Ukraine’s counteroffensive inches forward, with the help of cluster bombs
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines…
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive inches forward, with the help of cluster bombs
By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné , CNN Near Urozhaine, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian marines have…
Continue ReadingIsrael clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
CNN, WFOR, WCTV, WFTV By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn…
Continue ReadingThe biggest fashion icons of the 20th century
By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the 20th century, fashion influenced — and was influenced by — the culture and social movements…
Continue ReadingPentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as…
Continue ReadingAustralia captain Sam Kerr calls for better funding after historic World Cup performance
By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Australia may have had its dream of Women’s World Cup glory end on Wednesday following a 3-1 defeat to England,…
Continue ReadingTen foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and…
Continue ReadingItalian police scour northern woods for Dutchman suspected of fatally stabbing dad and family friend
ROME (AP) — Italian police were searching a wooded area in the country’s north for a young Dutchman who allegedly stabbed to death his father…
Continue Reading‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine in a key test…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 dead in Malaysia after plane crashes onto expressway
By Heather Chen and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala…
Continue ReadingThis year’s RSV season may come at the typical time, experts predict, and new tools may help the fight
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Last fall, children’s hospitals across the country dealt with an unprecedented early surge of patients with…
Continue ReadingWalmart is up. Target is down. Here’s why
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target and Home Depot are slumping. But more shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries and…
Continue ReadingMueren tres personas por una infección con una rara bacteria carnÃvora en Connecticut y Nueva York
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Al menos tres personas han muerto en Connecticut y Nueva York después de contraer una rara bacteria carnÃvora que se…
Continue ReadingRussia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about…
Continue ReadingWhat new lending regulations mean for small-business owners
By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet New rules from the Small Business Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aim to expand capital access…
Continue ReadingMore than a ton of endangered pangolin scales seized in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over 50 million baht ($1.4 million) that…
Continue ReadingChina says it would welcome a visit by US commerce secretary after imposition of investment controls
BEIJING (AP) — China says it would welcome a visit by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo following the imposition of foreign investment controls…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 17: Maui fires, Air quality, GOP debate, Covid-19, World Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Hilary is brewing off the Mexican coast and could potentially bring significant rainfall to…
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