| 28 | 29- Ola de calor peligrosa y potencialmente rΓ©cord abrasarΓ‘ a millones este 4 de julio en EE.UU.
Ola de calor peligrosa y potencialmente rΓ©cord abrasarΓ‘ a millones este 4 de julio en EE.UU.
Por Briana Waxman, meteorΓ³loga de CNN
Millones de estadounidenses en la mitad oriental de Estados Unidos se enfrentan a un periodo prolongado de calor peligroso y potencialmente rΓ©cord, justo cuando los estadounidenses se preparan para salir al aire libre y celebrar el 250ΒΊ DΓa de la Independencia del paΓs.
El calor y la humedad opresivos se mantendrΓ‘n sobre el Medio Oeste a principios de esta semana, luego se desplazarΓ‘n hacia el AtlΓ‘ntico medio y el Noreste para este miΓ©rcoles. La extensa cΓΊpula de calor persistirΓ‘ sobre el este, especialmente en el corredor de la I-95, y alcanzarΓ‘ su punto mΓ‘ximo este viernes, justo a tiempo para el largo fin de semana del 4 de julio.
Muchas zonas soportarΓ‘n varios dΓas consecutivos con temperaturas cercanas o superiores a los 38 Β°C, mientras que la humedad harΓ‘ que los Γndices de calor, o temperaturas de βsensaciΓ³n tΓ©rmicaβ, lleguen a los 43 Β°C o mΓ‘s.
Las olas de calor en todo el mundo se estΓ‘n volviendo mΓ‘s intensas y frecuentes debido al calentamiento causado por el ser humano a partir de la contaminaciΓ³n por combustibles fΓ³siles. Las olas de calor rΓ©cord en Europa la semana pasada y en el oeste de Estados Unidos en marzo son dos ejemplos recientes.
El calor tambiΓ©n es el tipo de clima mΓ‘s mortal en Estados Unidos, con un promedio anual de muertes mayor que el de tornados, huracanes y rayos combinados, segΓΊn las estadΓsticas del servicio meteorolΓ³gico.
La mayor preocupaciΓ³n no es solo cuΓ‘n calurosas se vuelven las tardes, sino tambiΓ©n que el calor no se detendrΓ‘ cuando se ponga el sol. La combinaciΓ³n de varios dΓas consecutivos de calor y noches excepcionalmente cΓ‘lidas en una vasta Γ‘rea geogrΓ‘fica representa una grave amenaza para la salud.
MΓ‘s de 100 rΓ©cords diarios de temperaturas mΓ‘ximas podrΓan igualarse o superarse, pero mΓ‘s de 250 rΓ©cords de temperaturas mΓnimas nocturnas cΓ‘lidas podrΓan ser desafiados solo esta semana.
El mensaje del Servicio MeteorolΓ³gico Nacional ha sido consistente: esta ola de calor es diferente. En el este de Virginia, el servicio meteorolΓ³gico dice que esta podrΓa ser la ola de calor mΓ‘s significativa de la regiΓ³n desde julio de 2012, que resultΓ³ en una decena de muertes en el estado, entre mΓ‘s de 30 fallecimientos relacionados con el calor en cuatro estados. Otras oficinas de pronΓ³stico desde el AtlΓ‘ntico medio hasta Nueva Inglaterra advierten de que varios dΓas de calor peligroso y noches inusualmente cΓ‘lidas crearΓ‘n un riesgo elevado de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor.
Se pronostica que Richmond, Virginia, superarΓ‘ los 38 Β°C durante tres dΓas consecutivos, lo que podrΓa romper rΓ©cords diarios cada dΓa y acercarse a las temperaturas mΓ‘s altas registradas en julio en la ciudad.
En Carolina del Norte, no se espera que Raleigh desafΓe su rΓ©cord histΓ³rico de temperatura mΓ‘xima de 41 Β°C, pero las temperaturas mΓnimas nocturnas a finales de esta semana podrΓan acercarse al rΓ©cord histΓ³rico de temperatura mΓnima nocturna mΓ‘s cΓ‘lida de la ciudad, de 27 Β°C.
En la ciudad de Washington, mΓ‘ximas de 38 Β°C el jueves y 39,4 Β°C el viernes romperΓan rΓ©cords diarios si se confirma el pronΓ³stico, mientras que las temperaturas nocturnas podrΓan mantenerse por encima de los 27 Β°C, amenazando los rΓ©cords de mΓnimas cΓ‘lidas. La ciudad de Nueva York podrΓa igualar tanto su rΓ©cord diario de temperatura mΓ‘xima el jueves como su rΓ©cord de temperatura mΓnima nocturna mΓ‘s cΓ‘lida la noche del jueves.
La prΓ³xima ola de calor tambiΓ©n tendrΓ‘ un alcance masivo. MΓ‘s de 100 millones de personas se encuentran en un nivel 3 de 4 de riesgo de calor βmayorβ o nivel
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- Futbolista argentino pierde a su esposa y dos hijos en terremotos de Venezuela
Futbolista argentino pierde a su esposa y dos hijos en terremotos de Venezuela
Por Anabella GonzΓ‘lez, Ione Molinares y Laura Sharman, CNN
Un futbolista argentino de un equipo de la segunda divisiΓ³n venezolana perdiΓ³ a su esposa y a sus dos hijos tras los terremotos de la semana pasada, los mΓ‘s fuertes que han sacudido Venezuela en mΓ‘s de un siglo.
Lucas Trejo, quien juega para el Club Sport MarΓtimo La Guaira, pasΓ³ gran parte de los ΓΊltimos tres dΓas buscando entre los escombros y buscando seΓ±ales de su esposa Yanina y sus hijos AarΓ³n y Ainhoa.
El cuΓ±ado de Trejo, Ricardo Ardiles, dijo a CNN EspaΓ±ol el viernes que el futbolista estaba βemocionalmente abrumadoβ y que βabsolutamente nadaβ quedaba de la casa familiar frente al mar en La Guaira, una de las zonas mΓ‘s afectadas.
MΓ‘s de 1.400 personas murieron y miles mΓ‘s estΓ‘n desaparecidas en Venezuela, informaron las autoridades el domingo.
Trejo, de 38 aΓ±os, se encontraba en un campo de entrenamiento del equipo en Caracas cuando ocurrieron los dos terremotos, informΓ³ CNN EspaΓ±ol. Inmediatamente se apresurΓ³ a llegar a su casa en La Guaira, a 18 millas al norte de la capital.
βLo que encontrΓ³ fue una escena horribleβ, dijo Ardiles. βNo encontrΓ³ absolutamente nada de lo que habΓa sido el edificio. Nuestra esperanza es que no estuvieran allΓβ.
Trejo revisΓ³ los escombros y buscΓ³ pistas en la zona, pidiendo ayuda que requerΓa maquinaria pesada, segΓΊn CNN EspaΓ±ol.
Amigos y compaΓ±eros de equipo tambiΓ©n habΓan hecho un video suplicando por mΓ‘s maquinaria.
βEn este momento solo tenemos una mΓ‘quina, pero no es suficienteβ, dijo Robert GarcΓ©s, quien juega para el Metropolitanos F.C. de Venezuela.
Sin embargo, la bΓΊsqueda llegΓ³ a un final desgarrador.
El domingo, el Club Sport MarΓtimo La Guaira dijo que βlamenta profundamente la irreparable pΓ©rdidaβ de la familia de Trejo en una publicaciΓ³n en redes sociales, compartiendo una foto de los cuatro juntos; Trejo con una mano sobre el hombro de su hija y la otra alrededor de su esposa.
βLucas, no estΓ‘s solo. Tu familia en MarΓtimo La Guaira estΓ‘ contigoβ, decΓa la publicaciΓ³n.
El desastre de la semana pasada, que el Servicio GeolΓ³gico de Estados Unidos calificΓ³ como un raro βdobleteβ, con dos grandes terremotos ocurriendo con solo 39 segundos de diferencia, tambiΓ©n ha matado y afectado a varios futbolistas en el paΓs.
Yimvert BerroterΓ‘n, un joven talento prometedor, estuvo entre las cientos de personas que murieron, dijeron el viernes la selecciΓ³n nacional de Venezuela y la FederaciΓ³n Venezolana de FΓΊtbol (FVF).
El joven de 18 aΓ±os jugΓ³ en la Copa Mundial Sub-17 en Doha hace unos meses y recientemente para la selecciΓ³n nacional Sub-20.
El sismo tambiΓ©n cobrΓ³ la vida de los jΓ³venes jugadores VΓctor Palacios y Razan Sijaa, segΓΊn la FVF y sus respectivos clubes.
La pareja de otro jugador, HΓ©ctor Bello, muriΓ³ mientras protegΓa a su hija pequeΓ±a, dijo Bello el sΓ‘bado en redes sociales.
βMe asegurarΓ© de recordarle a nuestra niΓ±a lo maravillosa que eras y cuΓ‘nto la amabasβ, escribiΓ³ Bello en una publicaciΓ³n en Instagram.
Entre los fallecidos tambiΓ©n hay turistas y residentes extranjeros, incluidos ocho ciudadanos chinos, segΓΊn informaron el domingo medios estatales chinos.
El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de EspaΓ±a informΓ³ que al menos nueve ciudadanos espaΓ±oles han muerto y mΓ‘s de 100 estΓ‘n desaparecidos.
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- After 40 years in Congress, Nancy Pelosi to help create institute to train leaders of the future
After 40 years in Congress, Nancy Pelosi to help create institute to train leaders of the future
By Dana Bash, CNN
(CNN) β For the first time in 40 years, retiring Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California will not be returning to Congress in January.
CNN has learned where she will direct her legendary energy β at the University of California, Berkeley, which is creating the Nancy Pelosi Institute. The institute, dedicated to research, learning and civic engagement, is slated to open in January 2027.
βI think all of us in public service who have an opportunity to do so, want to use our experience to train leaders for the future,β Pelosi said in a phone interview.
βI viewed this as a liberation for me from the political, not politics, but partisanship. Because youβre going to an academic institution. Itβs about what our founders had in mind with our Constitution, and itβs a beautiful story to tell,β she said.
The former House speaker said a group of administrators and about eight professors at Berkeley approached her almost a year ago with the idea of the Nancy Pelosi Institute. She said she was complimented and, even, βdazzledβ by the proposal, but also surprised β so much so that she took some time before agreeing to go forward.
What intrigued Pelosi the most, she said, was the notion of a bipartisan academic center at Berkeley, βthe epitome of public education,β with a concentration on issues she spent her decadeslong political career focused on.
βI loved it because they talked about human rights in the US and in the world, talking about and addressing the challenges to our democracy, talking about challenges of the climate and economic income inequity,β Pelosi, 86, said.
After hearing their ideas, Pelosi agreed to raise $25 million before the announcement, which the famously prodigious fundraiser said she did βquite easily.β The university said in a press release that this is a $50 million campaign.
Unlike other academic institutes or eponymous endeavors, Pelosi said this will not be a βbrick-and-mortar thingβ but rather βprogrammatic.β
She was asked: You wonβt see βNancy Pelosi Instituteβ on a building?
βI hope not,β she replied with a laugh.
βThey have classrooms, they have auditoriums, they have theaters,β she added.
While Pelosiβs papers from her time as speaker of the House are at the Library of Congress, she said the institute will display of some of the awards she received, the legislation she helped pass, and, maybe, even some βpersonal effectsβ to make it βfun and interesting to get people there.β This exhibit is slated to open in spring of 2027.
