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Month: August 2024

Paris Olympics food donations seek to help needy, contribute to sustainability and set an example

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Food that goes uneaten at the Paris Olympics is helping those in need around the French capital. It’s part of an effort to cut down on food waste and contribute to organizers’ commitment to sustainability. Paris 2024 organizers have long said the Games would be more environmentally friendly, including reusable

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Florida universities to review courses for antisemitism, anti-Israel bias, reports say

By Carolina Borges, Jordan Segundo Click here for updates on this story     WEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Controversy has erupted in Florida’s higher education system as state universities are ordered to review their course materials for any indications of antisemitism or anti-Israel bias, according to reports. This directive, affecting all 12 of Florida’s higher learning

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FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max

AP Airlines Writer Federal Aviation Administration officials say the agency has doubled its number of enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which happened during an Alaska Airlines flight in

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Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says that school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods said Wednesday that a letter from

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Algerians rally behind gold medal hopeful Imane Khelif amid gender misconceptions

Associated Press AIN MESBAH, Algeria (AP) — Relatives and neighbors erupted in cheers on Tuesday when Algeria’s Imane Khelif advanced to the Olympic final in women’s boxing, winning a clear unanimous decision over Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand. In Ain Mesbah, the rural cinder block-built town where the boxer was raised, legions of supporters convened on

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From ‘far-left lunatic’ to ‘they say he’s the son of Fidel Castro,’ Trump takes aim at Trudeau

By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — On Monday, former U.S. president Donald Trump repeated the false claim that Fidel Castro could be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s real father. While Trump frequently expresses his love for Canada, he has previously taken aim at Trudeau for being “two faced,”

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Disney may have a parks problem

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney Parks are the latest business to face slowing consumer demand in the face of higher prices. Disney’s parks business underperformed expectations and profit fell somewhat last quarter. Although the company said attendance remained steady and people were spending more, it also acknowledged a slumping economy was

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Smoky sunshine and less heat

The smoke is back and it will be slightly cooler with a dip into the 80’s. A front from the north breaks the 90’s for us and takes temps with some northerly winds this morning before a shift later today to the SW 15-20, to the low 80’s for mountain regions and upper 80’s for

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Russian-American woman admits guilt in treason case, Russian state media reports

By Ivana Kottasová and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Russian-American dual national Ksenia Karelina is admitting guilt in a treason case in Russia, her lawyer told state news agency TASS on Wednesday. TASS quoted Karelina’s lawyer Mikhail Mushailov as saying his client admits the charge. The next hearing is scheduled for August 8, TASS reported. Karelina, 33,

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Suga of K-pop sensation BTS fined for driving while drunk. What he was driving causes confusion

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Suga, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, apologized Wednesday for driving an electric vehicle while intoxicated. His label, Big Hit Music, said Min Yoon-gi, famously known as Suga, was driving an “electric kickboard” Tuesday night when he fell while parking it. A police officer spotted him and administered

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Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. Eligibility for women’s events has often been a legally difficult

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Venezuelan opposition candidate González won’t appear before court and questions election audit

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The presidential campaign of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González says he will not appear before the country’s high court. The court is holding hearings related to an election audit requested by President Nicolás Maduro. González has questioned the legality of the proceedings and expressed serious concerns over his safety.

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Romanian prime minister won’t attend Olympics closing ceremony to protest judges’ treatment of gymnasts

By Kyle Feldscher and Emmanuel Miculita, CNN Paris (CNN) — Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is refusing to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in protest over the women’s floor exercise final earlier this week in which two Romanian gymnasts did not make the medal stand. Ciolacu said in a statement on Wednesday that Ana Bǎrbosu

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Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister is defending the removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a lunar new year invitation to an Australian official. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it’s not a snub of the Indigenous language by New Zealand’s government. Instead, he jokes about the

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No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert’s Western World is known as Nashville’s most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sundays, no one can drink alcohol; everyone must listen to Christian music. This is “Sunday Gospel Hour” in the Tennessee capital known as Music City. For nearly 20

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Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, was in Paris for

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Salas de operaciones, pistas de bowling y cines en casa: así equipan los superricos sus búnkeres de lujo

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Pocas cosas parecen calmar tanto las ansiedades existenciales de los superricos como un búnker diseñado para resistir todo lo que no sea un Armagedón nuclear total. Sin embargo, a los multimillonarios preocupados por la seguridad ya no les basta con tener una caja fuerte impenetrable en el sótano, que podría estar

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Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety

AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie “Inside Out 2.” Operating income for the entertainment segment, which includes its movie studio and parts of its television wing, nearly tripled

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Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September. That’s according to his political party. It’s an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an

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Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return. Puigdemont fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region seven years ago. The 61-year-old fled to Belgium after the breakaway

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US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan has decided to skip this year’s atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki after Israel was not invited. The U.S. Embassy says Ambassador Rahm Emanuel will not attend Friday’s event because it was “politicized” by Nagasaki’s decision to exclude Israel. It says he will instead honor

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Helene is here. Do these 14 things now to prepare

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee and then veer north, maintaining hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds and torrential rainfall into North Georgia and up to Tennessee. Up to 18 inches

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Tahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue

Associated Press TIAHURA, Tahiti (AP) — Traditional Polynesian conservation methods are being used to revive local ecosystems and protect natural resources in Tahiti, including near the Paris Olympics surfing venue. Called rahui, the practice temporarily restricts or bans the harvesting of essential resources in a designated area. Legally recognized in French Polynesia environmental code since

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Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” as his officials asserted that they were fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. Ukrainian officials remained silent about the scope of the operation. Putin met with his

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PETA protesters interrupt Pope Francis’ Vatican audience, call on him to denounce bullfighting

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two activists from animal rights group PETA have interrupted Pope Francis’ general audience, shouting and holding up banners against bullfighting before being escorted out of Paul VI Hall. The two on Wednesday were wearing t-shirts reading “Stop blessing corridas” and holding banners saying “Bullfighting is a sin.” PETA has been pleading

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Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which won national elections in 2023, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family. The Constitutional Court said it voted unanimously to dissolve the party because

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Dubai International Airport, busiest for global travel, sees half-year record of 44.9M passengers

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport has seen a record 44.9 million travelers pass through its terminals in the first half of this year. That puts the world’s busiest airport for international travel back on track to beat its all-time record, as aviation booms after the coronavirus pandemic. The results

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British police prepared for far-right agitators. They found peaceful anti-racism protesters instead

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Far-right demonstrations that had been anticipated by police in dozens of locations across Britain failed to materialize as anti-racism protesters instead showed up in force. Police had prepared for another night of violence Wednesday at 100 locations following a week of rioting and disorder fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against

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Operating theaters, bowling alleys and home cinemas: How the super rich are kitting out their luxury bunkers

By Simon Usborne, CNN (CNN) — Few things appear to soothe the existential anxieties of the super rich like a bunker designed to withstand anything short of total nuclear Armageddon. Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to stick an impenetrable safe room in the basement where it might sit empty forever. In

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