By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. is being released by the Cleveland Browns, who are cutting ties with the polarizing star wide receiver and have officially ended his drama-filled stay with the team. Beckham’s unceremonious exit came on his 29th birthday and days after his father shared a video
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By Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark stonewalled the House Select Committee investigating January 6, responding to a subpoena demanding he appear for an interview with the panel, but not answering questions posed to him, sources familiar with his appearance told CNN. Instead, Clark provided a letter from his
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Four decades since their last album, Swedish pop legends ABBA are finally back, in one of the most anticipated musical returns in recent years. Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog reunited this year after going their separate ways in 1982. “ABBA: Voyage,” their new album released Friday,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Grand opening, grand closing. One day after Jay-Z launched his verified Instagram account, it appears he deleted it. The rapper/entrepreneur/producer is well known for not being active on social media, so there was some excitement when he showed up on the Gram this week. Jay-Z stayed true to his minimalist
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By MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced Jonathan Moore will oversee the task force investigating brain injuries that have been reported by hundreds of diplomats and
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By Sherry Liang, CNN An approximately 300 million-year-old fossil skeleton discovered at Canyonlands National Park in Utah could be the first of its kind, researchers say. The exact species and classification have yet to be determined, but the fossil is a tetrapod — meaning animal with four legs — and could be an early ancestor
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN In a post meant to praise his current wife, some people think Chris Pratt took a swipe at his former one. Pratt posted a tribute to his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger earlier this week, about six weeks before her birthday, on his verified Instagram account. In a heartfelt caption, the “Guardians
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has called up Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati for the national team’s decisive World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Sweden. Spain is two points behind Sweden at the top of their qualifying group with two matches remaining. The group winners qualify for the next year’s tournament in Qatar. The
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business So many factors go into deciding whether to quit your job, but pay is a big one. Even if money isn’t your top priority, it’s important to figure out how much you’re actually getting from your current employer because what you make is more than just your salary or wage.
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose says attacking midfielder Gio Reyna faces a longer-than-expected time on the sidelines after complications with his thigh injury. Reyna hasn’t played since hurting his hamstring while representing the United States against El Salvador on Sept. 2. Rose says a tendon and nerves were also affected. He
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press Fears and unfounded rumors about COVID-19 vaccines have spread among Peru’s Indigenous people, who are about a quarter of the country’s 33 million people. That’s complicated vaccination efforts in a country hit harder than nearly any other by the pandemic. Only about 25% of people in Indigenous areas have been
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Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Greta Thunberg criticized world leaders and called the COP26 summit a “failure” on Friday, as she led a huge youth protest outside the venue of the climate summit in Glasgow. Young activists poured into the Scottish city to demand action from leaders, as the focus of the official
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the middle of a small border town in West Texas sits an unassuming dirt mound dotted with piles of rocks, with just some wire strung between posts separating it from the road. To the outside observer, the patch of land might easily be overlooked as part of the desert landscape.
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has approved a reworded bill to allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and seriously injured people. A court blocked the initial version because of what it said was unclear terminology. The legislation still requires the signature of Portugal’s president to become law, and he is known to
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Red Notice” has the polished feel of something concocted in a lab for maximum social-media attention (Dwayne Johnson! Ryan Reynolds! Gal Gadot!), then pieced together Frankenstein-style from parts of other movies. Yet the net effect is mildly enjoyable, creating a throwback caper film that showcases its stars doing what they
Continue Reading Professor Sami Alhasanat, a proud Petraen, is our guide through this red-rose Jordanian city “half as old as time”.
Continue Reading HRH Prince Ali takes Richard Quest to Jordan’s other-worldly Wadi Rum desert, a place Hollywood films both past and present have immortalized on screen.
Continue Reading Eating falafel on the streets of Amman is almost cliché — unless you’re with Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.
Continue Reading Jordan’s king of comedy, Nabil Sawalha, takes Richard Quest for a float in the Dead Sea to feel the warm embrace of its waters.
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany coach Hansi Flick has recalled midfielders Julian Draxler and Julian Brandt for upcoming World Cup qualifying games against Liechtenstein and Armenia. The most recent of Draxler’s 56 games for Germany was in October 2020 in a 3-3 draw with Switzerland under previous coach Joachim Löw. Brandt last played for his
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Dexter” finished on such a dreary note in 2013 that the first reaction to a planned revival was “Why?” Yet time has helped expunge the bad taste, as the limited series “Dexter: New Blood” infuses new, um, juice into the old serial killer with a code, placing him in a
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Kanye West discussed a range of topics — from Kim Kardashian to his concept of a house — on a new podcast episode of “Drink Champs.” West spoke with hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, marking his first major interview since the release of his “Donda” album. Saying a house is an idea
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported nearly 1,200 daily deaths from COVID-19, just short of the record in a persistent wave of coronavirus infections that closed most businesses in the country this week. The national coronavirus task force said 1,192 people died in the past 24 hours and 40,735 new
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español)– La recuperación del empleo en Estados Unidos cobró fuerza el mes pasado, ya que los empleadores estadounidenses agregaron 531.00 puestos en octubre. La tasa de desempleo cayó al 4,6%. El número de puestos de trabajo añadidos en octubre superó la predicción de los economistas de 450.000 puestos de trabajo. Marcó el
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Young people both inside and outside the U.N. climate talks are telling world leaders that concrete measures to avoid catastrophic warming can’t wait. A 22-year-old from Barbardos who is on her country’s climate negotiation team in Glasgow says she’s observed sessions bogged down
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden plans to embark on a “nationwide effort” to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations for children 5 to 11 years old next week, her office announced Friday. On Monday, her office said in a statement, Biden “will kick off a nationwide effort urging parents and guardians to vaccinate kids ages
Continue Reading Opinion by Jessica A. Roth for CNN Business Perspectives As the Elizabeth Holmes trial unfolds, the audacity of the alleged scheme becomes clearer by the day. The purported lies are big, the sums of money staggering, the boldface names riveting. But perhaps what is most remarkable about the case is how unremarkable it is as
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of drug giant Pfizer surged nearly 11% Friday after the company announced positive test results for an experimental pill it has developed to fight Covid-19. Pfizer said the pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients who were part of a trial taking the
Continue Reading CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of drug giant Pfizer surged nearly 11% Friday after the company announced positive test results for an experimental pill it has developed to fight Covid-19. Pfizer said the pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients who were part of a trial taking
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