βItβs about technology. Anything you wany to convey, you can convey technologically. It doesnβt mean you donβt want physical evidence so that people have excitement about seeing the original β¦ but people want to know how these things happened more than what they were exactly,β Pelsoi said.
The California congresswoman said she will bring high-profile people from both parties to visit and lecture at Berkeley, and that she will even co-teach a class with professor Eric Schickler, a leading scholar on Congress.
βIf youβre trying to engage another generation to prepare them for the future, you must listen to them. Thatβs the exciting part of it.β Pelosi said.
To be sure, the two-time House speaker still has this Novemberβs elections on her mind, saying, unsolicited, that βweβre going to win the House,β
βIβm so proud of what I leave behind, and how they go on to whatβs next,β Pelosi said.
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- Alex Murdaugh expected to be in court for first time since his murder convictions were overturned
Alex Murdaugh expected to be in court for first time since his murder convictions were overturned
By Dianne Gallagher, Eric Levenson, CNN
(CNN) β Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son, is expected to appear in court Monday in what will be his first hearing since his murder convictions were overturned on appeal.
Murdaugh, 58, is due in court for a status and scheduling conference on Monday at 10 a.m. in Lexington before Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin, who will now oversee the case. The hearing is expected to be on camera.
Murdaughβs attorneys filed several pretrial motions last week, including requests for a change of venue, for further independent testing of DNA evidence and for Murdaugh to get access to a computer behind bars.
It is possible, but unlikely, the judge will rule on all of the motions from the bench Monday. Instead, both parties will likely learn more about the timeframe for the next steps in the potentially lengthy legal re-do.
Separate from the murder case, Murdaugh pleaded guilty to dozens of financial crimes and remains behind bars on concurrent state and federal sentences of 27 and 40 years. He is expected to be in shackles when he comes to court Monday, the result of an intriguing legal back-and-forth with prosecutors.
The hearing marks the start of the road to retrial for Murdaugh in a sprawling saga that has already had enough twists to fill multiple true-crime documentaries, dramatized shows and best-selling books.
The case stems from the June 2021 fatal shootings of Murdaughβs wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, outside their family home in Islandton, a small community in South Carolinaβs Lowcountry.
Murdaugh was a partner at a powerful law firm with his name on it, and his father, grandfather and great-grandfather served as the local prosecutor consecutively from 1920 to 2006.
But that prominence belied underlying issues, and the alleged killings of his wife and son were followed by accusations of misappropriated funds, his resignation, a bizarre alleged suicide-for-hire and insurance scam plot, a stint in rehab for drug addiction, dozens of financial crimes, his disbarment and, ultimately, the murder charges.
In 2023, Murdaugh was found guilty of the murders after a six-week trial that featured testimony about his years of embezzlement and theft as an attorney, video placing him at the crime scene and his dramatic admission on the stand that he had repeatedly lied to investigators. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Murdaughβs attorneys appealed the convictions, saying the trial was tainted by the county clerk Becky Hillβs inappropriate comments to jurors implying his guilt. Hill later pleaded guilty to criminal charges connected to the case, though she has never been charged with jury tampering.
Last month, the state Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions and ordered a new trial, saying his previous trial was marred by Hillβs βimproperβ influence.
Defenseβs pretrial motions
The defenseβs pretrial motions focus on issues related to venue and evidence as well as Murdaughβs preparation for court and appearance.
Murdaughβs attorneys argued that their client cannot receive βthe fair and impartial trial guaranteed to himβ in the Fourteenth Circuit, which includes Colleton County, where his 2023 double-murder trial was held.
βThe b
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| 30- Manhunt underway after bomb explosion wounds three at Monaco residence
Manhunt underway after bomb explosion wounds three at Monaco residence
By Lex Harvey, CNN
(CNN) β Authorities in the wealthy city-state of Monaco have launched a manhunt thatβs stretched across the border into France after several people were wounded in an explosion caused by a bomb that was planted in a residential building.
The bomb exploded shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday, with the wounded, including a child, transported to hospital in Nice in neighboring France, according to the Monaco government.
A man was caught on camera fleeing to Beausoleil, a French town which borders Monaco, the townβs mayor GΓ©rard Spinelli said in a press conference, according to the Associated Press.
About 40 French soldiers and two helicopters have been deployed to assist with the chase, according to CNN-affiliate BFMTV.
Violent crime is virtually nonexistent in Monaco, a city state located on the Mediterranean Sea, home to roughly 40,000 people and known as a playground for the wealthy.
Monacoβs Prince Albert II said in a statement that βall the relevant State services are currently mobilized, in close cooperation with the French authorities.β
βWe trust them to establish the circumstances of this tragedy as swiftly as possible, to identify those responsible and to provide every necessary response, at every level.β
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- A soccer starβs Birkin collection is turning heads at the World Cup
A soccer starβs Birkin collection is turning heads at the World Cup
By Teddy Brown, CNN
(CNN) β Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is used to attention. Heβs six foot five inches with shoulder-length blonde hair that loudly gestures towards his Viking pedigree. He is also among the best soccer players in the world and has led his countryβs menβs team to its first FIFA World Cup appearance in nearly three decades. But a couple of weeks ago, stylist and TikToker Jack Savoie pointed to something else Haaland is known for: his collection of HermΓ¨s bags.
βHave you seen Erling Haalandβs custom Birkins?β Savoie said in a video that quickly went viral. βBaby, buckle up.β
βOK the first thing I should say is that theyβre not all Birkins,β Savoie said in a phone interview. Many of Haalandβs bags are actually Haut Γ Courroies (HAC), the model that the Birkin is based off, but with a slightly taller and narrower profile. That doesnβt do anything to dull the impact of Haalandβs collection, though.
In the video, with over 10 million views, Savoie spends several minutes breaking down the soccer starβs collection. Thereβs the special edition βEndless Roadβ HAC that he carried as he deplaned in North Carolina ahead of the World Cup. The bone colored bag is decorated with a patchwork of blue and gray leather that creates a mountain highway scene. Thereβs a moss-colored canvas HAC and a black-and-orange checkerboard HAC, and he was even spotted with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansenβs Birkin 25 tucked inside his HAC 50. βHe was doubled up on Birkins, it was so chic,β Savoie said.
Haaland isnβt the only soccer player with a taste for HermΓ¨s: Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi has a pocket-festooned cargo HAC 40 he travels with, and Dutch defender and fashion aficionado Virgil van Dijk has a putty gray leather one. David Beckham seemingly has a small collection of XL-sized bags as well.
Fancy bags of all kinds are being seen at the World Cup. The French menβs national team β one of the favorites to win the entire tournament β arrived with HACs, as well as bags from Chanel and Louis Vuitton. French forward Marcus Thuram carried a bright green suede maxi flap bag from a Chanel collaboration with Pharrell Williams, while Rayan Cherki carried an oversized HermΓ¨s Kelly Maxi.
But Haalandβs enviable collection has triggered another round of discussion about men and the innocent handbag. The juxtaposition of the apex masculinity of the professional athlete with traditionally feminine signifiers of the luxury handbag does seem to short circuit something in the wider culture.
Photos of Haaland on the tarmac posted to social media were riddled with homophobia and comments questioning the strikerβs masculinity. βI will never understand why a grown man wants to carry a handbag,β one Instagram user wrote.
Others were more supportive. βSo this is how I find out Haaland is a baddie???β another commented.
βI think for so long people have been told what they can and canβt wear, but thereβs this shift where people are saying, βI donβt care,ββ said Savoie. βIf it makes me happy, Iβm going to wear this in the way I want to wear it.β He points to the increasing number of male athletes wearing high-end jewelry like Van Cleef & Arpels on the playing field, even if the specific pieces have more feminine associations.
The specific irony of something like an HermΓ¨s HAC being categorized as hyperfeminine is that the bag was created in the late 19th century as a carryall for horse riding equipment, much like the rest of the brandβs offerings at the time. The brand wouldnβt introduce
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- Lanzan operaciΓ³n de bΓΊsqueda tras la explosiΓ³n de una bomba que dejΓ³ tres heridos en una residencia de MΓ³naco
Lanzan operaciΓ³n de bΓΊsqueda tras la explosiΓ³n de una bomba que dejΓ³ tres heridos en una residencia de MΓ³naco
Por Lex Harvey, CNN
Las autoridades de la acaudalada ciudad-estado de MΓ³naco han puesto en marcha una operaciΓ³n de bΓΊsqueda que se ha extendido hasta Francia, despuΓ©s de que varias personas resultaran heridas en una explosiΓ³n provocada por una bomba colocada en un edificio residencial.
La bomba explotΓ³ poco antes de las 9:00 de la noche, hora local, del lunes, y los heridos, entre ellos un niΓ±o, fueron trasladados a un hospital en Niza, en la vecina Francia, segΓΊn el gobierno de MΓ³naco.
Un hombre fue captado por las cΓ‘maras huyendo hacia Beausoleil, una ciudad francesa que limita con MΓ³naco, declarΓ³ el alcalde de la ciudad, GΓ©rard Spinelli, en una rueda de prensa, de acuerdo con la agencia Associated Press.
SegΓΊn BFMTV, filial de CNN, unos 40 soldados franceses y dos helicΓ³pteros han sido desplegados para ayudar en la persecuciΓ³n.
Los delitos violentos son prΓ‘cticamente inexistentes en MΓ³naco, una ciudad-estado situada en el mar MediterrΓ‘neo, hogar de aproximadamente 40.000 personas y conocida como un lugar de recreo para los ricos.
El prΓncipe Alberto II de MΓ³naco declarΓ³ en un comunicado que βtodos los servicios estatales pertinentes estΓ‘n actualmente movilizados, en estrecha colaboraciΓ³n con las autoridades francesasβ.
βConfiamos en que esclarezcan las circunstancias de esta tragedia lo mΓ‘s rΓ‘pidamente posible, identifiquen a los responsables y proporcionen toda la respuesta necesaria, a todos los nivelesβ, apuntΓ³.
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- Inside the SpaceX trading frenzy
Inside the SpaceX trading frenzy
By John Towfighi, CNN
New York (CNN) β SpaceX was expected to be one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street this year β and it has quickly delivered on that promise, shattering trading volume records while companies race to launch new products tied to the stock.
Both the size of the IPO and the hype around it β and CEO Elon Musk β have ignited outsized interest from investors.
βI donβt recall seeing one stock dominate our customersβ activity in this manner,β Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, said in a note.
SpaceX stock by the numbers:
- IPO: Priced at $135 a share
- June 12: Stock debuts at $150 β and closes at roughly $161
- June 16: Stock rockets to an intraday high of almost $226 before closing at $202
- June 23: Stocks hits intraday low of $147 before closing at $156
- June 26: Stock end the week at $153, down 17% on the week
- June 29: Stocks closes at $164, up 7.15% on the day
Trading frenzy
Charles Schwab, which has been offering trading services for more than 50 years, told CNN that SpaceXβs IPO day was in the top five most active trading days in Schwabβs history.
At Citadel Securities, a market maker, SpaceXβs IPO was the largest single day of net buying from retail investors in the firmβs history, outpacing the previous record by 50%, a company spokesperson said.
The stockβs initial post-IPO surge briefly lifted SpaceXβs market value above Amazon and Microsoft. At $150 a share β its debut price β SpaceX still has a larger market value than either Meta or Tesla.
