House from ‘Home Alone’ hits the market for $5.25 million
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCallister’s childhood home has hit the market for $5.25 million. At just over 9,000 square feet, the…
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The screen set up to block tourist snapshots of Mount Fuji has several holes in it
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from…
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OpenAI announces new safety board after employee revolt
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — OpenAI said Tuesday it has established a new committee to make recommendations to the company’s board…
Continue ReadingThis is the word of the summer on Wall Street
Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a…
Continue Reading More people make ‘no-buy year’ pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off…
Continue Reading Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and THALIA BEATY AP Business Writers Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to…
Continue Reading Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship…
Continue Reading The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized
BERLIN (AP) — Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year. According to figures released…
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Cooler and cloudier than yesterday
Good morning everyone! High temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday and closer to normal for this time of year, with highs ranging from near…
Continue Reading Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top diplomat says that Congo has released a Polish man who was sentenced to life in prison on espionage…
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White House announces actions to modernize America’s electrical grid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Tuesday announced steps to modernize a major roadblock to the clean energy transformation:…
Continue Reading Toyota shows ‘an engine reborn’ with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal…
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The double-level airplane seat is back. This time, there’s a first-class version
By Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — It’s the airplane seat design that launched a thousand memes, kickstarted a media storm and…
Continue ReadingLa campaña de reelección de Biden recluta agentes de Policía del 6 de enero para estados clave
Sofía Barruti (CNN) –La campaña de reelección de Biden reclutó a tres agentes de Policía, todos los cuales estaban trabajando en el…
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Spirit Airlines passenger says cabin prepared for a possible water landing after flight suffered an apparent mechanical issue
By Amanda Jackson, Dave Alsup and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida became a scene of…
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Hong Kong arrests six in first use of new local national security law days ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
By Nectar Gan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a newly passed local national security law over…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most…
Continue Reading First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from…
Continue Reading The Latest | Closing arguments in Trump’s hush money trial have concluded
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial have conclude. It was the final opportunity for prosecutors and…
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Rafael Nadal says playing Wimbledon is ‘not a good idea’ as he looks to prioritize Paris Olympics
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal has cast further doubt on his participation at Wimbledon this year, saying it is “not a good idea”…
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