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By Don Riddell and Glen Levy, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia might be currently disrupting soccer with world record transfer bids and offers of huge salaries, but Barcelona President Joan Laporta has told CNN Sport that there are “no sporting reasons” for a player to move to the Gulf state and play in the Saudi
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By Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old they believe is responsible for the stabbing death of a Brooklyn man, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The 28-year-old man was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station Saturday night in what police are investigating as
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Since Sunday, Mark Roper, a truck driver for 32 years, has been out of a job, along with 30,000 of his fellow workers at now-defunct transportation company Yellow. Roper, who turns 59 in October, said he’s not ready to retire and has already started applying for jobs
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberations over the sentence for a gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Jurors are weighing the death penalty or life in prison without parole for Robert Bowers. Deliberations entered a second day Wednesday. Bowers perpetrated the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he stormed
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to reach the knockout phase of the Women’s World Cup, sending Brazil crashing out of the tournament in the process. Jamaica had never previously reached the knockout stages of a World Cup – men’s or women’s – prior to the 0-0 draw in
Continue ReadingLUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — The operators of a historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin say it is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July. The S.S. Badger’s daily crossings between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, were suspended indefinitely by
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog says it has launched an investigation into claims that digital platform Disney+ pulled a series on Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkish media has reported that the production would no longer be screened on the platform following pressure from the “Armenian lobby” in the United States.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect Tuesday. Quite possibly without you even noticing.
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals departed Niger’s capital on the last of four French military evacuation flights late Wednesday after waiting at the airport for hours, while defense officials of a regional bloc gathered to discuss how to respond to last week’s military coup in the West African nation.
Continue ReadingDORSET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver accused of causing a crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been cited for grossly negligent operation causing death, officials said. An investigation of the June 12 crash in Dorset concluded a vehicle pulled in front of Williams, who was riding a motorcycle and was unable to avoid
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Christina Hall never intended to be on TV but she found herself there in 2013 as the co-star of HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” with then-husband Tarek El Moussa. The former couple, who worked together in real estate, would flip houses for profit. They divorced in 2018 and Hall is now
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American fugitive accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah can be extradited to the U.S., a judge in Scotland ruled Wednesday, calling the man “as dishonest and deceitful as he is evasive and manipulative.” The wanted man known in Scotland
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A Congressional select committee is investigating BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, one of the biggest providers of index funds, to determine whether they are investing Americans’ savings in Chinese companies blacklisted by the US government for security and human rights issues. The Select Committee
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Football has consumed much of Cedella Marley’s life. But perhaps that should not come as a surprise. As the daughter of global reggae icon Bob Marley, who was a renowned lover of the beautiful game, Cedella was never far from a soccer ball growing up. Had he not been
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus. Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, have already been on alert since large numbers of migrants and refugees began arriving at their borders from Belarus two
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé has paid tribute to O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station while vogueing to her music in what police say they are investigating as an anti-gay crime. “REST IN POWER O’SHAE SIBLEY,” reads a message
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges related to 2020 election subversion, a stunning third time this year that the former president has faced criminal charges. But could the former president, who remains the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, assume the Oval
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been eight years since he rode down the escalator in Trump Tower and more than two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection, but the legal drama surrounding Donald Trump has never been more intense. This week, he was indicted by a federal grand jury in the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Naktin Click here for updates on this story ANCHORAGE, Alaska/HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska has come up with a controversial plan to fly the city’s homeless to places with warmer weather, all by giving them a one-way ticket out of Alaska. Hawaii representative John Mizuno sent a letter Tuesday
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of asylum-seekers has been described as a “death trap” by the country’s Fire Brigades Union. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday that final safety checks are being carried out on the vessel, which
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