Here are some things dentists say you should never do
By Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca Journalist Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Your teeth make an…
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Croatia reports its toughest day for firefighters as Balkan nations battle wildfires in a heat wave
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries are battling wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weekslong drought.…
Continue ReadingHow did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2010 discovery that early humans and Neanderthals once interbred was a scientific bombshell — the revelation…
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Cut your risk of dementia by 20% with this dietary change
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Dementia risk rose by 14% when people ate about 1 ounce of processed red meat a day — the equivalent of…
Continue ReadingGermany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador
BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Berlin say an investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021 cyberattack on…
Continue ReadingThis island paradise only gets a few thousand visitors a year. It just scored a huge international recognition
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Marquesas are a beautiful, remote stretch of islands in the South Pacific. And, as of last weekend, they are…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
BANGKOK (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…
Continue ReadingNigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in…
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Arson-sparked Park Fire is now California’s fifth-largest wildfire
Originally Published: 30 JUL 24 01:38 ET Updated: 31 JUL 24 01:10 ET By Taylor Romine and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — California’s Park Fire…
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5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue ReadingStorm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in…
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San Francisco will enforce penalties to clear homeless encampments as advocates criticize lack of resources, shelter space
Originally Published: 30 JUL 24 20:36 ET Updated: 31 JUL 24 03:41 ET By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The city of…
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Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality
Originally Published: 31 JUL 24 04:05 ET Updated: 31 JUL 24 05:31 ET By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The triathlon competitions are up and…
Continue ReadingHong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizza
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an…
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ANÁLISIS | Lo que estas elecciones demuestran sobre la importancia de los compañeros de fórmula y los vicepresidentes
Julia Hernández (CNN) –Una lección importante del repentino ascenso de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris como presunta candidata presidencial…
Continue ReadingParis Olympics tennis players’ dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best cars you can still get with a manual transmission
Edmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic…
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A major change is coming to Taco Bell drive-thrus
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — There may soon be one fewer person standing between you and your Cheesy Gordita Crunch. Taco Bell is set…
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States target AI and deepfakes as election interference threat looms
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan concern over AI-generated election interference has prompted a patchwork of laws across the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese…
Continue ReadingRussian military begins 3rd round of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military on Wednesday began a third round of drills with tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin’s messaging…
Continue Reading La coalición Harris toma forma con la “nueva energía” de la desgastada alianza con Biden
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Para Charity Dean, el peso de la carrera presidencial es de repente un poco más pesado al pasar del agotamiento de…
Continue ReadingThe internet is in love with South Korea’s record-breaking Olympic shooter
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — She’s impossibly cool, casually breaks world records and is the internet’s latest darling. And while her cap…
Continue ReadingBBC shocked at ‘abhorrent’ conduct of former news presenter who had indecent images of children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC says it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who has…
Continue ReadingInflation ticks up in Europe, complicating the European Central Bank’s next move
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro ticked up to 2.6% in July, stubbornly above the…
Continue Reading Amazon ya puede ser considerada responsable de los productos peligrosos vendidos en su plataforma
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un organismo regulador de seguridad de Estados Unidos anunció este martes que votó por unanimidad…
Continue ReadingBiden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves…
Continue ReadingIsrael has a long history of targeted killings. Here’s a look at some of them
JERUSALEM (AP) — A pair of strikes on top militant commanders in Beirut and Tehran has escalated tensions in a region already on edge and adds to a…
Continue ReadingWashington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of…
Continue Reading Biden to call on Congress and agencies to take action aimed at curbing flow of fentanyl
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on federal agencies and Congress to take actions to curb the…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from the latest Fed meeting
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve gave an important clue Wednesday that it will likely cut its benchmark lending rate…
Continue Reading Dan luz verde al triatlón olímpico en el río Sena. La calidad del agua mejoró, según los organizadores
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las competiciones de triatlón se han puesto en marcha este miércoles en París, después de que la…
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A tragic accident robbed Xander Schauffele’s father of his Olympic dream. Now, golf’s golden boy is out to honor him again
By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-three days. That’s all it took for Xander Schauffele’s life and legacy to change…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation…
Continue Reading Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The triathlon competitions went ahead in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River…
Continue ReadingA greener getaway? Danish capital tests climate reward scheme for tourists
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation…
Continue ReadingBritish police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen.…
Continue ReadingHamas political leader Haniyeh’s assassination deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East
CNN By Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian…
Continue ReadingIsmail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties…
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El incendio “Nixon” puede ser dañino para las personas que sufren de enfermedades respiratorias
Maria Garcia Se mantiene un aviso de humo, ya que el incendio “Nixon” sigue amenazando la calidad del aire en toda la región y el…
Continue ReadingSamsung posts a 15-fold increase in operating profits in last quarter
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. has reported a 15-fold increase in its operating profit for the second quarter this year. The…
Continue ReadingHamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
CNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been…
Continue Reading Florida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team
By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension…
Continue Reading Las reacciones a la muerte de Ismail Haniyeh, el líder de Hamas
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El líder político de Hamas Ismail Haniyed murió en Teherán, Irán, en un ataque en horas de la…
Continue Reading Organic and regular dark chocolate contaminated by lead and cadmium, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are…
Continue Reading Exclusive: How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what…
Continue ReadingUN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the…
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