Homeowners are tapping into their home equity to get cash
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — With home values remaining strong across the country, Americans are tapping into their home equity…
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Edmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds You may be familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now…
Continue ReadingA Nigerian military helicopter crashed on a rescue mission. Witnesses say it was shot down by gangs
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say a military helicopter sent to rescue troops under attack crashed in the…
Continue ReadingWorld Aquatics to debut ‘open category’ races for transgender swimmers in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — World Aquatics says the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors will take place at a World…
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Portugal’s hostels are world class. But, they say, a new law threatens their existence
Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — As Europe buckles under the weight of ever-increasing tourism, and locals in city after city are squeezed out by…
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The US eliminated malaria in 1951. How can it keep it under control now?
CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Working underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the pharmaceutical…
Continue ReadingCourt clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for Parliament to vote for a new…
Continue ReadingA family outing at a popular waterfall turns grim as mother drowns trying to rescue son
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A mother drowned trying to rescue her 10-year-old son as he was pulled by the current at a…
Continue ReadingAmericans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of…
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Resumen de noticias de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania del 15 de agosto de 2023
Juan Pablo Elverdin Este seguimiento terminó. Puedes ver las últimas noticias de la guerra en Ucrania aquí. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023…
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Family of US resident held in Iran call on Biden administration to do more following hunger strike
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Darian Dalili has not seen his father since 2016, when Shahab traveled to Iran for a family funeral and was…
Continue Reading Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 16 de agosto: Lo que no vieron las encuestas en Argentina
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Continue ReadingRussia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
By HANNA ARHIROVA and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube…
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Tribunal says Georgia teacher who read book on gender identity to her fifth grade class should not be fired
By Dawn Sawyer, Carrington Peavy and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A three-person tribunal has recommended against the firing of a Georgia teacher…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Some of America’s poorest communities are landing clean energy projects worth billions
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Rural Mingo County, West Virginia, is one of America’s poorest counties. Nearly one-third of its residents…
Continue ReadingOffshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near the border with Israel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its destination in the…
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Dominican Republic Attorney General investigating Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco for alleged relationship with minor
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The attorney general of the Dominican Republic is investigating Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco…
Continue ReadingA quarter of humanity faces extreme water stress – and it’s poised to get worse, new report finds
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — The world is facing an “unprecedented water crisis” driven by soaring demand and the accelerating climate…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it has US soldier Travis King. What happens now?
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s first public confirmation that a US soldier crossed into its territory in July…
Continue Reading ‘Being a mother has made me, frankly, a better referee,’ says US ref Tori Penso, who is officiating at Women’s World Cup
CNN By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Tori Penso watched the 2019 Women’s World Cup at home with her eight-month-old daughter in her arms. A…
Continue ReadingA plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was…
Continue ReadingFirst major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fears
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year…
Continue Reading Arkansas education officials say AP African American Studies program won’t count toward graduation
By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American…
Continue ReadingJakarta is the world’s most polluted city. And Indonesia’s leader may have the cough to prove it
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city, according to a new study, and the…
Continue ReadingAustralian surfers ‘stoked to be alive’ as they heap praise on Indonesia rescuers
By Jessie Yeung, Angus Watson and Elizabeth Yee, CNN (CNN) — Four Australian surfers who were saved after 38 hours at sea have spoken publicly…
Continue ReadingUK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand jury finds mom guilty of murdering her 3 young daughters
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand jury has found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters…
Continue Reading Jacinda Arden says she teared up watching New Zealand play at Women’s World Cup
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was moved to tears by the country’s women’s soccer…
Continue ReadingChina’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia follows Wall Street lower after Fed’s notes dent hopes of rate hikes ending
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after notes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting…
Continue ReadingAt least 32 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
By Su Chay, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a…
Continue ReadingIndia and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Indian military commanders have pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border in an…
Continue Reading Reportan dos mexicanos entre los fallecidos por los incendios forestales en Maui
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La canciller de México, Alicia Bárcena, informó este martes a través de un comunicado que dos personas de…
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At least 106 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials say
By Nouran Salahieh and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingWho wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has…
Continue ReadingEvacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a…
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Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a…
Continue ReadingVeto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingSchools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui are starting…
Continue Reading Sanchez hits a grand slam off struggling Flaherty as the Padres beat the Orioles 10-3
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and Manny Machado added a two-run…
Continue Reading Dodgers win 9th in a row with 6-2 victory over Brewers in matchup of NL division leaders
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Yelich hit Bobby Miller’s first pitch of the game for a single. Then the rookie…
Continue ReadingAn abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press AL-MADAM, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nestled in sand dunes an hour’s drive from the skyscrapers of Dubai, a…
Continue ReadingTech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
By TRAVIS LOLLER, MATT O’BRIEN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a…
Continue Reading Estrada, Flores hit home runs as Giants offense comes alive in 7-0 win over Rays
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As trying a baseball journey as Wade Meckler had to reach the majors only a year after…
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Tourists lost their summer vacations. Maui’s locals lost everything
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The agony wrought by the deadliest US wildfire in a century is only beginning in Lahaina, Hawaii, where the…
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Trump expected to be booked at Fulton County jail, sheriff says
By Jason Morris, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton…
Continue ReadingPollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes
By ARIANA CUBILLOS and JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ Associated Press MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst…
Continue ReadingBooks banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant…
Continue ReadingTrump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story
By JILL COLVIN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After every new indictment, Donald Trump has boasted that his standing among…
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