By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will soon release a federal regulation that overhauls the US asylum system to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog. The new rule gives asylum officers more authority by allowing them to hear and decide asylum claims — cases that are usually
Continue Reading By Jessica Campisi and Brandon Griggs, CNN Since the US Supreme Court was established in 1789, 115 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, would help broaden the diversity of the court. Jackson, who is African American, would succeed justice Stephen
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN Soon after the US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to Evusheld, a new drug to prevent Covid-19, pharmacist Tom Henry alerted his blog readers. He was thrilled because finally, there was a drug that could protect people like him who are immune-compromised and had a
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team of officials to quietly map out potential ways the US could respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin took an extreme step, including deploying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior administration official told CNN.
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team of officials to quietly map out potential ways the US could respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin took an extreme step, including deploying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior administration official told CNN.
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By Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Celine Alkhaldi, Olga Voitovych and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Ukrainian armed forces on Friday identified a large Russian landing ship that they said they destroyed at the port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine the day before. The port, which had recently been occupied by Russian forces with several Russian warships in
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For those looking for a piece of golfing history — and with a seven figure sum to spare — the clubs that Tiger Woods used to win the “Tiger Slam” are up for sale for the first time in more than a decade. After a grueling four days at Augusta National
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By Forrest Brown, CNN This was supposed to be our big comeback year for travel with easier times ahead. With Covid-19 caseloads falling dramatically in the United States starting in February and restrictions being relaxed or dropped, those long-delayed epic spring and summer American road trips appeared to be on the vacation horizon. Then —
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN This was supposed to be our big comeback year for travel with easier times ahead. With Covid-19 caseloads falling dramatically in the United States starting in February and restrictions being relaxed or dropped, those long-delayed epic spring and summer American road trips appeared to be on the vacation horizon. Then —
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has expressed his “profound sorrow” for slavery during a visit to Jamaica. But he stopped short of offering the apology demanded by protesters who are also seeking reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade. William is second in line to the throne and made
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business Russia is breaking market rules left and right as its financial isolation deepens. The latest: Russia’s stock market reopened on Thursday after it was shuttered for a month. Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be much demand for shares in Russian companies considering they do most of their business in an
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By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The players of Ukrainian women’s soccer club FC Kryvbas are living and training in Germany after being forced to leave their home when Russia invaded. A former youth player helped them link up with Bundesliga club Cologne and they are using the German team’s facilities. Players
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan has qualified for a seventh straight World Cup after beating Australia 2-0 and has ended the Socceroos’ chances of automatic qualification. The result in Sydney also qualified Saudi Arabia from Group B. Australia remains in qualifying contention. The Aussies face a playoff against the third-place team from Group A.
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — RCB Bank in Cyprus says an “extremely volatile geopolitical situation” has prompted it to wind down operations and turn itself into an asset management company. Thursday’s announcement comes exactly a month after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At that time, the bank announced that
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.5% to 0.75% , saying the war in Ukraine has led to heightened uncertainty.” Norges Bank said Thursday it was concerned the war could result in weaker-than-expected global growth amid rising inflation.” The bank also cited “the risk of accelerating
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Former England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 39. It ends a 22-year professional career. Defoe scored 20 goals in 57 games for his country and was in England’s squad for the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2012. He played at
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Dimitar Berbatov’s curiosity about leadership was sparked by seeing the books in his the office of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte made an impression on one of Bulgaria’s greatest forwards. Berbatov is now leading a campaign to become president of his
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health minister says the government is abolishing practically all of its COVID-19 restrictions next week. The minister said Thursday that people will no longer be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting Monday. The only exception will be in medical facilities. He said other measures being abolished include
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Big, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas. Houston and San Antonio are home to more people. Austin has got its hipster credentials. But nowhere else has helped forge the image of the Lone Star State in the modern imagination quite like Dallas. Built
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Big, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas. Houston and San Antonio are home to more people. Austin has got its hipster credentials. But nowhere else has helped forge the image of the Lone Star State in the modern imagination quite like Dallas. Built
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Big, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas. Houston and San Antonio are home to more people. Austin has got its hipster credentials. But nowhere else has helped forge the image of the Lone Star State in the modern imagination quite like Dallas. Built
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Big, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas. Houston and San Antonio are home to more people. Austin has got its hipster credentials. But nowhere else has helped forge the image of the Lone Star State in the modern imagination quite like Dallas. Built
