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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As many communities along Florida’s west coast face oppressive heat Friday without air conditioning or electricity, crews are racing to restore power to tens of thousands in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia. Idalia inflicted record storm surge and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands after making landfall Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers The Atlantic Coast Conference has cleared the way for Stanford, California and SMU to join the league next year, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, providing a landing spot for two more teams from the disintegrating Pac-12.
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATMORE, Alabama (WALA) — An autopsy is pending after a man on death row for the murder of his 4-month-old son was found unresponsive in his cell at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore and later died at an area hospital, authorities said. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Aurubis, Europe’s largest copper producer, says it has been the target of a huge theft, with damages running into hundreds of millions of euros. “During a scheduled review of metal inventories, Aurubis has identified considerable discrepancies in target inventory,” the German company said Thursday in a statement. Aurubis
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The slaying of an endangered brown bear near an Italian national park left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in Italy on Friday. Italy’s environment minister and animal rights advocates voiced anger and dismay over the killing of the bear in the mountainous Abruzzo region.
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been reinstated by Chess.com following the conclusion of a legal dispute between Niemann, Magnus Carlsen and the online platform, among others. In June, a US judge dismissed a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by Niemann against Chess.com, five-time world champion
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from the 20-member K-pop super group NCT, ”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” swings into streaming. Also, the new live-action fantasy series “One Piece” comes to Netflix after having been adapted from a beloved Japanese manga and anime series. The third “Power”
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how widely it’s spreading. Federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges. But judging by
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Isis Woods had only known Michael Bradford for a few hours when she texted her mother, overcome with excitement. “Mom, I met my husband,” she typed, phone in one hand and cocktail in another. “Are you drunk?” Isis’ mother replied. “Yes,” said Isis. “And I met my husband.” It
Continue ReadingIn a story published Aug. 28, 2023, about new offerings on streaming services, The Associated Press erroneously reported that “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is the fourth installment in the series. It is the fifth.
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press Maggie T. Sutrov showered, drank treated tap water and watered her garden before she learned that she shouldn’t be using the water in her home on Maui after wildfires devastated the island. Concerned about others making the same mistake, she quickly created a flier on water contamination from guidance she’d
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia’s first moon mission in almost half a century. Based on observations by
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks are broadly higher on Wall Street in morning trading Friday after the government reported that U.S. job growth increased at a healthy, but more moderate pace last month. The report supports investors’ hopes that the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates again in its bid
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Karen Esquivel Un golpe militar sumió en la confusión al país centroafricano de Gabón el miércoles, destituyendo al presidente, cuya familia había ostentado el poder durante más de medio siglo, apenas unos minutos después de ser nombrado vencedor de unas disputadas elecciones. El derrocado presidente Ali Bongo Ondimba, también conocido como Ali Bongo, ha enfrentado
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un tribunal saudí condenó a muerte a un profesor jubilado por sus comentarios en Internet, informaron su hermano y la organización Human Rights Watch. Muhammad al-Ghamdi, profesor jubilado saudí de 54 años, fue condenado “a raíz de 5 tuits en los que criticaba la corrupción y las violaciones de derechos
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nam, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Fans of sports and other Disney offerings are going to have to do without on one of the nation’s largest cable providers. Disney pulled its programming from Charter Spectrum on Thursday night, even as the Disney-owned ESPN networks were covering major live sporting events such as
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman says she’s out thousands of dollars after a man raided her Gresham food cart early Thursday morning. Krista Larsen, who owns the Krazy Kokonut food cart, says this is the third time a break-in has happened since January. Fearing
Continue ReadingBy Karli Barnett Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Jasper County man is accused of trying to sell a 16-year-old girl’s personal information on the dark web for the purpose of having her kidnapped. That girl’s mother spoke exclusively to Atlanta News First to share a warning to others.
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers The Atlantic Coast Conference has cleared the way for Stanford, California and SMU to join the league next year, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, providing a landing spot for two more teams from the disintegrating Pac-12.
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