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Month: July 2023

Sarah Sjöström surpasses a Michael Phelps record at the World Championships

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström surpassed another of Michael Phelps’ records at the World Aquatic Championships, setting a new record for the most individual swimming world podium finishes. The 29-year-old cruised to victory in the 50-meter freestyle to win her 21st individual medal at the world championships, setting a blistering time

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Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters. The groups representing voters who won the surprise U.S. Supreme Court

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The ‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds the No. 2 spot

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated. Seven days after Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” conspired to set box office records, the two films held unusually strongly in theaters. “Barbie” took in a massive $93 million in its second weekend, according

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Los estadounidenses ven más tiburones en el agua y es una buena noticia por estas razones

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Llegó nuevamente esa época del año: el pleno verano en el que los tiburones captan la atención de Estados Unidos. Las interacciones no deseadas y los avistamientos de tiburones llegan a los titulares nacionales, y las mordeduras de tiburón en destinos turísticos populares causan cierres temporales. En Nueva York, la gobernadora

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Thousands take to streets in Gaza in rare public display of discontent with Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest the territory’s chronic power outages and difficult living conditions. Sunday’s rallies were a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hundreds joined marches in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis

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