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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie” is now within striking distance of becoming the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office this year, taking the crown away from “Super Mario Bros.” According to studio estimates, “Barbie” has made $569.3 million at the American box office as of Tuesday, edging closer the Mario’s
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The coach of Spain’s Women’s World Cup champion soccer team is facing scrutiny after footage emerged showing him touching the chest area of a female assistant while celebrating the only goal of the final. The incident comes amid a national uproar against the president of the Spanish soccer federation after he kissed
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school kids, based everywhere from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year’s National Student Poets. Each winner represents a different region in the country, and brings their own distinctive backgrounds and inspiration. The student poets, each of whom receive $5,000, will
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, bringing fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both countries. Franklin was expected to swirl above the island for most of the
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from prison to a hospital less than a day after he returned from 15 years of exile and started serving an 8-year sentence. He returned to Thailand on the same day that a party linked to him
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Salvatore “Toto” Cutugno, the Italian singer-songwriter best known for his 1983 hit “L’Italiano,” has died at age 80, local media reported Tuesday. Cutugno’s manager, Danilo Mancuso, said he died in Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital “after a long illness, which had become more serious in the last few months,” Italy’s
Continue ReadingBy SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — In Kosovo, a statue bearing the names of 23 Albanians who rescued Jews during World War II, has been inaugurated in the capital, Pristina. The “Wall of Honor” statue was placed in a park in the presence of some of the rescuers’ descendants,
Continue ReadingBY SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say two tankers have collided in the Suez Canal, disrupting traffic through the global waterway. The Suez Canal authority says the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, suffered a mechanical malfunction and ran aground while transiting through the canal. The
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Gambling in the crowds on the PGA Tour? You bet there is, according to Jon Rahm. An incident involving Max Homa at the BMW Championship on Saturday has sparked a conversation around spectators making wagers within earshot of the golfers they’re staking on. Homa was on the backswing of
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Germany suffered the steepest decline in business activity for more than three years this month, according to survey data published Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s biggest economy is falling back into recession. An initial reading of the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which tracks activity in the manufacturing
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Todo apunta a que será una mujer quien se convierta en la candidata del opositor Frente Amplio por México ―formado por los partidos PAN, PRI Y PRD, así como asociaciones civiles― rumbo a las elecciones presidenciales de 2024. La incógnita parece quedar despejada luego de que el diputado con licencia
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un niño de 7 años fue atacado por un oso en el patio trasero de su casa en el condado de Westchester, Nueva York, y trasladado a un hospital con heridas que no ponen en peligro su vida este martes por la mañana, dijo la Policía. El niño estaba en el
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Police say a shooting outside a residence hall at an Alabama college campus has left two people injured. A spokesperson for the Huntsville Police Department says in an email that Tuesday’s shooting occurred at Alabama A&M University. Investigators say the shooting stemmed from a fight between two people and was an
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La Alianza de Productores de Cine y Televisión (AMPTP, por sus siglas en inglés) compartió en un comunicado de prensa su último paquete de términos propuestos al sindicato de guionistas de EE.UU. (WGA, por sus siglas en inglés) como parte de las negociaciones de huelga. El paquete propuesto por AMPTP incluye
Continue ReadingMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks. The rescue operations were expanded last week when the Sutlej River started overflowing, inundating several districts. Most of the evacuations occurred in the districts of Bahawalpur and Kasur. Pakistani
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CNN, WRCB By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions. This week, major studios outlined their latest offer to striking writers, including what the studios say is the highest wage increase in 35 years. However, it remains unclear
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un desfile de coacusados de Donald Trump acordando fianzas y entregándose en una cárcel de Atlanta está marcando un camino de rendición de cuentas que el expresidente y cabecilla de la supuesta conspiración de manipulación electoral seguirá este jueves, en uno de los días más discordantes en la historia presidencial.
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re rushing to complete this year’s back-to-school shopping, there’s still time to save on sales taxes on those purchases in three states. Each year, a number of states offer families a sales-tax-free period in the run-up to a new academic year. On those days, shoppers can
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Schoolchildren who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan say they repeatedly feared they were about to die during the 16-hour ordeal despite attempts by their parents to reassure them over cellphones. Six children and two
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin chugged toward the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti early Wednesday, bringing fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both countries. Franklin was expected to swirl above the island for most of Wednesday,
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