Holly Madison and others explore the dark side of the Playboy lifestyle
Four years after the death of Hugh Hefner, Playmates, executives and employees describe the environment inside the Playboy Mansion in a new series on A&E.
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Leaking California oil pipe’s safeguards not fully working
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report filed with federal regulators reveals the offshore pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast in October did not have a fully functioning leak detection system. The report was filed by pipeline operator,
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Leaking California oil pipe’s safeguards not fully working
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report filed with federal regulators reveals the offshore pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast in October did not have a fully functioning leak detection system. The report was filed by pipeline operator,
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Hu Jintao Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hu Jintao, former president of the People’s Republic of China. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1942 Birth place: Jixi, Anhui Province, China Birth name: Hu Jintao Father: Hu Jingzhi, a merchant Mother: Li Wenrui Marriage: Liu Yongqing Children: Hu Haifeng; Hu Haiqing Education: Tsinghua
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Qué es el pase sanitario y cómo habilitarlo en Argentina
Betiana Martino (CNN Español) — Tucumán es la primera provincia de Argentina en implementar el pase sanitario. Desde el 21 de diciembre también se pondrá en práctica en la provincia de Buenos Aires y se esperan más detalles a nivel nacional. ¿Qué es y cómo se implementará este permiso en el país? En la provincia
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France tries to end crisis with Algeria, resume cooperation
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — France’s top diplomat has sought to smooth over unusually sharp tensions with Algeria with a visit to Algiers, the capital. He said the countries agreed Wednesday to resume cooperation toward peace in Libya and on other international issues. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said his trip was aimed at “renewing
Continue Reading ‘Everything Everywhere all at Once’ to open SXSW Film Fest
By The Associated Press After canceling its 2020 edition and going virtual last year during the pandemic, the 2022 SXSW Film Festival will kick off with the premiere of the sci-fi adventure “Everything Everywhere all at Once.” The festival announced Wednesday that its in-person festival will begin March 11 with the film from directors Daniel
Continue Reading ‘Everything Everywhere all at Once’ to open SXSW Film Fest
By The Associated Press After canceling its 2020 edition and going virtual last year during the pandemic, the 2022 SXSW Film Festival will kick off with the premiere of the sci-fi adventure “Everything Everywhere all at Once.” The festival announced Wednesday that its in-person festival will begin March 11 with the film from directors Daniel
Continue Reading New York’s Carnegie Hall launches on-demand video network
By RONALD BLUM Associated Pressh Carnegie Hall is launching an on-demand video network that features recorded performances of artists known for performing at the famed venue. Carnegie Hall+, created in a partnership Unitel, costs $7.99 monthly. Content includes operas from the Salzburg Festival and the Bayreuth Festival’s 1979-80 staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle directed by
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Chelsea draws 3-3 at Zenit, finishes 2nd in CL group
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Chelsea has conceded a goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to draw 3-3 at Zenit St. Petersburg and drop into a second-place finish in its Champions League group behind Juventus. Juventus started the final round of group games level on points with Chelsea and beat Malmo 1-0 in
Continue Reading No. 3 UConn loses a third guard, Nika Muhl, to injury
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Wednesday his team has lost a third guard to injury a day after learning that star Paige Bueckers likely will be out up to two months with a left leg fracture. Nika Muhl is expected to miss about three weeks
Continue Reading Juventus finishes top of CL group with 1-0 win over Malmo
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has finished atop its Champions League group with a 1-0 win over Malmo. Moise Kean scored in the 18th minute for his first goal in the Champions League for the Bianconeri. Juventus finished two points above second-place Chelsea. The defending champion conceded a late goal in a 3-3 draw at
Continue Reading Serendipity strikes for Simon Rex as an adult-film antihero
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It would be an understatement to say that Simon Rex is drawing the best reviews of his life playing a down-and-out adult film star in Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket.” It’s not just acclaim that’s new to the 47-year-old sometimes actor, sometimes rapper and Los Angeles
Continue Reading New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball, passing it back and forth. Their prosthetic legs are lined up along the sidelines at a stadium in the Gaza Strip. They are the first Palestinian national soccer team made up
Continue Reading Spanish club Valladolid reprimands player after car accident
MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer club Valladolid has condemned the actions of player Gonzalo Plata following his involvement in a car accident. The second-division club is owned by former Brazil great Ronaldo. The club says it “deplores the behavior” of the 21-year-old Ecuadorean forward and adds it will privately consider the actions it will take
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Nike will stop selling sneakers at one of America’s largest shoe chains
