By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — The City of Love has a message as it prepares for the Olympics: Performance is not always the priority. Rather, when it comes to sex, pleasure takes first place. As Paris starts welcoming athletes to the Olympic Village in the coming days, organizers of the 2024 Games are set
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s International Investigations team (CNN) — Former commanders of the Netzah Yehuda battalion, an Israeli military unit that has been accused by the United States of gross human rights violations against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank prior to October 7, have been promoted to senior positions in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and
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Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear,
Continue ReadingBy Maija-Liisa Ehlinge and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — British police have found human remains in a west London apartment which they believe are connected to body parts found earlier this week in another city, officers said Friday. Authorities are now on the hunt for a Colombian man thought to be linked to the case.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Friday declared an extended state of emergency because of the imminent threat of wildfire, beginning immediately and continuing through October 1. “Wildfires are active across Oregon and are growing at a concerning pace,” Kotek said. “Hot and windy conditions this weekend, including forecast lightning in some areas,
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Peerspace put together a list of five unforgettable garden parties that made headlines and shaped history, using government archives and news reports.
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The 74 reports on a new paper that uses surveys from the past 15 years to show a pronounced increase in sadness affecting 14- to 24-year-olds.
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Reasons to be Cheerful reports that as Asian hornets sow chaos in apiaries across Europe, strategically strung electrified wires are giving beekeepers cause for hope.
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Chalkbeat lists the five things students can do this summer to make it easier for them as they head to college in the fall.
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Ballotpedia reports on the 50 richest and 50 poorest counties in the U.S. and their voting trends since 2016.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Argentina declaró a Hamas como organización terrorista internacional, informó este viernes la Oficina del presidente Javier Milei en un comunicado publicado en X, antes Twitter. La institución dijo que la declaratoria se debe, entre otras razones, a los ataques de Hamas contra Israel del 7 de octubre.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian government of President Javier Milei would have hoped. On Friday, the country’s official statistics agency reported a rise in June prices that broke a months-long streak of declines. Argentina’s consumer price index rose 4.6% in
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive cases of avian influenza, according to the state health department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest cases in a multistate outbreak affecting birds and dairy cattle. The
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — 11 meses después del asesinato del entonces candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio y tras varias denuncias de tropiezos durante el proceso judicial, un tribunal de Ecuador dictó la sentencia máxima para los autores y cómplices en este crimen ocurrido el 9 de agosto de 2023, cuando la víctima salía de un
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Winston Churchill, often considered Britain’s greatest leader, resigned at 80 in the face of mounting health problems. Keir Starmer, Britain’s newest leader, wants to force lawmakers in the country’s upper chamber to step down at the same age. Does this mean he thinks octogenarians like President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated Hamas a terrorist organization and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the Palestinian group. It is a largely symbolic move as President Javier Milei seeks to align Argentina strongly with the United States and Israel. Announcing the decision Friday, Milei’s office cited the militant Palestinian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention. That’s according to two people familiar with the event’s schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details before they were
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, anunció este viernes un decreto para eliminar el Impuesto a las Grandes Transacciones Financieras (IGTF) en bolívares, una medida establecida en 2022. Maduro dijo durante un encuentro con el Consejo Nacional de Economía Productiva que le habían propuesto reducir el gravamen de 2%
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison. Three accomplices have been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office had requested the maximum sentence for the five defendants. The 59-year-old Villavicencio was killed
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a sudden move Friday. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense. She said the
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