By Brian Fung, CNN Business The international non-profit that coordinates management of the internet told Ukraine it will not intervene in the country’s war with Russia, rebuffing a request to cut Russia off from the global internet. Ukraine’s proposal is neither technically feasible nor within the mission of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
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CNNEE Nota del editor: Geovanny Vicente-Romero es abogado, politólogo y estratega político con experiencia como asesor de Políticas Públicas, Gobernanza y Comunicación Gubernamental. Es profesor asociado de Comunicación Estratégica (ERM) de Columbia University, de Nueva York. Es director de Comunicaciones del Instituto Interamericano de Justicia y Sostenibilidad (IIJS), en Washington. Entre sus estudios cuenta con
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By Kyung Lah and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday he would not be a candidate for US Senate in 2022, ending speculation about whether he would reconsider his previous stance against seeking the party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly this fall. In a letter to donors obtained by
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — English golfer Daniel Gavins went on a run of six birdies in seven holes around the turn in shooting 7-under 64 to lead the Kenya Open by one stroke after the first round. The 190th-ranked Gavins made nine birdies in total at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Johannes Veerman of the
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The Paralympic U-turn on Russian participation in the upcoming Beijing Games isn’t likely to be the end of the story. The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to open on Friday without Russian and Belarusian athletes. The competitors from those countries were expelled from the event because of their governments’ role in the invasion
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a vocal critic of unions and the United Auto Workers’ efforts to organize his employees, is inviting the union to hold an organizing vote at the company. On Twitter late Wednesday night, Musk said that Tesla is able to hire and retain workers only in the
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis. The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash. That’s at least $1 billion more than
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Un grupo de fiscales generales en Estados Unidos anunció este martes una investigación sobre el impacto de TikTok en los jóvenes estadounidenses, que se suma a la constante presión política ejercida sobre las plataformas de redes sociales. La investigación se enfoca en las técnicas de TikTok para alimentar la participación de los
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Russian-made vodka brands face intense backlash, with calls for boycotts spreading this week to about a dozen US states including Virginia, Oregon, Iowa and North Carolina. “This puts Russian vodka brands in a precarious position, as prolonged conflict will not only damage immediate sales, but may also cause permanent disillusionment
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is back in Congress. Luján returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday for the first time since he had a stroke in January. Luján received a standing ovation as he entered a morning hearing of a Senate committee. Teary-eyed, he thanked colleagues for their support
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein, Phil Mattingly, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden imposed new sanctions Thursday on eight members of the Russian elite, along with members of their families, as he warned Russia is intensifying its bloody invasion of Ukraine with indiscriminate bombing. The new sanctions are the Biden administration’s latest
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday aimed at helping veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The legislation is called the Honoring our PACT Act, which stands for Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics. It was introduced by House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, a California Democrat,
Continue Reading UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Villanova swept the Big East’s top honors with Maddy Siegrist selected the women’s basketball player of the year and Denise Dillon the league’s coach of the year. Siegrist set the conference scoring record, averaging 27.9 points over 17 Big East games in leading the Wildcats to a second-place finish behind UConn.
Continue Reading By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities and Papua rebels say separatists killed eight technicians repairing a telecommunications tower in the province. A military spokesperson said gunmen stormed Telkomsel’s tower while the workers were fixing its transceiver Wednesday in a mountainous village accessible by helicopter. The district is a stronghold of
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court said Thursday that the US government can — in the name of national security — shield the testimony of two former government contractors from a terrorism suspect who seeks to use the information in a criminal proceeding abroad. Abu Zubaydah, who the government says
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) — Oral storytelling is crucial to the spiritual traditions of the Ojibwe people of the Upper Midwest and Canada, as is the case with other Native American cultures. Believed to be a gift from the Creator, the ritual telling of stories about creation, spirits and ceremonies
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has barred all Belarus teams from hosting international soccer games as punishment for joining Russia’s war on Ukraine. Belarus could still join Russia in being expelled from UEFA’s European competitions. UEFA says its executive committee can meet regularly “to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves.” The next
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer met for 1 1/2 hours and discussed the major issues in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Major League Baseball’s lockout. Union general counsel Ian Penny and MLB Executive Vice President
Continue Reading By Charles Riley, CNN Business A week of war in Ukraine has rocked the global economy, as quick-fire Western sanctions isolated Russia, collapsed its currency and financial assets and sent energy and food prices soaring. Russia’s $1.5 trillion economy is the world’s 11th biggest, according to World Bank data. A week ago, it was doing
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine helped send mortgage rates lower last week. This is the second week in a row rates have fallen, reversing weeks of increases that pushed rates close to 4%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.76% in the week ending March 3, down from 3.89% the week before,
Continue Reading KRASNODAR, Russia (AP) — Eight foreign soccer players have left Russian Premier League club Krasnodar in a continuing exodus of players and staff since Russia invaded Ukraine last week. Krasnodar says the eight players asked for their contracts to be suspended but not canceled, so they could live and train elsewhere. They include former France
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week and remain at historically low levels, just as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise its main borrowing rate. The average rate on a 30-year loan declined to 3.76% this week from 3.89% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Maksim Chmerkovskiy shared an emotional reunion with his wife at the Los Angeles airport on Wednesday. In a video tweeted by “Entertainment Tonight,” the “Dancing With the Stars” alum is shown being embraced by his wife Peta Murgatroyd after he landed back in the US from Ukraine. “I just don’t
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — El miércoles por la mañana, cuando la guerra no provocada de Rusia contra Ucrania entraba en su séptimo día, encendí Russia Today (RT), la cadena controlada por Rusia que en los últimos días ha sido prohibida en Europa y abandonada por los operadores de televisión de todo el mundo. Fundada en
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has dismissed two more Cabinet ministers after they publicly criticized the government’s handling of the economy, which they said is causing severe hardships for people. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa office says he sacked the energy minister and industries minister. Both played key roles
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for Kentucky’s Republican attorney general to step in to defend a controversial abortion law, after the Democratic governor declined to continue doing so. The law restricts a standard second-trimester abortion method known as “dilation and evacuation” that is used
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rod Lingsch advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 37th Congressional District.
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,7 sacudió el sur de México este jueves, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo se produjo a una profundidad de 111,4 kilómetros, según el reporte. El epicentro se ubicó a 12,5 kilómetros al sureste de Nopalapan, en el
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Don’t expect Leeds to look markedly different under the leadership of new American coach Jesse Marsch following his arrival at the struggling English Premier League club as the replacement for the fired Marcelo Bielsa. Marsch says that is the reason why he was picked to take over from the man who
Continue Reading Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie talk about Picard and Q meeting for the first time since 1994. Rick Damigella reports.
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