CNN By John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingCNN By Carma Hassan, Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Juul Labs Inc. products to be removed from the US market as the agency issued marketing denial orders for its vaping devices and pods. “As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these products. In
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A newcomer to politics has ousted Grenada’s longest serving prime minister in a tight general elections on the eastern Caribbean island. Dickon Mitchell’s National Democratic Congress party topped Keith Mitchell’s New National Party 52% to 48%. The incoming party won nine of 15 constituencies. Keith Mitchell became prime minister
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN) — El primer ministro del Reino Unidos, Boris Johnson, sufrió este viernes un duro golpe a su autoridad después de que su partido perdiera dos elecciones parciales en una sola noche, lo que ha suscitado nuevos interrogantes sobre su liderazgo. El laborista Simon Lightwood ganó el escaño de Wakefield, en
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters to purchase six light attack helicopters with an option for another six as it seeks to shed Soviet-era armaments and procure military equipment compatible with other European Union member states. No financial details were disclosed during Friday’s signing of the deal for the
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters to purchase six light attack helicopters with an option for another six as it seeks to shed Soviet-era armaments and procure military equipment compatible with other European Union member states. No financial details were disclosed during Friday’s signing of the deal for the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Clearly, this isn’t your father’s RadioShack. The zombie retailer’s Twitter account contains a stream of explicit comments, vulgarities and a bunch of drug references. Many companies have edgy social media presences, but not like this. So what’s going on? RadioShack is trying to sell you cryptocurrency — with an
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Hackers have stolen the equivalent of $100 million from a California-based cryptocurrency firm in the latest big-money hack in the digital currency industry. The unidentified thieves hit a “bridge” — a program that allows for the transfer of cryptocurrency — the victimized firm, Harmony, announced on Twitter Thursday night. “Harmony
Continue ReadingBy FRANCISCO UBILLA Associated Press PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta is receiving treatment in a hospital on the Spanish island of Mallorca because Maltese law prohibits abortion. Jay Weeldreyer said Friday that doctors in Palma de Mallorca were preparing his partner,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany will start charging for rapid COVID-19 tests that were previously free, though vulnerable groups will be exempt from the fee. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said Friday that starting July 1 the rapid tests widely available at centers across Germany will cost citizens about $3.16 each, with the rest subsidized by the
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from Severodonetsk, effectively ceding the city to Russia and putting the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk almost fully under Russian control following months of grueling and bloody fighting Severodonetsk was one of the last major Ukrainian strongholds in the area. Serhiy Hayday, a top
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Many air travelers this summer have already run into delays and cancellations, and there’s no sign of disruptions letting up anytime soon. Delta Air Lines expects customer volumes that it has “not seen since before the pandemic” over July 4, and the airline has issued a waiver for the holiday period
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that Croatia will join the group of countries using the euro currency next year. The move approved at a summit Friday will bring to 20 the number of countries using the euro. Following talks with EU lawmakers and the European Central Bank, the process will conclude with
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that Croatia will join the group of countries using the euro currency next year. The move approved at a summit Friday will bring to 20 the number of countries using the euro. Following talks with EU lawmakers and the European Central Bank, the process will conclude with
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Loot” sounds like a one-note joke on paper — ha ha, an Apple TV+ comedy loosely inspired by the Bezos’ family drama — that doesn’t gain much depth during the first episode. Stick with it, though, and this showcase for Maya Rudolph as a billionaire minted through divorce becomes a
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Trevor: The Musical” can’t help but feel partly encumbered by the “important” label, bringing lessons about self-acceptance to Disney+, whose parent company has been a ripe target for controversy. Yet this filmed version of the off-Broadway show works as a triumph for the young cast and especially the relatable lead,
Continue ReadingLONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A Longview, Washington grain terminal will pay nearly $1 million after settling a lawsuit with the Columbia Riverkeeper that claimed the terminal operated without necessary permits meant to monitor river pollution. Export Grain Terminal, LLC., which operates a grain terminal out of the Port of Longview, will pay Seeding Justice $715,000
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country’s east to move to stronger positions, a regional official said Friday, the four-month mark in Russia’s invasion. The planned withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk, the administrative
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Americans are cutting back at the gas pump — and not just the amount of fuel they put in their tanks. Consumers are also changing the way they fill their grocery bags with rest-stop food and other essentials. The trigger: soaring inflation. The average price of gas is hovering
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