By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The conversations keep happening – quiet whispers on the sidelines of events, texts, emails, furtive phone calls – as top Democrats and donors reach out to those seen as possible replacement presidential candidates. Get ready, they urge, in conversations that aides to several of the people involved have described
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Many think that raising speed limits can help drivers get to their destinations more quickly. But new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that raising speed limits may do little to save time and can lead to more crashes, injuries, and deaths. Higher speeds can also make roads less safe for pedestrians and cyclists.
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A hand-sized vase bought from a UK thrift store for just £2.50 ($3.30) is expected to sell for up to £9,000 ($11,800) at auction. The 10-centimeter (four-inch) masterpiece was spotted by a couple in the southeastern English county of Surrey, on the edge of London, according to Canterbury Auction Galleries
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La senadora Xóchitl Gálvez ha irrumpido en la escena política mexicana con gran energía. Ni oficialistas de Morena ni opositores al Gobierno han pasado por alto la fuerza que, en algunos sectores, ha alcanzado su aspiración de ser candidata a la presidencia en 2024. ¿Quién es Xóchitl Gálvez y cuáles
Continue ReadingBELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS, France (AP) — Ion Izagirre has won the 12th stage of the Tour de France after a long breakaway. It is his second career Tour stage win. The 169-kilometer stage took riders across the Beaujolais vineyards on a route with two big climbs in the second half of the trek. The first two hours
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey have agreed to a contract extension through 2028. Financial terms were not disclosed in the release on Thursday. The 58-year-old Sankey is in his ninth year after becoming the SEC’s eighth commissioner in 2015. As NCAA Transformation Committee co-chair, Sankey helped expand the College
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza is returning to a former job as an assistant to Geno Auriemma at UConn. The school announced Thursday that Cardoza and current UConn video coordinator Ben Kantor will be added as coaches under NCAA legislation that went into effect
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The ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, and the global trend is likely a consequence of human-induced climate change, scientists, including one from Oregon State University, report in a new study.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Servicio Secreto concluyó su investigación sobre la pequeña bolsa de cocaína encontrada en la Casa Blanca y no pudo identificar a un sospechoso, dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con la investigación. Los funcionarios del Servicio Secreto revisaron los registros de visitantes y las imágenes de vigilancia de cientos de
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates climbed higher this week, inching closer to 7% and reaching their highest level since November. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.96% in the week ending July 13, up from 6.81% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago,
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for an anti-ulcer drug in his lab in 1965 when he licked his finger to pick up some paper. Astonished by an intense sweetness on his tongue, he soon traced the substance back to a
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for an anti-ulcer drug in his lab in 1965 when he licked his finger to pick up some paper. Astonished by an intense sweetness on his tongue, he soon traced the substance back to a beaker
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Memphis Grizzlies forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. is among several undrafted players making an impact in the Las Vegas summer league. The former Louisiana Tech standout who was not selected in 2022 is averaging 20.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in three games while shooting 58% from the field. Lofton uses
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Memphis Grizzlies forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. is among several undrafted players making an impact in the Las Vegas summer league. The former Louisiana Tech standout who was not selected in 2022 is averaging 20.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in three games while shooting 58% from the field. Lofton uses
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The price of Russian crude oil has risen above a price cap set by the Group of Seven nations, in the first “real test” of whether the West can enforce one of its key sanctions against Moscow. The benchmark price of Russian Urals crude topped $60 a barrel
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy said on Thursday that he would rather retire than compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour even if it “was the last place on Earth to play golf.” Four-time major winner McIlroy has been a vocal opponent of the breakaway golf tour ever since it came into
Continue ReadingDURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Men’s and women’s teams will receive equal prize money at cricket’s biggest tournaments with immediate effect. The decision was taken at the International Cricket Council annual conference. It fulfils well in advance the organization’s commitment to reaching prize money equity by 2030. ICC chair Greg Barclay has heralded the announcement
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los nervios pudieron con él en el Abierto de Francia el mes pasado, pero Carlos Alcaraz parece haber encontrado la manera de relajar su cuerpo y su mente en Wimbledon. El primer cabeza de serie alcanzó este miércoles su primera semifinal en el Grand Slam sobre césped gracias a una victoria por
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo announced on Thursday the termination of its contract with veteran Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, which was due in the end of the year. Local media has reported the 36-year-old player will join Athletico Paranaense. Neither Vidal nor the Southern Brazil club made comments about the potential
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Mahtani, CNN (CNN) — Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, – which works to
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