Investors who bought and held are experiencing volatility. SpaceX shares soared 15% in their first week of trading before falling 17% in their second week. But it hasnβt dissuaded people from getting involved.
βInvestors who chased the first-week rally got hurt,β Luke Lango, technology analyst and publisher of Innovation Investor, said in an email. βThatβs the oldest IPO story in the book.β
βBut the underlying business β dominant launch monopoly, profitable Starlink, xAI embedded at the core β is a decade-long story, not a two-week story,β he added.
On trading platform Interactive Brokers, SpaceX has consistently been in the top two most traded stocks every day since its IPO. The one stock that has overtaken SpaceX on Interactive Brokers: Micron Technology (MU). Micron has soared as part of the chipmaker boom.
βSpaceX has captured the imagination of a lot of traders who are normally very active in Tesla, and theyβve moved their focus toward SpaceX,β Sosnick at Interactive Brokers told CNN in a phone interview.
Jay Ritters, professor emeritus at the University of Florida, told CNN that IPOs with the most volatility tend to be highly valued growth companies.
βThese companies are almost always growing rapidly, but with a lot of uncertainty about how big and how profitable they will become,β Ritter said. βSpaceX certainly fits into this category.β
SpaceX has enormous business ambitions, including data centers in space and perfecting its rocket launch capabilities. But SpaceX is burning cash on its AI businesses, and investors are making a bet that the company will be able to reach profitability in the future.
βI expect that the stock will continue to be volatile for many years,β Ritter said.
Wall Street and ETFs
SpaceX wonβt be a part of the S&P 500 for at least a year, but itβs set to become a part of other popular indexes. SpaceX has officially joined the Russell 1000 and will join the Nasdaq 100 in Ju
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- The price tag behind Taylor Swiftβs rumored wedding bash at Madison Square Garden
The price tag behind Taylor Swiftβs rumored wedding bash at Madison Square Garden
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
New York (CNN) β Itβs a cruel summer for anyone who wants details on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceβs impending wedding celebration. But one thing is for certain: If the nuptials do happen at Madison Square Garden, the newly minted billionaire and three-time NFL champion can afford to go all out.
Hereβs what we know so far: Sources told CNN on Tuesday that the Garden is set to host two events related to their union this week: a rehearsal on Thursday evening and a larger celebration for 1,000 people the next day. Reporters confirmed a street permit in the area. And Stevie Nicks is rumored to perform?
MSG, known as βthe worldβs most famous arena,β can hold a dual meaning for the couple.
βThe significance of it being a venue thatβs in the city that she has a home in, and because itβs a venue that caters to both music and to sports, (it) is a perfect fit for their union,β Tracy Taylor Ward, a luxury wedding designer, told CNN.
But one does not casually tie the knot at an arena in bustling midtown. Regardless of whether the wedding will take place at the Garden, it underscores the star power β and fat wallet β of the couple.
One luxury wedding planner, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the privacy expectations of her clientele, estimated a luxury wedding at the Garden could cost from $15 million to $20 million. Another luxury wedding planner, Jason Rhee, estimated it could be β$10 million.β
Hereβs what it could take to get married at the arena.
βWelcome to New Yorkβ
Every couple knows that the biggest expense in a wedding is the venue (an average of $12,900 in 2026 for us mortals, according to The Knot). The price significantly jacks up at a venue that just hosted courtside NBA championship seats for $220,000.
Rhee estimated venue costs could go into the millions, including the days needed to load and unload dΓ©cor and materials. TMZ reported booking MSG costs $1 million a night.
CNN has reached out to Madison Square Garden to confirm its rental costs and labor policy.
The cost of the extras
Ira Levy said he has handled the lighting and sound for weddings of high-profile clientele including the Ambani family in India and Ivanka Trump. At a venue like Madison Square Garden, lighting could start at $650,000 for an event and go up to βalmost a million dollars,β Levy said.
For context, lighting for large-scale weddings in luxury tents are usually between $150,000 to $300,000 for the entire event, he said.
The anonymous wedding planner said that while they have seen people spend up to $500,000 on flowers and decor, Swift could easily hit $1 million or more based on the arenaβs size.
And then thereβs the people behind the scenes.
Itβs a production β which Swift is well-equipped in dealing with after the Eras Tour β from stagehands to riggers, who are the tradespeople responsible for hanging equipment from ceilings. Itβs already pricey, but at Madison Square Garden, much of this labor is unionized. That means costs are higher than they would be in many other parts of the US.
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- Entran en vigor los cambios radicales de Trump en los prΓ©stamos estudiantiles. Esto es lo que significan
Entran en vigor los cambios radicales de Trump en los prΓ©stamos estudiantiles. Esto es lo que significan
Por Tami Luhby, CNN
AtenciΓ³n, beneficiarios de prΓ©stamos estudiantiles federales: Se avecinan cambios importantes a partir de este miΓ©rcoles.
Es entonces cuando entran en vigor muchas de las disposiciones contenidas en la ambiciosa Ley βOne Big Beautiful Billβ del presidente Donald Trump.
Algunos prestatarios, sobre todo los de bajos ingresos, se verΓ‘n afectados por cuotas mensuales mΓ‘s altas.
Los nuevos estudiantes de posgrado y profesionales tendrΓ‘n que lidiar con lΓmites de prΓ©stamo mΓ‘s estrictos.
Los padres tambiΓ©n se enfrentarΓ‘n a lΓmites mΓ‘s estrictos en la cantidad que pueden pedir prestada para ayudar a sus hijos.
El Departamento de EducaciΓ³n de EE.UU. afirma que las reformas implementan lΓmites de prΓ©stamos sensatos, simplifican las opciones de pago y mejoran la salud del sistema federal de prΓ©stamos estudiantiles.
Sin embargo, los crΓticos temen que estos cambios dificulten y encarezcan la financiaciΓ³n de la educaciΓ³n y el posterior pago de los prΓ©stamos para los estudiantes.
Los prΓ©stamos estudiantiles federales son fundamentales para que muchos estadounidenses puedan ir a la universidad o a la escuela de posgrado.
Casi 43 millones de beneficiarios tienen prΓ©stamos estudiantiles, por un total de US$ 1,7 billones, a marzo, segΓΊn la Oficina de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes.
Esto es lo que los prestatarios deben saber.
La ley que Trump promulgΓ³ el pasado mes de julio creΓ³ un nuevo plan de reembolso estΓ‘ndar escalonado y un nuevo Plan de Asistencia para el Reembolso, conocido como RAP.
SegΓΊn el plan estΓ‘ndar, los prestatarios tendrΓ‘n entre 10 y 25 aΓ±os para pagar sus prΓ©stamos, dependiendo del monto solicitado.
Quienes tengan saldos mΓ‘s altos dispondrΓ‘n de mΓ‘s tiempo para amortizar sus prΓ©stamos, lo que se traducirΓ‘ en cuotas mensuales mΓ‘s bajas.
En el plan RAP, los pagos mensuales de los prestatarios oscilarΓ‘n entre el 1 % y el 10 % de sus ingresos, segΓΊn sus ganancias, aunque deberΓ‘n pagar al menos US$ 10 al mes.
Los beneficiarios recibirΓ‘n una reducciΓ³n de US$ 50 en sus pagos mensuales por cada dependiente, y los saldos restantes se cancelarΓ‘n despuΓ©s de 30 aΓ±os de pagos.
SegΓΊn expertos en prΓ©stamos estudiantiles, algunos prestatarios pagarΓ‘n mΓ‘s con el programa RAP que con las opciones de reembolso actuales basadas en los ingresos, debido a la forma en que estΓ‘n estructurados los nuevos programas.
Es importante destacar que estas nuevas opciones de planes de reembolso solo se aplican a los estudiantes que soliciten nuevos prΓ©stamos, al menos durante los prΓ³ximos dos aΓ±os.
Los prestatarios que actualmente estΓ‘n pagando sus prΓ©stamos no notarΓ‘n cambios inmediatos.
Sin embargo, la mayorΓa de los planes de pago existentes, incluidos el Plan de Pago Contingente a los Ingresos (ICR) y el Plan de Pago SegΓΊn Ingresos (PAYE), se eliminarΓ‘n a partir de julio de 2028.
En ese momento, los prestatarios deberΓ‘n cambiarse al nuevo plan de pago estΓ‘ndar escalonado, RAP, o al Plan de Pago Basado en los Ingresos.
Quienes participan en el plan Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE), un plan de reembolso basado en los ingresos implementado durante la administraciΓ³n Biden y bloqueado por tribunales federales, estΓ‘n siendo notificados de que deben cambiarse a un plan alternativo en un plazo de 90 dΓas.
SegΓΊn los expertos, pagarΓ‘n considerablemente mΓ‘s con el plan RAP.
Los nuevos graduados de 2026 tienen la opciΓ³n de elegir el nuevo plan de reembolso RAP o los planes de reembolso estΓ‘ndar escalonados, pero tambiΓ©n tienen acceso a las opciones de reembolso existentes hasta julio de 2028.
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- How a new super PAC formed to counter AIPAC is fueling democratic socialistsβ wins
How a new super PAC formed to counter AIPAC is fueling democratic socialistsβ wins
By Patrick Svitek, CNN
(CNN) β Two years ago, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent millions of dollars through its super PAC to defeat two vocal critics of Israel, Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Jamaal Bowman of New York.
βAIPAC, Iβm coming to tear your kingdom down,β Bush vowed in her concession speech.
Now AIPACβs opponents believe that they are on the offensive β and a new group called American Priorities has a lot to do with it.
The super PAC, which started just six months ago, has quickly emerged as an influential force in House Democratic primaries, spending at least $5.6 million to boost Democrats who are fiercely critical of Israel, its war in Gaza and AIPACβs influence in Democratic primaries. American Priorities helped two democratic socialists β Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez β pull off wins in the recent New York primaries and also chipped in to help a third, Melat Kiros, defeat Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette on Tuesday.
The groupβs spending is still dwarfed by that of AIPACβs super PAC, the United Democracy Project, which has spent at least $34 million this election cycle. The two sides have not gone head-to-head in many primaries yet, picking their fights more pragmatically. But to progressives who had gotten used to being vastly outspent, American Priorities has become something of an unexpected savior.
The 2024 election year was a βbruising cycle for us, but it was a real building cycle,β said Usamah Andrabi, a spokesperson for Justice Democrats, a progressive group that is often aligned with American Priorities in primaries. βWe are seeing this cycle the fruits of this labor.β
A spokesperson for American Priorities said the group was created out of a belief that there was βnothing close to a countervailing forceβ to AIPAC in primaries.
βThe idea was to build a spending force that would back people who speak plainly about what most Democratic voters β and indeed most Americans β already believe, so that telling the truth stops being the thing that gets you outspent three to one,β the spokesperson, Greg Krieg, said in a statement.
American Priorities poses an ideological test for progressives who have long denounced not just AIPACβs spending, but also all big money in politics. So far, that has been the basis of AIPACβs response to American Priorities.
βThe same scrutiny thatβs applied to the AIPAC super PAC should be applied to anti-Israel dark money as well,β Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for United Democracy Project, told CNN in response to requests for comment for this story.
Asked whether American Priorities was having an impact on AIPACβs strategy in primaries, Dorton said the super PAC makes βour own independent decisions based on evaluating each race.β
Bush, who is making a comeback bid for her old seat in an August primary, told CNN recently that she does not know much about American Priorities but that AIPACβs opponents now know they βneed to go full forceβ to combat its influence.
βI truly believe that we need to get the big money out of politics,β Bush said. βBut right now, having a counterweight to AIPAC and β¦ the big cryptocurrency folks and big real estate, big pharma, the war profiteers, ICE contractors β¦ will be useful to us because often one of the issues we have is we are grassroots.β
The groupβs impact
American Priorities has raised $5.5 million as of June 3, according to its filings with the Federal Election Commission. Thatβs a modest sum compared to the eight-figure funding of AIPACβs super PAC, which spent nearly $6 million alone in one recent House primary in Maryland in which its preferred candidate won.
But American Prioritiesβ willingness to spend upwards of $1 million in individual races β and to spend at critical junctures in campaigns β represents a new capacity for the anti-AIPAC left. Oper
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| 2- El vertiginoso aumento de los ingresos en Mar-a-Lago muestra los lazos entre los intereses comerciales y polΓticos de Trump
El vertiginoso aumento de los ingresos en Mar-a-Lago muestra los lazos entre los intereses comerciales y polΓticos de Trump
Por Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman y Kevin Liptak, CNN
Desde que el presidente Donald Trump retomΓ³ el cargo, su fortuna se ha disparado. Una nueva declaraciΓ³n financiera muestra que sus dos principales complejos turΓsticos de Florida tambiΓ©n han registrado aumentos rΓ©cord en sus ingresos, una clara muestra de cΓ³mo se superponen los negocios personales de Trump y su polΓtica presidencial.
Trump ha visitado las propiedades de Mar-a-Lago y Trump National Doral mΓ‘s de dos docenas de veces desde principios del aΓ±o pasado, organizando cenas de recaudaciΓ³n de fondos con un coste de un millΓ³n de dΓ³lares por cubierto, agasajando a dignatarios extranjeros y dando la bienvenida a galas republicanas.
LΓderes de la industria y grupos polΓticos tambiΓ©n se han apresurado a reservar allΓ tambiΓ©n sus propios eventos.
Trump tambiΓ©n ha impulsado enormemente los ingresos de Mar-a-Lago al elevar la cuota de inscripciΓ³n a un millΓ³n de dΓ³lares poco antes de su reelecciΓ³n.
El lujoso complejo propicia conversaciones improvisadas con el presidente, quien suele cenar en el patio por las noches, segΓΊn fuentes cercanas al club.
Algunos expertos en Γ©tica describieron la confluencia de polΓtica y lucro como una oportunidad descarada para que los intereses especiales obtuvieran una lΓnea directa con Trump.
βLa gente va a Mar-a-Lago porque quiere estar cerca del presidenteβ, declarΓ³ Robert Weissman, copresidente de Public Citizen, un grupo de defensa de los derechos del consumidor. βUn simple susurro al oΓdo del presidente vale muchΓsimo, mΓ‘s que lo que pagan para entrarβ.
Anna Kelly, portavoz de la Casa Blanca, declarΓ³ que βni el presidente ni su familia han participado jamΓ‘s, ni participarΓ‘n jamΓ‘s, en conflictos de interesesβ, y aΓ±adiΓ³ que βtodas las acciones del presidente Trump y su administraciΓ³n se realizan en beneficio del pueblo estadounidenseβ.
Antes de retomar el cargo, Trump se comprometiΓ³ a no involucrarse en la gestiΓ³n de su empresa homΓ³nima y transfiriΓ³ sus activos a un fideicomiso administrado por sus hijos, tal como ocurriΓ³ durante su primer mandato.
La fortuna personal de Trump se ha disparado durante su mandato como nunca antes, revelΓ³ la declaraciΓ³n anual publicada el martes por la Oficina de Γtica Gubernamental.
IncrementΓ³ significativamente los ingresos que recibiΓ³ de sus propiedades en Florida, obteniendo casi US$ 77,5 millones de Mar-a-Lago, mΓ‘s del 50 % mΓ‘s que el aΓ±o anterior y el triple de lo que ganΓ³ con el complejo turΓstico en 2020.
La informaciΓ³n revelada tambiΓ©n muestra que los complejos turΓsticos estΓ‘n siendo eclipsados ββen la cartera del presidente por mΓ‘s de US$ 1.400 millones en ingresos provenientes de sus lucrativas nuevas empresas de criptomonedas, incluyendo la criptomoneda meme $TRUMP y World Liberty Financial, una empresa cofundada por los hijos de Trump.
En total, Trump declarΓ³ el aΓ±o pasado ingresos por criptomonedas casi tres veces superiores a los que obtuvo de su imperio de clubes de golf, hoteles y complejos turΓsticos.
Trump tambiΓ©n declarΓ³ ingresos de casi US$ 60 millones procedentes de acuerdos de licencia con empresas inmobiliarias extranjeras para utilizar el nombre Trump en hoteles, campos de golf, rascacielos y otros proyectos inmobiliarios en lugares como Vietnam e India.
En declaraciones a los periodistas el miΓ©rcoles, Trump atribuyΓ³ su inesperada ganancia del aΓ±o pasado en parte a la subida del mercado de valores, que, segΓΊn Γ©l, tambiΓ©n fue beneficiosa para muchos otros.
βΒΏSaben por quΓ© estoy ganando dinero? Porque la bolsa estΓ‘ subiendo. Todo el mundo estΓ‘ ganando dineroβ, declarΓ³ Trump. AΓ±
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- Santa Barbara City Council votes to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic
Santa Barbara City Council votes to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. β After years of debate over the future of downtown Santa Barbara, the City Council has voted to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic, preserving the pedestrian promenade while officials continue planning the corridor's long-term future.
The council approved the measure Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote following hours of public comment from residents, business owners and community members who shared differing opinions about the future of the city's main downtown street.
The vote means the current car-free promenade will remain in place as the city continues developing its long-term vision for State Street.
Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez said he supported extending the promenade because it has become an important gathering place for the community.
"It's hard for people to find a space, like a third space where they could feel at home and welcome to," Gutierrez said. "State Street's become that for a lot of the community members. So I wanted to continue honoring that until we come up or approve the master plan."
Not everyone on the council agreed.
Councilmember Eric Friedman said he opposed extending the closure after hearing concerns from businesses in the northern portion of State Street.
"I've been talking with a lot of the businesses that are in the northern part, you know, the 800, 900, 1000 block of State Street, and they are really struggling right now," Friedman said.
Reaction from people on State Street Wednesday was mixed, though many News Channel spoke with supported keeping the street pedestrian-friendly.
"I like it without the cars," said visitor Sofia Chicote.
Another supporter pointed to the availability of nearby parking, saying reopening the street to vehicles would not necessarily improve business.
"There's already parking lots every half block off State Street that they can park and walk on State Street," the supporter said. "It's just imaginary to think that somehow, magically, if people drive on State Street, business is going to get better."
Others said they believe businesses have suffered since the street closed to vehicles.
"I don't come here anymore. I used to love to come down here," said Santa Barbara resident Bonnie Carroll. "It's sad that there's no place to shop."
Bonnie Hyra, who was visiting from Laguna Beach, said she prefers the current setup.
"It's better. We're not breathing gas fumes," Hyra said.
Some community members also suggested a middle-ground approach, including bringing back a trolley to help people travel up and down State Street without reopening it to regular vehicle traffic.
During Tuesday night's discussion, councilmembers also acknowledged ongoing concerns about safety along the promenade, including speeding e-bikes, conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians, and improving accessibility for people with disabilities.
While the vote keeps the existing promenade in place for now, city leaders emphasized it does not determine the final design of State Street. Work on the city's long-term master plan for the downtown corridor will continue before any permanent changes are made.
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- Santa Barbara City Council votes to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic
Santa Barbara City Council votes to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. β After years of debate over the future of downtown Santa Barbara, the City Council has voted to keep State Street closed to regular vehicle traffic, preserving the pedestrian promenade while officials continue planning the corridor's long-term future.
The council approved the measure Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote following hours of public comment from residents, business owners and community members who shared differing opinions about the future of the city's main downtown street.
The vote means the current car-free promenade will remain in place as the city continues developing its long-term vision for State Street.
Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez said he supported extending the promenade because it has become an important gathering place for the community.
"It's hard for people to find a space, like a third space where they could feel at home and welcome to," Gutierrez said. "State Street's become that for a lot of the community members. So I wanted to continue honoring that until we come up or approve the master plan."
Not everyone on the council agreed.
Councilmember Eric Friedman said he opposed extending the closure after hearing concerns from businesses in the northern portion of State Street.
"I've been talking with a lot of the businesses that are in the northern part, you know, the 800, 900, 1000 block of State Street, and they are really struggling right now," Friedman said.
Reaction from people on State Street Wednesday was mixed, though many News Channel spoke with supported keeping the street pedestrian-friendly.
"I like it without the cars," said visitor Sofia Chicote.
Another supporter pointed to the availability of nearby parking, saying reopening the street to vehicles would not necessarily improve business.
"There's already parking lots every half block off State Street that they can park and walk on State Street," the supporter said. "It's just imaginary to think that somehow, magically, if people drive on State Street, business is going to get better."
Others said they believe businesses h
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- Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo
Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo
By Christopher Lamb, CNN
Rome (CNN) β The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIVβs wishes are in schism and excommunicated.
The Society of Saint Pius X, an ultra-traditionalist group, went ahead with the ordinations on Wednesday without papal approval and despite appeals from Leo to reverse the decision.
In response, the Vaticanβs doctrinal office on Thursday published a decree saying that the four bishops are excommunicated, along with the two bishops who participated in the ordination ceremony. Excommunication means they are excluded from the sacraments of the church.
It added in an explanatory note that priests belonging to the society and lay members who βformally adhereβ to the group are also in schism and excommunicated.
The decree warns all βclerics and the lay faithfulβ not to formally follow the society as they will automatically incur the penalty of excommunication.
In a final appeal to the group Monday, Leo had warned that the ordinations would be a βschismaticβ act and a βsin of extreme gravity,β and the ruling by the Vatican is wide-ranging in clamping down on the group.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vaticanβs secretary of state, expressed his βdeep sorrowβ on Wednesday about the ordinations, saying they βbreak the unity of the Church and incur very specific sanctions β fundamentally, excommunication.β
Leo has not commented publicly since the ordinations were carried out.
The society, known as the SSPX, was founded in 1970 in Switzerland by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, a French prelate, but five years later was officially suppressed by the Bishop of Fribourg. In 1988 the group ordained four bishops without papal approval, which led to their excommunication.
The latest action from the Vatican goes further than the sanctions in 1988, which were limited to the bishops. And while Pope Francis had allowed the society to administer the sacraments of marriage and confession, the latest Vatican ruling states that any marriage or confession offered by the group will be considered βinvalid.β
The note does say, however, that βthe Church, as a caring mother, will welcome with sincere affection and active care all those who wish to return to full communion.β
At the heart of the splintering from the mainstream church was Lefebvre and his followersβ opposition to church reforms introduced in the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council.
The βLefebvristsβ do not accept what the council taught on religious freedom, on ecumenism (teaching on other Christian denominations and religions) and reforms to Catholic worship, such as celebrating Mass in languages other than Latin. One of the major reforms at the council was a condemnation of all forms of antisemitism.
