By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The number of gender-affirming surgeries done in the United States nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, a new study shows. The increase is probably due in part to changes in state and federal laws that require insurance to cover such care, in addition to some growing social acceptance of
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked that the newest Democratic-backed justice on the state Supreme Court recuse herself from lawsuits seeking to overturn GOP-drawn electoral maps, arguing that she has prejudged the cases. Republicans argue in their motions filed Tuesday with the Wisconsin Supreme
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s new all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion on Wednesday, upholding a ban on most such procedures after about six weeks of pregnancy. The continued erosion of legal abortion access across the U.S. South comes after Republican state lawmakers replaced the lone woman on the court,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Colombia llevará a cabo elecciones regionales en octubre para votar por una serie de cargos públicos. Los tarjetones para las elecciones ya están listos, según anunció la Registraduría Nacional. En las elecciones del 29 de octubre se elegirá alcaldías, gobernaciones, asambleas departamentales, concejos y juntas administradoras locales. Los nuevos
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Police in southwest Switzerland are warning that a heat wave has increased the risk of falling rock and ice in the Alpine region, where it’s been particularly deadly this year for mountaineers and hikers. Most of the victims have been foreigners. Valais regional police say a spike
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Ghosn, the former rock star businessman who fell from grace and fled authorities smuggled in a music instrument box, is getting what his dramatic story deserves — a multi-part Apple TV+ documentary series. “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” is the juicy real tale
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — “Ahsoka” le da vida torpemente al personaje animado de esta serie, pero acierta tanto en el aspecto y la acción de “Star Wars” que sus defectos –una rigidez general desacelerada por pausas largas y cargadas de contenido– se sienten más pronunciados. Todavía hay esperanza para esta serie que presenta a Rosario Dawson
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales rose in July from the month before, beating estimates and reaching a 17-month high, as buyers continue to look to new construction as an option in the face of a historically low supply of existing homes. Sales of newly constructed homes were up 4.4%
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in hospital in Sao Paulo undergoing what a close aide describes as routine health examinations. Bolsonaro has been in and out of hospitals since he was stabbed in his abdomen at a campaign event before Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. The conservative leader
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Frasier has reentered the building. More than two years after a reboot of the hit 90s sitcom “Frasier” was announced, a teaser for the new show, featuring a reworking of the classic theme music, was released by Paramount+ on Tuesday. The arrangement may be different but Kelsey Grammer, who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Injured North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to have a walk-through of the Republican presidential debate stage and then assess with his campaign if he can do the debate. Burgum hurt his Achilles tendon playing basketball. A campaign spokesman says it’s unclear if Burgum “will be able to stand at
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Después de meses de controversia y expectación, Japón está listo para comenzar a liberar aguas residuales radiactivas tratadas de su planta nuclear de Fukushima a finales de esta semana, a pesar de las fuertes objeciones de algunos países. El plan ha estado en preparación durante años, con las autoridades advirtiendo en 2019
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop, the most popular genre in America, turns 50 this August. To celebrate this momentous milestone, pioneers Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline The National Celebration of Hip Hop, free concerts held at the West Potomac Park on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The jail in Georgia where former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday is plagued with violence and other problems. Trump will be released from Fulton County Jail in Atlanta once he is booked on charges of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Liew, CTVNews.ca Personal Finance Contributor Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Predicting if a country will slip into a recession can be extremely difficult. For example, on March 15, RBC’s Thought Leadership Group predicted that the country was heading into a “mild recession” in mid-2023. This prediction
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 travel craze is not letting up for the upcoming Labor Day weekend in the US, travel experts warn. “Summer travel has been hot all season long with increased travel for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. Expect the same for Labor Day,” online travel advice site The
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s decision to skip the first Republican debate may hurt television ratings and put more pressure on the eight contenders who will be on stage. But plenty of rank-and-file conservatives said they were eager to see their options without the former president dominating the conversation. “People
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — The drowning death of a former White House chef who was working for the Obama family has been ruled an accident, a spokesperson with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said. Tafari Campbell, 45, was found dead last month in Edgartown Great Pond on the south
Continue ReadingBy Sissi De Flaviis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it arrested two men earlier this month after discovering they were travelling with fake Canadian permanent resident and social insurance cards. Border services officers arrested the pair on Aug. 1
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — The director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries is calling for stiff penalties against vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Varsari corridor. The corridor connects the famed museum to the Boboli Gardens. Political and cultural leaders have condemned the vandalism, the latest in a summer of high-profile acts defacing Italian monuments.
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