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Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini in thrilling Wimbledon women's final
Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.Krejcikova is a 28-year-old from the Czech Republic who adds this trophy to her championship at the French Open in 2021.She was unseeded in Paris back then and was only the 31st of 32 seeds at the All England Club after illness and a back injury this season limited her to a 7-9 record entering this tournament.Krejcikova is the eighth woman to leave Wimbledon as the champion in the past eight editions of the event. Last year's champion also...
Biden targets Project 2025, ties it to Trump at rousing Detroit rally
President Biden targeted the expansive far-right policy agenda known as Project 2025 in a rousing campaign stop in Detroit on Friday night as he sought to quell calls that he withdraw from the presidential election.The president lambasted the multi-pronged initiative that was crafted by conservative think tanks, claiming it is "run and paid by Trump people, his top policy people.""You heard about it? It's a blueprint for a second Trump term that every American should read and understand," Mr. Biden told more than 2,000 people at Renaissance High School.Former President Donald Trump, who is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America's pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop culture icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died, her publicist and co-author on several books, Pierre Lehu, confirmed on Saturday to CBS News. She was 96. No cause was noted.Westheimer never advocated risky sexual behavior. Instead, she encouraged an open dialogue on previously closeted issues that affected her audience of millions. Her one recurring theme was there was nothing to be ashamed of."I still hold old-fashioned values and I'm a bit of a square," she told students at Michigan City...
French sports minister takes dip in the Seine weeks before Paris Olympics
French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.Oudéa-Castéra, dressed in a body suit, dove into the famous river after an initial slip and swam a few meters near the Alexandre III bridge, where the Olympic open water swimming competition will be held."We held our promise," she said to BFMTV, referring to an earlier pledge to swim in the Seine before the Games begin on July 26.She was accompanied by Alexis Hanquinquant, the Paralympic flag bearer for France.Ever since...
Car runs off the road and into thermal geyser at Yellowstone
Five people are safe after the sports utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive hot, acidic geyser in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Friday.The passengers, whose names were not released by officials, were driving Thursday morning near a semi-centennial geyser thermal pool when it went off the road.The five people were able to get out of the 105-degree Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) acidic water on their own after the crash, park spokesperson Morgan Warthin said in a statement.The passengers were taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.The road was closed for about two hours Friday while the SUV was extracted from 9 feet of water, Warthin said.The Semi-Centennial Geyser has been inactive since a major eruption in 1922. It is located near Roaring Mountain between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Junction.Visitors can visit five types of hydrothermal features at the park and there are more than 10,000 such features at Yellowstone.Park officials said the incident is still being investigated.
Princess Kate to attend Wimbledon men's final in rare public appearance
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, will make a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis to attend the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday, Kensington Palace confirmed.Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, will be in the Royal Box on Centre Court to watch defending champion Carlos Alcaraz play Novak Djokovic. She will hand out the winner's trophy.However, the 42-year-old royal will not attend Saturday's women's final between Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova. Wimbledon organizers said the winner's trophy will instead be handed out by Deborah Jevans, the chair of the All England Club.Kate has been the patron of...
At least 90 dead after Israeli attack on southern Gaza Strip
Israel said it targeted Hamas' shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Hamas immediately rejected the claim that Mohammed Deif was targeted.Israeli officials confirmed that he and a second Hamas commander, Rafa Salama, were the targets. In a statement Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "there is no absolute certainty yet" that Deif and Salama were killed in the attack. The strike took place in an area Israel's military had designated as safe...
Pan-Mass Challenge celebrates $1 billion raised for Dana-Farber
BOSTON - The Pan-Mass Challenge announced Friday that it had surpassed one billion dollars in fundraising since the organization was founded in 1980. It's a milestone 44 years in the making. One billion dollars raisedThe Pan-Mass Challenge was featured at Friday night's Red Sox game, where survivors rode around the field, sang the national anthem, and threw out the first pitch. The PMC's 2024 ride is just a few weeks away. "Being able to be in Fenway Park as a lifelong Boston resident, I've been to many games, but to actually get on the field and ride around is amazing itself, and...
Witt, Melendez both homer to help Royals beat Red Sox 6-1 for 4th straight win
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports WriterBOSTON - Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each had solo home runs, Cole Ragans allowed one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox-6-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Adam Frazier, Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez all added RBIs for Kansas City, which opened the three-game series a game back of Boston for the AL's final wild-card spot. It was the 16th homer of the season for Witt, an All-Star who will be competing in Monday's Home Run Derby. Ragans (6-6) struck out seven and...
Stop & Shop closure in Brockton has customers concerned about limited alternatives
BROCKTON - With the news that Stop & Shop is planning to close eight locations in Massachusetts, residents who use the Brockton store said the closure would leave the community with limited alternatives.It's on-again and off-again at the Stop & Shop on North Montello Street in Brockton."It's one of the only grocery stores that actually has, like, real good stuff," said shopper Tatyana Santiago.Saved from closure beforeA year and a half ago, shoppers were disappointed that the only big grocery store in the neighborhood with a gas station, bank and pharmacy was set to close. Then relief, when that plan...
