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Month: August 2024

Fatman Scoop, celebrated rapper featured on hits by Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott, dead at 56 after collapsing on stage

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Fatman Scoop, a rapper and hype man who was known for his collaborations with Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, died after collapsing onstage at a Friday evening concert in Hamden, Connecticut. He was 56. The news was confirmed by the entertainer’s publicist Chanel Rae, who referred CNN to the official

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Siete muertos en accidente de autobús de una empresa mexicana en Mississippi

Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Un autobús comercial involucrado en un accidente que dejó siete muertos cerca de Vicksburg, Mississippi este sábado por la mañana pertenece a una empresa con sede en México, Autobuses Regiomontanos, que transporta pasajeros entre México y Estados Unidos, según dijo Miranda Fernández, portavoz de la empresa. Siete personas murieron y varias

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Una empleada de Wells Fargo fue encontrada muerta en su escritorio días después de haber fichado por última vez, dicen las autoridades

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Una empleada de Wells Fargo fichó por su último turno un viernes por la mañana en una oficina corporativa en Arizona. Su cuerpo fue encontrado cuatro días después en el escritorio de su cubículo, donde murió en algún momento del fin de semana, según el Departamento de Policía de Tempe. Denise Prudhomme,

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A Georgia Democrat seeks to unseat an indicted Trump elector who says he only did what he was told

Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta senate race is receiving national attention and money as a young Georgia Democrat charges his opponent with election denial and extremism. Shawn Still was indicted alongside Donald Trump in Fulton County for attempting to meddle with the 2020 election results. Prosecutors call Still and 16 Republicans

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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring

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7 Mexican travelers, ages 8 to 63, killed and dozens more people hurt in Mississippi bus crash

By Amanda Musa and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Seven Mexican travelers were killed and dozens of other people injured early Saturday when a commercial passenger bus headed for Mexico experienced tire failure and rolled over off a highway east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board will consider several factors in

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Has ketamine’s time of reckoning arrived? 5 things to know after Matthew Perry’s death

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here.   (CNN) — Matthew Perry’s 2023 death from what the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office determined were “the acute effects of ketamine” cast

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Police say 2 people who were attacked during London’s Notting Hill Carnival have died

LONDON (AP) — British police say two people who were critically injured in attacks while attending London’s Notting Hill Carnival this week have died. The Metropolitan Police force said 32-year-old Cher Maximen died early Saturday after being stabbed in the street on Aug. 25. A 20-year-old local man was arrested and charged with attempted murder,

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