Continue Reading Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Big, bold and, some might say, brash, Dallas is the epitome of Texas. Houston and San Antonio are home to more people. Austin has got its hipster credentials. But nowhere else has helped forge the image of the Lone Star State in the modern imagination quite like Dallas. Built
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright, CNN When 16-year-old Samiya Williams first saw Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson standing next to President Biden as he formally announced her nomination in February, she knew that one day she would follow in Jackson’s footsteps. “My dreams have just gotten so much bigger, it seems like overnight,” Williams told CNN in an
Continue Reading By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Large retailers like Target, Macy’s and Ikea now offer “buy now, pay later” when customers check out. This payment method is spreading to local businesses, too. Experts say buy now, pay later is especially valuable for artisanal brands seeking to start lifelong relationships with millennial and Gen Z customers. If
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olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Tras las críticas del presidente de Ucrania sobre los lazos de Nestlé con Rusia, la empresa detuvo la venta de más de sus marcas en el país. “De cara al futuro, suspenderemos marcas reconocidas de Nestlé como KitKat y Nesquik, entre otras”, dijo la multinacional suiza en un comunicado.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Home should always be your happy place, but with rents surging in several popular cities, some say it’s getting uncomfortable — and downright frustrating — to live comfortably. In February, the national median rent was up 17% from a year ago, according to a new report, marking the seventh-straight month of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Home should always be your happy place, but with rents surging in several popular cities, some say it’s getting uncomfortable — and downright frustrating — to live comfortably. In February, the national median rent was up 17% from a year ago, according to a new report, marking the seventh-straight month of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Home should always be your happy place, but with rents surging in several popular cities, some say it’s getting uncomfortable — and downright frustrating — to live comfortably. In February, the national median rent was up 17% from a year ago, according to a new report, marking the seventh-straight month of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Home should always be your happy place, but with rents surging in several popular cities, some say it’s getting uncomfortable — and downright frustrating — to live comfortably. In February, the national median rent was up 17% from a year ago, according to a new report, marking the seventh-straight month of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Home should always be your happy place, but with rents surging in several popular cities, some say it’s getting uncomfortable — and downright frustrating — to live comfortably. In February, the national median rent was up 17% from a year ago, according to a new report, marking the seventh-straight month of
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Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Madeleine Albright murió justo cuando las fuerzas históricas asesinas que ella había tratado de sofocar durante su carrera están haciendo estragos en Europa nuevamente, desatadas por su némesis, Vladimir Putin, de quien ella había advertido constantemente que era una grave amenaza para la paz. La primera mujer secretaria de Estado de EE.UU.
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Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Since Russia closed its airspace to airlines from dozens of countries at the end of February — in response to sanctions levied for its invasion of Ukraine — about 400 flights per month that had previously been routed over the country are being forced to take a wider berth, according to
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press BELEK, Turkey (AP) — Countries from Turkey to Thailand, Egypt and Cuba are bracing for the loss of Russian and Ukrainian tourists just as their travel sectors were looking to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. With many tourist-dependent economies also struggling with surging inflation and other
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house were gone and as the wind calmed, she grabbed her phone. “I called my mama, and I said, ‘My house is gone,’” she told CNN affiliate WDSU. “She said, ‘So is
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more than four years and marking a potential new era of regional confrontation. North Korean state media said on Friday that leader Kim Jong Un had directly guided the launch of the
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Estados Unidos declara formalmente que Rusia cometió crímenes de guerra en Ucrania. Lo que China quiere decir realmente cuando habla de la expansión de la OTAN hacia el este. Las eliminatorias para el Mundial de Qatar entran en una fase decisiva. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la
Continue Reading By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As Russia launched its war in Ukraine last month, exhausted and frightened refugees streamed into neighboring countries. They carried whatever they could quickly grab. Many cried. They still do. The United Nations says that more than 3.6 million people have fled Ukraine since
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Dawn Dixon was looking over New York City from one of its best vantage points: the top of the Empire State Building. As she surveyed the skyline from the 86th floor, snow flurries circling around her, Dawn tried to focus on the spectacular view. But her heart was beating quickly: what if
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The scandal at a top Japanese brokerage has widened with the arrest by Tokyo prosecutors of the vice president of SMBC Nikko Securities on charges of stock manipulation. Toshihiro Sato’s arrest on charges of violating securities regulations followed the arrests earlier this month of four other
Continue Reading By Dan Berman, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wrapped up Thursday after four tumultuous days. Jackson spoke about her judicial experience and her family and addressed the historic nature of her nomination, which would make her the first Black female Supreme Court justice. The hearing also
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Beyond the hyperbole and theatrics that have punctuated this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, a portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson as jurist has begun to emerge. Like the justice she would succeed, Stephen Breyer, Jackson leaned on multi-part legal methods and data points. She emphasized
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Beyond the hyperbole and theatrics that have punctuated this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, a portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson as jurist has begun to emerge. Like the justice she would succeed, Stephen Breyer, Jackson leaned on multi-part legal methods and data points. She emphasized
