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By Donie O’Sullivan and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Elon Musk used his considerable social media clout to amplify an online mob’s misguided rants accusing the 22-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous thunderstorms rumbled to life across parts of the South on Monday as more than 20 million people from eastern Texas to the Southeast faced a threat of damaging winds, hail and potentially strong tornadoes. The severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Texas and the
Continue ReadingBy Tom Marsden, CNN (CNN) — Brimming with natural resources and in a prime spot at the frontier of Europe and Asia, the transcontinental country of Azerbaijan has a fascinating multi-layered history. The “Land of Fire” has been coveted by everyone from legendary conquerors like Alexander the Great and Timur to expansive empires such as
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — A “groundswell” of advertising executives have urged X chief executive Linda Yaccarino to resign from her role at the embattled social media company in the wake of an advertiser exodus and scrutiny over owner Elon Musk’s antisemitic remarks on the platform, according to marketing industry veteran Lou Paskalis.
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has told neighboring Japan that it will make a third attempt to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days. Japan’s coast guard said Tuesday North Korea notified Tokyo of its plan to launch the spy satellite sometime between Wednesday and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens. Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso” fame has a Christmas special on Apple TV+, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift wrapped up her “Eras Tour” stop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday night, following a weekend of performances beset by problems caused by dire heat. Though Swift’s tour has faced a few weather-related challenges previously, it has been a run largely free of trouble prior to
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on Monday, in a surprise trip to Ukraine to reemphasize the US’ support for the embattled country amid other pressing challenges abroad. “The message that I bring you today, Mr. President, is the United States of America is with you,” Austin
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — You got us this time, Snoop Dogg. The rapper/actor and noted marijuana lover had people believing he was abandoning smoking. But, as it turns out, he meant he was going “smokeless” in a different way. Snoop posted a video on Instagram on Monday with the caption, “I’m done
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Ridley Scott has more to say. The director has been in garrulous form on the press tour for “Napoleon,” his historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular emperor of France. Scott has taken to task historians questioning the accuracy of his film (“Get a life”), had a pop
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk on Monday boosted the dangerous, years-old “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, just days after being roundly criticized and facing an advertiser exodus following his embrace of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. In a post Monday, an
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Joe Biden is marking his 81st birthday milestone Monday with a low-key family celebration as he braces for a strenuous election year ahead. But even as the first family keeps the celebrations muted and out-of-sight, the moment nevertheless highlights his greatest campaign liability – his advanced
Continue ReadingBy UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India NEW DELHI (AP) — Manju Devi suffered in pain for two months last year as she worked on a farm near Delhi, unable to break away from duties that sometimes had her standing for hours in the waist-deep water of a rice paddy, lifting heavy loads in intense
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction on Monday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides, some lining up for hours to get an early start. Based on Disney’s wildly popular “Frozen” animation film, the new section of the park
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and splashed into a bay in Hawaii on Monday, but authorities said all nine people aboard made it safely to shore with no injuries. The Coast Guard responded but rescue operations were quickly called off, said Petty
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliament’s session again to protest what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers on Monday lit flares and piled chairs on top of each other in the middle of the hall the minute Prime Minister
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Utah man was arrested after allegedly making threats against a pro-Palestinian group in the US, the Justice Department announced Monday. Court records say Kevin Buchanan of Tooele, Utah, called a Palestinian rights group in Washington, DC, and left multiple threatening voicemails, saying: “We know who you are,
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By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australia’s prime minister has accused the Chinese navy of “dangerous, unsafe and unprofessional” conduct after an incident in international waters near Japan, marking a potential friction point with Beijing weeks after he visited the Chinese capital to stabilize relations. Australian divers aboard the long-range frigate HMAS Toowoomba
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