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Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — June, 1940. Italy enters World War II, and Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini promptly sets about constructing air raid shelters for himself at Villa Torlonia, his grand Rome residence since 1929. In total, the fascists build three underground structures to protect Mussolini and his family. The first, in 1940, was an
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tres personas murieron este domingo luego de que un helicóptero particular se estrelló en la zona de la Alcaldía Coyoacán, en el sur de la Ciudad de México, informó en X, antes Twitter, el secretario de Seguridad Ciudadana, Pablo Vázquez Camacho. “La población no está en riesgo, ni corren
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino and Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — NPR has suspended the senior business editor who penned a scathing online essay claiming the radio network had “lost America’s trust” by embracing a “progressive worldview,” prompting fierce right-wing backlash and calls to defund the radio network. NPR’s David Folkenflik reported on Tuesday that Uri Berliner’s
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Boasting the largest prize pool in esports history, this year’s inaugural 2024 Esports World Cup (EWC) could prove to be a pivotal moment for the industry. Organized by the Esports World Cup Foundation – and with the latest details announced on Tuesday – the EWC will bring together gamers,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the global economy, saying the world appears headed for a “soft landing” — reining in inflation without much economic pain and producing steady if modest growth. The IMF now envisions 3.2% worldwide expansion this year, up a
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s Oversight Board is set to evaluate the company’s handling of deepfake pornography amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence is fueling a rise in the creation of fake, explicit imagery as a form of harassment. The Oversight Board said Tuesday that it will review how Meta addressed
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Tesla despedirá a más del 10% de su personal de 140.000 empleados a nivel mundial, según reportes. Los recortes de la compañía, que casi había duplicado su plantilla global desde finales de 2020, son apenas el más reciente ejemplo de los efectos de una mayor competencia y una menor
Continue ReadingBy Pat Foran, CTV News Toronto Consumer Alert Videojournalist Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Ontario woman was shocked to find she’d been charged nearly $7,000 after unknowingly using an unauthorized taxi company on the first leg of a trip to Antarctica. “Our first stop was in Santiago, Chile
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street drifted toward gains before the market open on Tuesday as more corporate earnings come in, giving investors a break from fretting about if and when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.6% before the bell, while
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department on Tuesday filed paperwork for a new
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu, CTVNews.ca National Affairs Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Following the Iranian missile and drone strikes against Israel over the weekend, Canada should take the threat of Iran and potential escalation of the conflict seriously, one global affairs analyst says. “We have a larger global interest,”
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor to end the war. Scholz also told Xi at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that the use of nuclear weapons
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking was expected to clear its first hurdle Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year,
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says a French construction worker who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes. Damien Guerot was seen on security camera footage standing at the top of an escalator menacing the
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is “blasphemy” and should be taken off the air, according to an Italian Catholic organization. The spot by Amica Chips features doe-eyed young nuns inside a convent delighting that their communion wafer, known as
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders unveiled with the Denver-based education company Guild. The deal between Guild, organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems. The plans will be announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens on Tuesday. But the plan has irked Greece’s neighbor and regional rival,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — While many celebrity homes look less than lived-in, ranging from spotless minimal to ostentatiously palatial, actor Emma Roberts’ Hollywood Hills home is made for curling up with a good book — or several — with warm tones, comfortable couches, and antique curiosities in each room (also, a lagoon-style pool
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian journalist is decrying his expulsion from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport last weekend. Jeune Afrique writer Farid Alilat’s expulsion is the latest instance of the government restricting press freedoms in Algeria, where high profile journalists remain behind bars after
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated,
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