The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert
By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine…
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Vikings cement Super Bowl credentials, Ravens plunge Cowboys into crisis mode, Panthers get 1st win: NFL Week 3 Sunday review
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme for Week 3 was teams getting their first win of the season. Six franchises entered Sunday’s slate of…
Continue ReadingBanned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual…
Continue Reading2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue ReadingWe finally got a rate cut. Here’s what history says will happen next
Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — So we finally got a rate cut — and a supersized one at that. After the move was…
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Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent
By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have declined to halt Tuesday’s execution of…
Continue ReadingUkraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea…
Continue Reading4 migrants die trying to reach eastern Greek island in small boat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says four people have died and five others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
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Guillermo Sohnlein, cofundador de OceanGate, testificará en la investigación sobre la implosión del sumergible Titán
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El cofundador sobreviviente de la compañía propietaria del sumergible Titan naufragado tiene previsto testificar este…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s home affordability crisis has a solution. Lower rates isn’t it
Analysis By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut last week has given prospective homebuyers something to…
Continue Reading OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein testifies company that built Titan did not plan to build its own subs
By Ashley R. Williams, Graham Hurley and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the doomed Titan submersible did not…
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Social media platforms are using what you create for artificial intelligence. Here’s how to opt out
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI has claimed that creating ChatGPT would have been impossible without using copyrighted works.…
Continue Reading Lawyer should be sanctioned for blowing police officer’s cover, city demands
By Rachel Clarke and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Fontana, California (CNN) — The length and bushiness of a police officer’s beard has become a key…
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US government begins preparations for a partial shutdown with one week until deadline – despite agreement
By Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — The clock is ticking toward a September 30 deadline to fund the government, and even with…
Continue ReadingCholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past…
Continue Reading La tecnología impulsada por IA podría ayudar a las personas con discapacidades del habla a trabajar de forma remota
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Probablemente hayas experimentado la frustración de que un altavoz inteligente o un asistente de inteligencia…
Continue Reading AI-powered tech could help people with speech impairments to work remotely
By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — You’ve probably experienced the frustration of being misheard or misunderstood by a smart speaker or AI…
Continue Reading Crisis energética: aumentan apagones en Ecuador con cortes de hasta 11 horas al día
Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Cerca de la medianoche de este domingo y en medio de la crisis energética por la que atraviesa Ecuador, el…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an…
Continue ReadingDeath toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran. The…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Trump se está volviendo cada vez más salvaje, pero la carrera por la Casa Blanca sigue siendo incierta
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los demócratas apostaron el destino de la Casa Blanca bajo la premisa de que una vez que los votantes recuerden el caos…
Continue ReadingVatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That…
Continue ReadingThe Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored…
Continue ReadingJohn strikes southern Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 hurricane
Associated Press PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006
Associated Press MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and…
Continue Reading Gobierno de Bolivia denuncia presunta agresión de simpatizantes de Evo Morales en El Alto; el expresidente dice que su movilización es pacífica
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El Gobierno de Bolivia denunció este domingo una presunta agresión de simpatizantes del expresidente Evo Morales que…
Continue ReadingPakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue ReadingMarxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after…
Continue Reading Up to $100,000 in rewards offered for tips to solve Birmingham shooting that left 4 people dead
By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a…
Continue ReadingIn Iran, the old-time US radio detective ‘Johnny Dollar’ returns to the airwaves
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there’s at least one American that state radio in…
Continue Reading El pingüino bebé Pesto ya es más alto que sus padres. Ahora es una estrella de las redes sociales
Sofía Barruti (CNN) –Es una “máquina de caca con plumas andante” y también es una celebridad. Conozca a Pesto, el pingüino rey. Con tan…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 492 people
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 492 people. The Israeli military called on residents to…
Continue Reading Zelensky llega a EE.UU. para presentar un “plan de victoria” para derrotar a Rusia
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, visitó este domingo una planta de municiones de Pensilvania al iniciar…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelensky arrives in US to present ‘victory plan’ to defeat Russia
By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured a Pennsylvania ammunition plant on Sunday as…
Continue ReadingAlcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts higher to set more records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes reached new heights Monday after drifting higher in a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingCase of Mexico’s 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43…
Continue ReadingLebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye…
Continue ReadingBirmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to…
Continue ReadingHarris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures.…
Continue ReadingOceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Associated Press The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a…
Continue ReadingAt the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century.…
Continue ReadingAs fast as it comes down, graffiti returns to DC streets. Not all of it unwelcome
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This eye-of-the-beholder dynamic between vandalism and urban art form has been a reality since the earliest days…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: ‘Inside Out 2,’ Clooney and Pitt, Princess Zelda and ‘Grotesquerie’
What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of…
Continue ReadingTrump is getting wilder and wilder, but the White House race remains a toss-up
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Democrats have bet the destiny of the White House on the premise that once voters remember the chaos…
Continue ReadingTrump is getting wilder and wilder, but the White House race remains a toss-up
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Democrats have bet the destiny of the White House on the premise that once voters remember the…
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