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By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Paris Olympics are not yet one week old but 17-year-old Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals. The Canadian’s latest triumph in La Défense Arena – a strong contender for the noisiest venue at these Games – came in the women’s 200-meter butterfly on Thursday. Not only
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — The head of the new governing body that hopes to run the next Olympic boxing tournament says he strongly supports the IOC’s policies at the Paris Olympics. He urged those without deep understanding of gender identity issues to leave those discussions to medical professionals and scientists. World Boxing
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Brittney Griner knows only too well the swirling emotions of being involved in a prisoner swap. She says she is “head over heels” that fellow Americans are coming home from Russia. Griner called it a great day and that she is so happy for the families. She says
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas in coastal areas. Business groups complain the initiative is an effort to force people away from the Jersey Shore by making it harder and costlier to build along the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Intel is slashing 15% of its staff as part of a $10 billion plan to reduce costs, the tech company announced in its second-quarter earnings Thursday. “Simply put, we must align our cost structure with our new operating model and fundamentally change the way
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu, the studio announced Thursday. After a competitive auction, Universal won the movie rights to the memoir, which has sold more than
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu, the studio announced Thursday. After a competitive auction, Universal won the movie rights to the memoir, which has sold more than
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mientras Venezuela vive días de mucha tensión e incertidumbre tras las elecciones presidenciales, el presidente Nicolás Maduro y el multimillonario Elon Musk han escalado una insólita disputa. En un discurso pronunciado este miércoles, Maduro denunció una serie de presuntos ataques protagonizados por “el imperialismo estadounidense, la derecha internacional, el narcotráfico colombiano
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Algunos usuarios de Instagram recibieron el miércoles una impactante notificación de la aplicación: ciertas fotos fueron eliminadas permanentemente de los archivos de Historias de la app, sin posibilidad de recuperarse. “Esta historia ya no está disponible”, vieron algunos usuarios en ciertas Historias. “Debido a un problema técnico, esta historia
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN Paris (CNN) — American superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky on Thursday etched her name into the US history books – again. By winning a silver medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, Ledecky became the most decorated female US Olympian of all-time with 13 total medals. Australia won the race with a
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Apple snapped out of a prolonged sales slump during its most recent quarter as the trendsetting company prepares to launch into the artificial intelligence craze with an arsenal of new technology that’s expected to juice demand for its next iPhone. The fiscal third-quarter results announced Thursday covered an April-June period that’s typically
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. Here are some things to know: Who was freed The
Continue ReadingCUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple emerged from a recent sales slump in its latest quarter, setting the stage for its upcoming launch into AI.
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Most Olympians will spend the night before their event getting as much sleep as they can, fueling up, doing whatever work they need to do on their body in order to be ready to go for gold the next day. Aurélien Quinion, a French race-walker who competed on
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month ahead of his 100th birthday with a musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. The Carter Center said Thursday that the Sept. 17 event will be called “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” and will feature musicians from several genres. Carter’s birthday is
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange Thursday when two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, were released as part of a sweeping deal that involved at least seven countries. Thursday’s
Continue ReadingBy Michele Brunoro Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — A man convicted in the notorious double murder of two women in the British Columbia community of Tsawwassen in 1990 when he was a teenager has been granted full parole. The decision was made following a parole board hearing for
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Team USA and Olympic basketball have become synonymous with each other over the years. The women’s and men’s teams have won the gold medal 9 and 16 times respectively, putting together squads that can be considered a “who’s who” of the NBA and WNBA, including the all-conquering Dream Team
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel Corp. CEO Pat Gelsinger said Thursday the company plans to save $10
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