During his pontificate, Leo XIV has made church unity a priority, with a foundation stone of that unity being the link between the pope and bishop.
On June 16, the pope pointed out to journalists that the Lefebvrists βrefuse to accept certain fundamental elements of the Church, beginning with several points of the Second Vatican Council.β On the planned ordinations, he said: βIf that is the choice they make, I am sorry, but we must move forward.β
The group has an active presence in the United States, with a headquarters in Missouri and a seminary for training priests in Dillwyn, Virginia. One of the bishops newly ordained on Wednesday is Father Michael Goldade, who leads that seminary.
βThe βmodernist churchβ is a desert that kills everything that it touches,β Goldade said at a service after the ordinations.
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| 3- What it takes to be chosen as a World Cup referee β and how to ref the final
What it takes to be chosen as a World Cup referee β and how to ref the final
By Reagan Yip, CNN
(CNN) β As 48 nations battle for World Cup glory, another group has endured a similarly grueling path to soccerβs biggest stage: the referees.
This year, 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video assistant referees (VARs) have been selected. The 170-strong contingent is the largest in World Cup history, with the expanded format now featuring a record 48 teams and 104 matches.
The officials come from 50 FIFA member nations across all continental confederations, with eight representing the United States. Among them are also six women, following FIFAβs historic move to include female referees at the last edition in Qatar.
Itβs a role that has been unexpectedly thrust into the limelight. A Somali referee slated for the showpiece was denied entry to the US due to βvetting concerns.β A record three red cards were brandished in the opening game. In China, fans are rallying behind one referee as the countryβs sole representative after the national team failed to qualify.
βIt was my first World Cup game β and South Koreaβs first World Cup game ever (at home), too. We had 50,000 spectators all in red jerseys. The noise was incredible,β Leif Lindberg, one of the two assistant referees at the 2002 final between Brazil and Germany, tells CNN Sports of his World Cup debut on June 4, 2002.
βEvery one of us was dreaming about officiating the World Cup.β
But turning that aspiration into reality demands more than intense training and an unblemished on-field record. For many, juggling match duties alongside a full-time job comes at a heavy personal cost.
βMost referees have been through at least one divorce,β says Lindberg, who is retired and on his second marriage. βMany sacrifice family life in one way or another.β
How referees are picked
The selection process for this World Cup began immediately after Qatar 2022, according to FIFA.
Candidates were required to attend seminars, undergo fitness tests and have prior FIFA tournamο»Ώent experience. Their performances in domestic and international competitions were also monitored over the past three years, before a committee finalized the lineup.
βIn every important match ahead of the World Cup, we have one or two observers,β former assistant referee Renato Faverani explains to CNN Sports, adding referees at the elite level are assigned to the same officiating teams across international games and assessed as a group.
βAfterwards, you receive an evaluation, which is then compared with other referee teams,β says the Italian, who worked four matches at the 2014 World Cup, including the final between Germany and Argentina.
Even being considered is no small feat, since only those active in top-level fixtures are in contention. Before earning his appointment, for example, Faverani had built an extensive resume across the UEFA Champions League (even officiating the 2013 final), the European Championship and Serie A, among others.
Once chosen for a World Cup β as the tournament progresses β referees are appointed three to four days
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- This heat wave would be βvirtually impossibleβ if not for fossil fuel pollution, study says
This heat wave would be βvirtually impossibleβ if not for fossil fuel pollution, study says
By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, with Kate Petersen reporting
(CNN) β The dangerous, multi-day heat wave is tightening its grip on the eastern US, shattering records, straining the electric grid and raising the risk for millions of people preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors. And human-caused climate change is making the familiar summer weather pattern far more dangerous.
The heat wave was triggered by the strong heat dome parked over the Northeast β a stagnant area of high pressure that traps and enhances hot, humid air.
But the intensity of the heat and humidity combined this week would have been βvirtually impossibleβ without the effects of fossil fuel pollution. The finding was published early Friday from World Weather Attribution, a scientific network which analyzes the role of climate change in driving extreme weather events.
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βWhen a historic 4th of July celebration is disrupted, and World Cup matches are played in conditions that are unsafe for players and fans, it shouldnβt take another scientific study to wake people up,β said Friederike Otto, a professor of climate science at Imperial College London. βClimate change is here, itβs already impacting the things we enjoy in our everyday lives, and it will continue to get worse the longer we drag out the inevitable transition to net zero emissions.β
The worst of the heat is here Friday, after at least 20 locations broke or tied daily temperature records Thursday. As homes and businesses crank up air conditioning to stay cool, demand for electricity is surging in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where heat and humidity are pushing conditions into dangerous territory.
Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston are all forecast to see highs near or above 100 degrees Friday. The combination of heat and humidity will make conditions feel even hotter, with heat index values β what the air actually βfeels likeβ to the body β forecast to climb as high as 107 degrees in Washington and New York City, 110 in Philadelphia and 106 in Boston.
The brutal heat continues Saturday for DC, which is forecast to remain near 103 degrees with a heat index up to 108. Philadelphia could reach 101 with a heat index up to 106. New York City is expected to hit 97 and Boston is forecast to top out near 95 degrees Saturday.
Heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the US, and the high humidity increases the risk, keeping temperatures elevated and preventing sweat from evaporating efficiently, making it harder for the body to cool itself. Overnight lows are also hotter now than they were decades ago, making it harder for people to get respite and rest.
The risk can build quickly, especially for older adults, children, outdoor workers and people without reliable access to air conditioning. Anyone heading outside for the holiday weekend should plan for frequent breaks indoors or at least in the shade. Drink water often, avoid intense activities and never leave children or pets in parked cars.
Heat strains power grid
Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the mid-Atlantic this week to use their backup power supplies instead of
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- How Empire State Building climbers pulled off death-defying stunt: βSecurity always has a blindspotβ
How Empire State Building climbers pulled off death-defying stunt: βSecurity always has a blindspotβ
By Ray Sanchez, John Miller, CNN
New York (CNN) β Extreme climber Angelina Nikolau, in the trailer for the 2024 Netflix documentary, βSkywalkers: A Love Story,β said: βLove is like heights. The fear never goes away. You just get better at facing it.β
On Wednesday, Nikolau, 33, who goes by Angela, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, who goes by Ivan Beerkus, elevated their romance to a height of about 1,450 feet above the sweltering city, ascending the needle of the Empire State Building, unfurling a black banner that read βWhen the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace,β and getting engaged. A day later, they were arraigned on felony charges and released under court supervision.
Many New Yorkers and observers from afar are likely asking how the two trespassing daredevils managed to breach security at one of New York Cityβs most iconic landmarks β and how they did it amid a heightened NYPD presence for World Cup matches, the expected wedding celebration for pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, and festivities commemorating Americaβs 250th birthday.
On Instagram, Nikolau posted photos and video from the climb, along with a shot of her glittering engagement ring with the city in the background.
After their precious moment ended in handcuffs, Kuznetsov later told the NYPD he wanted to βdo something special for his engagement,β according to prosecutors.
Of course, he could have booked a $1,000 per couple βHappily Ever Empire Proposal Packageβ from the Empire State Building, popping the question in the βiconic 86th Floor Observation Deck, in a designated, semi-private corner with stunning open-air views of New York City reserved for your special moment.β
But this couple went beyond the observation deck. As Nikolau said in the documentary trailer, βSecurity always has a blindspot.β
The pair are well-known social media influencers who engage in extreme risk-taking behavior, including breaking into restricted areas of commercial buildings, hanging from rooftops and free-climbing skyscrapers, according to prosecutors with the Manhattan DAβs office.
Couple hid in maintenance room overnight
Nikolau and Kuznetsov entered the Empire State Building as visitors the night before their stunt and hid inside after closing, according to a law enforcement official. They purchased tickets to the open-air observatory on the 86th floor at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, about two hours before access to ticket holders is cut off, the official said.
Like the more than 2.5 million visitors each year, the pair likely waited in line with people from around the globe who flood the buildingβs ornate lobby, with a grand staircase and hulking two-story model of the Art Deco icon.
In the lobby, visitors must pass through an airport-style security screening area with bag checks and X-ray machines. Nikolau and Kuznetsov both went through security screening, the official said.
An enhanced ticket gives visitors access to the enclosed, climate-controlled 102nd-floor observation deck with floor-to-ceiling windows. The deck, which sits at the base of the needle atop the building, is reached via a glass elevator, according to the buildingβs website. Itβs unclear whether the couple purchased enhanced tickets.
Security camera footage showed Nikolau
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- How Empire State Building climbers pulled off death-defying stunt: βSecurity always has a blindspotβ
How Empire State Building climbers pulled off death-defying stunt: βSecurity always has a blindspotβ
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By Ray Sanchez, John Miller, CNN
New York (CNN) β Extreme climber Angelina Nikolau, in the trailer for the 2024 Netflix documentary, βSkywalkers: A Love Story,β said: βLove is like heights. The fear never goes away. You just get better at facing it.β
On Wednesday, Nikolau, 33, who goes by Angela, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, who goes by Ivan Beerkus, elevated their romance to a height of about 1,450 feet above the sweltering city, ascending the needle of the Empire State Building, unfurling a black banner that read βWhen the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace,β and getting engaged. A day later, they were arraigned on felony charges and released under court supervision.
Many New Yorkers and observers from afar are likely asking how the two trespassing daredevils managed to breach security at one of New York Cityβs most iconic landmarks β and how they did it amid a heightened NYPD presence for World Cup matches, the expected wedding celebration for pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, and festivities commemorating Americaβs 250th birthday.
On Instagram, Nikolau posted photos and video from the climb, along with a shot of her glittering engagement ring with the city in the background.
After their precious moment ended in handcuffs, Kuznetsov later told the NYPD he wanted to βdo something special for his engagement,β according to prosecutors.
Of course, he could have booked a $1,000 per couple βHappily Ever Empire Proposal Packageβ from the Empire State Building, popping the question in the βiconic 86th Floor Observation Deck, in a designated, semi-private corner with stunning open-air views of New York City reserved for your special moment.β
But this couple went beyond the observation deck. As Nikolau said in the documentary trailer, βSecurity always has a blindspot.β
The pair are well-known social media influencers who engage in extreme risk-taking behavior, including breaking into restricted areas of commercial buildings, hanging from rooftops and free-climbing skyscrapers, according to prosecutors with the Manhattan DAβs office.
Couple hid in maintenance room overnight
Nikolau and Kuznetsov entered the Empire State Building as visitors the night before their stunt and hid inside after closing, according to a law enforcement official. They purchased tickets to the open-air observatory on the 86th floor at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, about two hours before access to ticket holders is cut off, the official said.
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- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceβs wedding was the spectacle you expected it to be
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceβs wedding was the spectacle you expected it to be
By Alli Rosenbloom, Zoe Sottile, CNN
(CNN) β In the end, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceβs marriage was announced to the world like something out of one of her music videos: Billboards outside of Madison Square Garden lit up in purple with the message βJUST&T MARRIEDβ announcing the news to those on the streets of Midtown Manhattan and the entire globe.
A few blocks over, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue in their honor, a nod to the age-old wedding rhyme. Then, a rainstorm began.
The milestone marks a new era for the couple, whose romance played out in the public eye, until they threw a wedding shrouded in secrecy thanks to what were said to be ironclad non-disclosure agreements and TSA-level security.
