By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands goalkeeper who was a runner-up in two World Cup finals as part of the famous “Clockwork Orange” teams in the 1970s has died. Jan Jongbloed was 82. The Dutch Football Association has announced the death. Jongbloed and the Netherlands lost back-to-back finals against
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “One Piece” is based on one of the most popular manga series ever, with a quarter-century’s worth of history filling its sails. And if you haven’t familiarized yourself with it yet, this live-action Netflix series version of the outlandish pirate adventure feels like a poor place to start,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of Sudan’s army warned that the northeast African country will be divided if its deadly conflict between the military and rival paramilitary force is not resolved. The army chief made the remarks while addressing the country’s police force in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on Thursday.
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Continue ReadingCNN By Tara Subramaniam, Radina Gigova, Ana Melgar and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — The mother of beleaguered Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who was admitted to a hospital in the Spanish town of Motril after a hunger strike, has been discharged, according to various Spanish media outlets. Ángeles Béjar locked herself in the Divina
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Colliva and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has condemned Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso, describing it as “inappropriate” in an interview with French outlet L’Equipe on Wednesday. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, was provisionally suspended by FIFA, global soccer’s governing
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing that he has the right to prosecute people who make travel arrangements for pregnant women to have out-of-state abortions. In a court filing Monday, attorneys for Attorney General Steve Marshall wrote that providing transportation for women in Alabama to leave
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a jobs report that only Baby Bear could offer: not too hot, not too cold, but just right. The US economy added 187,000 jobs in July. While that figure was well below the breakneck pace of job growth over the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has accused Israel of trying to sabotage its ballistic missile program through faulty foreign parts that could explode, damaging or destroying the weapons before they could be used. Israel didn’t immediately acknowledge the accusation, made in a report aired on Iranian state television
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Coups that have resurfaced in Africa after years of stability are being celebrated by some. Experts warn that’s because of widespread frustration over unmet expectations in countries whose rich resources have not benefitted everyday citizens. Like in many countries, residents in Gabon celebrated in the streets
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. says it has sold more than 650,000 Leaf
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de la UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, condenó el beso no consentido que le dio Luis Rubiales a la delantera de la selección femenina de España, Jenni Hermoso, calificándolo de “inapropiado” en una entrevista concedida este miércoles a L’Equipe. El presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol fue suspendido provisionalmente
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its latest missile launches were a simulation of “scorched earth” nuclear strikes on South Korea. The North’s state media said Thursday it’s also conducted a command post drill to rehearse occupying its rival’s territory in a conflict. South Korea and Japan had
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has formally declared a major disaster in Florida in response to Hurricane Idalia, the White House announced Thursday. “The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Citrus, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, and Taylor,” the White House said in
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — As AI-generated images and deepfake videos become increasingly realistic, tech companies are scrambling to find reliable ways to identify and flag manipulated content. This week, Google unveiled an invisible, permanent watermark on images that will identify them as computer-generated but cautioned that “the technology isn’t perfect.” Here’s what else
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has relaunched her solo career with a new single. “So… where do we go from here? – World Premiere of ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ on @bbcradio2 with @zoetheball – Tune in on Thursday 31st August from 8:30am (BST),”
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — As families prepare to gather for Labor Day and children head back to schools, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise. Covid-19 hospital admissions are up more than 18% in the most recent week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some experts are encouraging a return
Continue ReadingCNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, @THEBASS64, GASBUDDY.COM By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Idalia walloped parts of Florida and other states in the Southeast just as the summer travel season nears its unofficial end with the busy Labor Day weekend. The advice for travelers who are
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is growing increasingly concerned about “domino effects” as yet another military coup rocks Africa. Oil-rich Gabon this week became the eighth Central or West African country to be hit by a military takeover in the last three years. The EU has not been training
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Happy Thursday to you, friends! A break from the generally warm dry conditions is here! A large low pressure system will form over SW Canada and drop down over the PacNW today through Friday, bringing wet conditions. We should see some showers as early as this morning; they’ll come and go through the end of
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