By AJ Willingham, CNN One unexpected victim of the climate crisis? Golf courses, which experts say are in danger of turning into muddy swamps as Earth’s weather patterns become wilder. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue Reading Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows reverses course and says he will no longer cooperate with the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. CNN’s Whitney Wild reports on the letter released by his attorney.
Continue Reading Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) falsely accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of “overhyping” the coronavirus pandemic in a Fox News radio interview. Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to the false claim with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team to end a partnership deal after protests from families of people who died in a high-rise fire in London. The company said in a statement that it was “ deeply aware
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team to end a partnership deal after protests from families of people who died in a high-rise fire in London. The company said in a statement that it was “ deeply aware
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have finally started to creep lower, and that trend should significantly accelerate in the coming months, according to new government forecasts. The US Energy Information Administration said Tuesday the national average for regular gasoline will probably drop to $3.01 a gallon in January. For 2022, gas
Continue Reading Olaf Scholz has promised continuity with Merkel, but Germany expert Constanze Stelzenmüller says the new leader is facing multiple tests, including Russia, China and Covid.
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By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has become Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate
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olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Las autoridades peruanas encontraron este miércoles al helicóptero militar que había sido reportado como desaparecido el día anterior en la provincia de Huarochirí. La Fuerza Aérea informó en un comunicado que en el accidente murieron los cinco tripulantes de la aeronave. Agregaron que se dispuso la “inmediata” activación de una
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olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Christian Chapman, un exasegurador de Better.com, pensó que estaba ingresando a otro de los foros en Zoom del CEO Vishal Garg. No sabía que sería su última llamada como empleado de la compañía hipotecaria en línea. “Si estás en esta llamada, eres parte del desafortunado grupo que está siendo
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Kim Kardashian has undergone a style evolution, and it is in part down to her ex, Kanye West, she says. “I am honestly so humbled to be here. I mean, I started off as a closet organizer and a stylist. So the fact that I am winning a Fashion Icon Award, it’s
Continue Reading In Germany’s political landscape, one group is significantly absent from the political process — immigrants. An estimated one in seven German residents, roughly as many as 10 million adults, cannot vote in federal elections, according to MigLoom, an organization for migrant rights. In September 2021, CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz spoke with three politicians fighting for greater representation.
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ national museum is planning to restretch Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic painting “The Night Watch” to get rid of deformations in its top left corner. The museum announced Wednesday that the 379.5×453.5-centimeter (149.4×178.5-inch) canvas will be removed from its wooden stretcher next month and
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a fractious European Union together. She also been lauded for managing a string of crises and being a role model for women in a near-record tenure that ends with her leaving office amid
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a fractious European Union together. She also been lauded for managing a string of crises and being a role model for women in a near-record tenure that ends with her leaving office amid
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and several other countries in Central and Eastern Europe are facing the emergence of the omicron variant while already dealing with surging coronavirus cases and deaths. COVID-19 deaths recently peaked in Russia and Ukraine, and more than 1,00 people in Russia are dying with the
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has taken over as Germany’s new chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition government, ending the 16-year era of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel. Scholz will lead a 17-member Cabinet with one more minister than Merkel’s team. Green co-leader Robert Habeck will become vice chancellor.
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamic militant who eluded capture for 16 years to life in prison after finding him guilty of making bombs used in a 2005 market attack that killed 22 people. Upik Lawanga, known as “professor,” is a key member of the
Continue Reading By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN Illustrations by Alberto Mier, CNN Produced by Monica Sarkar, CNN Editor’s note: This story is part of CNN’s commitment to covering issues around identity, including race, gender, sexuality, religion, class and caste. Berlin (CNN) — “We can do it!” When tens of thousands of desperate migrants made the treacherous journey to
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in Vienna will resume Thursday. Enrique Mora tweeted Wednesday that the parties to the 2015 Vienna accord will meet in the Austrian capital after consulting with their governments in recent days. European diplomats had urged Tehran to come back
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in Vienna will resume Thursday. Enrique Mora tweeted Wednesday that the parties to the 2015 Vienna accord will meet in the Austrian capital after consulting with their governments in recent days. European diplomats had
Continue Reading Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says fighting between troops loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels displaced over 25,000 people around a key port city last month. The fighting in Hodeida flared up when rebels rushed in to areas abandoned by government forces, followed by a counterstrike by pro-government
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Olaf Scholz fue votado como nuevo canciller de Alemania el miércoles, poniendo fin a los cuatro mandatos de Angela Merkel al frente de la mayor economía de Europa. Scholz, el líder del Partido Socialdemócrata (SPD), ganó la votación secreta en el Parlamento como se esperaba, una culminación de meses de negociaciones tras
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By Matias Grez, CNN Atlético Madrid beat Porto 3-1 in a bad-tempered clash to steal a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Three players were shown red cards during Tuesday’s match as the two sides squared up on multiple occasions, with Atleti’s eventual win moving the team off the bottom of Group
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN Scott Peterson has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the deaths of his wife and unborn child, a California judge ruled Wednesday. Peterson, 49, was convicted in 2004 for the murders of his wife Laci and their unborn son Conner.
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez, CNN The trial of Kim Potter ended December 23 after a jury found the former suburban Minneapolis police officer guilty of two counts of manslaughter for the killing of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. Potter, who is White, fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man
Continue Reading Opening statements are set to begin today in the trial of Kim Potter who’s been charged in the death of Daunte Wright.
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized and ordered an inquiry after a leaked video showed senior members of his staff joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party. The video has poured fuel on allegations that Conservative government officials flouted coronavirus rules they imposed on everyone else.
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, Bill Kirkos, Ashley Killough and Eric Levenson, CNN A jury in Chicago deliberating the case of Jussie Smollett, the “Empire” actor who was charged with six felony counts for allegedly staging a fake hate crime in January 2019 and falsely reporting it to police, had ended its work for the day. Deliberations
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus escapa en parte a la protección que ofrece la vacuna de Pfizer, pero es probable que las personas que hayan sido previamente infectadas y luego vacunadas estén bien protegidas, informaron el martes investigadores que trabajan en Sudáfrica. También es probable que las dosis de refuerzo protejan
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