By Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive freshman Democrat from New York, is calling on Congress to pass another Covid-19 relief package as the country marks 800,000 deaths from the virus and the threat of the Omicron variant only grows. In a letter to House Democratic leadership, shared first with CNN, Bowman laid
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By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Patrick King wants the record to show that “Sex and the City” had a “slow burn of a love affair” with viewers on its way to becoming a hit. The producer’s motive: to ask that his HBO Max sequel, “And Just Like That…,” gets
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer’s regular season will start earlier than ever before in 2022 so play is wrapped up before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar. Eighteen teams will begin play on Feb. 26. The final day of the regular season is set for Oct. 9. The MLS Cup championship is
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Alexandra Ferguson Seúl (CNN) — La mayor empresa de productos lácteos de Corea del Sur, Seoul Milk, se disculpó tras publicar un polémico anuncio en el que, según algunos críticos, se caracteriza a las mujeres como vacas. “Pedimos sinceras disculpas a quienes se hayan sentido incómodos por el video publicitario sobre la leche subido al
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to sanction four cyber surveillance firms for “enabling human rights abuses” by “selling powerful surveillance technology to authoritarian governments.” The letter, led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of California, asks the Treasury
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Under the shadow of the border wall, dozens of migrants raced to get in line as they spotted the glimmer of vehicle lights down the road. US Border Patrol agents were on the way. For hours, migrants, primarily of the middle-class in South America, had waited to turn
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CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Under the shadow of the border wall, dozens of migrants raced to get in line as they spotted the glimmer of vehicle lights down the road. US Border Patrol agents were on the way. For hours, migrants, primarily of the middle-class in South America, had waited to
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on people and businesses connected to drug trafficking gangs, including the biggest criminal organization in Brazil, known as the PCC. The PCC was one of the 15 entities and 10 individuals targeted in four countries Wednesday by the Treasury. The
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brandon McManus is thankful but doubts he deserves his AFC special teams player of the week award for making all five of his extra points and a 52-yard field goal in the Denver Broncos’ blowout of the Detroit Lions. “I think it’s a skewed
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The OL Reign will now play home games at Lumen Field, home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders of MLS. Reign Founder and CEO Bill Predmore says the team had signed a multiyear agreement to play at the stadium in downtown Seattle. The National Women’s
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Meek Mill played basketball before the 76ers game with 25 Philadelphia-area children from families who have been adversely affected by the criminal justice system. The Philly rapper and social activist says it was important to let the children know they are not forgotten as their parents
Continue Reading Typhoon Rai has strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane and could be a super typhoon when it makes landfall in the southern Philippines Thursday.
Continue Reading By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super typhoon. The storm is on track to slam the southern and central portions of the country Thursday. Rai currently has sustained winds of 215 kph (130 mph), making it the
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are underway in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin while Republican lawmakers elsewhere continue their calls to bring them to their states. They argue they are needed to restore public confidence in elections, but experts say the
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said he made France’s economy stronger and sought to show he is not out-of-touch with French ordinary people in a long interview Wednesday on national television. The program appears as a bid to boost his popularity ahead of April’s presidential election. Macron,
Continue Reading CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly tornadoes and severe storms that devastated the area, announcing that the federal government would cover 100% of costs of emergency work for the first 30 days after the extreme weather
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace and Southampton are two of the Premier League’s draw specialists and they could not be separated in an entertaining 2-2 at Selhurst Park. Wilfried Zaha fired the hosts into a second-minute lead but James Ward-Prowse — with another brilliant free kick into the top corner — and Armando Broja turned
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported 1,357 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths as the numbers continue to rise. The latest figures pushed the state’s totals to 334,332 cases since the pandemic began and 5,516 known deaths. On Tuesday, New Mexico had reported 788 new cases and
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Incluso las dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas contra el coronavirus no brindan una protección perfecta contra la variante ómicron del virus, pero es demasiado tarde para esperar versiones específicas de la variante de la vacuna, dijo este miércoles un experto en enfermedades infecciosas. “Siempre he dicho que se trata de
Continue Reading BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton’s winless run stretched to a club-record 11 Premier League games after Romain Saiss’ first-half strike earned Wolverhampton a 1-0 victory at the Amex Stadium. The defender volleyed home from a delightful pass from Ruben Neves in first-half stoppage time to give Wolves a first victory in five outings. Brighton has
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NEW YORK (AP) — A former OppenheimerFunds analyst has pleaded guilty to a securities fraud charge alleging he used company secrets to collect over $8 million in illegal profits. Sergei Polevikov entered the plea Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. In a release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams says Polevikov will forfeit the over $8 million he
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is defending lawmakers’ right to trade stocks. The practice has come under scrutiny because it offers members of Congress the potential to profit off of insider information gained through their official duties. But Pelosi says there’s no reason to bar them from participating,
Continue Reading STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn football coach Jim Mora is retaining the man he replaced to serve as his defensive coordinator. Lou Spanos held the same job under Randy Edsall before the school parted ways with Edsall in September and Spanos became the interim head coach. The hiring comes despite an announcement last month from
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s proud defense is seeking to redeem itself after the Bulldogs’ ugly loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Georgia had not allowed more than 17 points in a game before being humbled 41-24 by Alabama. Still, No. 3 Georgia landed a spot
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is advising Canadians against all non-essential international travel and the largest province of Ontario is capping capacity at large events like NBA and NHL games at 50% because of the new coronavirus variant. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also says all adults in Ontario can
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Arsenal showed there is plenty of life after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Talented youngsters Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe scored in the 2-0 win over West Ham that lifetd Arsenal into fourth place of the Premier League. Aubameyang was dropped and stripped of the captaincy after his latest disciplinary breach.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Otro año de mascarillas, cara de “Zoom” y un exceso de tiempo en pantalla parece haber dado un giro a la industria de la belleza. En 2021, TikTok, la plataforma de videos con un historial de catapultar a los cosméticos a un éxito tal que se agotan durante semanas, se vio
Continue Reading CNN By Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 5, outlining a legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to stand in the way of the certification of the 2020 election. A portion of that message
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 5, outlining a legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to stand in the way of the certification of the 2020 election. A portion of that message was
Continue Reading By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal quickly forgot about the team’s off-field distractions with forward Gabriel Martinelli and substitute Emile Smith Rowe scoring in a 2-0 win over 10-man West Ham. Wednesday’s win put the Gunners in the top four in the Premier League. Martinelli latched onto a throughball from stand-in captain
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