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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them. Her weapon of choice — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — is an increasingly common fixture at anti-tourism protests in the southern European country, where many locals fear that an overload of visitors is driving them from their cherished neighborhoods.How did the humble water gun become a symbol of discontent? People demonstrate next to a restaurant during a protest…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. This story contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive. The Conversation  —  Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect and express themselves – both in person, and online. In our new research published in Lingua, we…

A tourist’s ill-advised attempt to capture the perfect photo at a museum in Italy ended with the destruction of a delicate and dazzling piece of art.Security footage from the Palazzo Maffei museum captured the moment a man plopped down on a crystal-covered chair, crushing the fragile art installation beneath him. The chair, covered in thousands of delicate Swarovski crystals, was a piece created by Italian artist Nicola Bolla. It’s been dubbed the “Van Gogh” chair due to its resemblance to the one featured in a famous painting by the Dutch painter. Rather than mimicking a seated pose beside the chair…

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade disputes involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly local places as your regional amusement park. Families who balk at the cost of a summer vacation at big amusement parks like Disney World favor trips to regional parks, which typically are within driving distance, so expensive flights aren’t necessary. But if tariffs lead to economic uncertainty, they may just stay home. For park owners, tariffs could subject them to extra costs that their customers might not think about. Parts of the rides are made of…

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28:June 22: Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 82. Journalist Brit Hume is 82. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 81. Singer Howard “Eddie” Kaylan of The Turtles is 78. Singer Todd Rundgren is 77. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 76. Actor Meryl Streep is 76. Actor Lindsay Wagner (“The Bionic Woman”) is 76. Actor Graham Greene (“Dances With Wolves”) is 73. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 72. Actor Chris Lemmon (“Airport ‘77”) is 71. Bassist Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) is 69. Bassist Garry Beers of INXS is 68. Actor Bruce…

Facebook Tweet Email Link There’s a video on Luka Krizanac’s phone that captures him making coffee at home on an espresso machine. It’s the type of video anyone might take to show off a new gadget to friends or recommend a favorite bag of beans. But the normalcy is exactly what makes it extraordinary for Krizanac – because just a few months ago, he didn’t have hands. Krizanac lost parts of his arms and legs at age 12 after a mismanaged infection led to sepsis and severe complications that required amputation. Last fall, nearly 17 years later, he received a…

Hebron Sher remembers daydreaming in 2019 when Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of going out in the world to make money for owners. Sher was already a user of the car-sharing platform Turo, and the idea of turning a Tesla into an even bigger moneymaker was an attractive proposition. But as years went by, Musk failed to follow through on that promise. So, in 2021, Sher assembled a small team and brought on co-founder Saimah Chaudhry to start his own company. “Hey, we’re just going to do this ourselves,” he thought at the time. What they…

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CNN  —  Despite stunning early successes in Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Iran, a weekend of intensive bombardment and retaliation is raising questions about Israel’s exit strategy – how it can end this conflict with its ambitious goals achieved. While Israeli war planes pummel Iranian military and nuclear sites virtually unopposed, dozens of Israelis have been killed and injured in retaliatory Iranian attacks. Meanwhile, the United States – though helping Israel defend against Iranian missile strikes – is for the moment refusing to take part in attacking Iran, forcing Israel to reassess what its military operations can achieve. “The end will…

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream challenge.Nearly 40 minutes and 2,500 calories later, the dairy farmer from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, was polishing off the final titanium sporkful of chocolate chip cookie dough on Tuesday and adding his name to the list of “thru-hikers” who have celebrated the trail’s halfway point by downing a half-gallon of ice cream.By the end Cooper, 32, whose trail name is Pie Top, was…