By Matias Grez, CNN Alexander Zverev capped the best season of his career so far with an eye-catching 6-4 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev to capture his second ATP Finals title, but there still remains one lingering doubt about the world No. 3’s credentials. Despite also winning Olympic gold, two more Masters 1000 titles and
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By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors have finished their second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the trial of white nationalists accused of conspiring to commit racially motivated violence at the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017. The jury has deliberated for about 15
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden volverá a nominar a Jerome Powell como presidente de la Reserva Federal y a Lael Brainard como vicepresidente, según una fuente familiar con la decisión. Se espera que Biden hable este lunes sobre su decisión de renominar a Jerome Powell como presidente de
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By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Matt Egan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday formally announced his intent to nominate Jerome Powell to serve as the chairman of the Federal Reserve for a second term and nominate Lael Brainard to serve as the Fed’s vice chair. Powell’s four-year term is up in February,
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Cases are going up. Hospitalizations are too. Depending on where you live, mask mandates are either being dropped or enacted. Vaccines are more available than ever, but hesitancy remains a real problem. Experimental drugs are showing promise as well, yet regulatory approval takes time. It’s a confusing time in the coronavirus
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Jeff Bezos decided to give up his role as Amazon’s chief executive earlier this year, it prompted the company to name not one but two new CEOs. The first, Andy Jassy, replaced Bezos as CEO of Amazon’s sprawling business. The second, Adam Selipsky, was hired in March to fill
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg and Lauren del Valle, CNN Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least a dozen women, “was not fully transparent” about the number of nursing home residents who died as a result of Covid-19 and, in new independent findings, used taxpayer resources to help write and promote his 2020 book
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street approved of President Joe Biden’s intention to nominate Jerome Powell for a second term at the helm of the Federal Reserve. But the initial jolt in the stock market didn’t last until the close. The market opened in the green and kept rising. But half-way through the session
Continue Reading CNN By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Amazon is facing strikes by warehouse workers and delivery drivers across Europe as its busiest weekend of the year begins. Labor unions in Germany, Italy and France are calling for the company to pay its workers fairly and respect their right to join unions. The strikes have been called
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A defense attorney in the trial of the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, Kevin Gough, compared a rally of Black pastors supporting the Arbery family to a “public lynching.”
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael’s attorney painted Satilla Shores, where McMichael killed Ahmaud Arbery last year, as stricken with crime, its residents as living in fear and his client as a well-trained former Coast Guardsman who was only protecting himself and his neighborhood. In Monday’s closing arguments,
Continue Reading The defense teams of the three men accused of chasing and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery have completed their closing arguments. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president on Monday nominated a new prime minister to form an unlikely coalition comprised of the ruling National Liberal Party and its former Social Democrat Party rivals, as lawmakers hope to end a protracted political crisis. After consultations with Romania’s parliamentary parties on Monday, President
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chair, endorsing Powell’s stewardship of the economy through a brutal pandemic recession in which the Fed’s ultra-low rate policies helped bolster confidence and revitalize the job market. Biden also said he
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Synchrony may not be a household name, but it’s the largest issuer of retail-branded store credit cards in the country. Retailers from Amazon, Sam’s Club, Pep-Boys and hundreds of others use Synchrony as the issuer for their store cards. Brian Doubles, CEO of Synchrony Financial
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorize booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Monday, the EU drug regulator said it was considering an application from J&J to recommend booster doses of the J&J vaccine for adults 18 and over, at least two
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorize booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Monday, the EU drug regulator said it was considering an application from J&J to recommend booster doses of the J&J vaccine for adults 18 and over, at least two
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Cuando se trata de su arte, Adele tiene una forma particular de hacer las cosas. La cantante cree que las canciones de un álbum deben escucharse en el orden en que están dispuestas, y ahora consiguió que el gigante del streaming Spotify se ponga de su lado. Tras el lanzamiento de su
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chair, endorsing Powell’s stewardship of the economy through a brutal pandemic recession in which the Fed’s ultra-low rate policies helped bolster confidence and revitalize the job market. Biden also said he
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 90% of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SARAH EL DEEB MOSCOW (AP) — Lebanon’s Foreign Minister says his country has received from Russia satellite images of the Port of Beirut on the day of last year’s devastating blast. The imagery would be the first to be received by Lebanese investigators from a foreign government in a probe marred
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Good Morning! The region will be under partly cloudy skies today with temperatures reaching the mid and upper 60s this afternoon. The next cold front will push into the region dropping temperatures on Thanksgiving day and bringing in a chance for showers.
Continue Reading CNN By Arlette Saenz, CNN White House health officials are set to announce on Monday that 95% of the federal workforce is in compliance with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate, a senior administration official said. Over 90% of workers have received at least one shot and the other 5% have submitted exception applications that were
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Monday announced that 95% of the federal workforce is in compliance with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. “Ahead of tonight’s deadline, the federal government has achieved 95% compliance, and 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers are already vaccinated,” White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
Continue Reading César López (CNN) – La estrella de Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James, fue expulsado durante un juego contra los Detroit Pistons este domingo luego de hacer contacto con Isaiah Stewart de los Pistons en la cara. La expulsión es solo la segunda en la carrera de James. La primera fue en 2017 por comentarios hechos
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ministro de salud de Alemania dijo duras palabras para las personas que no se han vacunado contra el covid-19, al advertir que estaba seguro de que para fines de este invierno todos en el país estarían “vacunados, recuperados o muertos”, mencionando la variante delta. Hablando en una conferencia de
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN With victory within her sights, “Dancing with the Stars” finalist JoJo Siwa has ditched her trademark hair bow to premiere a glamorous new look. The singer and social media personality wowed the red carpet on Sunday night at the American Music Awards 2021 in Los Angeles, where she was presenting the prize
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s Thorgan Hazard has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Champions League game at Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. Dortmund says the 28-year-old Hazard has not had contact with any teammates on Monday or Sunday and that the Belgium forward is self-isolating. Wolfsburg says goalkeeper Koen Casteels has also
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When it comes to influence over the global economy, few people in the world are more powerful than Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve. This week, investors may learn whether he’s tapped for another four-year term or out of a job. What’s happening: President Joe Biden is expected
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish lawmakers will vote later this week on whether Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson should become the country’s first female prime minister, even though she has not succeeded in securing the support of a left-leaning party. Parliament speaker Andreas Norlen said Andersson had informed him on Monday that after 11 days
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