Saudi Arabia is being considered by the women’s tennis tour for possible business
LONDON (AP) — Women’s tennis is looking into the possibility of getting into business with Saudi Arabia. And while there’s nothing imminent,…
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State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report finds
By MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A State Department report says the department failed to do enough contingency…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Jim Crow-era Mississippi bans blocking some felons from voting
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights…
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is now the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3…
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Continue Reading Virginia high school admissions case could be legal follow-up to affirmative action ruling
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Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
By Eoin McSweeney and Brooke Jenner, CNN (CNN) — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan…
Continue Reading California bacon law takes effect but pork from farms using cages will still be on shelves
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California law approved by voters that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was rejected by the Supreme Court. Here’s what borrowers need to know
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program Friday,…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, astronomers have assembled a glowing portrait of the Milky Way galaxy using cosmic…
Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the…
Continue Reading The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose just 0.1% last month
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled off last month, and consumers reined in…
Continue Reading Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
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Continue Reading Inflation in Europe falls again in June
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Inflation in Europe slowed for the second straight month in June. Consumer prices in the 20 countries that…
Continue Reading Rare octopus discovery made 2 miles below the ocean surface
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — On a rocky outcrop almost 2 miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, researchers have…
Continue Reading Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; vows appeal
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Continue Reading Image captured by Mars rover shows a mysterious ‘doughnut’ on the planet’s surface
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — An image captured by the Mars rover Perseverance shows a mysterious doughnut-shaped rock on the red planet’s…
Continue Reading Maine governor vetoes proposal sought by tribes to ensure they benefit from federal laws
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has delivered a setback to Native American tribes in Maine…
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Continue Reading 50 shades of ballet? Melanie Hamrick on her steamy novel that makes ‘Black Swan’ seem tame
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Continue Reading Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday’s ruling striking down President Joe Biden’s student debt…
Continue Reading Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
By Sana Noor Haq, Joshua Berlinger, Tara John, Barry Neild and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a…
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By Sana Noor Haq, Joshua Berlinger, Tara John, Barry Neild and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Rep. George Santos’ case say they have given his defense over 80K pages of material
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors U.S. Rep. George Santos’ case say they’ve turned over more than…
Continue Reading Tajik man fatally shoots two officers at a Moldova airport after he was denied entry, officials say
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Authorities in Moldova say a Tajikistan national who was denied entry into the country at its main international airport…
Continue Reading Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died, his family announced Friday. He…
Continue Reading Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from elections until 2030
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Continue Reading Hundreds of dolphins and sea lions have washed up dead or sick in California amid toxic algae outbreak
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The scene is unsettling: hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are sprawled across the beaches in Southern…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
By Julia Vargas Jones and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for…
Continue Reading Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends
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Continue Reading Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections
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Continue Reading Jermaine Dupri commemorates 50 years of hip-hop at Essence Festival of Culture
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Continue Reading Belarusian journalist sentenced to 4 years in prison as crackdown continues
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of aiding extremist activities as…
Continue Reading Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island, killing 1 and damaging dozens of homes
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic as it killed at least one…
Continue Reading Haze, heat and storms are bringing danger and discomfort to many parts of the US
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Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter considered other targets, psychologist testifies
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Continue Reading Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89
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Continue Reading The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400…
Continue Reading ‘Watermelon snow’ piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter
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Continue Reading The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
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Continue Reading Was your flight canceled due to bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more
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Continue Reading Parents of transgender youth are suing to block Georgia’s gender-affirming care ban
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for parents of four transgender children in Georgia say they filed a lawsuit challenging a…
Continue Reading The key players in last weekend’s armed rebellion in Russia
By The Associated Press The key players in last weekend’s armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN…
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors may be days from joining screenwriters in what would be the first…
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action…
Continue Reading German conservatives try to entice discontented voters and push down far-right
BERLIN (AP) — Leaders of Germany’s main opposition bloc are calling for voters turned off by the government to back them in two major state…
Continue Reading South African president cleared of wrongdoing in scandal over $580,000 in cash stolen from his farm
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been cleared of wrongdoing by a public…
Continue Reading A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery
By The Associated Press Did mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have inside help from the military and political elite in his armed rebellion that…
Continue Reading An inflation gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve falls to its lowest point in 2 years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month…
Continue Reading Company executives urge Europe to rethink its world-leading AI rules
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world’s most…
Continue Reading Court says Tulsa can’t give a Choctaw man a ticket because the Oklahoma city is on reservation land
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Continue Reading FIFA allows anti-discrimination captain’s armbands at Women’s World Cup after standoff in Qatar
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The anti-discrimination “One Love” captain’s armband denied to teams at the men’s World Cup…
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By LUJAIN JO Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims have walked in the footsteps of the prophets…
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British environment minister who is close to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and…
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 30: Affirmative action, Russia, Economy, Trump, France
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the traditional getaway day for the long holiday weekend. We’re taking some time off here at 5 Things…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the traditional getaway day for the long holiday weekend. We’re taking some time off here at 5 Things…
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Today is the traditional getaway day for the long holiday weekend. We’re taking some time off here at 5 Things…
Continue Reading Polish child who fell overboard from ferry and mother who jumped in afterward are dead
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish police official says a 7-year-old child who fell overboard from a passenger ferry in the Baltic Sea and the…
Continue Reading London prosecutor calls Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey ‘a sexual bully’ who preys on men
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a thrill preying on other men and escalated his behavior from…
Continue Reading Venus Williams will begin her 24th Wimbledon appearance against Elina Svitolina
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will begin her 24th appearance in the…
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into…
Continue Reading Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years
BERLIN (AP) — One of the world’s oldest newspapers, the Vienna-based Wiener Zeitung, is ending its daily print run after more than three…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s top court has ruled that the son of a Russian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin violated a law by…
Continue Reading Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won’t stop central bank rate hikes
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Continue Reading Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme…
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Continue Reading Dutch semiconductor machine export restrictions to come into force in September
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says companies that produce machines that make advanced…
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Continue Reading ‘I blame one person,’ mother of teen killed by police says as hundreds arrested in fresh violence across France
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot…
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By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Russian General Sergey Surovikin was secret VIP member of Wagner, documents show
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By Matthew Chance, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Documents shared exclusively with CNN suggest that a top Russian military commander, Gen. Sergey…
Continue Reading Pakistan gets a lifeline from the IMF with a new $3 billion bailout to help avoid default
By ZARAR KHAN Associated PRess ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide $3 billion to Pakistan — a badly needed…
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street blazed to another rally Friday to close a winning week, month and first half of the…
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont museum has acquired a more than 200-piece collection of Native American art. It is…
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The ambush had been postponed three times before Ukrainian commanders decided one recent…
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision…
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to…
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. children’s agency says close to half of Haiti’s people need…
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Continue Reading Heat waves like the one that’s killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a…
Continue Reading They envision the world’s tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — In the United States, many people view bigger as better. But some residents of a tiny…
Continue Reading The world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the…
Continue Reading Jersey Shore towns say state’s marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law…
Continue Reading In workaholic Japan, ‘job leaving agents’ help people escape the awkwardness of quitting
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are…
Continue Reading Elián González 2 decades on: From a focus of international tug-of-war to a member of Cuba’s congress
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Continue Reading Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting
By SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores…
Continue Reading Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits restive Manipur after vehicle is initially stopped
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The embattled leader of India’s main opposition Congress party visited crisis-hit Manipur and met with its…
Continue Reading Woman’s leg amputated after becoming trapped in Thai airport moving walkway
By Kocha Olarn, Alex Stambaugh and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she…
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