By Matias Grez, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — No moment better captures the agony and ecstasy that sport provides than the contrasting emotions of two teams that have just contested a major final. As one group of players rushes wildly to celebrate with its fans, the other slumps to the floor with their heads buried
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As she sips on coffee at a cafe in southern France, Chiara Adorno’s ears prick up at the sound of the native accents around her and a smile spreads across her face. Despite living in the region for nearly a year, she sometimes feels like she’s “walking into a
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $12.4 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 94 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A paramilitary group fighting against Sudan’s military shelled a besieged city in the western region of Darfur, killing at least 24 people, a medical group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces shelled the densely populated areas of the central market and Awlad al-Reef neighborhood in el-Fasher, the
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just when Manchester United fans thought it couldn’t get any worse, up steps fourth-division side Grimsby Town to plunge the once-great club even further in the mire. The League Two minnow – sitting three divisions below Manchester United – was well worthy of its League Cup win on Wednesday,
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SYDNEY (AP) — Iran’s ambassador to Australia was seen preparing to leave the country on Thursday, days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered him to leave over accusations that Tehran masterminded at least two antisemitic arson attacks in the country. Local television stations Network Seven and Network Nine spoke to Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi as he
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old, who has starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top Boy,” faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The offenses reportedly took place in
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. To proponents, they’re a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful
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By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overflowing dams in neighboring India. The floods displaced nearly 250,000 people
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Houston 4 Colorado 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 3 Baltimore 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Chicago White Sox 4 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 1 Final Arizona 6 Milwaukee 4 Final San Francisco 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Final Philadelphia 19 Atlanta 4 Final Miami 7
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By Hanna Park, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis community gathered at multiple vigils Wednesday evening to mourn the young lives lost in the latest act of gun violence in the US to target school children, showing support for each other as they navigate a path forward and press for change. “You don’t think
Continue Reading CNN, WCCO By Hanna Park, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis community gathered at multiple vigils Wednesday evening to mourn the young lives lost in the latest act of gun violence in the US to target school children, showing support for each other as they navigate a path forward and press for change. “You
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 28. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI, JON GAMBRELL and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a “snapback” by
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of North 13th Street early Thursday morning. The initial call for the fire came in at about 1:53 a.m. Thursday, according to Fire Inspector Casey Crockett with Fire Prevention. Crockett confirmed to News-Press NOW that
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe. The film, which is premiering Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival, explores heady questions about finding oneself while also poking fun at the business of being
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack on Kyiv early on Thursday that included a rare strike on the center of Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 21 people, wounding 48 and damaging European Union diplomatic offices, authorities said. The bombardment of drones and missiles
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 3, 3, 4 (one, three, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 4, 5 (zero, four, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Kansas City.
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Stacker compiled a ranking of the biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area.
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CNN, WCCO, KARE By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — An inscription above the doors of the Church of Annunciation in south Minneapolis proclaims its sanctuary to be “the House of God and the gate of Heaven.” But on Wednesday, the sense of tranquility that parishioners and students have long found in the heart of the
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week, the two countries said Thursday, in an event that would bring him together with a large group of world leaders for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: The Big Ten has won back-to-back national championships for the first time
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: The Big Ten has won back-to-back national championships for the first time
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: The Big Ten has won back-to-back national championships for the first time
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