By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shares have been on a tear in recent weeks as Elon Musk marked the company’s first deliveries from its new Berlin factory, easing investors’ fears about whether the EV maker would receive the necessary approvals from the German government. “I’d say 30% of investors we talked to over the
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By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Women’s basketball is ranked second, behind only college football and ahead of men’s basketball, when it comes to the amount of income generated by name, image and likeness deals. That is according to Blake Lawrence, the chief executive of Opendorse. His company helps colleges and athletes navigate the celebrity
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, “which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” his family announced Wednesday. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” his daughter Rumer
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las imágenes de Plutón captadas por la misión New Horizons de la NASA revelaron una nueva sorpresa: volcanes de hielo. La nave espacial realizó un sobrevuelo del planeta enano y sus lunas en julio de 2015, y la información obtenida entonces todavía está reescribiendo casi todo lo que los científicos entienden
Continue Reading Opinion by Senator Markey and Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The surging and volatile oil and gas prices created by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine highlights the urgent need for the US to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and natural gas and accelerate its move to cleaner energy sources. Never before
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By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s pretty much a yearly occurrence these days — some amusement park is setting a new roller coaster record. Maybe it’s for speed. Maybe it’s for a special design feature. But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world’s longest wooden
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Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers rookie star forward Evan Mobley will miss at least the team’s next three games with a sprained left ankle, an injury that could keep Cleveland from clinching one of the top six playoff spots. Mobley got hurt in the first half of Monday’s win over
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thomas Staley, who led the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center cultural archive for 25 years and oversaw its growth into one of the world’s leading literary and humanities research institutions, has died. Staley was director from 1988 to 2013 and collected the works of writers
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Kehinde Andrews es profesor de Estudios Negros en la Universidad de la Ciudad de Birmingham y autor del libro “The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World”. Las opiniones presentadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor. (CNN) — El aguacero torrencial que
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Businessman Mike Gibbons has gained ground in Ohio’s competitive Republican primary for the state’s open US Senate seat. And like some of his rivals, Gibbons has been making wildly inaccurate claims about the 2020 election. At a debate on March 18, Gibbons said, “I know this: Five million more people voted
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn feared the worst when he got hurt making a diving catch for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Same for his team, which is looking for the slugger to play a key role this year. They’re all feeling much better now. Vaughn was
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by autocratic governments who are often decried by human rights activists. The build-up to the World Cup draw on Friday is only reinforcing how toxic the tournament has
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Funding for a proposed $1.5 million community kitchen was left intact Tuesday by City Council, which voted against a staff recommendation to defund the project.After a contentious two-hour debate, the El Paso City Council voted 5-4 to leave the funding dedicated to the community kitchen, with Mayor Oscar Leeser casting the deciding vote.”I believe that
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Documents released Wednesday show the public cost for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium will exceed $1.1 billion once long-term capital and maintenance costs are factored in. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that state and county governments would pay $850 million of the $1.4 billion cost to
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Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge says Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for each weekday that passes without him appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis issued the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In two short days, dispensaries across Las Cruces and Doña Ana County will make history as recreational marijuana sales start in New Mexico. The tax revenue from marijuana will certainly diversify New Mexico’s economy but by how much? “States that have legalized recreational cannabis are benefiting from the demand that’s
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, is nearing a return after being hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill last week. Balkovec was struck on March 22, causing her
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HUDSPETH COUNTY — One person was killed after crashing into the back of a semi-trailer about 5 miles west of Sierra Blanca. Investigators say the crash happened Tuesday at 9:26 p.m. on I-10. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 31-year-old Erick Trejo-Orta of Mexico was driving a semi-trailer behind another semi-trailer driven by
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto. This year’s wedding boom is projected to be big, according to a new report from wedding planning site The Knot. It anticipates as many
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto. This year’s wedding boom is projected to be big, according to a new report from wedding planning site The Knot. It anticipates as many as 2.6 million
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That rebound comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin resorts to extreme measures to blunt the West’s penalties and inflate
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A world-record crowd for a women’s soccer match of more than 91,000 people has watched Barcelona defeat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Champions League at the Camp Nou Stadium. Organizers said 91,553 people were in attendance in Barcelona. The previous record for any women’s game was 90,185 for the 1999 World
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN The trial of an ISIS fighter accused of assisting in the kidnapping, torture and death of several Americans, Europeans and other foreign nationals from 2012 to 2015 began Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, with opening statements from each side. El Shafee Elsheikh, raised in London, is accused of being a member of
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The Associated Press WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was struck several times by vehicles on Interstate 40 near Winslow and died. The Arizona Department of Public Safety identified him Wednesday as 39-year-old Adam Michael Tackett, of Farmington, New Mexico. Department spokesman Bart Graves says Tackett was standing in the middle
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La afasia es una enfermedad que impide que una persona se comunique, pues “afecta la capacidad de hablar, escribir y comprender el lenguaje tanto verbal como escrito”, explica la Clínica Mayo en su página web. Esta es la condición que padece el actor Bruce Willis y que lo llevó
Continue Reading HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Simplification will be the morning-line favorite at Gulfstream Park for Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 1 Florida Derby, one of the last big prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Simplification was given 5-2 early odds. White Abarrio was narrowly installed as the second choice at 3-1. Simplification rolled to a win
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Top NBA prospects suddenly have many more options when it comes when it comes to playing college basketball or pursuing alternative routes to the professional ranks. The landscape has dramatically changed in a relatively short period and continues to evolve. A handful of talented prospects
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Top NBA prospects suddenly have many more options when it comes when it comes to playing college basketball or pursuing alternative routes to the professional ranks. The landscape has dramatically changed in a relatively short period and continues to evolve. A handful of talented prospects
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