By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe’s ski resorts will face a severe lack of snow if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while nearly all would be affected by an increase of 4 degrees — presenting challenges for the industry
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By Mostafa Salem and Michael Schwartz, CNN Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem (CNN) — Libya’s internationally recognized government dismissed Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday after a meeting she held with her Israeli counterpart sparked an uproar in the country. Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Sunday night that the meeting had taken place in Rome last
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A new study from Boston University’s CTE Center has discovered more than 60 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in athletes who were under the age of 30 at the time of their death. This is the largest study to look at the neurodegenerative disease in young
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Americans are about to learn significant new details on the timing and the substance of the trials of Donald Trump, even as the former president and Republican front-runner steps up his effort to alchemize his unprecedented legal peril to boost his White House bid. Two key hearings on
Continue ReadingBy YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris has one year to go before hosting the Paralympic Games and is faced with a significant challenge: the accessibility of its public transit. It only has one subway line totally accessible out of 16. The Paralympics start on Aug. 28, 2024, and the city is under
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of revelers have packed the streets of west London for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture. Organizers say up to 2 million people are expected to attend the two=day festival billed as Europe’s largest street party. Launched
Continue ReadingJACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of Sudan’s army has made a rare public speech in his first tour outside of the capital since the conflict erupted in mid-April. In the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, Burhan said Tuesday a large military operation enabled him to leave the capital’s army headquarters.
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By KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — Kamehameha Schools has decided to eliminate tuition and bus fees for the current academic year for Maui students spanning from preschool to 12th grade. This will be benefiting approximately 1,300 students. The tuition fees typically range from around $3,900 to
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO members Poland and the Baltic states say they will seal off their borders with Russia’s ally Belarus if there are any military incidents or a massive migrant push by Minsk. The countries’ interior ministers said Monday they were seeing growing tensions on NATO’s and the
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CNN, WPLG By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s fire rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex Monday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured. Authorities identified the dead as Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Capt. Terryson Jackson, who was in the helicopter, and an unnamed adult woman who
Continue ReadingBy RAYMOND J. CROWLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On Aug. 28, 1963, AP reporter Raymond J. Crowley went to the National Mall and chronicled the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which went on to become one of the most famous political rallies in U.S. history. Writing in the language and style used
Continue ReadingPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A medical rescue helicopter has crashed near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, leaving two people injured. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said one of its fire-rescue helicopters crashed near the Pompano Beach Airpark on Monday morning. In a statement, the office said two people were hurt. It did not give their conditions or
Continue ReadingKYW By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story SHARON HILL, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It was exactly two years ago Sunday that an 8-year-old girl leaving a high school football game was mistakenly killed by police gunfire. The family of Fanta Bility is now creating a foundation in her honor. “She was a
Continue ReadingKDKA By Erika Stanish Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Fayette County family is recovering after an EF-2 tornado flipped over their home on Friday morning in Smithfield Township. The tornado ripped through the area on Friday morning with winds hitting up to 120 miles per hour and snapped thousands
Continue ReadingBy CALVIN WOODWARD and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds rare agreement across partisan lines and in this case President Joe Biden is the unifying figure, though not the way he would prefer to be. A hefty 77% in the AP-NORC poll say Biden is too old to be effective
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said a fictional essay depicting a decline in liberties in the city on the group’s website violated the national security law. It’s the latest example of the city’s erosion of freedom of
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KMOV By Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Braving strong storms that blanketed the St. Louis metro Saturday morning, thousands came out to Tower Grove Park to celebrate a time-honored tradition. The St. Louis Festival of Nations began its two-day run Saturday, bringing together vendors, performers and
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as markets shift their attention from the Federal Reserve to more corporate and economic reports. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to keep upward momentum from its first winning week since July. The Dow Jones
Continue ReadingBY CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The mother of the Spanish soccer federation president has started a hunger strike in a church in southern Spain in defense of her son, who is under fire for kissing a player during the recent Women’s World Cup awards ceremony. Ángeles Béjar, mother of suspended federation president
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s rail workers will not go on open-ended strikes after less than 50% of union members voted for all-out strike action. A vote of 75% in favor would have been necessary. The ballot was preceded by months of so-called “warning strikes,” lasting for hours or days, a common tactic in German wage
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