Heinz releases gadget to put the squeeze on ketchup packets
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Kraft Heinz has just rolled out a new product that the condiment company says is the “biggest innovation in sauce since…
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8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said a vehicle laden with explosives rammed into cars and trucks at a checkpoint…
Continue ReadingNonbinary characters like ‘Gonzo-rella’ are lighting up children’s TV and encouraging self-acceptance
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Earlier this summer, a new princess giddily square-danced onto the scene. They’ve got blue fur, a nose shaped like a…
Continue Reading 5 residents of a nursing home in Washington have died after a Covid-19 outbreak
By Carma Hassan, CNN Five residents of a nursing home in Colville, Washington, have died of Covid-19 after an outbreak last month that infected 74…
Continue Reading A Montana VA medical center has opened beds to non-eligible patients to help relieve nearby hospitals during Covid-19 surge
By Aya Elamroussi and Carma Hassan, CNN A veterans medical facility in Montana is planning to accept non-eligible patients in an effort to alleviate…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
MADRID (AP) — Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been canceled because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been…
Continue Reading Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have hanged a dead body from a crane in a main city square in Afghanistan. The gruesome display in the…
Continue Reading More than 190 fugitives arrested in New Jersey operation dubbed ‘Clean Sweep’
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of more than 190 fugitives, according to the US…
Continue Reading Icelanders vote with climate change on everyone’s mind
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders are voting in a general election dominated by climate change, with an…
Continue Reading Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the…
Continue Reading UK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn, Britain says it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to…
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French hockey official Luc Tardif elected IIHF president
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — French official Luc Tardif has been elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation ahead of the return…
Continue Reading South Africa’s vaccine train takes doses to poor areas
By SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press SWARTKOPS, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has sent a train carrying COVID-19 vaccines into one of its…
Continue Reading Security troops kill 6 separatists in raid in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The military says Pakistani security forces have killed six militants of a separatist group in a raid at their hideout in…
Continue Reading 3 children killed in Croatia; Suspect thought to be father
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Authorities in Croatia’s capital say a 56-year-old man is suspected of killing three young children. Local media…
Continue Reading Caskets are still scattered around a Louisiana community as residents struggle to recover from Hurricane Ida
By David Williams, CNN Hurricane Ida devastated Ironton, Louisiana, as it made its deadly march inland, with powerful flood waters that knocked homes…
Continue Reading Norris snatches pole position in wet Russian GP qualifying
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Lando Norris has taken pole position for the first time in a rain-hit qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix after…
Continue Reading Major hurricane expected with Sam; Teresa dwindling
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters expect Hurricane Sam to intensify into a major storm on Saturday. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect for the…
Continue Reading ‘Marriage for all’? Swiss voters to decide same-sex marriage
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland are set to decide on Sunday whether to allow same-sex marriages. The wealthy…
Continue Reading The search for Brian Laundrie in a swampy Florida nature reserve enters its second week
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Since being informed a week ago by Brian Laundrie’s parents that they had not seen him for days, dozens of local and…
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