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Bea Quintos

Researcher, sportswriter, only slightly adventurous. Writes about women's sports and other interests

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Saba Hamedy

I currently serve as the Los Angeles-based Culture & Trends editor at NBC News Digital. I also teach at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Let's connect.

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Steven Overly

Steven Overly is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist with over a decade of experience covering business, technology and politics. He regularly moderates live events, and contributes to television and radio broadcasts. …

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Leon Wilfan

I’m a financial writer and editor specializing in both journalistic and copywriting styles. My research was featured in Forbes, CNN, Newsmax, and other financial outlets. linkedin.com/in/leonwilfan/

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Melanie Swan

Dubai based newspaper journalist with over 18 years of experience in both the UK and UAE. I write on areas including health, academic research and education, travel and tourism, environment …

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Latest Articles

Grand jury indicts New York woman on felony charges for allegedly making threatening phone calls to LGBTQ businesses in Colorado

A grand jury in Colorado indicted a New York woman on felony charges for allegedly verbally threatening several businesses serving the LGBTQ community in the Denver area, including telling an establishment it would get “shot up like Club Q.” Sharon Robinson, 40, is accused of calling at least four businesses …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

We played six hours of Final Fantasy XVI — and we’re seriously impressed

After spending about six hours with Final Fantasy XVI across three separate demos — which were made specifically for this media experience and may differ from the final game — the early story has me intrigued as the main cast’s character dynamics are fascinating. The combat and gameplay are frenetic …
By George Yang
• CNN

Daniel Penny, the man who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold, says race had nothing to do with it, New York Post reports

The Marine veteran who held an unhoused Black man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train earlier this month defended his actions and said in an interview with the New York Post the killing “had nothing to do with race.” Daniel Penny, 24, told the newspaper …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Millions in Mexico warned to prepare for evacuation as Popocatépetl volcano spews ash

Millions of people in Mexico have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation after increased activity from the country’s most dangerous active volcano, which has been spewing ash into several nearby towns since last week, according to authorities.
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

1,200-pound great white shark is swimming off the coast of South Carolina

A 12-foot great white shark was spotted off the coast of South Carolina this week, about a year after it was detected near the New Jersey shore. Ironbound, an adult great white shark weighing about 1,189 pounds, was recorded twice near South Carolina Thursday morning, according to OCEARCH, a nonprofit …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Boston debuts a digital pop-up libraries pilot program at 20 bus stops

Boston is making reading on-the-go more accessible through a pilot program that will allow riders to access digital content from audiobooks to newspapers at some bus stops across the city – no library card required. The program – dubbed “Browse, Borrow, Board” – gives riders access to books, magazines and …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

An engaged North Carolina couple is planning their dream wedding after fiancé wins $150,000 lottery prize

One couple’s dream wedding will become reality after a North Carolina man won the first top prize of $150,000 in a newly launched scratch-off game – the first time the top prize had been claimed since the game launched earlier this month. Alfred Harrell had promised his fiancée the perfect …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Pennsylvania man wins $50,000 lottery prize in Maryland for a second time in 2 months

Most people aren’t lucky enough to win a $50,000 lottery prize, but a Pennsylvania man did it twice in a matter of weeks. Both wins were in Maryland, where he purchased $20 scratch-offs while doing construction work, the state’s lottery said in a news release. “I buy a ticket or …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Looking for a side hustle? This company will pay you $100 an hour to watch TikTok for 10 hours. No cap | Business

If you already spend hours scrolling through TikTok – let’s face it, who doesn’t? – then you might have just found your dream job. Influencer marketing agency Ubiquitous is looking to pay three people $100 per hour to go on a 10-hour TikTok watching session. The company is hoping the …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Final Fantasy 16 preorder guide: Here’s what you get in each edition

The latest mainline entry in the long-running Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy 16 releases on June 22, 2023, for PlayStation 5. The game’s setting harkens back to more European medieval influences and the combat is filled with fast-paced real-time action. For those looking to preorder the game, there are several …
By George Yang
• CNN

Accidente de avioneta en Colombia: recuperan y trasladan los cuerpos de 3 adultos, informa Aeronáutica Civil

(CNN) –– Los cuerpos de tres personas fueron recuperados y trasladados a San José del Guaviare, Colombia, este jueves luego del accidente de una avioneta en la Amazonía el pasado 1 de mayo, mientras la búsqueda de los cuatro menores desaparecidos aún continúa, informó la Aeronáutica Civil. "Se ha procedido …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

The man who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold 'never intended to harm' him, his attorneys say

Amid mounting pressures to charge the man who restrained Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train car this week, the man’s attorneys contend he didn’t foresee the “awful tragedy,” which has sparked protests and further accentuated the city’s struggles with homelessness and mental illness. …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Jordan Neely, the man killed in chokehold on NYC subway, is remembered as an entertainer shattered by his mother's murder

Before Jordan Neely was killed on a New York City subway car this week, he was known for his swift Michael Jackson dance moves that entertained many — yet he struggled with the trauma his mother’s murder had left him with at an early age. “He told me about how …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

ANÁLISIS | Ecuador está en problemas y su presidente, Guillermo Lasso, podría pagar el precio

(CNN) -- Ecuador fue conocida como la Isla de Paz en la década de 1980, en comparación con sus vecinos Colombia y Perú, algunos de los mayores productores de cocaína del mundo. Pero una escalada mortal de violencia ha cambiado esa reputación en los últimos años, ya que el país …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

University of California students in Davis fearful and rattled as 3 stabbings in 5 days remain unsolved

Three brutal stabbings near the University of California at Davis in the span of five days have left two people dead and some students rattled and fearful as authorities dig for clues on who is responsible and whether the attacks were connected. The latest attack happened Monday night near campus …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Texas man allegedly shot and killed a man who scammed him of $40 in parking fees. Then he resumed his date

A Texas man who was allegedly scammed of $40 in parking fees while on a date shot and killed the man who posed as the lot’s attendant – and then “nonchalantly” walked away to proceed with his dinner plans, court records show. Erick Aguirre, 29, appeared in court Thursday for …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Severe storms to strike the South again as millions in Texas could see damaging winds and hail

Parts of the South are yet again at risk of facing severe storms Friday that could bring damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes to millions in north-central Texas. More than 12 million people in Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are under a significant risk for severe …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Severe thunderstorms threaten more than 15 million today from the South to the Northeast after flooding triggered water rescues in Texas' capital

The same weather system that spawned tornadoes, deadly storms and water rescues in the central US continues to lash Texas with heavy rain as it crawls east early Friday, putting more than 15 million people at risk of severe thunderstorms from the South and Midwest to the Northeast. Get the …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

'Large and extremely dangerous' tornado rolls through Cole, Oklahoma

A “large and extremely dangerous” tornado has been observed over Cole, Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado has rolled through southeastern Cleveland and west-central McClain counties in the central portion of the state. Although this tornado is moving through largely rural areas, it’s expected to leave behind …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Hundreds still waiting for OK to go home after Indiana recycling plant fire. Officials set to evaluate the evacuation order today

Days after a blaze at an eastern Indiana plastics recycling plant forced evacuation orders for hundreds, officials are slated to meet Saturday to discuss when it will be safe for them to return to their homes as the fire fizzles out. The massive fire – which began Tuesday at a …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Fort Lauderdale begins long recovery as floodwaters recede

Fort Lauderdale and other communities across southeast Florida are working to get life back to normal after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the area, closing transportation hubs, schools and government offices. During the peak of Wednesday’s torrential barrages, a month’s worth of rain fell in just one hour. Many of …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN