Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El parque de diversiones Carowinds en Carolina del Norte cerró una de sus montañas rusas este viernes después de descubrir una grieta en unos de los pilares de soporte, dijeron funcionarios del parque. El parque informó que Fury 325 es una de las atracciones más altas y largas del enorme parque
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. The site is now requiring people to log on to view tweets and profiles —
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Otra ola de humo de incendios forestales se desplazó hacia EE.UU. oscureciendo los cielos azules del verano y generando preocupación sobre la frecuencia cada vez mayor de los incendios y qué tienen que ver con el cambio climático. Más de 100 millones de personas están bajo alertas de calidad del aire
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be to kick off the
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — One of the last leaders of Mexico’s anti-gang citizens’ movement has been buried alongside two of his faithful followers. Any hope of reviving armed civilian resistance to drug cartels probably died with them. “Self defense” vigilante leader Hipolito Mora had long since ceased to pose
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 25 points and A’ja Wilson added 23 points and 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces rout the Connecticut Sun 102-84 in a matchup of the top teams in the WNBA. It was the eighth straight win for the Aces (15-1),
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning, Manny Machado followed three pitches later with the first of his two home runs and the San Diego Padres stopped a six-game losing streak with a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Soto had four RBIs and Machado and Fernando Tatis
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s walkup music most of last season was the theme to “The Greatest Showman.” After the Los Angeles Angels star’s June, he should consider returning to it. Ohtani hit 15 home runs, the most in a month in Angels history. He is also the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated left-hander Julio Urías, who had missed 36 games after straining his hamstring, from the injured list to start Saturday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The 26-year-old Urías allowed one run on two hits with eight strikeouts over four innings for Class-A Rancho
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — A partir de este sábado 1 de julio, los pasaportes cubanos que se emitan tendrán una vigencia de 10 años para los mayores de 16 años, y de 5 años para los menores de esa edad. Hasta ahora, los mayores de 16 recibían un pasaporte por 6 años, que se
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER NIUMATA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Injured Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has stunned cricket by batting against England in the second Ashes test at Lord’s. Lyon has been on crutches since Thursday when he suffered a right calf strain that Cricket Australia called “significant.” The star spinner wasn’t expected to play any further
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Graham Rahal qualified on the front row for the first time in four years for the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio. He was second-fastest to Colton Herta on Saturday. The two of them will start Sunday’s race ahead of Herta’s teammate, Kyle Kirkwood. Alex Palou qualified fourth for Chip Ganassi
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325. The park’s website advertises the ride as the “tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America” that crosses into both North
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission proposed Friday a rule to rein in marketers who use fake reviews of products, and signaled the commission’s plans to use “all available means” to target such deceptive advertising. It would ban fake reviews, suppressing negative reviews and paying for positive reviews. Violations
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez will miss his scheduled start Sunday against AL West-leading Texas because of right ankle soreness. Manager Dusty Baker says Valdez sprained his ankle on June 20 in a game against the New York Mets, even though he made his next start last Tuesday in St. Louis.
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police are searching for a person who opened fire in a central town, killing one person and injuring others. The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. local time in the town of Sisak, some 60 kilometers (36 miles) southeast of the capital Zagreb, police said in a statement. Police say
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course. It’s his
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ringo Starr is doubling down about the authenticity of the vocals on the highly anticipated new Beatles song recently teased by former bandmate Paul McCartney. Starr spoke with Rolling Stone for an upcoming podcast, in which he ensured that they would “never” fake the late John Lennon’s vocals
Continue ReadingCNN, KPNX By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Following his defeat in the 2020 election, President Donald Trump spoke to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to discuss the results, a source familiar with the call told CNN. Publicly, Ducey said at the time that the two Republican leaders had spoken, though
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns regarding the increasing frequency of fires, and what they have to do with climate change. More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts from Wisconsin to Vermont and down
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