Associated Press For many college students, a dorm room is their first home away from home. How do you turn it into a work, sleep and hangout space? Decor pros offer this advice. First, make sure you and your roommate are on the same page. Find out more about the dorm room and building ahead
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over the span of 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a hefty price — $10,000 to be precise. Robinson, 66 and from Los
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Boeing has a new chief executive. The company says aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg will take over as CEO next week, replacing David Calhoun. Boeing announced Ortberg’s hiring on Wednesday as it reported a second-quarter loss of more than $1.4 billion. The company’s revenue was even lower than Wall Street’s dismal
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Etsy says it will begin testing its first-ever loyalty program in September. The effort is designed to boost the e-commerce site’s sluggish sales and draw in occasional shoppers. Brooklyn-based Etsy said Wednesday that select buyers will receive an invitation for the program. The program will be called Etsy Insider. It will offer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has sanctioned another U.S. lawmaker for “frequently interfering” in China’s domestic affairs. The sanctions against Rep. Jim McGovern include freezing any Chinese assets, prohibiting anyone in China from working with him and denying him a visa to enter the country. The move is symbolic, since the Massachusetts Democrat has
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canada has lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday said its panel of three judges dismissed Canada’s appeal and confirmed the six-point deduction imposed last weekend by FIFA.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features. The new regulations come as Beijing faces repeated Western criticism for its stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Commerce Ministry said Wednesday
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Alise Willoughby is back at the Summer Olympics for the fourth time, trying to win the gold medal that not only has escaped her own grasp but that of her husband, Sam, a standout BMX racer in his own right until a fluke crash left him paralyzed. They’ve
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A cyberattack has hit a blood-donation nonprofit that serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern US. The hack, which was first reported by CNN, has raised concerns about potential impacts on OneBlood’s service to some hospitals, multiple sources familiar with the matter said, and the incident is being investigated as a potential ransomware
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries are battling wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weekslong drought. Firefighters in Croatia say they faced their toughest day so far this season and North Macedonia is suggesting it might need to seek help from NATO. Croatia’s Firefighters’ Association said the demanding 24-hour period included
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Officials in Berlin say an investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021 cyberattack on Germany’s national office for cartography. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry for a protest for the first time in decades. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday the German government has
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for another six months, saying it needs time to prepare for long-promised elections. The state of emergency was initially declared when troops ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold for Team USA Gymnastics in Tuesday’s final. Some might believe Biles was born with otherworldly talent — which may be true — but the star athlete attributes her success to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold for Team USA Gymnastics in Tuesday’s final. Some might believe Biles was born with otherworldly talent — which may be true — but the star athlete attributes her success to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold for Team USA Gymnastics in Tuesday’s final. Some might believe Biles was born with otherworldly talent — which may be true — but the star athlete attributes her success to decades
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in both directions, France’s rail company said, leaving thousands of travelers stranded amid the Olympics and departures for summer vacation. The SNCF said all the fast trains leaving from and arriving at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an exchange of insults on social media, with Cheung’s supporters celebrating his win with posts about pineapple pizzas—widely considered a culinary blunder in Italian cooking. Cheung made history on Tuesday by beating Macchi
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that it’s pretty much impossible to keep clothes — especially white socks — and footwear clean while running around on what’s really dust from crushed red bricks. Some will just
Continue ReadingEdmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic transmissions help a vehicle get better fuel economy and acceleration than traditional manual transmissions. Many performance cars don’t even come with a manual transmission anymore. But there’s still a level of satisfaction you get when driving
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan concern over AI-generated election interference has prompted a patchwork of laws across the country, as state lawmakers seek to blunt the impact of misinformation and keep deepfakes from overwhelming voters. More than a dozen Republican- and Democrat-led states have enacted legislation this year to regulate the use of deepfakes
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