By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A comic novel about a cynic’s struggles to connect with others has won a $10,000 award named for a widely-respected author and editor, the late Gabe Hudson. Kate Greathead’s “The Book of George” is this year’s recipient of the Gabe Hudson Prize, which is administered
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy expanded sharply in the second quarter as businesses dialed back on imports after stocking up earlier in the year to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Gross domestic product, which captures all the goods and services produced in the economy, registered an annualized rate
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WFXT By John Atwater Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Somerville woman says she was attacked by a raccoon over the weekend while letting her dogs out in a community yard. Katharine VanBuskirk says the yard on Chester Street has become an oasis for wildlife, like different species of
Continue Reading By John Atwater Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Somerville woman says she was attacked by a raccoon over the weekend while letting her dogs out in a community yard. Katharine VanBuskirk says the yard on Chester Street has become an oasis for wildlife, like different species of birds.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A first-of-its-kind satellite has launched to track nearly imperceptible changes on Earth’s surface, an effort that could aid with responses to natural disasters. Called the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission, or NISAR, the spacecraft is equipped with two kinds of synthetic aperture radar designed by the US space agency
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is shutting down its pick-up only stores just six years after introducing the concept, because they no longer mesh with the struggling coffee chain’s overall strategy. “We found this format to be overly transactional and lacking the warmth and human connection that defines our brand,” Starbucks
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he didn’t want to make things personal as he stood next to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on a tour of the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation last week. That brief respite in Trump’s relentless rhetorical war on his favorite economic foil will almost certainly expire
Continue Reading CNN, POOL By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he didn’t want to make things personal as he stood next to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on a tour of the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation last week. That brief respite in Trump’s relentless rhetorical war on his favorite economic foil will almost
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By Jamie Barton, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident aged 31, her management and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) confirmed to CNN Sports. The retired German biathlete was struck by falling rocks at around midday local time on Monday while climbing Laila Peak in
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — International House of Pancakes, a.k.a. IHOP, is leaning into the first word of its name and jumping on a global viral trend that is as lavish as it is expensive. The chain is capitalizing on the “Dubai Chocolate” trend, which has tantalized TikTok users over the past
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) on Wednesday reported net income of $155.1 million in its second quarter. The company, based in St. Louis, said it had earnings of $1.34 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.71 per share. The brokerage and investment banking firm posted revenue
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A summer camp counselor has accused Spanish law enforcement officers of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French Jewish teenagers from a plane bound for Paris from Spain, French government ministers and her lawyer said Wednesday. Ministers Aurore Bergé and Benjamin
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By Lauren KIm (CNN) — For summertime beachgoers, the threat of sharks may loom large, but nature’s deadliest predator is actually much smaller. The tiny mosquito is not only a warm-weather nuisance but also wears the crown for “No. 1 killer of humanity across our existence,” according to historian Dr. Timothy C. Winegard. The predatory
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CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific Ocean and putting nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert with millions urged to evacuate. The waves hit Russia and Japan
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bunge Global SA (BG) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $354 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had net income of $2.61 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.31 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday made a fresh push to improve Americans’ access to their own medical records, tasking dozens of major health and technology companies with solving an issue that has long bedeviled the federal government. The plan centers on a pledge that more than 60 companies have
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By Tareq Al Hilou, Sarah El Sirgany, Abeer Salman, Paula Hancocks, Eyad Kourdi, CNN Gaza City, Gaza (CNN) — It’s a long and dangerous walk to the point through which trucks carrying aid into Gaza are expected to pass. Um Khader and other women who live in the tents neighboring hers are huddled next to
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian army training ground, killing three soldiers and wounding 18 others, authorities said, targeting Ukraine’s efforts to make up a severe manpower shortage in the nearly 3½-year war. The Russian Defense Ministry asserted that the strike killed or wounded about 200 Ukrainian
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — About two years ago, celebrity cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank noticed a new type of patient arriving at his New York practice. Amid an explosion in the number of Americans losing weight with drugs like Ozempic, he saw a “dramatic spike” in clients experiencing unwelcome side effects. “Although
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Atlanta Braves (45-61, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (53-55, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Joey Wentz (2-2, 5.76 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Royals: Angel Zerpa (3-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 3, 5, 9 (zero, three, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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