5 things to know for August 23: Ukraine, Primaries, Student loans, Covid-19, NASA
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN With inflation driving up the cost of nearly everything in the US, a growing number of Americans are crossing the border to…
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Teen pilot on track for solo global flight world record
By MARK CARLSON Associated Press CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian-British teenage pilot was on track Tuesday to become the youngest person to…
Continue ReadingSwiss soccer league fines player for using ‘gay’ as insult
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — A soccer player judged to have used the word “gay” as an insult in a post-game interview has been fined about $2,000…
Continue ReadingManchester United relieve pressure with dramatic 2-1 win at Old Trafford against rival Liverpool
By Issy Ronald and Amanda Davies, CNN Manchester United stunned perennial title favorite Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday in a clash between…
Continue ReadingEx-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business Portraits by…
Continue ReadingFive things to watch as Democratic primaries in New York and Florida take center stage
By Gregory Krieg and Steve Contorno, CNN The tail-end of the August primary season arrives on Tuesday, with elections in New York, Florida and…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup Watch: Iñaki Williams gets his chance with Ghana
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Iñaki Williams is belatedly getting his chance to play at a World Cup thanks to his African roots.…
Continue ReadingHeads of Hungary weather service fired after wrong forecast
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The two top officials of Hungary’s meteorological service were fired Monday after…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder to stop the bots
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Elon Musk has been saying for months that he wants to stamp out spam and fake accounts on Twitter, but…
Continue ReadingMeet the former Twitter exec blowing the whistle on the company
CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nearly 25 years ago, a young computer programmer named Peiter “Mudge” Zatko told Congress that the…
Continue ReadingDutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that members of his Cabinet have enough…
Continue ReadingDutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that members of his Cabinet have enough…
Continue ReadingMourners pay tribute to nationalist killed by car bombing
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of people have lined up to pay tribute to the daughter of a leading right-wing…
Continue ReadingSudan official: Death toll from seasonal floods rises to 89
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says the death toll from flash floods across the country since the start of the rainy season in May has climbed to…
Continue ReadingBudgeting can be a challenge. Here are 5 tips to get started
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Budgeting is key to managing your finances, whether you’re trying to pay off debt, start a…
Continue ReadingBudgeting can be a challenge. Here are 5 tips to get started
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Budgeting is key to managing your finances, whether you’re trying to pay off debt, start a…
Continue ReadingIraq Shiite cleric’s supporters demand assembly be dissolved
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are rallying…
Continue ReadingBiden’s summer vacation allows time for White House renovations
By Kevin Liptak, CNN It’s a summer White House tradition: As soon as the president is wheels up for the beach or countryside, construction…
Continue ReadingChina turns back to coal as record heatwave causes power shortages
By Laura He, CNN Business China is mining and importing more coal as its worst heatwave and drought in six decades hits hydroelectricity, the…
Continue ReadingPakistan court summons ex-PM Khan in contempt case next week
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say an Islamabad court has summoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to appear…
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