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ABBA legend Agnetha Fältskog releases new single

Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has relaunched her solo career with a new single. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/PfS0Ad6

Deadly fire engulfs home warehouse in the Philippines

At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/DwrBSiy

UBS targets cost cuts of $10 billion as it absorbs Credit Suisse

UBS said Thursday that it expected to generate $10 billion in savings from a sweeping overhaul of the new global banking giant created by its emergency rescue of stricken rival Credit Suisse earlier this year. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/MzP7qLb

Alex Trebek's 'Jeopardy!' hosting advice shared with Ken Jennings night before his death

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Ken Jennings talked to Alex Trebek on "what turned out to be the night before the day he passed away, about guest-hosting ('Jeopardy!') for him."           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/yHWrfG4

3M earplugs caused hearing loss. Company will settle lawsuit for $6 billion

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3M will contribute the money between 2023 and 2029, with $5 billion in cash and $1 billion in 3M common stock, it announced on its website.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/nhlEmTr

Broadway star quits US musical about Tiananmen protests during China tour

A Broadway star has withdrawn from a musical about the Tiananmen Square protests weeks before its debut in the US -- while he is on a concert tour in China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/Kj5VUh3

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone at "Wonderlust." special event

The next iPhone could be just weeks away. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/Ag9IDq0

Troubled Chinese homebuilder Country Garden is rushing to raise cash to avoid default

Country Garden is raising funds to avoid default, as the troubled real estate giant battles a liquidity crisis which some fear could spread to China's wider economy and even spill over abroad. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/e2OD4TH

'Still alive and wriggling:' Doctors remove 3-inch parasitic worm from woman's brain in world first

When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live 8-centimeter (3-inch) long parasitic roundworm that wriggled between her forceps. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/72qdbzV

US detainee Paul Whelan seen inside Russian prison in rare video released by state media

Rare new video has emerged showing detained American Paul Whelan, who has been held in Russia for more than four years, inside his prison camp. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/jEnzKQf

Drea de Matteo, Adriana La Cerva on 'The Sopranos,' launches OnlyFans account

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Drea de Matteo, known for her roles in "The Sopranos," "Sons of Anarchy" and "Mayans M.C.," has a new side gig. She's taking her talents to OnlyFans.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/hSojv2m

The spiraling cost of war means growing economic pain for Russia

"The government will provide whatever the army asks for," Russia's President Vladimir Putin told a gathering of military top brass in December. Eighteen months into his war in Ukraine, he seems to be keeping that promise. But he's doing it increasingly at the expense of economic stability at home. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/0Gd26Ol

Australian writer detained in China fears he will die in jail

A Chinese-Australian writer who has been detained in China for more than four years said he fears he could die in jail, after a large cyst was found on his kidney. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/shB2cbu

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it churns toward Florida's Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Idalia is strengthening quickly as it churns toward Florida, threatening to hit as a major hurricane and bring heavy rains, floods and dangerous storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/efthSyo

Loving mother. Devoted father 'taken away from us forever: Families mourn Jacksonville shooting victims

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Families mourned the three victims who were fatally shot in the Jacksonville, Florida, attack, which authorities are investigating as a hate crime.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/B2Z6sv9

A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens as wildfires grip Greece

In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece's capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman standing in front of a burned house, its black, skeletal roof beams reaching imploringly into the smoldering sky as if begging for mercy. Tears streamed down her face as she contemplated what she lost. She cried softly in almost resigned despair. Greece is once again in the grip of wildfires, and this year they are worse than ever. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/6umr1G0

Good news for the college class of 2027: It's not too late to get more financial aid

This weekend, the Class of 2027 checks into their college dorms at US institutions, from Columbia University in New York City to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the University of Colorado Boulder. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/aDobdV8

2 fans wounded by gunfire during Chicago White Sox game, officials say

At least two people were wounded by gunfire during a baseball game Friday night at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field, police said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/FYVo3dQ

Belarusian president says he warned Wagner boss Prigozhin twice to watch out

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he warned Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin twice to watch out for threats to his life. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/fVQAPgU

How Simone Biles separated herself from the competition with mastery of one skill

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Simone Biles is the only woman to even try the Yurchenko double pike in competition. Mastery of the skill has made her even more dominant.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZOit8Es

A 5-year-old's lemonade stand in Seattle raised over $17,000 for victims of Maui wildfires

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Edison Juel's lemonade stand fundraiser on Saturday helped raise over $17,000 for victims of the devasting wildfires in Lahaina Maui. Here's how it came about.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/73LEHWv

Police investigating apparent shooting at Chicago White Sox game

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Chicago police are investigating after an apparent shooting at the White Sox's home ballpark on Friday.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/wvmk2JU

Chemistry PHD student in Florida charged for injecting chemical agent under upstairs neighbor's door

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Xuming Li was caught on camera injecting a chemical possibly containing opioids into his upstairs neighbor's home. Tampa police charged him with battery.           from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2RDWkKg