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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent…
Continue ReadingAs summers get hotter, Greece’s seasonal firefighters protest for permanent jobs
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a…
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‘A dream come true’: Bronny James scores first points of NBA career, 21 years and one day after dad LeBron
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — “We want Bronny! We want Bronny!” That was the chant from a crowd desperate to see Bronny James take to the…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles sees city bus burned, store thefts and rowdy crowds after Dodgers win World Series
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles sees city bus burned, store thefts and rowdy crowds after Dodgers win World Series
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on…
Continue ReadingThe enduring allure of Tim Burton’s macabre world
By Tacita Quinn, CNN (CNN) — Gothic fantasy? Whimsical horror? Macabre comedy? Despite making films for over 40 years, Tim Burton’s visual…
Continue ReadingIn Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town
Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a…
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El fiscal del distrito del condado de Los Ángeles envía cartas solicitando clemencia para los hermanos Menéndez
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El fiscal del distrito de Los Ángeles, George Gascón, “apoya firmemente” la solicitud de clemencia de Erik y…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: With just 5 days to go, Harris and Trump continue to battle for votes
Democrat Kamala Harris says recent comments by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, are “offensive” and that it’s clear he doesn’t…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town
Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Over the past generation, immigrants from Southeast Asia, East Africa and now predominantly Central…
Continue ReadingMinnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol
Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon…
Continue ReadingSome US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the death and destruction in Gaza on her mind, Soraya Burhani agonized over how to cast her vote for…
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California could soon have nation’s highest minimum wage if voters approve
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — California voters will decide this election whether to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, which…
Continue ReadingRocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on…
Continue ReadingSatellite images show North Korea dug large border trenches after demolishing road, rail links
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images reveal that North Korea freshly carved at least two large trenches across…
Continue ReadingGas explosion in southern Russia kills 5 people and injures another 4
MOSCOW (AP) — A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia has killed five people and injured another four. Local emergency…
Continue ReadingRolls-Royce has made a one-off, ‘Goldfinger’-inspired car with solid gold features
By Kathy Rose OBrien, CNN London (CNN) — Rolls-Royce has created a one-of-a-kind car in honor of the 60th anniversary of the James Bond movie…
Continue ReadingUN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts and climate shocks
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands in vulnerable areas, including Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and…
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Apple wants its AI iPhone to turn around a sales rut. Here’s how it’s going so far
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s Apple Intelligence AI tools would “supercharge” the iPhone 16…
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‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses
By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has…
Continue Reading ‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses
CNN By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement…
Continue ReadingA judge will decide if the owners of a New Zealand volcano where 22 died were unjustly convicted
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A judge in New Zealand will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage…
Continue ReadingBritain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A ban on protesting outside abortion clinics has gone into effect in England and Wales. However, it leaves a…
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Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
By Hanna Ziady and Anna Chernova, CNN London (CNN) — Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech…
Continue Reading Musk tries to move case about $1 million voter sweepstakes to federal court, averting required appearance Thursday
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million…
Continue ReadingSpain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
By Sophie Tanno, Laura Paddison, Benjamin Brown, CNN and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español (CNN) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in…
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Johnson vows health care overhaul if Republicans win in November elections
CNN By Sarah Ferris and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told a group of supporters on Monday night that Republicans will…
Continue ReadingAbout 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border are expected in combat in days, US says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin…
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Trump’s former pick to join the Federal Reserve has proposed a radical solution to solve inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of Americans are frustrated that their dollars aren’t going as far as they once did at the…
Continue ReadingIndia says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is ‘almost complete’
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says India and China have pulled most of their frontline troops further away from…
Continue ReadingThis Halloween could be the warmest in decades for the Northeast
By Robert Shackelford, Allison Chinchar and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — This Halloween could be one of the hottest on record in parts of the Great…
Continue ReadingA Tudor warship sank nearly 500 years ago. The bones of its crew reveal what life was like
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Well-preserved bones recovered from an English shipwreck are shedding light on what life was like for the…
Continue ReadingShe was condemned to death in 1685. But England’s last ‘witch’ may have survived
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Up to 60,000 so-called “witches” are thought to have been executed across Europe during the 1600s and 1700s,…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 people are killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests, medical groups say
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Two medical groups in Mozambique say at least 10 people were fatally shot by police and 63 others sustained gunshot…
Continue ReadingRussian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing…
Continue Reading New rule may make it easier to switch banks and transfer your financial data, but there is already legal pushback
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — A lot of people stick with their bank for years. Many, many years. That may be because they’re satisfied with…
Continue ReadingThe best protection from Trump’s inflationary agenda: Just be filthy rich
Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The last three years have upended everything about the way we expect the economy to work.…
Continue ReadingSamsung reports ‘major’ progress in supply deal for AI chips
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics has reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused…
Continue ReadingNew York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York will be getting $825…
Continue ReadingPing! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their…
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Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, two independent filmmakers named Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel had a gruesome vision for a new kind…
Continue Reading Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine
By Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s misinformation megaphone has created a “huge problem” for…
Continue ReadingCalifornia voters consider controversial vacation homes tax in iconic Lake Tahoe area
Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Owners of vacation homes in Northern California’s South Lake Tahoe could face a significant…
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LA County district attorney sends letters requesting clemency for Menendez brothers
By Matthew J. Friedman and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón “strongly supports” Erik and Lyle…
Continue ReadingSingapore’s affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son, who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he…
Continue ReadingSpain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives
Associated Press BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged…
Continue Reading Freddie Freeman: un jugador completo y un “gran tipo” que ahora es MVP de la Serie Mundial
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Freddie Freeman lo logró todo prácticamente en las Grandes Ligas. Ha sido votado ocho veces para el Juego de…
Continue Reading A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — In September, Latin music superstar Nicky Jam appeared onstage with Donald Trump.…
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