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Since Russia closed its airspace to airlines from dozens of countries at the end of February — in response to sanctions levied for its invasion of Ukraine — about 400 flights per month that had previously been routed over the country are being forced to take a wider berth, according to
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s treasury chief is defending his spending priorities after critics attacked him for not doing enough to help families struggling with the biggest cut in living standards on record. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said Thursday that he understood families are “struggling” with rising prices but his options are
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN There is a new kind of mystery object in space, and after capturing their best image yet, astronomers are one step closer to understanding these celestial oddballs. They are known as odd radio circles, or ORCs. While the thought of ORCs may bring the goblinlike humanoids from the “Lord of the
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Pfizer llamó al retiro de un medicamento para la presión arterial alta distribuido bajo tres nombres, según la compañía. Accuretic y sus dos versiones genéricas distribuidas por Greenstone (tabletas de quinapril e hidroclorotiazida y tabletas de quinapril HCl/hidroclorotiazida) están sujetas al retiro. Los medicamentos tratan la hipertensión, lo que aumenta el riesgo
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house were gone and as the wind calmed, she grabbed her phone. “I called my mama, and I said, ‘My house is gone,’” she told CNN affiliate WDSU. “She said, ‘So is
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ada Hegerberg is returning to the Norwegian national team for the first time since 2017. The 26-year-old striker is widely regarded as one of the best players in women’s soccer. She hasn’t played for her country since deciding to rule herself out of selection because of what she perceived
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN You sit down at your desk and are about to start your workday when a coworker saunters up to you. After 20 minutes of chatting, your colleague finally leaves you alone, but you find you are too drained to complete any tasks efficiently. You have become the latest victim of an
Continue Reading By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on Wednesday. Just hours after schools for girls were due to open, the Taliban ordered them to shut down again. Teenage girls in Afghanistan have now been denied their right to
Continue Reading olivertapia Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó el jueves un posible misil balístico intercontinental (ICBM) en las aguas frente a la costa occidental de Japón, dijo el viceministro de defensa japonés. Makoto Oniki dijo en una conferencia de prensa que el misil norcoreano voló a una altitud de 6.000 kilómetros (3.728
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business Russia’s stock market opened for the first time in a month on Thursday as investors took part in a highly restricted trading session. The benchmark MOEX index gained as much as 10% in early trade in Moscow and ended the day 4.4% higher. Russia’s central bank has banned short sales,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Una rara reunión cara a cara entre oficiales militares rusos y estadounidenses la semana pasada provocó un “estallido” de emociones de un general ruso normalmente estoico, un “momento revelador” que los estadounidenses presentes creen que insinuó mayores problemas de moral en el ejército de Rusia, según un registro militar estadounidense de lo
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden está en Europa para inaugurar la era posterior (a la era posterior) a la Guerra Fría. Por primera vez en al menos 30 años, un presidente de EE.UU. ha llegado con el continente sacudido por la agresión rusa y sacudido por el regreso de la arriesgada política nuclear.
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has fired what is believed to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in more than four years as Western leaders gather in Brussels for a security summit. The suspected ICBM flew to an altitude of 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles) and to
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Zack Steffen was picked over Ethan Horvath to be in goal at Estadio Azteca when the United States opened the final qualifying window against Mexico. They were backups with English clubs for much of the season. Both were coming off big saves in Sunday’s FA
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, se reunirá este jueves con líderes mundiales en Bruselas, Bélgica, en cumbres de emergencia para responder a la guerra en Ucrania, una visita trascendental que se produce mientras Occidente lidia con la forma de interrumpir la invasión de Rusia. Durante su estadía en Bélgica, dice
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fourth-seeded Maryland faces top-seeded Stanford on Friday night in the women’s Sweet 16. This is only the second time in the last seven NCAA Tournaments that Maryland is seeded this low. It’s also the first time the Terps will play against a No. 1
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer It has been seven years since the Big Ten had a team reach the Final Four and more than two decades since the conference had a national champion in women’s basketball. With the conference having four teams in the Sweet 16 for a second consecutive year, those streaks could
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden won’t host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision — ending a college basketball tradition that dates to 1938. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman has learned that his players need to balance the grind of basketball preparation and enjoying themselves through learning about a new city. That’s why he took the Razorbacks on a tour of San Francisco’s iconic sights in the leadup to the
Continue Reading By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It could be any other top-notch hospital in Doha, the capital of Qatar. There are radiology and operation rooms, and all the the high-tech tools of modern surgery on hand. But there’s just one difference: It’s for falcons. In the tiny, wealthy emirate of Qatar, the
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10 million since the pandemic began, as funeral homes struggle to keep up with a sudden surge in deaths. Cases began rising in February, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The country is
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 26th and final appearance in the Sweet 16 is a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. The second-seeded Blue Devils face No. 3 Texas Tech in a West Region semifinal Thursday night in San Francisco. Duke is scoring better than 80 points per game and Texas Tech
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.” Barty surprised almost everyone in tennis when she announced her retirement at age 25 in a video posted to social media on
