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Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation on Tuesday at a raucous rally in Philadelphia just hours after announcing the affable politician as her running mate. “I set out to find a partner who can help build this brighter future,” Harris said, joking that the
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Shane Lowry was among 21 players at the Paris Olympics who headed across the Atlantic Ocean for the PGA Tour’s final tournament of the regular season that determines the top 70 who advance to the FedEx Cup postseason. What makes the Irishman stand out is being No.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have chosen Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe to be the Republican nominee for governor. Kehoe beat Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel to win the state’s primary Tuesday. Kehoe’s prolific fundraising helped him overcome rival Ashcroft’s advantage in name recognition. He is also backed
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — As a DJ spins music, the athletes twist, whirl and leap — each move a dizzying mix of fancy footwork and contorted limbs. It might seem more like an artform than a sport, but breakdancing — known professionally as breaking — is making its Olympics debut this month in
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles cast a knowing glance across the awards podium toward Jordan Chiles. The longtime friends and U.S. gymnastics teammates knew they needed to find a way to honor Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade. They just weren’t sure how. What they came up with after Andrade’s gold medal on floor
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles cast a knowing glance across the awards podium toward Jordan Chiles. The longtime friends and U.S. gymnastics teammates knew they needed to find a way to honor Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade. They just weren’t sure how. What they came up with after Andrade’s gold medal on floor
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Matt Damon and Casey Affleck play complete strangers thrown into their first heist in the new action comedy “The Instigators.” The robbery of a corrupt politician goes wrong, and their characters are left on the run in Boston. The film, written by Affleck and Chuck MacLean and directed by Doug Liman, is
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — No contento con vestir a las estrellas más destacadas de la escena musical, desde Beyoncé y Usher hasta Christina Aguilera, Dolce & Gabbana ahora tiene la mira puesta en hacer que los perros sean un poco más elegantes. La última propuesta de la marca de moda italiana es para los perros
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By Richard Roth and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA, “may have” been involved in the October 7 attack and no longer work at the agency. UNRWA has 14,000 staff members in Gaza. The investigation was launched in
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker David Lynch has reassured his fans that he is not planning on retiring, despite revealing that he is suffering from a chronic lung disease. The 78-year-old screenwriter and director, whose credits include “Twin Peaks,” “The Elephant Man” and “Blue Velvet,” told Sight and Sound, the magazine of the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for the government to develop a program for overseas promotion of “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” It’s a theme that the Kremlin has increasingly sounded in recent years. Putin has instructed officials responsible for national projects to allot an unspecified amount of money for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday to recognize the 2023 World Series champions, their first championship title in the history of the franchise. The Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 of the World Series in November. The team announced the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The chief foreign correspondent for Fox News, Trey Yingst, will have a book out this fall timed to the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. “Black Saturday” will be published Oct. 1 by Fox News Books, a HarperCollins imprint. According to the publisher, Yingst will offer “a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head the country’s interim government after the nation’s longtime prime minister resigned and fled abroad in the face of violent unrest against her rule. Known as the “banker to the poorest of the poor” and a longtime critic of the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — The French put on an incredible show at the Olympic swimming pool, packing the place with screaming, flag-waving fans waving larger-than-life cutout faces and wearing The Tricolore on their cheeks. Raucous and patriotic, the fans pushed beloved countryman Léon Marchand to four individual gold medals and a bronze
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Seven US personnel were injured when two rockets hit Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday, a defense official said on Tuesday. “Five US servicemembers and two US contractors were injured in the attack. Five injured personnel are receiving care at Al Asad Airbase and two have been evacuated
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry trade.” Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged 12.4% on Monday and markets in Europe and North America suffered outsized losses as traders sold stocks to help cover rising risks from
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials unveiled posters of the Ten Commandments that could soon be placed in every public school classroom across the state. The designs are not final but instead represent potential ways for schools to follow the new state law requiring most K-12 schools to display posters with the religious
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials unveiled posters of the Ten Commandments that could soon be placed in every public school classroom across the state. The designs are not final but instead represent potential ways for schools to follow the new state law requiring most K-12 schools to display posters with the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Officials say part of Frankfurt Airport’s power supply was cut off for several hours during the night after a dormouse caused a short-circuit at an electricity substation. The power cut had only a limited effect on flights Tuesday. Energy company Syna said the rodent triggered the short-circuit around 10:45 p.m. Monday. Power
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