Luxury loot under the hammer: France auctions goods seized from drug dealers
Hafsa Khalil, CNN A white Lamborghini, Louis Vuitton bags and Rolex watches were just some of the luxury loot seized from drug dealers and auctioned…
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Europe’s economy ticks up in the first quarter but worries linger
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Europe’s economy avoided a recession over the winter, picking up pace slightly in the first quarter of 2023 despite…
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BBC chief quits amid furor over role in Boris Johnson loan
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the BBC has resigned after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict…
Continue Reading Utah judge to consider challenge to new abortion clinic ban
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah court on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a…
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PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Portland General Electric, the utility serving Portland, Oregon, announced Friday it is putting in the…
Continue Reading PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric, the utility serving Portland, Oregon, plans to…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy barely grows as inflation pinches consumers
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy has scraped out meager growth in the first three months of the…
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Jayson Tatum apologizes to Janet Jackson for concert delay as Boston Celtics win Game 6 to eliminate Atlanta Hawks
By Matias Grez, CNN Any Time, Any Place — just not in Atlanta on Thursday. Boston star Jayson Tatum apologized to Janet Jackson after the…
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Another economic indicator: Sales of the ‘Recession Special’ are up at this New York City hot dog joint
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN There’s good news on the inflation front: Annual price growth fell to its lowest pace in nearly two years, the…
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The 150-year-old chastity law that may be the next big fight over abortion
By Tierney Sneed A law passed 150 years ago that banned the mailing of contraceptives, lewd materials and drugs that induce abortions could provide a…
Continue Reading The 150-year-old chastity law that may be the next big fight over abortion
CNN By Tierney Sneed A law passed 150 years ago that banned the mailing of contraceptives, lewd materials and drugs that induce abortions could…
Continue Reading Accused Pentagon leaker’s violent rhetoric raises fresh questions about top secret vetting process
By Natasha Bertrand, Sean Lyngaas, Zachary Cohen and Haley Britzky, CNN New details about the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a…
Continue Reading USA Boxing withdraws from Russian-led International Boxing Association
By Matt Foster, CNN USA Boxing, the national governing body for the sport in the country, terminated its membership of the Russian-led International…
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Qatar to host 2027 World Cup in men’s basketball
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Qatar has landed the hosting rights to another World Cup as it continues its quest to bring the…
Continue Reading Thai policeman’s wife investigated over alleged murder and a dozen other poison cases
By Tara Subramaniam and Kocha Olarn, CNN Thai police say they are investigating whether a woman arrested this week on suspicion of murdering her…
Continue Reading German capital sees 10th day of provocative climate protests
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists are staging a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin. They blocked key roads during rush hour and brought parts of…
Continue Reading Prince’s Trust gala draws plenty of celebrities, donations
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The star-studded Prince’s Trust Global Gala raised more than $1.7 million Thursday night at…
Continue Reading Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire rocked parts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth’s coronation lifted Britain’s post-war gloom
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II. The city was pockmarked with bomb damage,…
Continue Reading Pakistan releases Chinese national charged with blasphemy
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Chinese national who was arrested in Pakistan on charges of…
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