Getting the chance to play at The Masters isn’t easy. Just ask LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — For many aspiring golfers, playing The Masters is the pinnacle of the sport, yet the game’s recent rifts have…
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Sweden and Hungary move to smooth over tensions ahead of vote on Sweden’s NATO accession
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist government has delayed holding a vote on Sweden’s membership…
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Three ways Nestlé is changing in an older and Ozempic-obsessed world
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — In 1867, pharmacist Henri Nestlé combined dried cow’s milk with cereals and sugar to create a safe,…
Continue ReadingA UN agency targets 35% growth in aquaculture production by 2030 to meet demand and fight hunger
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has set a target to further increase aquaculture production to meet rising…
Continue ReadingGerman lawmakers back sending further long-range weapons to Ukraine, but vague on details
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have called on the government to deliver further long-range weapons to Ukraine, but…
Continue Reading A good day for 401(k)s: S&P 500 and Dow hit new highs as Nvidia fervor takes hold of Wall Street
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks soared to new highs on Thursday after Nvidia, the third largest company on Wall Street, blew…
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Garth Brooks invites Travis Kelce to sing Friends in Low Places at his honky tonk grand opening
By Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Taylor Swift’s boyfriend and…
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Las dos caras del Gobierno de Milei: superávit fiscal y aumento de la pobreza
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — En menos de 48 horas, los argentinos conocieron dos noticias que pueden explicarse mutuamente. Por un lado, el…
Continue ReadingSoccer star Dani Alves found guilty of rape, sentenced to four and a half years in prison
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty…
Continue ReadingPolice: Missouri fire that killed a woman and her 4 children was a murder-suicide
By The Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a fire that killed a Missouri mother and four children was intentionally set by the mother.…
Continue ReadingUK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chaotic debate over a cease-fire in Gaza reverberated through Britain’s Parliament as the…
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Chase that began in SC ended with woman crashing into several graves in Georgia, police say
By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story LAVONIA, Georgia (WYFF) — A chase that started in Oconee…
Continue Reading Janitorial company hired minors to clean slaughterhouses, US Labor Dept. says
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday requested that a federal court issue a temporary injunction against…
Continue Reading The four-day work week is here to stay at UK companies that tried it
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — One year after the conclusion of the world’s biggest trial of a four-day work week, a large…
Continue ReadingFormer restaurant employee used key she didn’t turn in to rob business, deputies say
By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, South Carolina (WYFF) — Two former employees are…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen to recall 261,000 cars to fix pump problem that can let fuel leak and increase fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling more than 261,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a potential fuel leak that can increase the risk of fires. The…
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Nicer & Warmer Thursday
Dry conditions return to the region for the next few days as high pressure nudges in from the south. Expect a nice warm-up! It will also block a…
Continue ReadingNurse and EMT honored for Belton baby’s birth inside ambulance traveling 65 mph
By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story BELTON, Missouri (KMBC) — What started as a scary situation ended…
Continue Reading‘I lived it and now I’m still alive to see it being removed’: Segregation law repealed in Boynton Beach
By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — City Commissioners in Boynton…
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It’s not just what you eat, according to a doctor. It’s when and how
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — What you eat and don’t eat can reduce your risk of medical conditions such as heart disease and cancer and…
Continue ReadingMideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report ‘encouraging’ signs
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and…
Continue ReadingAnkeny teacher, softball coach arrested for sex abuse involving former student
By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ankeny teacher was booked Wednesday into…
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Volusia County woman indicted for 14-year-old son’s death
By Deanna Clement Click here for updates on this story VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — On Tuesday afternoon, a Volusia…
Continue ReadingA small chapel in Gaza City offers sanctuary to Palestinians, as Israeli strikes wipe out entire families in the north
By Khader Al Za’anoun, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A small, curly-haired boy walks wearily through the chapel of St. Philip,…
Continue Reading Mercedes’ Toto Wolff says investigation into Red Bull’s Christian Horner is ‘an issue for all Formula One’
By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for transparency around the investigation into allegations of…
