By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S, Faizan Zaki! The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. Zaki, who has competed in the annual contest four times, came in second last year. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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Por Sana Noor Haq, CNN El comediante y actor británico Russell Brand se declaró inocente de múltiples cargos de violación y agresión sexual ante un tribunal de Londres el viernes. En abril, Brand, de 49 años, fue acusado de un cargo de violación, un cargo de agresión sexual indecente y un cargo de violación oral,
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Haribo is recalling bags of its fizzy cola bottles in the Netherlands after cannabis was found in some of them. Authorities began investigating when several people, including children, became unwell after eating candy from one-kilo (2.2-pound) bags of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN London (CNN) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand pled not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault at a court in London on Friday. In April, 49-year-old Brand was charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of oral rape, as
Continue Reading Por Jessie Yeung, CNN Corea del Norte ha enviado soldados y millones de municiones, incluyendo misiles y cohetes, a Rusia durante el último año, según un nuevo informe de un organismo de control internacional, que detalla hasta qué punto Pyongyang ha ayudado a Moscú a aterrorizar a la población de Ucrania durante su guerra de
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CNN By Emma Tucker, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A transgender high school student who was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s state track and field championships has advanced to the finals. A.B. Hernandez, a public
Continue ReadingBy Alysha Bibi and Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ancient civilization, the country’s culture minister said Thursday. The complex was discovered across three sites — Los Abuelos,
Continue Reading Por Jessie Yeung, CNN El exmagnate del rap Marion “Suge” Knight, quien durante décadas mantuvo una tensa relación con Sean “Diddy” Combs, instó a su archirrival a declarar en el juicio que está en curso. En una breve entrevista telefónica con Laura Coates de CNN desde la prisión, donde cumple una condena de 28 años
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By Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — With its enviable climate, food and architecture, Spain pulled in 98 million visitors in 2024 — making it the world’s second most-visited country after France. But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect. A surge in homes being listed on platforms like Airbnb means Spain’s main urban centers
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CNN, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL, @REALDONALDTRUMP, Truth Social/@realDonaldTrump By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — US ports have been seeing pandemic-level declines in imports, so good news on tariffs was just what port officials were hoping for. For awhile on Wednesday, it looked like retailers and ports got exactly that, with a court blocking many of President
Continue Reading Por Andrew Freedman, CNN Los masivos incendios forestales fuera de control en el oeste y centro de Canadá están obligando a miles de personas a huir a medida que se cumplen los sombríos pronósticos para la temporada de incendios del país. La intensificación de las llamas también está comenzando a enviar humo peligroso hacia las
Continue Reading By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — When Nigerian American actor-singer Rotimi and Tanzanian pop star Vanessa Mdee first met in 2019, it was the beginning of a love story that neither of them expected. That first encounter six years ago could be straight from a rom-com. They had both just
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — What do you get when you combine a team of scientists, a lab specializing in sequencing DNA and some extinct species? While the answer could be the plot of “Jurassic Park,” these are actually the foundations of Future Society, a biotech fragrance company that has changed the landscape of
Continue ReadingLisa Morrow, CNN (CNN) — Turkey may be famous for its kebabs, but the popular dish is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Turkish cuisine. Covering over 300,000 square miles, the European destination’s rich and diverse food is largely thanks to its landscape. Plateaus and plains of fertile soil formed by
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a new report by an international watchdog, which details the extent to which Pyongyang has helped Moscow “terrorize” Ukraine’s population over its three-year war. The report was released
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “Knicks in 7” chants echoed around “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on Thursday night as the duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the New York Knicks to an Eastern Conference Finals-extending 111-94 win over the Indiana Pacers. Despite being pushed to the brink of elimination, the Knicks
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest and hardest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, and there’s now calls for it to be banned. Branded by an organized league as “the world’s fiercest, new collision sport,” Run It Straight games see two
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By Chris Lau, Ruben Correa, Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced it will shut down its DEI office, joining a raft of universities scrambling to scale back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid President Donald Trump’s push to end those initiatives in US schools. In a letter posted
Continue Reading Por George Ramsay, CNN Han pasado 15 años desde la última vez que un club italiano levantó el trofeo de la Champions League, una racha larga y estéril para el país apasionado por el calcio. Ver a un equipo italiano ganar el premio más codiciado del fútbol europeo de clubes parece algo esperado, sobre todo
Continue Reading CNN en Español La Policía de Bolivia detuvo a unas 20 personas a las que señala de haber realizado actos violentos durante las protestas de simpatizantes del expresidente Evo Morales cerca del Tribunal Supremo Electoral, según informó este jueves el coronel Roger Montaño, jefe de Operaciones de la Policía, a la televisora estatal Bolivia TV.
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