Student voters question Biden's ability to run for president in 2024 election
BOSTON -- After another bad showing from President Joe Biden, young voters are more concerned than ever that they may be left without a good choice in November. But will they still show up to the polls?Young VotersCome November, Nik Streit will take his right to vote seriously. "We are in a position of extreme privilege to exercise our civic duty," he said. But the recent college graduate admitted that it won't be easy. "It's just kind of whoever is going to mess up the least," he said.Streit said he was discouraged after watching President Biden struggle during the presidential debate...
Alec Baldwin's manslaughter case dismissed in "Rust" shooting
The judge in actor Alec Baldwin's New Mexico trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter dismissed the case Friday after the defense team accused prosecutors of withholding evidence. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors in the trial over the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust." Prior to the dismissal, the case took a bizarre turn when prosecutor Erlinda Johnson resigned and fellow prosecutor Kari Morrissey called herself as a witness. Earlier in the day, the judge had sent the jury home as attorneys argued over...
Titanic mission aims to document artifacts and create 3D model
An expedition team was on their way Friday to the Titanic wreckage on a mission to explore the site and capture high-resolution photos. RMS Titanic Inc. has exclusive rights to recover artifacts from the wreckage, a privilege granted to them by a U.S. federal court order in 1994.The company last went to the site in 2010 and they have so far found about 5,500 objects from the wreck, according to BBC News.This mission, led by imaging experts, scientists, oceanographers and historians, will use new technology to survey the site. The crew will use remotely operated vehicles to capture images to...
Here's how to learn if your data was stolen in AT&T's massive hack
If you're one of AT&T's cellular customers, you can check your account to see if your data was compromised as part of the massive breach the telecom giant announced on Friday. If you were an AT&T customer between May 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2022, it's likely your data was involved, given that the company said "nearly all" its cellular customers' records were gathered by hackers during that time. The breach also includes records from Jan. 2, 2023 for a "very small number of customers," AT&T said.But customers can check if their data was compromised by logging into their accounts, according...
Meta ends restrictions on Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts
Restrictions that were placed on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump 17 months ago are being lifted, the platforms' parent company Meta announced Friday. In a blog post Friday afternoon, Meta said that the decision was made to remove the restrictions ahead of the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee. Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. "The American people should be able to hear from the nominees for President on the same basis," Nick Clegg, Meta president of global affairs, wrote. "As a result, former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party,...
93-year-old couple from New Hampshire dies after tabletop fire pit explodes
DOVER, N.H. - A Dover, New Hampshire, woman is putting out a warning after her parents died when a tabletop fire pit suddenly exploded. It's a devastating loss to her family, losing their parents in a matter of seconds in a freak accident that they're still trying to understand. Fire pit explodesDee McEneaney was sitting on her front porch with Herm and Thelma Stolzenburg for a Father's Day family gathering when the unthinkable happened to the small device they were all seated around. "All of a sudden, these flames shot out and like a blow torch, is all I describe it...
New York City's Sob Parlour provides space to cry in peace — for a price
You might have heard of rage rooms — places you can go to smash things to relieve some stress — but how about a place to go cry in peace and comfort? That's the concept behind Sob Parlour in New York City, an idea that came to founder Anthony Villiotti after a mini-breakdown of his own a few months ago. Locations pop up around New York City with the most recent advertised for the city's financial district."You cry. You let it all out," Villiotti told CBS News. "I found tremendous benefit in crying, and I wondered what if people did it...
Man arrested after 3 dogs found dead in abandoned U-Haul van in Mattapan
MATTAPAN - A Boston man was arrested after police said three dogs were found dead inside an abandoned U-Haul van on Tuesday.William Cobb, 33, was arrested Friday afternoon in Weymouth. He's been charged with three counts of animal cruelty and is set to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.Police said they were called to Edgewater Driver in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood on Tuesday night to investigate the van. Neighbors had complained of a terrible smell coming from the van and said many flies were surrounding it. When responding officers opened the truck, they said they found three dead dogs inside. According to the police report, one dog was in a cage.In the last couple of weeks, neighbors described seeing someone take dogs in and out of the van. On Monday, multiple witnesses said they saw a man carrying water cooler jugs to the U-Haul to rinse off two dogs.
Delta apologizes after reacting to post calling employees' Palestinian flag pins "Hamas badges"
Delta Air Lines on Friday issued an apology after it echoed the sentiment of a social media post disparaging staffers wearing Palestinian flag pins on their uniforms. An X user posted images of two Delta employees wearing the pins, suggesting that the imagery made the traveller uncomfortable. "Since 2001 we take our shoes off in every airport because a terrorist attack in US soil. Now imagine getting into a @Delta flight and seeing workers with Hamas badges in the air. What do you do?" the X user wrote. In a since deleted post, Delta responded from its own X account. "I hear you as...
Judge dismisses Giuliani bankruptcy case, clearing way for creditors
A federal judge dismissed Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy protection case Friday, clearing the way for creditors to pursue foreclosures, repossessions and other efforts to collect debt from the former New York City mayor and Trump adviser.Giuliani himself asked for the dismissal Wednesday, after more than half a year of missing court deadlines amid allegations by lawyers for his creditors that he was evading questions about his finances.He filed for bankruptcy protection after a federal jury in December held him liable for defaming two Georgia election workers, and awarded them $148 million in damages. Giuliani spread lies tying the election workers, Ruby Freeman...
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