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Month: October 2024

Former ‘Great British Bake Off’ co-host Sandi Toksvig has less-than-sweet memories about her time on the show

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Life in the “Great British Bake Off” tent just isn’t for everyone. This is especially true for the amateur baking competition show’s former co-host Sandi Toksvig, who served as co-host alongside longtime “Bake Off” fixture Noel Fielding between 2017 and 2020. The comedian and writer told The Times in

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Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump’s involvement, the Republican presidential nominee has been one of the country’s leading deceivers on the subject. Over a

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Local volunteers shine a light on how the state of California restores the voting rights of people with felony convictions

Local volunteers from the Courageous Resistance Voter Registration Team run a voter registration booth at the Mary Pickford Is D’Place Theater in Cathedral City four days a week. Becki Robinson, the coordinator for the group, is especially concerned with educating the public on how people with prior felony convictions can restore their voting rights. After

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La mayoría de los niños vivos actualmente probablemente no llegarán a los 100 años, según un análisis

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gerontólogo Jay Olshansky está acostumbrado a recibir críticas por sus opiniones sobre la longevidad humana. Hace décadas, él y sus coautores predijeron que los niños, por término medio, vivirían sólo hasta los 85 años: sólo entre el 1% y el 5% de la población podría sobrevivir hasta cumplir los 100

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Tunisia’s Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring’s birthplace

Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The North African country’s election authority says Saied won 90.7% of the vote. Turnout was low after many of his critics chose to boycott. The closest

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NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval

AP National Writer A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin

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NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval

AP National Writer A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin

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Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a power line in northeast Albuquerque. Monday marked the third day of the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Public Service Company of New Mexico says the outage began at 8:35 a.m. A spokesman

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