Leading up to the big day, which began Thursday evening with what was described as a rehearsal event for about 100 attendees, few guests would even confirm they were invited and even fewer confirmed they would be attending.
Watching the arrivals at Madison Square Garden, where Swift has performed eight times in her 20-year career, wasnβt just like any celebrity-packed red carpet. It was like watching the arrivals at the Grammys, Oscars and ESPY Awards combined. Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG. βLaw & Order: SVUβ star Mariska Hargitay, whose character inspired one of Swiftβs catβs names, lowered her window and greeted onlookers.
It all took place amid a sweltering, scalding heatwave that saw temperatures reach triple digits, tough scene for those outside without an invite.
Little we know, much we donβt
So β what really happened inside MSG last night?
Instead of opting for a traditional bridal party, Swiftβs brother Austin served as her βman of honorβ and Kelceβs brother Jason acted as his βbest man,β according to an emailed statement from Swiftβs representative, issued in tandem with the billboard messages.
The bride and groom both wore custom Christian Dior looks designed by Jonathan Anderson, whoβs known for elaborate, mischievous designs.
The coupleβs friend Sandler, who gave Kelce a cameo in βHappy Gilmore 2β last year, served as their officiant.
Stevie Nicks was reportedly among the performers, a person with knowledge of the event told the New York Times. Page Six was the first to report Nicksβ expected performance.
The 1,000-person guest list was impressive, expansive and, occasionally, befuddling.
There was the Hollywood contingent, including Steven Spielberg, Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, Dakota Johnson, Eric Stonestreet and Hugh Grant. Kansas City native and Chiefs fan Jason Sudeikis was also there, as well as self-professed Swiftie Nikki Glaser. Jennifer Lopez, Graham Norton, Jimmy Fallon and Zoe Kravitz were also spotted among the arrivals.
Then you had the sports figures, like New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and sportscaster Erin Andrews.
And, of course, the music industry was heavily represented with artists including Gwen Stefani, Fergie, the Chainsmokers, Miranda Lambert, Camila Cabello, Benson Boone and more.
Writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham, a longtime friend of Swift, was seen arriving at the Garden for Swift and Kelceβs big day. Swift had previously served as a bridesmaid at Dunhamβs 2021 wedding to Luis Felber. Supermodel Karlie Kloss also attended, seemingly putting to rest any rumors of a rift between her and Swift.
βThe Summer I Turned Prettyβ author Jenny Han and celebrity chef Alison Roman, who Swift is a known fan of, were also among those who scored invites, as well as Jessica Alba and
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5- BeyoncΓ© lanza nueva mΓΊsica en medio de las celebraciones del 4 de julio
BeyoncΓ© lanza nueva mΓΊsica en medio de las celebraciones del 4 de julio
Por Lisa Respers France, CNN
Los estadounidenses que celebraban el 4 de julio el sΓ‘bado despertaron con la noticia mΓ‘s grande de todas: nueva mΓΊsica de BeyoncΓ©.
La superestrella lanzΓ³ un sencillo titulado βMorning Dew (Donk)β, su primera mΓΊsica desde el Γ‘lbum de 2024 βAct II: Cowboy Carterβ.
El sencillo βinicia una cuenta regresiva de 60 dΓas hasta su prΓ³ximo cumpleaΓ±os, y la reediciΓ³n de βBβDAYβ, su innovador segundo Γ‘lbum que fue lanzado hace dos dΓ©cadas, el 4 de septiembre de 2006β, segΓΊn un comunicado de prensa.
La Beyhive, como se conoce a la base de fans de BeyoncΓ©, ha estado esperando ansiosamente su proyecto βAct IIIβ, que durante mucho tiempo se ha especulado que serΓ‘ un tributo a la mΓΊsica rock, asΓ como βAct I: Renaissanceβ de 2022 rindiΓ³ homenaje al disco, club, house y funk, mientras que βAct II: Cowboy Carterβ de 2024 fue su carta de amor al country, la mΓΊsica sureΓ±a y sus raΓces tejanas.
BeyoncΓ© ha dejado pistas para avivar la especulaciΓ³n.
Se disfrazΓ³ de la Γcono del rock/funk Betty Davis para Halloween 2024, participΓ³ en la campaΓ±a βDenim Cowboyβ de Leviβs el aΓ±o pasado que terminΓ³ con ella conduciendo una motocicleta y publicΓ³ una serie de fotos en abril vestida de pΓΊrpura que muchos fans interpretaron como un guiΓ±o al fallecido rockero Prince, quien muriΓ³ en abril de 2016.
βMorning Dew (Donk)β probablemente reforzarΓ‘ la teorΓa, ya que en las lΓneas iniciales BeyoncΓ© menciona la legendaria pelΓcula de Prince de 1984 βPurple Rainβ, que inspirΓ³ un exitoso sencillo y una banda sonora del mismo nombre.
La nueva canciΓ³n, escrita por BeyoncΓ©, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream y Darius Dixon, y producida por BeyoncΓ© y Pharrell Williams, serΓ‘ incluida en la ediciΓ³n del 20ΒΊ aniversario de βBβDayβ.
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- Putin and Trump held βbusinesslikeβ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says
Putin and Trump held βbusinesslikeβ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says
By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN
(CNN) β Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump for nearly 90 minutes on July 4 in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
Putin personally congratulated Trump βand the entire American people on this significant holidayβ β the 250th anniversary of the US declaration of independence β the foreign ministry said.
The conversation was their fourth this year and βbusinesslike and highly constructive,β the ministry said, adding that Trump had βreaffirmed his readiness to facilitate the earliest possible cessation of hostilitiesβ in the Ukrainian conflict.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment on the conversation.
βThe Russian side once again emphasized the preference for a political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict,β according to the foreign ministry, while claiming that βKyiv and its European sponsors are banking on prolonging and even escalating the conflict.β
βOur president has outlined the reality of the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian Armed Forces are advancing confidently,β the ministry said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had also had a βvery good callβ with Trump on Saturday.
βThere is a real prospect to put an end to this war, and Americaβs resolve is decisive,β Zelensky said.
Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
βIt is just another Russian lie, an attempt to generate some kind of a news story,β Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday.
The Ukrainian military said Saturday that small groups of Russian soldiers had infiltrated the town, but counter-sabotage operations were ongoing.
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- El reciΓ©n liberado fundador de una de las mayores iglesias clandestinas de China se reΓΊne con su familia en EE.UU.
El reciΓ©n liberado fundador de una de las mayores iglesias clandestinas de China se reΓΊne con su familia en EE.UU.
Por Chris Lau y Jessie Yeung, CNN
Un pastor que fundΓ³ una de las iglesias clandestinas mΓ‘s prominentes de China fue liberado de prisiΓ³n y reunido con su familia en Estados Unidos, segΓΊn informΓ³ su hija a CNN.
Ezra Jin, el fundador de la Iglesia Zion, fue uno de los numerosos feligreses atrapados en una amplia represiΓ³n por parte de las autoridades chinas a finales del aΓ±o pasado.
Las autoridades chinas han visto durante mucho tiempo al cristianismo como una influencia extranjera indeseada y una amenaza para el control gubernamental. La prΓ‘ctica religiosa es legal pero estΓ‘ estrictamente controlada y vigilada por el Gobierno, que registra iglesias βoficialesβ autorizadas por el Estado.
La liberaciΓ³n de Jin se produjo despuΓ©s de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, planteara su caso al lΓder chino Xi Jinping durante una visita a Beijing en mayo.
βNos sentimos abrumados de alegrΓa. Damos gracias a Dios por este tremendo milagroβ, dijo su hija Grace Jin Drexel en una declaraciΓ³n familiar a CNN.
βTambiΓ©n agradecemos al presidente Trump y a su administraciΓ³n por su inmenso liderazgoβ, aΓ±adiΓ³, diciendo que esto no podrΓa haber sucedido βsin la intervenciΓ³n directa del presidente Xi Jinpingβ.
Drexel dijo que esperaban que la liberaciΓ³n de Jin fuera βuna seΓ±al de un giro positivo para las personas de fe en China y para las relaciones entre nuestras dos nacionesβ.
CNN ha contactado al Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China, asΓ como a la Casa Blanca y al Departamento de Estado de EE.UU., para obtener comentarios.
Jin fundΓ³ la Iglesia Zion en Beijing en 2007. Pero a medida que la represiΓ³n contra las iglesias no registradas se intensificΓ³ en 2018, Γ©l y su familia se mudaron a Estados Unidos, con la esperanza de apaciguar a las autoridades chinas.
Mientras su familia permanecΓa en Estados Unidos, Jin regresΓ³ a China mientras las autoridades continuaban hostigando a los miembros de la iglesia. Posteriormente, se le prohibiΓ³ salir del paΓs.
Su hija dijo anteriormente que perdieron contacto con Jin en octubre del aΓ±o pasado, lo que provocΓ³ llamados de Drexel, un miembro del personal en el Senado de los EE.UU., para que la administraciΓ³n Trump ayudara a asegurar la liberaciΓ³n de su padre.
Los grupos de derechos humanos celebraron el regreso de Jin pero pidieron a la administraciΓ³n Trump que hiciera mΓ‘s, mientras instaban a las autoridades chinas a liberar a otros miembros de la iglesia que permanecen detenidos.
βAunque su liberaciΓ³n traerΓ‘ el tan necesario consuelo a su familia, amigos y muchos simpatizantes, no podemos olvidar a los lΓderes y miembros de la Iglesia Zion que siguen detenidos, y a otros asociados con la iglesia que aΓΊn enfrentan cargos penales gravesβ, dijo Brian Tronic, director del programa Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners de Freedom House.
El reverendo Dr. Bob Fu, presidente de ChinaAid, un grupo de defensa que promueve la libertad religiosa en China, calificΓ³ la liberaciΓ³n de Jin como βuna victoria inmensaβ, pero dijo que aΓΊn queda trabajo βhasta que cada prisionero de fe sea libreβ.
βHacemos un llamado respetuoso al presidente Trump y a su administraciΓ³n para que continΓΊen haciendo de la libertad religiosa y la liberaciΓ³n de todos los prisioneros de fe una prioridad mΓ‘xima en cada encuentro con Beijingβ, dijo.
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- Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side
Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN
New York (CNN) β This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver, Colorado called Casa Bonita under a fake name β but not to avoid paparazzi
It was so the restaurantβs management team and owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who are also the creators of South Park, wouldnβt know she was coming.
βThe place is so big it took a while for management to realize we were there,β Shields told CNN. βAnd then word got out because, you know, I didnβt have a hat on and mustache or anything,β she said.
She was there to deliver a letter asking for better wages for Casa Bonitaβs performers. The restaurant doesnβt just serve Mexican cuisine; performers provide entertainment from breakfast to dinner. Cliff divers jump and twirl into a blue lagoon, puppeteers put on tableside shows and magicians make the rounds. The live entertainment is why so many people know Casa Bonita.
But in April 2024, for the first time, Casa Bonitaβs performers unionized, with about 80 of them represented by Actorβs Equity, led by Shields.
Shields said sheβs escalating after prolonged negotiations over not just pay, but fundamental safety issues.
βIt was slightly an ambushβ¦ you try doing things respectfully, and then youβre not met with equal respectβ¦ so you have to resort to other tactics,β said Brooke Shields, of her visit to Casa Bonita.
