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Quito, Ecuador CNN — Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people remain without drinking water a week into Quito’s worst shortage in 25 years. The daily lives of some 400,000 residents have been seriously disrupted by the emergency, which happened after a landslide damaged a pipeline that supplied water to much of southern Quito. “We can’t live without water!” shout residents of the Chillogallo neighborhood as they line up along a street, waiting for a tanker to deliver water. Emergency crews have been racing to distribute water supplies to six affected areas and remove sludge from the…
Pete Davidson is going to be a dad. His girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, announced their baby news Wednesday on Instagram with an ultrasound preview.The model and actor posted photos of herself and the “Saturday Night Live” alum with the caption: “welp now everyone knows we had sex.” She included a video of herself getting an ultrasound and an up-close sonogram image.A rep for Davidson, 31, confirmed the news via email. It’s the first baby for both.Davidson and Hewitt, 29, were first spotted out together in March, romping in the waves and making out in Palm Beach, Florida. Their relationship comes after…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:10 AM ET, Wed July 16, 2025 The Port of the Grand Costa Maya in Mahahual, Mexico is now under the administration of Royal Caribbean ahead of the cruise line’s development of its next private destination, Perfect Day Mexico. Perfect Day Mexico, expected to be completed in 2027 and span over 200 acres of coastline, complete with the cruise port, a waterpark, the longest lazy river in the world, an adults-only pool area, a premium beach club option and an area for partying. The destination will also provide 12 dining options and 24 drinking options. According…
Shipping has a pollution problem, but one company has a solution that does more than just eliminate a boat’s carbon dioxide. London-based Seabound has developed a carbon capture system that transforms CO2 from the engine into limestone, a key ingredient in cement. Fittingly, the company will install it aboard the UBC Cork, a cement carrier currently sailing through the Mediterranean Sea. When the ship docks in Norway, the limestone created from the voyage will be offloaded and used to make more cement at Heidelberg Materials’ net-zero plant in Brevik. (The name Heidelberg may ring a bell — earlier this year, it…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can enforce its ban on critical race theory in classrooms, ruling the First Amendment doesn’t give students the right to compel the state to offer its instruction in public schools.A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction issued against the ban, one of several changes adopted under an education overhaul that Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed in 2023.The prohibition is being challenged by two teachers and two students at Little Rock Central High School, site of the 1957 desegregation…
CNN — A huge fire has consumed the main stage of Belgium’s world-famous Tomorrowland festival, days ahead of its planned opening on Friday. “Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged,” festival organizers said in a statement Wednesday evening. “We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident.” Video showed thick plumes of black smoke rising from the festival grounds in Boom, Belgium on Wednesday. Fireworks could also be seen and heard going off in the distance. The festival’s main stage has almost completely burned down, according to…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:35 AM ET, Wed July 16, 2025 Windstar Cruises’ annual Christmas in July sale is going on now through the end of July, offering guests an opportunity to enjoy all-inclusive upgrades on select trips with just $50 per person deposits. The Christmas in July promotion is eligible for over 300 Windstar voyages departing through March 31, 2026.Travelers who book under the promotion can enjoy savings up to $1,350 per couple with the free all-inclusive upgrade package, which features unlimited select beer, wine and cocktails, prepaid gratuities and complimentary Wi-Fi. “You don’t have to wait for December to…
Just five days after opening up orders on its Reachy Mini robots, AI developer platform Hugging Face says it has logged $1 million worth of sales. That’s not a bad start for a company that’s just recently expanded into robotics, and is largely known for letting developers download open source AI models off the internet. On this episode of Equity, Hugging Face co-founder and chief scientist Thomas Wolf breaks down where he sees the company’s robotics going. While other startups tackling robots for the home — such as Figure and 1X — want their robots to offload some of your…
CNN — The liquid rule for carry-on bags could be the next airport security measure to be overhauled. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, hinted at a possible policy change on Wednesday at the Hill Nation Summit hosted by The Hill and NewsNation in Washington. “But I will tell you — I mean the liquids — I’m questioning. So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be,” Noem told NewsNation’s host Blake Burman. Noem’s comments came shortly after DHS rolled back a rule in place for nearly two decades requiring…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police officers conducting a welfare check at a gated home on Monday discovered two bodies inside with gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as Robin Kaye, a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol,” and her husband, Thomas Deluca. A day later, police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the killings. Here’s what to know about the case. Welfare checkOfficials said someone who hadn’t heard from Kaye and Deluca in several days requested that police check out their residence on a tree-lined block in the upscale Encino neighborhood, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest…