US announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States has announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and other key…
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Spain women’s league kickoff postponed due to referee strike
MADRID (AP) — The start of Spain’s new professional women’s league has been called off after referees refused to work until their demands for…
Continue ReadingLGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade
HELSINKI (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched through the Norwegian capital in an LBGT solidarity event after a deadly shooting outside a gay bar…
Continue ReadingScheffler overwhelming choice as PGA Tour player of the year
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year and it wasn’t a big surprise. No one had more than his…
Continue ReadingFirst renditions of ‘God Save the King’ sung at sports venues as tributes to the Queen continue
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN For the first time in 70 years, “God Save the King” is being sung at sports grounds across the United Kingdom…
Continue ReadingFirst renditions of ‘God Save the King’ sung at sports venues as tributes to the Queen continue
By George Ramsay, CNN For the first time in 70 years, “God Save the King” is being sung at sports grounds across the United Kingdom as…
Continue ReadingYeet! Merriam-Webster adds ‘baller,’ ‘cringe’ and ‘pumpkin spice’ to the dictionary
By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you like to turn a lewk, regularly pwn your friends in “Fortnite” or find the ordinary dictionary janky,…
Continue ReadingAlbania reports 2nd cyberattack by Iran, on border systems
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Interior Ministry says one of its border systems has been hit by a cyberattack…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan declares disaster in flood-affected areas
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national…
Continue ReadingA Black retiree won money at a casino and is suing bank after she says she was turned away while trying to deposit a check
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN A Michigan retiree is suing a Detroit bank after she says employees refused to cash a check she received from a casino…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County closes beach due to sewage discharge, recommends not swimming at others
By Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is recommending residents avoid swimming and surfing at multiple ocean…
Continue ReadingDonating late son’s medical equipment brings mother solace
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — After Itza Pantoja’s severely disabled son died at the age of 16, she made it her mission to make…
Continue ReadingCloud of colonialism hangs over Queen Elizabeth’s legacy in Africa
By Stephanie Busari, CNN The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction online. But not all was grief —…
Continue ReadingCloud of colonialism hangs over Queen Elizabeth’s legacy in Africa
CNN|POOL|TWITTER|UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL By Stephanie Busari, CNN The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction…
Continue ReadingIn Indiana, a shifting abortion landscape without clinics
By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — About nine years ago, Sarah Knowlton sought an abortion at a now-closed…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Trump and DOJ Mar-a-Lago special master court filing
CNN By Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers faced off yet again in the…
Continue ReadingFrena el hambre con un gran desayuno, pero no esperes que ayude a perder peso, según un estudio
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchas personas consumen la mayor parte de sus calorías por la noche, limitando el desayuno debido a las ajetreadas…
Continue ReadingThe real-life drama behind filming locations for ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and other Emmy favorites
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Austin Steele, CNN What do a pub in London, a 113-year-old apartment building in New York City, a former mental hospital…
Continue ReadingNot Mar-a-Lago: Congress’ secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags
LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Security-sealed rooms. Lock bags. And in the most rare of circumstances, the ability…
Continue ReadingBerlin nixes German soccer fans’ usual huge World Cup party
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — FIFA’s decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar in winter means thousands of German soccer…
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