NASA transmits a Missy Elliott song to Venus
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — How long does it take to reach Venus? For Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” it took nearly 14…
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Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ for citizen science
Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — They creep, slither and slide over and around each other by the dozen and now there’s a webcam so…
Continue ReadingWebcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ for citizen science
Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — They creep, slither and slide over and around each other by the dozen and now there’s a webcam so…
Continue ReadingJudge temporarily halts state plan to monitor groundwater use in crop-rich California region
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a…
Continue ReadingWho is Usha Vance? Yale law graduate and wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance
Associated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of JD Vance, is a Yale law graduate and attorney. She stood next…
Continue ReadingPatriots receiver won’t face prosecution over online gambling while at LSU
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will not be prosecuted on charges related to illegal online…
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Prize money for Olympians, inside the Forbidden City, preparing for an asteroid: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Covid-19 is on the rise again in the United States, with emergency rooms reporting that visits by…
Continue ReadingDozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms, police say
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Dozens of Indian nationals held in “slave-like” working conditions near Verona in northern Italy…
Continue ReadingLast summer Boston was afflicted by rain. This year, there’s a heat emergency
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Last summer in Boston, locals say, it seemed to rain every weekend. This year, the city has baked, with Mayor…
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Usha Vance is the 4th person of South Asian descent to be part of the 2024 presidential campaign. Why that matters
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Shalabh “Shalli” Kumar was filled with pride Monday night as Donald Trump made his highly anticipated…
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It’s not just Bob Menendez: Americans really love gold bars
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — On Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on 16 counts including bribery, extortion, wire…
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Colorado bird flu cases show how extreme heat may be complicating efforts to control the virus
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Searing heat may have played a role in the infections of five workers who fell ill last week while culling a…
Continue Reading90 giant African snails ‘intercepted’ at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
By Lauren Rapp and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Ninety giant African snails were confiscated by US Customs and Border Protection at the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X out of California
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk says he’s moving his companies out of California. In two posts on X Tuesday, the…
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Por qué Europa observa con inquietud la elección de J. D. Vance como vicepresidente de Trump
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchos de los aliados más cercanos de Estados Unidos ya temían la perspectiva del regreso de Donald Trump a la…
Continue ReadingSue Bird Barbie: Mattel honors WNBA great with signature doll
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced Tuesday the collectible tribute doll…
Continue ReadingPower restored at overcrowded California prison after outage amid heat wave
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Power was restored Tuesday at an overcrowded California men’s prison that ran on emergency generator power for three…
Continue Reading Las frases de J. D. Vance contra Trump en el pasado: una vez preguntó si era “el Hitler de Estados Unidos”
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El senador de Ohio J. D. Vance, elegido como aspirante a vicepresidente por Donald Trump, fue alguna vez un ferviente…
Continue ReadingAppeals court won’t hear arguments on Fani Willis’ role in Georgia Trump case until after election
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing…
Continue ReadingFew residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment
Associated Press Lawyers say few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected…
Continue ReadingPhilippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered
Associated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their…
Continue ReadingISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman
By Heather Law and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — The jihadist ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite-Muslim mosque in…
Continue Reading JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ tops Amazon book and Netflix film charts following Trump’s VP appointment
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — In 2016, a venture capitalist and Yale law graduate named JD Vance published a memoir, “Hillbilly…
Continue ReadingBrazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the…
Continue ReadingAward-winning Oregon chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in river accident
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Oregon, on the map as a culinary destination,…
Continue ReadingAthletics’ temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics’ temporary home in Sacramento, California,…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during…
Continue Reading14 people rescued from flooded highway in Toronto, 290,000 without power
By CTVNewsToronto.ca Staff Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Fourteen people have been…
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‘I woke up face down in a puddle’: Altamonte Springs teen recovering, recalls lightning strike scare
By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — An Altamonte Springs teen said…
Continue ReadingJD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn’t there to…
Continue ReadingWhy vice presidential picks matter: significant moments in history and transfers of power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency…
Continue ReadingEx-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson was convicted Tuesday in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media,…
Continue ReadingEx-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson was convicted Tuesday in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media,…
Continue Reading ONG Laboratorio de Paz contabiliza 71 “detenciones arbitrarias” en lo que va de la campaña electoral en Venezuela
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Solo en los primeros 10 días de campaña electoral, de cara a las elecciones presidenciales en…
Continue ReadingElon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California.…
Continue ReadingPlain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue fell 24% in June from a year ago
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s robust sports betting industry saw a big decline in June, with revenue down nearly…
Continue Reading EXCLUSIVO CNN: El Servicio Secreto reforzó la seguridad de Trump tras recibir información sobre un complot iraní para asesinarlo; no hay conexión conocida con el tiroteo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades de Estados Unidos obtuvieron información de inteligencia de fuente humana en las últimas semanas…
Continue ReadingWhat happens to Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat after his conviction?
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez has become one of very few U.S. senators convicted of a crime while in…
Continue ReadingSelf-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online…
Continue Reading Ramón Jesurún afirma que le impidieron el acceso a la ceremonia de premiación y lo empujaron: “Yo me defendí”
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tras ser liberado bajo fianza, el presidente de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF),…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris and JD Vance have talked, but they’re yet to agree on terms for a VP debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance have had their first chat since the Ohio senator became the…
Continue ReadingA wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Wind developers off the touristy Massachusetts island of Nantucket have sent teams to search for debris after one of their…
Continue ReadingTorrential rains hit Canada’s largest city, closing a major highway and other roads
TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden makes false claims about Israel, immigration and his administration’s spending
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a new interview with a youth culture media outlet, President Joe Biden made false or misleading…
Continue Reading En Argentina, una de cada dos máquinas está apagada y la capacidad productiva alcanza su nivel más bajo desde la pandemia
Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Argentina (Indec) dio a conocer la cifra de…
Continue ReadingA Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and…
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Minnesota ban on 18- to 20-year-olds obtaining handgun permits is unconstitutional, federal appeals court says
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds obtaining a permit to publicly carry a handgun violates the US…
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San Francisco 49er looking to leave the Bay Area, reports say
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTVU-TV) — A 49er is looking for a way to leave San Francisco behind, according to a post from NFL Network. All-Pro wide…
Continue Reading Dow and S&P 500 close at record highs as investors bet on September rate cut
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks surged Tuesday as Wall Street raised its bets that sky-high borrowing rates could come down in the…
Continue ReadingIran threat prompted more security at Trump rally as officials warn of potential for copycat attacks
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning of possible copycat attacks or retaliatory violence after the…
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