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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — As the WNBA season hurtles towards its conclusion and four teams compete for a spot in the finals, the Las Vegas Aces staved off elimination with a win against the New York Liberty, while Napheesa Collier made franchise history for the Minnesota Lynx as they took a 2-1 series
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Palm Springs broke its record for yesterday’s date at 110°, beating the previous record of 109° set in 1987. We’ll have another shot at matching or breaking the record for today’s date, which is 111°, also set in ’87, as the desert continues to get blasted by excessive heat! The Excessive Heat Warning remains in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors have asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s age and said he has admitted guilt, according to Interfax. They
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday were searching for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more. Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris that covered the central town of Jablanica during a rainstorm early
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall. Authorities ordered some evacuations and said they were working to pump water out of residential areas and clear obstructions from waterways and drains to help
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants killed six soldiers in a shootout in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. Also Saturday, cellphone services remained suspended in Islamabad as it entered a second day of a lockdown aimed at thwarting rallies in support of ex-leader Imran
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Caroline Graham Hansen es una de las mejores jugadoras de fútbol del mundo y una de las principales aspirantes al codiciado Balón de Oro, pero aún recuerda lo que sentía por el deporte cuando observaba a su padre verlo por televisión en su casa de Noruega. “Sinceramente, me parecía muy aburrido”,
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A van packed with migrants has slid off the road and overturned in central Croatia early on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 25, some severely. Police say a patrol spotted the van with German license plates overnight and started to follow it when the driver increased the speed. After several
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — El acuerdo alcanzado este jueves por la noche para poner fin a la huelga de 50.000 trabajadores portuarios tiene muchos ganadores y pocos o ningún perdedor. El acuerdo solo afecta a los salarios, no a otras disposiciones contractuales. Pero el sindicato aceptó volver al trabajo este viernes tras tres días de
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Congratulations to Palm Springs’ standout Koa Rapolla, earning play of the week honors for Week 7 of the high school football season.
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of about 100 more alongside dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help. Dramatic video and images from the Elephant Nature Park near the city
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The deal reached Thursday evening that ended a strike by 50,000 port workers has a lot of winners and few if any losers. The deal only covers wages, not other contract provisions. But the union agreed to return to work Friday after a three-day
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PATNA, India (AP) — At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian troops in central India, police said Saturday. The fighting erupted on Friday when counterinsurgency troops, acting on intelligence, cornered nearly 50 suspected rebels in the Abhujmaad forest area along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Ludmila scored a goal and earned a penalty shot as the Chicago Red Stars beat the Houston Dash 2-0 on Friday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Ludmila headed in Mallory Pugh’s free kick in the 8th minute to get things started. It was the third straight game she had scored a goal. Ally
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Ten wolf hybrid canines seized during an animal cruelty investigation in Aguanga this summer were bound for an exotic pet shelter in Arizona today for permanent placement, sparing them from euthanasia. The six female and four male dogs were impounded in early August and housed at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus following a Riverside
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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for the Sapphire project, a proposed clean energy project on private lands and approximately 40 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County. BLM officials said if approved, the Sapphire project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of solar energy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change. The often
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A storm system that was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened into Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday and forecasters warned it could intensify into a hurricane and slam into the west coast of Florida later this week. Tropical Storm Milton was about 355 miles (565 kilometers) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump returned on Saturday to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds where he was nearly assassinated in July, urging a large crowd to deliver an Election Day victory that he tied to his survival of the shooting. The former president and Republican nominee picked up where he left off in July
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. The vice president was in Charlotte one day after a visit
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