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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature’s bill drafting office has been hit with an apparent cyberattack. The scope of the attack early Wednesday morning was not immediately clear but officials said the bill drafting system was down. The office is responsible for printing legislation for lawmakers at
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’ remarkable ability to survive underwater for up to a week. A study published in the journal Biology Letters on Wednesday described how scientists from Canada’s University of Guelph accidentally submerged hibernating queen
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Call them passions. Call them obsessions. These are the unique things CNN staffers can’t imagine our lives without. We share our raves and loves, whether it’s an object, place, experience or a niche interest topic we are passionate about. You don’t have to take our recommendations, but
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A fundraiser launched on GoFundMe is raising tens of thousands of dollars to support Rodrigo ‘Roro’ López’s family as his son undergoes heart surgery. According to the fundraiser, 10-year-old Roman López was born with aortic stenosis. With this condition, the aortic
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for people to sue employers for discrimination when they are transferred against their will. The unanimous decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan, sided with a St. Louis police sergeant who claims her department discriminated against her when it forced her to
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — A ground stop that earlier paused Alaska Airlines’ flights has been lifted. “This morning we experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance. Out of an abundance of caution, we requested a ground stop for all Alaska and
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care. Most Republican-controlled states have now banned gender-affirming health care such as puberty blockers and hormones for
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year, and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas. In a filing with federal regulators
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year, and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas. In a filing with federal regulators
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister says his country will be able to create two new major marine parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea by the end of this year. The minister spoke during an international ocean conference in Athens. The parks will cover
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The lower house of Swiss parliament is following in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, and has approved a measure that would ban the use of, public wearing or display of Nazi and racist symbols that could foment extremist hate or violence. The proposal —
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El teléfono de Agnes Marciniak-Kostrzewa no para de sonar. Lleva 25 años en el negocio inmobiliario, ayudando a polacos a comprar casas en la costa sur de España, pero los últimos meses han sido “una auténtica locura”. Hay muchas razones para cambiar la costa báltica por el Mediterráneo. Más de
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Las lluvias de un año provocaron inmensas inundaciones repentinas en Dubai el martes cuando las carreteras se convirtieron en ríos y el agua inundó casas y negocios. Un impactante video mostró la pista del Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubai (recientemente coronado como el segundo aeropuerto más transitado del mundo) bajo el
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income over just the next 26 years, a new study published Wednesday found. That financial gut punch won’t just affect big governments and corporations. According to
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family. Their growing family, that is. Ayesha
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota toddler has died after falling from a third-floor window at a hotel in South Dakota. The parents of 1-year-old Madden Hein posted on Facebook that their son died Monday, two days after falling at Club House Hotel & Suites in Sioux Falls. Madden was the son of Kathryn
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant said he reluctantly settled because of a
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director. He will be stepping into his new position in September at the famed Teatro alla Scala. Milan’s city mayor Giuseppe Sala made the announcement on Tuesday after the opera house’s board
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