RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man has been refunded the $600 he was charged for an Uber ride that became trapped with hundreds of others on an icy stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia this week. WTOP-FM reports that Andrew Peters was returning from San Francisco and taking an Uber from Dulles International Airport
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man has been refunded the $600 he was charged for an Uber ride that became trapped with hundreds of others on an icy stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia this week. WTOP-FM reports that Andrew Peters was returning from San Francisco and taking an Uber from Dulles International Airport
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By AnneClaire Stapleton and Jessie Yeung, CNN Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic may not be able to defend his 2021 title after his visa to enter Australia was canceled following an outcry over his controversial “medical exemption” from the country’s coronavirus vaccination rules. Djokovic, the men’s tennis world no.1, hasn’t publicly revealed his vaccination
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to breathe easier after the city refused to let a major energy company drill more gas wells a few hundred feet from the center’s playground. The Arlington City Council voted 5-4
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to breathe easier after the city refused to let a major energy company drill more gas wells a few hundred feet from the center’s playground. The Arlington City Council voted 5-4
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urielblanco (CNN) — Una publicación propalestinos en Instagram que hizo la estrella de Hollywood Emma Watson desató acusaciones de antisemitismo por parte de políticos de Israel, y también una reacción en contra de lo que muchos consideran una utilización cínica del término con el fin de atacar a los partidarios de la causa de los
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, as investors dealt with Omicron headlines as well as the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes that confirmed the central bank has its foot on the stimulus brakes. The Dow, which hit a record high Tuesday, closed down 1.1%, or 393 points. The S&P
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after getting into a confrontation with a referee. Video footage of the game appears to show Rep. Jeremy Faison make either
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El líder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó, reconocido como presidente encargado de Venezuela por Estados Unidos y algunos países europeos, descartó este miércoles que se pueda llevar un proceso de negociaciones directas entre el gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro y Estados Unidos. Al mismo tiempo insistió en que se debe
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting raised expectations that the central bank will move faster to raise interest rates to fight inflation. The S&P 500, The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq fell. Drops in major technology stocks were the biggest weight
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL, not surprisingly in the midst of a rise in COVID-19 cases, has looked into other potential sites for next month’s Super Bowl. That’s not unusual because the league does so every year. But with Los Angeles the site for this year’s title game, and restrictions increasing for attendance at
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL, not surprisingly in the midst of a rise in COVID-19 cases, has looked into other potential sites for next month’s Super Bowl. That’s not unusual because the league does so every year. But with Los Angeles the site for this year’s title game, and restrictions increasing for attendance at
Continue Reading By Aleks Klosok, Hannah Ritchie and Helen Regan, CNN Novak Djokovic has arrived in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, but a reported visa bungle raised questions about his participation at the season-opening grand slam. Tournament organizers announced on Tuesday that Djokovic had been granted a medical exemption — a decision which has provoked a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: AT&T, Walmart rise; PG&E, Catalent fall.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Keenum had a front-row seat to watch Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield play through injuries this season. Keenum, who made one start so Mayfield could let his left shoulder heal, said he’s never seen a tougher performance by an NFL quarterback. Keenum is starting Sunday’s season
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of passengers who embarked on an 11-day cruise from Miami were returned to port after less than two days at sea because of several dozen COVID-19 cases among crew members. The pandemic also prompted a last-minute cancelation of another cruise that was scheduled to depart Wednesday. Norwegian Cruise Line said it
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 ya dio su banderazo inicial. Este miércoles, el mayor evento de tecnología del mundo comenzó oficialmente con sus actividades de este año. Y se trata de una edición especial, pues es la primera vez desde 2020 que el CES regresa a Las Vegas y además
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CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is planning to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next week, officials say, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of the national holiday celebrating the life
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is planning to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next week, officials say, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of the national holiday celebrating the life of
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By Sara Smart, CNN One Kentucky family recently got a piece of royal mail in their mailbox, sent straight from Windsor Castle. When Katelyn Sutherland checked the mail on December 27, she wasn’t expecting to find a letter addressed to her daughter, Jalayne, with a royal stamp on it. “It was mixed in with our
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los precios de bitcoin han dado marcha atrás últimamente, pero Goldman Sachs aún ve fuertes ganancias en los próximos años. La criptomoneda más valiosa del mundo ha caído a aproximadamente US$ 46.000 después de subir a una cifra récord que estuvo cerca de los US$ 69.000 en
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building. “This wasn’t Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said before handing down the sentence
Continue Reading CNN By Holmes Lybrand Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building. “This wasn’t Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said before handing down the
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, as investors dealt with Omicron headlines as well as the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes that confirmed the central bank has its foot on the stimulus brakes. The Dow, which hit a record high Tuesday, closed down 1.1%, or 393
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not. In a speech to Justice Department employees Wednesday, Garland said prosecutors remained “committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed Wednesday that Russia must de-escalate tensions on the border with Ukraine in order for upcoming diplomatic meetings to succeed, saying “it’s very hard to make actual progress in any of these areas in an atmosphere of escalation and threat, with a gun pointed at
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The latest “Pam & Tommy” trailer is here. Hulu dropped a new preview of the upcoming series on Wednesday ahead of the show’s Feb. 2 debut. The eight-episode series tells the story of how actress and model Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee’s sex tape was stolen and then
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will speak at Harry Reid’s funeral in Las Vegas on Saturday. A spokesperson for the late Senate majority leader says Obama will deliver a eulogy, while Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will also speak. Reid
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month have walked off the job. The employees in Buffalo say they don’t have the staff or resources to work safely amid surging COVID-19 cases. Six employees formed a picket line Wednesday outside the store and led
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month have walked off the job. The employees in Buffalo say they don’t have the staff or resources to work safely amid surging COVID-19 cases. Six employees formed a picket line Wednesday outside the store and led
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