Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday. Here’s his statement in full. Good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon. Thank you.…
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Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday. Here’s his statement in full. Good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon. Thank you.…
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EU Parliament condemns US abortion ruling, seeks safeguards
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s parliament has called for abortion safeguards to be enshrined in the EU’s…
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was…
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What you need to know about your low back pain
By Dana Santas, CNN If you’re suffering from low back pain or have grappled with it in the past, you’re not alone. As many as 577 million…
Continue Reading Conservative contenders who could succeed Boris Johnson
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Conservative leadership contest will take place in coming weeks after British Prime Minister Boris…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson renunció como líder del Partido Conservador
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, anunció su renuncia como líder del Partido Conservador…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led…
Continue Reading 8 killed, 44 injured in car crash in southern Egypt
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Eight people were killed and 44 injured in a car crash on Thursday near Egypt’s southern province of Aswan, the…
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Boris Johnson leaves an economic mess for his successor to fix
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Boris Johnson was ultimately forced to resign as UK prime minister Thursday as dozens of members of his party quit the…
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Boris Johnson leaves an economic mess for his successor to fix
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Boris Johnson was ultimately forced to resign as UK prime minister Thursday as dozens of members of his party quit the…
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The secret stretch of coastal France that’s nicer than Nice
By Terry Ward, CNN Think of the south of France and postcard images of the lavender fields of Provence and tony spots with yachts — Nice,…
Continue Reading Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as…
Continue Reading Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as…
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Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged at World Aquatics Championships
By Amy Woodyatt and Matt Foster, CNN Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final night of the 2022 World Aquatics…
Continue Reading Authorities are searching for whoever set off an explosion at a mysterious Georgia monument
By Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A mysterious Georgia monument was damaged Wednesday when an explosive device was detonated near the…
Continue Reading The balance of power is shifting in the tech industry
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business For much of the past decade, tech companies have showered their corporate employees with money and lavish perks to…
Continue Reading Cotton’s plunge: Recession warning or just another market mess?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Cotton: it’s the touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives. It’s also in the middle of what economists…
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Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency’s latest weekly count
The World Health Organization is reporting a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000…
Continue Reading Tennis star Nick Kyrgios found it ‘hard’ to focus on match amid assault allegations
By Ben Church, CNN Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says ongoing allegations of assault made it “hard” to focus on his quarterfinal match at…
Continue Reading Extremists claim responsibility for Nigerian prison attack
By CHINEDU ASADU and MAAMOUN YOUSSEF Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a prison attack…
Continue Reading EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is warning that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural…
Continue Reading EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is warning that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural…
Continue Reading Are 4-day workweeks, flexible hours the future of full-time?
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet A movement is growing to shorten the workweek, but trade-offs and barriers should be considered. A four-day workweek…
Continue Reading Are 4-day workweeks, flexible hours the future of full-time?
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet A movement is growing to shorten the workweek, but trade-offs and barriers should be considered. A four-day workweek…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s central bank raises key rates to curb inflation
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised key interest rates to 14.50% and 15.50%…
Continue Reading UK warship seizes advanced Iranian missiles bound for Yemen
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British Royal Navy has seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles…
Continue Reading German lawmakers back plan to expand renewable energy
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved a major package of reforms aimed at boosting the production…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s central bank raises key rates to curb inflation
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised key interest rates to 14.50% and 15.50%…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party
By Jack Guy, Luke McGee and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Boris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister came to an end Thursday…
Continue Reading Youngest Pakistani who scaled K2, fellow climber rescued
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The military airlifted two Pakistani climbers, including the man who became the youngest to scale…
Continue Reading China lashes out at US, British intelligence services
BEIJING (AP) — The United States is “the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development,” China said Thursday, continuing its…
Continue Reading Trial opens in deadly collapse of Italy’s Morandi Bridge
ANTONIO CALANNI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GENOA, Italy (AP) — Fifty-nine people are on trial in Italy for the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s…
Continue Reading Trial opens in deadly collapse of Italy’s Morandi Bridge
ANTONIO CALANNI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GENOA, Italy (AP) — Fifty-nine people are on trial in Italy for the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s…
Continue Reading What happens when a British Prime Minister resigns?
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday following mounting pressure from lawmakers in his…
Continue Reading What happens when a British Prime Minister resigns?
