By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Cubs fans know a thing or two about patience. You don’t suffer the longest championship drought in North American sports history – 108 seasons from 1908 to 2016 – without learning how to deal with disappointment. Despite another underwhelming season in which the Cubs finished with a record
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Durante gran parte del año pasado, desde que China reabrió sus puertas al mundo tras la pandemia de covid-19, un halo de tristeza se cernió sobre grandes franjas del país mientras su economía luchaba por recuperar impulso. Las mentes jóvenes y brillantes del país tienen dificultades para conseguir trabajo; sus profesionales
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people. It was the first conviction of officials over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing in the Nizhny Novogorod region was conducted at the direction of Ukraine’s security services. Prilepin was seriously injured and his driver died in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta. Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people. The plant is about 25 miles
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — K-pop megastar Suga has been fined after being caught riding an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol. Suga, who is a member of South Korean boyband BTS, was fined 15 million won (about $11,400) for DUI charges under the Road Traffic Act, the Seoul Western District Court
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya S Iyer Chandni Chowk was once the kind of neighborhood that people spoke about with awe. Built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, it reflected the wealth of the once mighty Mughal empire, quickly becoming one of India’s most desirable districts, where the rich and powerful resided in fashionable mansions. Today,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads
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CNN By Dianne Gallagher and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents. So, on Saturday morning, he got in his vehicle and started driving toward their home, nestled on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd consecutive night of aerial attacks behind the front line and set a new monthly record of drone barrages. In Kyiv, multiple explosions and machine gun fire could be heard throughout
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers. The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and trucks that are used in the loading or unloading of
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 21 points as she helped the New York Liberty to an 87-77 win against the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff semifinal series, much to the enjoyment of basketball superfan Spike Lee. The acclaimed film director is no stranger to courtside seats,
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Chrysler parent Stellantis plunged almost 14% in Milan Monday after the Italian-American carmaker slashed its forecasts for full-year profitability and cash flow, citing weaker global sales and increased competition from Chinese rivals. Stellantis (STLA), which also makes Ram Trucks and Jeep, Citroen and Peugeot cars, said
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Do we ever really truly know our parents? As children, it’s often hard to imagine that they had full and complicated lives before us. Even as we get older some parts remain shrouded in mystery, their early romances and other unfollowed paths mere footnotes. London-based photographer Caroline Furneaux was
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press (CNN) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. Owner Uniper says
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Logan Paul has welcomed his first child with fiancée Nina Agdal, he announced on Instagram on Sunday. “Esmé Agdal Paul has entered the chat,” he wrote, alongside a photo of himself and Agdal holding their baby daughter. Paul, a YouTuber turned WWE wrestler, and Agdal, a Danish model, announced
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season saw plenty of drama across its 13 games. From outstanding individual outings to late heroics, fans were treated to action from start to finish. Here are the main storylines from Sunday’s slate of games: ‘King Henry’ hands Bills first loss of the
Continue ReadingAP Hockey Writer So many changes have happened behind the bench around the NHL in recent years that only four of the league’s 32 teams have the same coach they did coming out of the pandemic. “I don’t know what the average lifespan of a coach in a specific organization is, but I know it’s
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Just 2.5% of homes in the US changed hands this year in the first eight months, the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years, according an analysis by Redfin. The latest data from the real estate brokerage underscores just how much the housing market has stalled in 2024
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