Since April of last year, Shields and Casa Bonita performers have been locked in negotiations with management. The group is asking for better protections for performers who say they got hypothermia and chlorine toxicity from the diving pool, as well as security for costumed performers who say theyβve been grabbed sexually by patrons. The group is also asking for a raise to bring them more in line with the servers, who they say make more. The union says itβs already made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.
Casa Bonitaβs management said in a statement to CNN that βwe value all of our team members and their well-being. As a policy we do not comment on ongoing labor negotiations.β
Parker and Stone did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years. Set in a strip mall, it has a palatial bubblegum pink exterior with a jungle-esque interior.
Up to 3500 patrons dine on Mexican cuisine daily, but a large part of the appeal is the show. Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
Five years ago, the restaurant was saved from the brink of bankruptcy and closure by Stone and Parker, the team who created South Park and the Broadway show Book of Mormon. Stone and Parker grew up in the Denver area and have been going to the restaurant since they were kids. They loved the restaurant so much that it was featured as the crux of a South Park episode in 2003, and they named their offices βCasa Bonita,β too.
βYou could see what this place was in the 70βs when they built it. They were trying to make a little Disneyland here,β Trey Parker told NBCβs βThe Today Show,β in 2023.
Parker and Stone have frequented the restaurant recently but have not attended one of the 14 bargaining sessions with Actorβs Equity, according to Shields. She says performers are paid between $21 and $26 an hour, about $10 per hour less than servers who also get tips and who were given a raise shortly after the restaurant reopened.
Shields and union performers tell CNN they lack protections, as there is no active shooter policy, no emergency action plan and no security for performers who interact with patrons.
And while the union has already made concessions on paid time off, holiday pay, extra pay, and wages, management has offered a less t
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| 6- Suspect in Charlie Kirkβs killing due to appear in court for multiday hearing that will preview prosecutorsβ evidence
Suspect in Charlie Kirkβs killing due to appear in court for multiday hearing that will preview prosecutorsβ evidence
By Nicki Brown, Andi Babineau, CNN
(CNN) β Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will appear in court this week for a multiday hearing where Utah prosecutors are poised to preview some of their evidence in the case, including a videotaped statement by Robinsonβs former roommate, a key witness.
The roommate β who has been described in court documents as Robinsonβs romantic partner β is expected to offer insight into messages the pair purportedly exchanged after the fatal shooting last September, including what investigators allege is a confession by Robinson.
Kirkβs parents and his widow, Erika Kirk, will attend this weekβs hearing, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
The recorded statement is just one piece of evidence the Utah County Attorneyβs Office has said it plans to present during the preliminary hearing, which is scheduled to last several days. Prosecutors intend to call a handful of law enforcement officials to testify, they said in court filings, as well as display physical evidence β including surveillance footage, photos of the alleged murder weapon, ballistics evidence and the messages between Robinson and his roommate.
The defense team said it plans to call three forensic experts to testify.
The hearing comes about ten months after Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot as he addressed a crowd of roughly 3,000 people during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. News of his death β one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years β quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
The day after the shooting, Robinson surrendered to police.
Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty against Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder, felony use of a firearm, committing a violent offense in the presence of a child and obstruction of justice. He is also charged with witness tampering related to some of his alleged communications with his roommate.
Robinson has not yet entered pleas: In Utah, a preliminary hearing is used to determine whether thereβs probable cause to support the filed charges. If the judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas.
News cameras will be allowed to record and broadcast much of the hearing, the judge ruled last week over the objections of Robinsonβs attorneys.
His defense team has repeatedly raised concerns about news coverage of the high-profile proceedings, arguing in court filings it could impair his right to a fair trial and turn his case into βa reality TV show,β while prosecutors have said having cameras in court is the best way to combat rampant misinformation and conspiracy theories.
The defense had argued to delay the hearing, saying in court filings this spring the high volume of discovery meant Robinsonβs attorneys would be unable to adequately prepare.
They also previously argued they had not been given the opportunity to review the full scope of forensic evidence, again limiting their ability to respond to the stateβs case. The defense has since received the full evidentiary reports it sought.
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- China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors
China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors
By Brad Lendon, CNN
(CNN) β China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region.
A Peopleβs Liberation Army Navy submarine βlaunched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean, which landed precisely within the designated waters,β said a statement from Senior Capt. Wang Xuemeng, a spokesperson for the PLA Navy.
βThis test launch was a routine part of Chinaβs annual military training schedule,β said Wang, who added that βrelevant nationsβ were informed in advance about the test.
βThe operation was in accordance with international law and practice, targeting no specific country or objective,β Wang said.
CNN has asked Chinaβs Defense Ministry for comment on the test.
Beijing did not say what type of missile was tested.
The PLA Navy operates two types of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, the JL-2 and the JL-3. The latter has sufficient range to reach the continental United States from waters off the coast of China, including the South China Sea, according to missile experts.
Chinaβs main ballistic-missile submarine is the Type 094, also known as the Jin class, of which it operates six vessels.
Beijing rarely reports its missile tests, but according to the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the JL-3 was first tested in 2018 and then once more a year later.
βUnwelcome and concerningβ
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters said China fired the missile on Monday into waters of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, established in 1986 by the Treaty of Rarotonga. China signed protocols II and III of the pact in 1987.
Protocol II calls on signatories not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against other nations or their territories within the zone; protocol III bans nuclear testing in the zone.
βEarlier today, China informed us of its plans to launch a long-range ballistic missile into the South Pacific,β Peters said.
βNew Zealand considers this an unwelcome and concerning development. We, like our neighbors in other Pacific countries, have no interest in China using the South Pacific as a testing site for missile capability,β Peters said.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday called the test βdestabilizing to the region.β
The test must be viewed βin the context of a rapid military build-up by China, which is lacking in the transparency and reassurance as to intent that the region expects,β Wong said, adding that she would leave it up to China to βspeak to its intent.β
New Zealandβs Peters said the Chinese test brought back memories of 2024, when the PLA test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the region.
βWe as a region should not sit by and allow such tests to become normalized or routine,β Peters said.
But missile tests are routine for nuclear powers.
For instance, the US Navy last September conducted four tests of its Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile off Florida, according to a press release.
India tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile in December, and Russia test-launched an SLBM last October.
China has been building up its nuclear-powered sub fleet as part of an overall boost to its nuclear forces.
China last tested an ICBM launched into the Pacific in September 2024, firing a DF-31B nuclear-capable missile from Hainan Island in the South China Sea into the open Pacific near French Polynesia. It was Chinaβs first test of an ICBM int
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- What the Guadalupe River left behind
What the Guadalupe River left behind
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN
(CNN) β When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current.
The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summerβs worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.
It wasnβt long after they were rescued that they realized everything theyβd brought camping with them was gone: the black zippered hoodie Elidaβs 18-year-old son was rarely seen without, plus his wallet, glasses and cell phone; her daughterβs Nintendo devices, lifejacket and a pair of white Crocs for which the 10-year-old had handpicked charms; even their travel trailer.
About 10 miles away at Heart Oβ the Hills, a girlβs summer camp along the river, program director Bailey McEachern returned from a scheduled break between sessions to a similar scene β amid shock the flood had killed the campβs cherished director and co-owner.
The ferocious waters had swallowed key pieces of the campβs rich history: cabin signs; 1950s-era sterling-silver necklaces with thunderbird and crossed-arrow pedants worn by each sisterhoodβs Firelighter leader; a trophy known as The Cup, awarded at the end of each term.
Also missing were slats of crown molding from Director Jane Ragsdaleβs office spelling out on weathered red wood the campβs Eight Traits, among them courage, trust and faith.
Whisked away. Taken. Gone.
The survivors, of course, were grateful just to be alive, knowing the surging water that rose without much warning had claimed the lives of at least 136 people, including dozens of children at other sleepaway camps, a doting grandmother, a heroic father and a beloved coach.
And, yet, they wondered about their possessions: Where had they landed? Would they turn up? Would they ever be returned? Though it all was replaceable, those items had been pieces of their lives β and now also were symbols, in a way, of their harrowing survival.
As it turned out, an army of strangers with an unlikely leader soon would launch a mission to reunite them β and many, many others β with the things the river stole.
βI would want my thingsβ
Soon after the flood receded, recovery efforts ramped up. Dondi Voigt Persyn, a mother of three and grandmother of four from Boerne, Texas β on a hill above the Guadalupe River about 35 miles from the disaster zone β joined as a volunteer.
A perfume maker with a background in pathology, Dondi didnβt know it was the start of an enormous project she would come to describe as a calling.
On that first day alone, she found a handful of mixed-metal necklaces, a photograph of a small child, some clothing and a bag full of stuff β all items that once belonged to someone. She quickly realized flood survivors, whoβd just experienced such horror, would now have to face the notion of their personal belongings strewn across the Cent
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- MΓ©xico despierta del sueΓ±o que fue el Mundial 2026 entre truenos, cΓ‘nticos, banderas, lΓ‘grimas y sΓΊplicas
MΓ©xico despierta del sueΓ±o que fue el Mundial 2026 entre truenos, cΓ‘nticos, banderas, lΓ‘grimas y sΓΊplicas
Por Andrea Saint Martin, CNN en EspaΓ±ol
La selecciΓ³n mexicana de fΓΊtbol llegΓ³ este domingo al tan esperado quinto partido del Mundial 2026 con la frase βΒΏY si sΓ?β repetida entre sus aficionados como si se tratara del mantra que les permitiΓ³ soΓ±ar, por primera vez, en cosas tan grandes como ganar su primer tΓtulo.
Desafortunadamente, toda una naciΓ³n que ya se veΓa viajando a Miami para enfrentar a Noruega se vio obligada a despertar de golpe tras caer 3-2 ante Inglaterra en el ΓΊltimo duelo que el Estadio Ciudad de MΓ©xico βconocido popularmente como Estadio Aztecaβ albergΓ³ del torneo.
MΓ©xico es coanfitriΓ³n de esta Copa del Mundo con Estados Unidos y CanadΓ‘, por lo que el Coloso de Santa Γrsula no verΓ‘ rodar el balΓ³n ni un minuto mΓ‘s, aunque se podrΓa argumentar que podrΓa ser la sede ideal para la final. Momentos legendarios en la historia del fΓΊtbol como el βPartido del Sigloβ, βla mano de Diosβ y los campeonatos de PelΓ© y Maradona en 1970 y 1986, respectivamente, lo avalan.
βCreo que el paΓs, en general, ha demostrado que fuimos la mejor sede y es una lΓ‘stima que se termine la Copa del Mundo para MΓ©xico, pero ni hablarβ, dijo a CNN en EspaΓ±ol Fernando, aficionado mexicano de Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n, que junto a un grupo de amigos se uniformΓ³ con un traje sastre verde y un sombrero ranchero para ir a todos los partidos del Tri este Mundial.
JesΓΊs, de la Ciudad de MΓ©xico, estΓ‘ de acuerdo, aunque no tenΓa boleto para el partido. βHay mucha gente que no vamos a entrar y estamos aquΓ conviviendo y disfrutando todo el ambienteβ.
Ese es el mismo caso de LucΓa, tambiΓ©n de la capital del paΓs, quien decidiΓ³ llevar a sus hijos, Alberto y Andrea, a las afueras del recinto para que vivieran la experiencia y tuvieran recuerdos similares a los que ella viviΓ³ en MΓ©xico 1986.
