LONDON (AP) — Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen has appeared in a London court facing allegations he grabbed a woman’s breast, pushed a member of the cabin crew and urinated on a first-class passenger’s seat on a flight to Britain from a World Golf Championships event in Tennessee in 2019. Olesen denied charges of sexual assault,
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Something pleasant lies ahead. A new trailer for the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” special, which will debut on HBO Max on Jan. 1, has released. (CNN and HBO are both part of WarnerMedia.) The new look features Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the long-running franchise, and
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Newly crowned Atlantic Coast Conference champion Pittsburgh headlines The Associated Press All-ACC teams and individual awards for the 2021 season. The 13th-ranked Panthers had seven selections in results released Monday after voting by 14 sports writers who cover the conference. That list of Panthers players included quarterback Kenny Pickett
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By RICK CALLAHAN and DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the case against the student accused in last week’s deadly Michigan school shooting and who took the rare step of charging his parents has left open the possibility that school officials could also face charges. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald
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By Betsy Klein, Tami Luhby and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Monday that he wants his Build Back Better bill to pass the Senate as “early” as possible but that he’s dedicated to getting it passed regardless of how long it takes. When asked whether the bill will pass the Senate by
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Charlie Cox is here to stay. The actor has been confirmed to reprise his role as Daredevil in the Marvel cinematic universe. Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, said in an interview with CinemaBlend over the weekend, “If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El equipo de prensa de la candidata de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática o alianza de partidos opositores, Aurora Silva de Superlano, dijo este domingo a CNN que cuando intentaron formalizar la inscripción de la aspirante a gobernadora de de la oposición en el estado Barinas, ubicado en la
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By Anneken Tappe It’s a strong start to the week on Wall Street, where the Dow finished up more than 600 points amid a rebound from last week’s losses. The Dow finished up 1.9%, or some 647 points, while the broader S&P 500 climbed nearly 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite, which faced the steepest selloff Friday,
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has hailed the country’s military as being capable of fending off a potential attack by Moscow as tensions soared over a Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian and Western officials are worried that the Russian military concentration could herald plans by the
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By David Shortell and Kylie Atwood, CNN Three more members of a group of 17 hostages kidnapped in Haiti in October were released Sunday night, according to a statement from the US-based Christian Aid Ministries. “We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night. Those who were released are safe and
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move that follows a series of scandals involving Israeli spyware company NSO Group. In a statement Monday, the ministry said the countries purchasing Israeli cyber technology would have to sign a declaration pledging to use the products “for the
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move that follows a series of scandals involving Israeli spyware company NSO Group. In a statement Monday, the ministry said the countries purchasing Israeli cyber technology would have to sign a declaration pledging to
Continue Reading By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business At Nasdaq Monday, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti — flanked by Instagram celebrity “Dude with Sign” and people holding oversized yellow “OMG” and “win” signs — rang the opening bell for BuzzFeed’s debut as a public company. Simultaneously at BuzzFeed’s headquarters in New York, an acrobatic cat performed. It was both
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami. The news comes on the same day that Manny Diaz was fired as the Hurricanes football coach. Diaz went 7-5 this season and 21-15 in three seasons. His job security had been in question
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai health official says that authorities have detected the country’s first suspected case of the new omicron variant but that confirmation is pending further test results. The head of Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences said on Monday that the “likely” case of the omicron variant had been identified in an American
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business The shell company that is facilitating former President Donald Trump’s return to Wall Street disclosed Monday that federal regulators are investigating the deal. In October, Trump announced a new media venture that would “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” That new entity, chaired by the former president, agreed
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The shell company that is facilitating former President Donald Trump’s return to Wall Street disclosed Monday that federal regulators are investigating the deal. In October, Trump announced a new media venture that would “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” That new entity, chaired by the former president,
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem municipal officials have frozen plans to build a large Jewish settlement at an abandoned airport in east Jerusalem. Monday’s decision comes in the wake of heavy U.S. opposition to the project. The plan calls for building 9,000 housing units for ultra-Orthodox Jews. It is considered especially controversial because it is in
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Jack Guy, CNN Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has auctioned off a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first edit ever made on the site. Wales typed the words “Hello, World!” after launching Wikipedia on January 15, 2001, and the moment has been immortalized in an NFT that sold for $750,000 at Christie’s on Wednesday, the auction
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 311-year-old school in southwest England named after the slave trader Edward Colston is to change its name following a wide-ranging consultation. The governors of the fee-paying Colston’s School, which was set up in 1710 in Bristol, said Monday that the school will be renamed next summer
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s a football uniform with a difference — it has a QR code which, when scanned, will direct users to a web page to learn more about the issues of sportswashing and alleged human rights abuses that surround the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The kit, which incorporates the QR code
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — El inicio del juicio contra el empresario colombiano Alex Saab, que estaba programado para el 3 de enero, se realizará en una nueva fecha. Durante un audiencia de estatus realizada este lunes en una corte federal en Miami se determinó que es necesaria otra audiencia para resolver una apelación
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Mira aquí las mayores noticias que nos ha dejado este 2021 en Estados Unidos y el mundo. Hechos, eventos y personajes que marcaron este año. Eventos y noticias destacadas de EE.UU. en 2021 3 de enero: el 117º Congreso de EE.UU. tomó juramento oficialmente. La representante Nancy Pelosi fue reelegida como presidenta
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the fastest-growing forms of cryptocurrency are stablecoins, which use blockchain technology like Bitcoin and ethereum. Stablecoins are distinct, though, because they are pegged to a government-backed currency, like the dollar, or to gold. With each digital token valued at, say, $1, stablecoins are potentially better-suited
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has announced retaliatory restrictions on airlines from the European Union and the U.K., as well as a ban on imports of Western goods from countries that introduced sanctions against the post-Soviet nation last week. The Belarus Foreign Ministry says the import ban comes in
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has announced retaliatory restrictions on airlines from the European Union and the U.K., as well as a ban on imports of Western goods from countries that introduced sanctions against the post-Soviet nation last week. The Belarus Foreign Ministry says the import ban comes in
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, más conocido como alias ‘El Paisa’, llegó a ser el líder de la columna móvil Teófilo Forero, una de las filas cuadrillas guerrilleras más importantes de las FARC. ‘El Paisa’ fue alguna vez descrito por el expresidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez como uno de los guerrilleros
Continue Reading The Detroit Lions put an end to their winless start to the season, defeating the Minnesota Vikings in a dramatic, last-second victory. Lions head coach Dan Campbell dedicated the game ball to the Oxford community after the deadly shooting at Oxford High School.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution delaying action on requests by Myanmar’s military junta and Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to take their countries’ seats at the United Nations. Assembly President Abdulla Shahid banged his gavel Monday to approve the measure by consensus, without a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s a wrap for two of the stars of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules.” James Kennedy and Raquel Leviss shared a joint statement on social media that they have split and ended their engagement. “After these 5 wonderful years we had together, we decided we have two different goals and made the
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