CNN By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have been
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market continues to show signs of life, with the number of available jobs rising unexpectedly in May to a six-month high, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. Job openings, which serve as a closely watched measure of labor market demand, totaled an estimated
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Western at North Melbourne GOLF 6:30 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — DP World Tour: The BMW International Open, First Round, Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 11 5 .688 — Atlanta 11 6 .647 ½ Indiana 8 8 .500 3 Washington 8 9 .471 3½ Chicago 5 11 .313 6 Connecticut 2 15 .118 9½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 2 .875 — Phoenix 12 5 .706
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 5 3 39 41 25 Vancouver 11 3 5 38 35 19 Minnesota United 9 4 7 34 33 23 Portland 8 5 6 30 28 27 Seattle 8 6 5 29 27 25 San Jose 7 7 6 27
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 48 36 .571 — Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ Toronto 46 38 .548 2 Boston 42 44 .488 7 Baltimore 37 47 .440 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 32 .624 — Cleveland 40 42 .488 11½ Minnesota 40 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 50 35 .588 — New York 48 37 .565 2 Atlanta 38 45 .458 11 Miami 37 45 .451 11½ Washington 35 49 .417 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 49 35 .583 — Milwaukee 47 37 .560 2 St. Louis 47 39
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 48 36 .571 — — 5-5 L-1 26-17 22-19 426 314 112 Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ +2½ 6-4 L-2 27-24 20-14 407 338 69 Toronto 46 38 .548 2 +2 6-4 W-2
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 48 36 .571 — Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ Toronto 46 38 .548 2 Boston 42 44 .488 7 Baltimore 37 47 .440 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 32 .624 — Cleveland 40 42 .488 11½ Minnesota 40 44
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By The Associated Press Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push it over the top. The
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, which is headed by Elon Musk, slumped Tuesday as the war of words between billionaire and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts heats up again, with Musk saying he may form a new political party. Shares
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s former deputy defense minister was convicted on Tuesday on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and handed a 13-year prison sentence in a high-profile case that exposed rampant military corruption widely blamed for Moscow’s military setbacks in Ukraine. Timur Ivanov is the most visible figure in a far-ranging probe into alleged
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program. The comments by government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani also included another
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By MATT BROWN and MATT O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The Senate voted 99-1 to strike the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage comments at the Glastonbury Festival that triggered a police investigation and sparked criticism from politicians, the BBC and festival organizers. The band said in a statement that it was being “targeted for speaking up” about the war in Gaza. Police
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By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story SANTA NELLA, California (KOVR) — A welfare check resulted in the grisly discovery of 28 dead cats and another 106 “extremely emaciated cats” in a U-Haul van in Central California, authorities said Monday. Merced County’s Sheriff’s Office said a deputy responded early Sunday evening to
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s proposed budget seeks to shut down the laboratory atop a peak in Hawaii where scientists have gathered the most conclusive evidence of human-caused climate change since the 1950s. The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution
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By David Goldman and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The truce between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump didn’t even last a month. After the Senate narrowly passed a procedural vote to debate Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” over the weekend, Musk on Monday said he would use his vast resources to launch primary campaigns against
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Wilyer Abreu made history Monday night at Fenway Park, joining an elite club after hitting both a rare inside-the-park homer and a grand slam in the Boston Red Sox’s 13-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Fenway Park erupted into cheers in the bottom of the fifth as Abreu hit
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn’t happen, according to members Brian May and Roger Taylor. Speaking to UK media outlet the Radio Times, the pair recall that the band, particularly lead singer Freddie
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By Ruby Annas & Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — An inmate’s escape from a medical facility in Cherokee County resulted in the death of a detention officer, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). A car chase also occurred ending with the suspect’s arrest.
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A court in Algeria on Tuesday upheld French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal’s five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with France to the brink. The ruling denies a request made by prosecutors at an appeal hearing last week. They asked
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A second Democrat is seeking to flip one of Michigan’s most competitive U.S. House districts as the party seeks to reclaim a majority in the 2026 midterms. Maat Maasdam, a former Navy SEAL, announced his campaign Tuesday to unseat Tom Barrett, a former Army helicopter pilot
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By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Ask one of my fellow Canadians to describe our nation’s cuisine and you may very well be met with a blank stare, followed by a few mumbles about poutine and maple syrup being awesome. It’s a tough question to answer. Taking up a space of 3.8 million square miles,
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Lululemon is suing Costco, alleging that the discount wholesaler is selling knockoffs of its $128 pants and other pricey athleisure clothing. In a lawsuit filed Friday, Lululemon said Costco has “unlawfully traded” on the athleisure brand’s “reputation, goodwill and sweat equity by selling unauthorized and unlicensed apparel
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it’s time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to Queen Victoria, because it costs too much to operate and would have needed a significant upgrade for more advanced
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VIENNA (AP) — Dozens of people were being evacuated by helicopter in Austria on Tuesday after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the Gschnitztal valley in Tyrol in the southwest of the Alpine country. The Austrian Armed Forces used a Black Hawk helicopter to fly out around 100 people from the village of
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CNN, HOUSE TV, SENATE TV, X By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and delays. The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on
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CNN By Allen Kim and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — He hasn’t picked up a professional baseball glove in 24 years, but he’s still picking up a paycheck – and a hefty one at that. It’s July 1, which for New York Mets fans means it’s Bobby Bonilla Day. The former slugger retired in 2001
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