βTenΓa como 9 aΓ±os y es increΓble cΓ³mo el fΓΊtbol te hace soΓ±arβ, asegurΓ³ a CNN en EspaΓ±ol, agregando que, aunque han pasado 40 aΓ±os, βpara los aficionados del fΓΊtbol, no hay diferencia porque lo disfrutamos, lo vivimos y lo gozamos. La pasiΓ³n es la mismaβ.
βLes digo a ellos que yo tengo un buen recuerdo de 1986, a pesar de muchas cosas vividas, como la eliminaciΓ³n con Bulgaria, que fue sumamente tristeβ, aΓ±adiΓ³. βAhora, llegar hasta estas instancias con un equipo como Inglaterra es otra cosa. No importa el resultadoβ.
En el caso de Ernesto, de AcatlΓ‘n de Osorio, Puebla, la diferencia entre haber vivido MΓ©xico 1986 y el actual Mundial estΓ‘ en la tecnologΓa.
βLos tiempos han cambiado. La gente, la aficiΓ³n. Es muy bonito. En 1986 todo era analΓ³gico y ahora todo es digital, pero no importa. La alegrΓa sigue siendo la mismaβ, dijo a CNN en EspaΓ±ol, aΓ±adiendo que se sentΓa afortunado porque las entradas las consiguiΓ³ su hijo en un sorteo del trabajo.
Cuarenta aΓ±os antes, visitΓ³ el Estadio Azteca para otro partido de Inglaterra, que en esa instancia cayΓ³ ante Argentina, Diego Armando Maradona y βla mano de Diosβ.
Que MΓ©xico lograra jugar como local hasta el ΓΊltimo partido calendarizado en el paΓs ya suena para muchos aficionados como algo histΓ³rico, sobre todo si se toma en cuenta que el hecho no se habΓa logrado en 40 aΓ±os y que la aficiΓ³n tricolor aprendiΓ³ a no ilusionarse. Tras su eliminaciΓ³n en Qatar 2022 en fase de grupos, parecΓa absurdo que siquiera cruzara por su cabeza esa posibilidad.
En casa, los dirigidos por Javier Aguirre hicieron pase perfecto por la fase de grupos: tres victorias, nueve puntos y ni un solo gol en contra. En dieciseisavos de final, ante Ecuador, una maldiciΓ³n pareciΓ³ romperse al obtener la victoria, aΓΊn sin recibir goles y pasando a la siguiente ronda en un duelo de eliminaciΓ³n directa.
Las celebraciones de millones en el Γngel de la Independencia, los videos en redes sociales de la selecciΓ³n musicalizados por temas icΓ³nicos como βEl Reyβ, de JosΓ© Alfredo JimΓ©nez; βHasta que te conocΓβ, de Juan Gabriel; βMi mayor anhelo
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| 7- Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 12:20AM PDT until July 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 12:20AM PDT until July 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
* WHATβ¦Temperatures from 90 to around 100 expectedβ¦except up to
105 across the warmest mountains and interior valleys of San Luis
Obispo county.
* WHEREβ¦A portion of southwest California.
* WHENβ¦From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTSβ¦There is a high risk for heat illness for sensitive
populations including the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILSβ¦The warmest temperatures with this event are
expected to occur Wednesday and Thursday afternoons with only a
very modest cool down Friday providing little relief. Temperatures
are expected to cool down slightly more over the weekend, but
remain above normal into the following week.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
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- Wind Advisory issued July 7 at 12:20AM PDT until July 7 at 6:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Revelan cuΓ‘l es la ciudad con mejor calidad de vida del mundo en 2026
Revelan cuΓ‘l es la ciudad con mejor calidad de vida del mundo en 2026
Por Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN
El mundo parece estar cambiando a la velocidad del rayo, asΓ que quizΓ‘s sea bueno saber que algunas cosas permanecen igual, al menos en lo que respecta a la ciudad con mejor calidad de vida.
Copenhague ha ocupado el primer puesto en la lista anual de la Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) por segundo aΓ±o consecutivo.
Por segundo aΓ±o seguido en la lista anual publicada el martes, la capital danesa superΓ³ a Viena, Austria, que habΓa ocupado el primer puesto durante tres aΓ±os en lΓnea.
La EIU, organizaciΓ³n hermana de la revista The Economist, clasificΓ³ 173 ciudades de todo el mundo segΓΊn diversos factores, como la educaciΓ³n, la estabilidad, la atenciΓ³n mΓ©dica, la infraestructura y la cultura.
Copenhague obtuvo puntuaciones βperfectasβ en tres categorΓas, entre ellas estabilidad, infraestructura y educaciΓ³n.
Para el pΓΊblico estadounidense que consulta el Γndice, Nueva York subiΓ³ tres puestos hasta el 66, gracias a una mejora significativa en sus puntuaciones en la categorΓa de estabilidad, resultado de la disminuciΓ³n de los Γndices de delincuencia y de la percepciΓ³n de un menor riesgo de ataques terroristas.
Si bien la Gran Manzana estΓ‘ escalando posiciones, Honolulu sigue siendo la ciudad estadounidense mejor clasificada en general, a pesar de haber descendido dos puestos hasta la posiciΓ³n 25.
Vancouver, en el puesto nΓΊmero 9, fue la ΓΊnica ciudad norteamericana que logrΓ³ entrar en el top 10 mundial.
El Γ©xito constante de Copenhague en los primeros puestos se debiΓ³ a una βcombinaciΓ³n ganadora de excelentes puntuaciones en estabilidad e infraestructura, una gran cultura y medio ambiente, y servicios pΓΊblicos de alta calidadβ, segΓΊn un portavoz de la Economist Intelligence Unit.
En tercer lugar quedΓ³ Melbourne, Australia, que subiΓ³ un puesto respecto al aΓ±o anterior. Otra ciudad australiana, Sydney, pasΓ³ del sexto al cuarto lugar.
La ciudad suiza de ZΓΊrich, que el aΓ±o pasado empatΓ³ con Viena en el segundo puesto, descendiΓ³ tres posiciones, mientras que Ginebra, tambiΓ©n suiza, quedΓ³ justo detrΓ‘s, en sexto lugar.
Osaka, JapΓ³n, mantuvo el sΓ©ptimo puesto, mientras que Adelaida, Australia, se situΓ³ en octavo. Tokyo ocupΓ³ el dΓ©cimo lugar.
Mientras tanto, las repercusiones de la guerra con IrΓ‘n se reflejaron en la clasificaciΓ³n de las ciudades de la regiΓ³n del Golfo, que experimentaron un descenso en las puntuaciones de la categorΓa de estabilidad.
Las ciudades que mΓ‘s descendieron fueron Mascate, la capital de OmΓ‘n, que cayΓ³ 14 puestos hasta el 123, y Ciudad de Kuwait, que bajΓ³ 12 puestos hasta el 105.
El Reino Unido se ha recuperado tras el descenso en las puntuaciones del aΓ±o pasado debido a un perΓodo de disturbios y agitaciΓ³n social.
Manchester lidera la clasificaciΓ³n como la ciudad mejor posicionada por segunda vez, en el puesto 52, superando a Londres, que quedΓ³ en el puesto 54, y a Edimburgo, en el puesto 64.
Aunque Europa Occidental se situΓ³ como la regiΓ³n con mejor calidad de vida, su puntuaciΓ³n media de 91,7 fue ligeramente inferior a la de 2025.
Asia, por su parte, aumentΓ³ en 0,3 puntos hasta los 73,9, en gran parte gracias a mejores puntuaciones en el sector sanitario, especialmente en ciudades chinas como Fuzhou, situada en el sureste del paΓs, que subiΓ³ siete puestos hasta el 93.
βHemos mejorado las puntuaciones de atenciΓ³n mΓ©dica en general para las ciudades chinas, lo que refleja las mejoras nacionales en los planes de financiaciΓ³n y la inversiΓ³nβ, aΓ±adiΓ³ un portavoz de la Economist Intelligence Unit, seΓ±alando un nuevo sistema de seguro de atenciΓ³n a largo plazo en el paΓs, asΓ como la mejora en la prestaciΓ³n de servicios de salud.
Si bien Damasco, en Siria, sigue estand
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- The new tastemakers are cutlery designers
The new tastemakers are cutlery designers
By Jessica Salter
(CNN) β The design writer and collector Dung Ngo owns more than 10,000 pieces of cutlery. It started 25 years ago, when Ngo turned 30 and decided that βthe cutlery I bought after college from Target, no longer fit who I was.β He found a 40-piece set he loved in a vintage shop for $400, and spent a week searching through old design journals until he identified it: Composition, by the renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. These days, a complete Wirkkala set can fetch upwards of $3,600.
The discovery started an obsession, with Ngo buying piece after piece of iconic cutlery from eBay and antique shops, searching for matches to grainy photographs he found in design magazines from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. βI became hooked,β he said.
That vast collection β which has to be stored out of Ngoβs New York apartment β is the basis of his new book, βKnife Fork Spoon: Modernist Cutlery 1900β2025,β due out in August. The 600-page survey of iconic flatware is accompanied by a recently-opened exhibition at the Denver Art Museum which features over 150 designs, chronologically arranged across themes like airlines, children and travel.
Both projects trace 125 years of flatware design, but, βI thought, thatβs not the full story,β said Ngo, who is also editor in chief of the architecture and design journal, AUGUST. βThere is also a future to this category, and maybe I can actually participate in that future in a real, physical way, rather than just writing about it.β
Ngoβs research had already pointed him toward a structural problem: modern cutlery has barely changed in 150 years. βWe start the production with a flat sheet of metal, and then you bend it,β he said, adding βit can get quite three-dimensional, but never highly sculptural.β
The second problem is the craft behind that production is disappearing. Researching in Solingen, the traditional town of Germanyβs cutlery makers, Ngo found that only a handful of manufacturers remained. In England, a visit to see influential designer David Mellorβs workshop near Sheffield β nicknamed the βSteel Cityβ thanks to its heritage in steel and cutlery production during the Industrial Revolution β turned up much the same story. βItβs nearly all gone,β Ngo said. βThat was heartbreaking.β
Cutting edge design
Thinking about cutlery production of the future, Ngo was inspired by a 3D-printed metal cutlery set he had included in the book, designed by the architect Greg Lynn for Alessi in 2007. At the time it was an experiment that cost $10,000 to $20,000 per set, with only a handful ever made. βI called Greg and said, βCan I take your design and put it back into production?β He said, βAbsolutely. Now is the time β twenty years later is perfect.ββ
Ngo commissioned eleven other international artists to reimagine what cutlery could look like, with three important rules: make it personal, make it cultural, and design something that could only exist through 3D printing onto sintered steel (produced from compressed steel powder). He told the designers not to worry too much about function: βYou can buy that stuff from anywhere for fifty bucks.β The result was the exhibition Knife, Fork, Spoon 3.0, curated by Ngo and presented by the Los Angeles gallery Marta at 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen earlier this month.
Ngo was conscious to include not only female designers (historically underrepresented in cutlery design), but also those who would use the brief to make a typical Western cutlery set more applicable to different cultures. The Korean multi-discipline designer Minjae Kim, produced a set of knife, fork and spoon β along with a set of chopsticks. While the Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello included a bowl printed in resin along with his graphically-shaped cutlery. βHe explained that in Nigeria, when you go out to eat, youβre asked if you want to eat with a fork and a spoon, or
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