Republic of Ireland on a rain soaked evening in Perth, coming from behind to claim a vital 2-1 victory at the Women’s World Cup. Katie McCabe opened the scoring with an incredible ‘Olimpico’ goal – scoring straight from a corner kick –
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones. Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins of Nero’s Theater have been discovered under the garden of the future Four Seasons Hotel. Ancient Roman texts referred to the imperial but it never had been found. Archaeologists have been excavating deep
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By Harry Samler Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Fetch Delivery, based in Austin, Texas, started in 2016 and introduced itself as “Your personal delivery experts providing direct-to-your-door delivery to your entire apartment community. We make sure your packages get to you safe and sound.” Fetch said it delivers to
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