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By Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters want every leg up they can get to knock out a blaze before it becomes an inferno. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode – artificial intelligence. “I think it is a game changer …
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — A furious scramble for second place is underway in the crowded Republican primary contest, with candidates vying for an opportunity to directly take on front-runner Donald Trump. The position, once held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now appears to be more of a free-for-all. Since the
Continue ReadingBy SARAH BRUMFIELD and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia was nearing landfall on the North Carolina coast early Saturday with the potential for damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Ophelia was about 25 miles (45 kilometers) southwest of Cape Lookout and about
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko, Tim Lister and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday its bold strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol had left dozens dead and wounded “including senior leadership.” The attack on Friday is perhaps the most dramatic example yet of the confidence with which Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, SYLVIE CORBET and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Will Lanzoni, CNN Roseburg, Oregon (CNN) — Driving into Roseburg feels like entering a postcard. The small city, tucked in the mountains of southwestern Oregon, sits inside the Umpqua Valley, where magnificent peaks tower over luscious pine forests and a maze of streams and waterfalls. The main road winds
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — England and Arsenal star Leah Williamson says a fallout like the one Spain is experiencing between its soccer federation and players was “inevitable.” The players have been at loggerheads with the Spanish federation (RFEF) ever since former president Luis Rubiales, who resigned from his post earlier
Continue ReadingBy DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights foundation says a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison in China. The San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation says Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December
Continue ReadingWEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say five people were transported to hospitals by helicopters after an explosion at a New Jersey home. The West Milford Police Department says the house was heavily damaged by the explosion around 9 p.m. Friday. Northjersey.com reports West Milford Deputy Fire Chief Rich Poplaski says the
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Snell and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou came away from his first meeting with a 10-year-old Coco Gauff convinced that she was destined for greatness. “I felt that she was someone so driven, so much confidence in her ability and that wanted it so much that I
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El apoyo de Europa a Ucrania se enfrentó esta semana a un inesperado revés cuando Polonia —hasta ahora el aliado más firme de Kyiv en el continente— pareció declarar que dejaría de enviar armas a su vecino. La medida se produjo después de que el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky,
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — What happens when several hundred archaeologists gather in a “glass box” in the desert? It’s an odd kind of question, but this actually occurred last week when experts from all over the planet converged in the shimmering mirror-covered Maraya cultural center near the ancient oasis town of AlUla in
Continue ReadingBy DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights foundation says a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison in China. The San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation says Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Two of the Colorado police officers accused in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain began standing trial this week on criminal charges that were filed more than two years after the 23-year-old Black man died days following a physical confrontation. A prosecutor initially declined to bring charges against any
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Por segunda vez en la historia, se ha trasplantado un corazón de cerdo a un receptor humano vivo, anunció el viernes el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Maryland. La innovadora operación fue realizada el 20 de septiembre en el UMMC por el mismo equipo de trasplantes que llevó a
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The same day that Azerbaijan celebrated the surrender of separatist Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh, many in the breakaway region’s capital spent the evening throwing stacks of paper onto a fire. “One of the main things that people were doing in Stepanakert was burning all the possible documentation that could
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s interim prime minister says he expects elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said it’s the Election Commission
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday. The move comes as water
Continue ReadingBy Jake Kwon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof, consists of 28 large and 27 smaller petal-shaped structures. The stadium can hold 80,000 people,
Continue ReadingBy DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018
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