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HeyTutor investigated how K-12 enrollment has changed in every state and Washington D.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic, using data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Bounce explored a range of locations people can visit to celebrate and learn about influential women from U.S. history.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The roar of a fighter jet engine forces Andriy into silence. As he waits for the aircraft to take off, the Ukrainian fighter pilot’s flight mask covers half his face, hiding his identity, but his squinting eyes still reveal a jovial smile. “Yes, that’s ours,” he
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have fallen after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices were little-changed but stayed above $110 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.4% after the number of Americans applying for unemployment
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Russian stock market has opened for limited trading under heavy restrictions for the first time since Moscow invaded Ukraine. It comes almost a month after prices plunged and the market was shut down as a way to insulate the economy. Trading of a limited number of stocks,
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world will miss a target for giving doses to the U.N.-backed effort to deliver shots to poorer countries. COVAX planned to make available 250 million doses from Novavax by
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Tras un rotundo éxito en Europa, Ricardo Arjona llega a Estados Unidos con su “Blanco y Negro tour”, la cual inicia en Albuquerque, Nueva México, con un concierto a casa llena. La gira lleva el nombre de las producciones “Blanco”, lanzada en 2020 y “Negro”, que se publicó este
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports. The vetoes illustrate some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Still, those decisions to buck the
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports. The vetoes illustrate some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Still, those decisions to buck the
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports. The vetoes illustrate some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Still, those decisions to buck the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on for a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James. Two nights after the Sixers beat Eastern Conference-leading Miami despite playing without Embiid and
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Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter and the San Antonio Spurs routed the Portland Trail Blazers 133-96 on Wednesday night. Keldon Johnson added 26 points for the Spurs, who are still in the mix for a play-in game in
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden emerged from a series of emergency summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia as allies worked behind the scenes to formulate their plans for the next phase of the war in Ukraine. Biden said he supported ejecting Russia from another summit, the Group of
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Boeser got things rolling by taking advantage of a turnover with a goal 1:23 into the final period.
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Marijuana regulators around the country face a vexing question: What place does chemically derived THC have in regulated adult-use or medical markets? THC is marijuana’s most prominent high-inducing component, but it can be chemically created from CBD, another cannabis compound that is extracted from hemp plants. It’s much cheaper to
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to gather with world leaders in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday for emergency summits to respond the war in Ukraine, a consequential visit that comes as the West continues to grapple with how to disrupt Russia’s invasion. During his time in Belgium, the White House says, Biden
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to gather with world leaders in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday for emergency summits to respond the war in Ukraine, a consequential visit that comes as the West continues to grapple with how to disrupt Russia’s invasion. During his time in Belgium, the White House says, Biden
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden emerged from a series of emergency summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia as allies worked behind the scenes to formulate their plans for the next phase of the war in Ukraine. Biden said he supported ejecting Russia from another summit, the Group of
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the nation. U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday shows Sunbelt metros like Dallas, Phoenix and Houston had the biggest gains. The exodus from the biggest
Continue Reading By ANUPAM NATH and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NAGAON, India (AP) — India’s renewable energy push will be far from easy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to increase non-fossil fuel capacity to 500 gigawatts by 2030, but the promise is complicated by challenges such as tangled land ownership rules dating to India’s colonial past to
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shareholders of embattled Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba Corp. have rejected a major restructuring plan. The plan proposed by management last month called for splitting Tokyo-based Toshiba into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices. The latter would have been spun
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business Tencent’s stock suffered a sharp drop after the company reported its slowest-ever growth due to a bruising crackdown by China on the country’s tech sector. Shares in the Chinese social media and gaming giant tumbled around 6% in Hong Kong on Thursday after its US-listed shares closed 5.4% lower on
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Continue Reading PROVO, Utah — Michael Flowers had 27 points as Washington State got past BYU 77-58 in the NIT quarterfinals. Fousseyni Traore led BYU on Wednesday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading PROVO, Utah — Michael Flowers had 27 points as Washington State got past BYU 77-58 in the NIT quarterfinals. Fousseyni Traore led BYU on Wednesday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Free-agent catcher Stephen Vogt has reached agreement on a major league contract to rejoin the Oakland Athletics, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still pending a physical. Vogt, a 37-year-old journeyman
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN A former Manhattan prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump and his business empire said in his resignation letter obtained by CNN that the former President was “guilty of numerous felony violations” in connection to his annual financial statements. “His financial statements were false, and he has a long history
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points while Spencer Dinwiddie added 26 with Luka Doncic resting a sore right ankle and the Dallas Mavericks overwhelmed the Houston Rockets in the second half for a 110-91 victory. The victory pulled Dallas even with Utah at 45-28 for the fourth
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored a career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns surged past trash-talking Minnesota 125-116. Devin Booker had 22 of his 28 points in the second half for Phoenix. Landry Shamet scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter
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