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business You won’t be able to buy Nike sneakers and apparel at one of America’s largest shoe store chains in 2022. Nike announced it will stop selling to DSW as it cuts ties with many stores and shifts to selling more of its products through its own shops, websites, mobile apps
Continue Reading Jury recommends the death penalty for Markeith Loyd in killing of Orlando police officer
By Gregory Lemos and Kay Jones, CNN A jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for Markeith Loyd, who was convicted of killing a Florida police officer, the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida’s Chief Deputy Karen Connolly Levey confirmed to CNN. Loyd was found guilty in November of fatally shooting Orlando Police Lt. Debra
Continue Reading Lions coach Dan Campbell says many players have flu bug
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions had a walk-through instead of practice Wednesday because coach Dan Campbell says many players have with flu-related sicknesses. Campbell says the illnesses are not COVID-19. Lions quarterback Jared Goff was among the players diagnosed with the flu who stayed home and participated in meetings virtually. Detroit center
Continue Reading Instagram plans to bring back chronological feed next year, top exec says
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified for the first time before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday as lawmakers question the app’s impact on the mental health of younger users. During his testimony, Mosseri said Instagram is planning to bring back a version of its news feed that would give users
Continue Reading Meta wants researchers to help it avoid having users’ personal data exposed online
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is asking for help in avoiding having personal data about its users scraped from its platforms and posted to the web. The social media giant announced Wednesday that it is expanding its bug bounty program — which offers rewards for helping
Continue Reading Jets rookie WR Moore has quad injury, uncertain for Saints
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie wide receiver Elijah Moore is dealing with a quadriceps injury that could sideline him for the game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Coach Robert Saleh said the team’s leading receiver with 43 receptions would sit out
Continue Reading Lawyers deny spy suspect discussed fleeing to evade arrest
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Maryland woman charged along with her husband in a scheme to sell Navy submarine secrets to a foreign government are pushing back on prosecutors’ arguments that she was motivated to leave the United States because she was afraid of getting caught. The attorneys for
Continue Reading Smith has 9th double-double in row for No. 5 Baylor women
WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her ninth double-double in a row, Ja’Mee Asberry scored a season-high 20 points and fifth-ranked Baylor overwhelmed Alcorn State 94-40. Smith, a preseason All-American, had 25 points and 10 rebounds while playing only 20 minutes in the lopsided game. Asberry matched her career high with six 3-pointers. Sarah
Continue Reading Smith has 9th double-double in row for No. 5 Baylor women
WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her ninth double-double in a row, Ja’Mee Asberry scored a season-high 20 points and fifth-ranked Baylor overwhelmed Alcorn State 94-40. Smith, a preseason All-American, had 25 points and 10 rebounds while playing only 20 minutes in the lopsided game. Asberry matched her career high with six 3-pointers. Sarah
Continue Reading Crisis climática: los campos de golf viven en tiempo prestado a medida que los patrones climáticos de la Tierra se vuelven más impredecibles
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los cerca de 30 campos de golf del condado de Salt Lake, en Utah, consumen alrededor de nueve millones de galones de agua al día para mantenerse verdes, lo que equivale a más de 13 piscinas olímpicas. El cuidado del césped de los campos de golf también implica el uso de
Continue Reading Tenn medical board takes virus misinformation policy offline
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s medical licensing board has voted to remove from its website its stated policy against the spread of coronavirus misinformation by doctors. Tuesday’s vote came amid pressure from a Republican state lawmaker and a new law imposing sprawling virus-related restrictions. The move by the Tennessee Board
Continue Reading UK: Omicron spreading quickly; time to work from home again
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tighter restrictions to stem the spread of the omicron variant. He is again urging people to work from home and mandating COVID-19 passes to get into nightclubs and large events. Johnson said it was time to impose stricter measures to
Continue Reading UK: Omicron spreading quickly; Time to work from home again
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tighter restrictions to stem the spread of the omicron variant. He is again urging people to work from home and mandating COVID-19 passes to get into nightclubs and large events. Johnson said it was time to impose stricter measures to
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes’ defense rests its case
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes’ defense rested its case Wednesday, shortly after the founder and former CEO of Theranos concluded her seventh day on the witness stand in her own criminal trial. While the prosecution called 29 witnesses to testify, the defense’s case relied almost entirely on Holmes. During her testimony, she
Continue Reading El 55% de las personas en América Latina y el Caribe están totalmente vacunadas contra el covid-19, dice la OPS
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — “Hasta ahora, el 55% de las personas en América Latina y el Caribe se han vacunado completamente contra el covid-19”, dijo la Dra. Carissa F. Etienne, directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). Durante la sesión informativa diaria de la OPS, Etienne también señaló que todavía hay demasiadas
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