Continue ReadingPet of the Week: Meet Weasley
Weasley is a 4-month-old boy who came into Our Neighborhood PetProject’s (ONPP) care at about nine weeks old when he was found by afamily in King…
Continue Reading‘Amusing insight’ revealed in Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’ gift to Darwin
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Karl Marx once gifted a signed copy of “Das Kapital” to scientist Charles Darwin, but the book remained largely…
Continue ReadingVerdi’s opera ‘Forza del Destino’ gets its first new production at the Met in nearly 30 years
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera is staging its first new production of Verdi’s opera “La Forza…
Continue ReadingGuinness World Records annuls ‘oldest dog ever’ title for a dead Portuguese canine after an inquiry
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Guinness World Records has ruled against a Portuguese dog that died last year keeping the title of oldest canine ever.…
Continue ReadingFox News hyped the bogus FBI informant claims against Biden. Now it’s refusing to walk them back
Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources”…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea from the man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from an upstate New York park
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York pleaded guilty to two felony counts…
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CPAC or TPAC? This year’s conservative gathering is all about Trump
By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — For three days in early 2012, as a hotly contested presidential primary…
Continue ReadingThe photographer who changed the way the world saw New York
By Christian House, CNN (CNN) — Saul Leiter had a thing for umbrellas. They pepper his mid-century photographs of New York, popping up over…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s fate hangs in the balance, Polish premier says as he moves to secure aid transit route
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the border crossings with Ukraine are being added to…
Continue ReadingMontenegro court rules to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the US. An appeal is pending
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A court in Montenegro has ruled that Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon should be…
Continue ReadingCould the Federal Reserve rule out rate cuts in 2024?
Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a…
Continue Reading MLB 2024 Spring Training: How to watch and everything you need to know
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It is a time of hope renewed with fresh faces in new places and possibilities aplenty. MLB Spring Training action…
Continue Reading Dazzling Lionel Messi skill lights up Inter Miami’s MLS season opener against Real Salt Lake
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi produced a memorable piece of skill during Inter Miami’s 2-0 victory against Real Salt Lake on…
Continue ReadingRussia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An official says Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the…
Continue ReadingAT&T says the outage to its US cellphone network was not caused by a cyberattack
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a…
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Darryl George: Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair
By Chandelis Duster and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state’s CROWN Act does not make it unlawful for school…
Continue Reading How vending machines help states battle the opioid crisis: ‘You don’t know when you’re going to need these products’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — In his darkest moments, Jason Hall felt worthless. During his childhood and early adulthood, he said, there…
Continue ReadingThe Airbus A340 airplane was built to rule long-haul travel. Now it’s vanishing from the skies
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement during the…
Continue ReadingTurkish central bank keeps its key interest rate unchanged, pausing a series of hikes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 45%, pausing a series of aggressive rate hikes aimed at…
Continue ReadingDenmark records highest number of antisemitic incidents since WWII, part of a grim European trend
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the Jewish Community in Denmark says the number of antisemitic incidents…
Continue Reading How many points does Caitlin Clark need to become NCAA’s all-time leading men’s or women’s scorer?
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After recently becoming the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history, Caitlin Clark is…
Continue ReadingRussian war blogger dies in apparent suicide after facing criticism for revealing Moscow’s losses
By The Associated Press A Russian military blogger has died in an apparent suicide after facing a barrage of criticism for revealing heavy losses in…
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Haley looks to Trump’s trials as she commits to extending campaign
By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Nikki Haley’s recent comments suggest that she sees a sweet spot for her campaign as former President Donald…
Continue Reading ‘It’s a real kick in the teeth’: Toothless Arsenal suffers late Champions League defeat to Porto
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal arrived at Porto’s Estádio do Dragão playing its finest football of the season, scoring an absurd 21…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 22: Immigration, Moon mission, Russia, Strikes, Smartwatches
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III was seen back at work for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. The…
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