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday following mounting pressure from lawmakers in his…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led…
Continue Reading FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’ll spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports around the country. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’ll spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports around the country. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading Last Muslim lawmaker leaves India’s ruling party
By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN The last remaining Muslim lawmaker in India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has resigned, leaving the party…
Continue Reading Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency…
Continue Reading Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency…
Continue Reading Tesla is beginning to recover in China with a sharp rebound in sales
By Laura He, CNN Business After a miserable couple of months in China, Tesla posted a sharp rebound in sales in June in its most important…
Continue Reading Singapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear…
Continue Reading Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine, analysts say
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party
By Jack Guy, Luke McGee and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Boris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister came to an end Thursday…
Continue Reading German lawmakers back plan to expand renewable energy
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved a major package of reforms aimed at boosting the production…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal doesn’t know if he’ll be fit to face Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon semifinals
By Matias Grez, CNN Rafael Nadal says he doesn’t know if he’ll be fit enough to face Nick Kyrgios in their Wimbledon semifinal on Friday.…
Continue Reading Pakistani policeman killed, 4 wounded in hand grenade attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say assailants have thrown a hand grenade at a police post in the country’s northwest, killing an…
Continue Reading Bulls run in Pamplona for 1st time since 2019; no one gored
By IRENE YAGÜE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The first running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival in…
Continue Reading Wires, watercoolers and off-white walls: A portrait of ’90s offices
Oscar Holland, CNN The role that offices play in our lives has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among US workers able to perform their jobs…
Continue Reading Beijing mandates COVID vaccines to enter some public spaces
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Authorities are searching for whoever set off an explosion at a mysterious Georgia monument
By Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A mysterious Georgia monument was damaged Wednesday when an explosive device was detonated near the…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
Continue Reading New York Post: Father of Highland Park gunman wants his son to serve a ‘long’ sentence
By Travis Caldwell, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN Days after a gunman killed seven and wounded dozens more in a rampage at a Fourth of July…
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WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the…
Continue Reading A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
By AMR NABIL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — It is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the…
Continue Reading One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after…
Continue Reading July 7, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Sana Noor Haq, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading A former funeral home operator pleads guilty to stealing human remains and selling them, prosecutors say
By Jarrod Wardwell, CNN A former Colorado funeral home operator has pleaded guilty to stealing and then selling hundreds of human bodies or body…
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Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent months and thwarted travel plans for…
Continue Reading Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent…
Continue Reading Ukrainians cling to life at front line: ‘We are patriots’
By CARA ANNA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktor Lazar shares his war-side balcony with a pair of opera glasses…
Continue Reading Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…
Continue Reading Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…
Continue Reading Iran’s outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Verlander, Gonsolin go for 11th; Cole at Fenway
By The Associated Press Justin Verlander looks to become the first 11-game winner in the majors when Houston hosts the last-place Royals in the…
Continue Reading Dodgers beat Rockies 2-1 on Betts’ infield single in 9th
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger scored the winning run on Mookie Betts’ infield single with the bases loaded in…
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Tips on saving money for outdoor weddings
Giggster assembled a list of ways to cut back on expenses and still have an enjoyable outdoor…
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$6.6 million for a baseball card? Here are 10 of the most valuable cards of all time
OLBG searched through news reports and auction house archives to find 10 of the most valuable baseball cards of all…
Continue Reading Giants erase early deficit, rally to beat Diamondbacks 7-5
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Slater hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded double in the ninth inning and the San Francisco…
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Chukars walk off Voyagers to complete a 6-5 comeback victory
After falling behind 4-0, then giving up the game-tying run in the top of the ninth inning, the Idaho Falls Chukars walked off the Great Falls…
Continue Reading Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…
Continue Reading Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…
Continue Reading Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…
Continue Reading Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…
Continue Reading Ionescu has triple-double, Liberty beat Aces 116-107
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 31 points in the highest-scoring triple-double in WNBA history and tied Candace Parker’s league record of…
Continue Reading Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading Prison sought for Arizona official in ballot harvesting case
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence for a school board member in southern Arizona for illegally collecting four…
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IRS chief refers Comey, McCabe audit decision to inspector general for review
By Kara Scannell, CNN The head of the Internal Revenue Service has asked a watchdog to investigate the decision to conduct rare tax audits of former…
Continue Reading Beijing imposes mainland China’s first Covid vaccine mandate in face of Omicron subvariant
By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Beijing on Wednesday announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public…
Continue Reading Singapore hangs 2 drug traffickers despite opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two drug traffickers have been hanged in Singapore, bringing the number of executions this year in the city-state to…
Continue Reading ‘Hopeless’: Japan’s weak opposition no match for ruling LDP
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — More than a dozen opposition parties are running in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but they…
Continue Reading S Korean group floats balloons toward North amid animosities
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korea activist says he launched more huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief…
Continue Reading Elon Musk reportedly had twins with a Neuralink executive
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world’s richest man, welcomed twins last year with an…
Continue Reading Elon Musk reportedly had twins with a Neuralink executive
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world’s richest man, welcomed twins last year with an…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Philadelphia July Fourth shooting says he found a bullet in his hat
By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Philadelphia July Fourth shooting says he found a bullet in his hat
By Kiely Westhoff and Aya Elamroussi, CNN One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…
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Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…
Continue Reading Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…
Continue Reading Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…
Continue Reading Judge, Hicks hit grand slams as Yankees pound Pirates 16-0
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks hit grand slams as the New York Yankees drilled the Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading Ukrainian medic released in prisoner exchange accuses captors of torture
By Alex Marquardt and Pierre Bairin, CNN A well-known Ukrainian paramedic who was held prisoner by Russian and separatist forces for three months…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights
By Paul Vercammen and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will serve 245 months in federal prison for violating George…
Continue Reading Haiti’s struggle worsened in year since slaying of president
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A year has passed since President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at…
Continue Reading Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases
SYDNEY (AP) — Floodwaters were receding in Sydney and its surrounding area Thursday as heavy rain threatened to inundate towns north of…
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