Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already
CNN By Samantha Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature…
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Analysis: With Twitter in chaos, Mark Zuckerberg looks to pounce
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg has tried for years to take on Twitter. Now he may finally have his best chance to…
Continue ReadingCoCo Lee, iconic Hong Kong singer and ‘Mulan’ voice actress, dies at 48
By Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Hong Kong-born singer and actress CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career included dozens of…
Continue ReadingHelp arrives to battle wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge
UNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say man went to Obama’s DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas’ address
By Devan Cole and Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama’s Washington,…
Continue ReadingThe debate over pausing at the Fed was intense, minutes show
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Fed officials vigorously debated whether to hike rates again or hold them steady, according to…
Continue Reading‘A victory for Senegalese people,’ opposition leader says as President Macky Sall rules out third term bid
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after…
Continue Reading‘A victory for Senegalese people,’ opposition leader says as President Macky Sall rules out third term bid
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa deputy president’s police escorts face charges after being filmed in highway attack
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa deputy president’s police escorts face charges after being filmed in highway attack
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face…
Continue ReadingMan creates own ‘micronation’ in Southern California: Slowjamastan
By DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCAL) — A radio DJ has a new title: Sultan of…
Continue ReadingGrassroots group GROW Concord providing food, supplies to unhoused residents
By AMANDA STARRANTINO Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — A local grassroots effort by a…
Continue ReadingIsles sign Gauthier to 2-year deal; Kuhlman and Pinho each get one-year, two-way contracts
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders have signed forwards Julien Gauthier, Karson Kuhlman and Brian Pinho. The Islanders announced the deals on…
Continue ReadingDeclaran en Perú el estado de emergencia en algunos distritos por el volcán Ubinas
SofÃa Benavides (CNN Español) — El Consejo de Ministros de Perú aprobó este miércoles declarar el estado de emergencia por 60 dÃas en…
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Prineville DMV office closed due to staffing issues, day after Redmond office closure
Due to staffing issues, the Prineville and Cave Junction DMV offices were closed Thursday, the agency…
Continue ReadingBiden tries to send a message to allies and adversaries alike during sit-down with Sweden’s PM
By Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden sat down with Sweden’s prime minister on Wednesday – just a week…
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg charged with disobeying law enforcement during climate protest in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors have charged climate activist Greta Thunberg with disobedience to law enforcement in connection with a protest…
Continue ReadingAccuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn’t a caress: ‘It was like a cobra … angry’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who says Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before grabbing his genitals…
Continue ReadingQatar Airways reports $1.2B in profits after ferrying passengers to last year’s soccer World Cup
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways is reporting $1.2 billion in profits over the past year, buoyed by its role in ferrying fans to…
Continue ReadingMississippi high court will hear case about appointing judges in majority-Black capital city
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal as some Jackson residents try to…
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