Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) –En una votación histórica, el Senado de Estados Unidos confirmó a la jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson, candidata del presidente Joe Biden, para servir en la Corte Suprema. Será la primera mujer negra que llega al principal tribunal del país. La votación de confirmación final solo requirió una mayoría simple. Los resultados
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota oilfield executive whose false claims about his company’s value resulted in more than $886 million in shareholder losses has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay back $406 million. The government had asked for a 20-year sentence for 61-year-old Joseph Kostelecky before
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s older brother. Police in Hampton, Virginia, said Donald Ivan Scott has been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson. Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, who played
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series champion Atlanta Braves are carrying three catchers on their opening day roster. William Contreras made the team behind starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud and top backup Manny Piña. The Braves sent veteran infielders Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika to Triple-A Gwinnett. The 24-year-old Contreras hit .215 with eight homers and
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EL PASO, Texas- With summer on the way, the City of El Paso’s aquatic facilities will be filling up. The only problem is they have close to 90 lifeguards and are in need of over 100 more. Pool Manager Paola Mendez said, “Currently, yes, the city is looking at a shortage of lifeguards. Since the
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A South American soccer official who was acquitted of a racketeering conspiracy charge in the United States has had his life ban by FIFA annulled and sent back for a fresh investigation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judges partially upheld an appeal by Manuel Burga against FIFA. The
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The war in Ukraine has thrown the global economy into chaos — and the worst is yet to come, experts say. The conflict has disrupted logistics, business operations and trade pipelines across the world: sea, land and air freight are taking roundabout routes to avoid no-fly zones and hazards of
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Niagara IceDogs general manager Joey Burke and head coach Billy Burke have been indefinitely suspended by the Ontario Hockey League. The two men and the team have been fined a combined total of $150,000. The team is based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The league cited transcripts of a March 6 WhatsApp conversation.
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Black coaches have joined Brian Flores in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL toward coaches and general managers. The updated lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court adds coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton. Wilks alleges he was discriminated against by the
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By Naomi Thomas, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there will be an uptick in cases of Covid-19 over the next few weeks, and that it is likely that there could be a surge in the fall. “I think we should
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Abby Baggini, CNN Artwork worth $46 million has been seized by Finnish Customs on its return to Russia, according to a statement from the government agency Wednesday. Customs said that, due to European Union sanctions, it had confiscated three shipments of Russian paintings and sculptures over the weekend at Vaalimaa, a southeastern border crossing point.
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Sanctions put in place in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have caused the nation’s air carriers to lose 79 of their commercial jets, nearly 10% of their combined fleets. The sanctions by multiple countries require the international aircraft leasing companies that own the jets to have repossessed them by
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Este reportaje presenta contenido explícito. Lviv, Ucrania (CNN) — Iryna Filkina tenía grandes planes para este año. Estaba por cumplir 53 en abril y quería enfocarse en sí misma después de pasar las últimas tres décadas trabajando sin descanso y criando a sus dos hijas entre las ciudades de Bucha e
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has tweeted that she tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms but will continue working at home. She wrote Thursday on Twitter that she’s vaccinated, received a booster shot and her symptoms are “reasonably mild.” The 66-year-old said there’s no impact on the bank
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer has testified that he had hoped the mob could overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that day. Jurors heard that testimony on Thursday by former Rocky Mount police
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer has testified that he had hoped the mob could overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that day. Jurors heard that testimony on Thursday by former Rocky Mount police
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has gone through a consequential year of success, both on and off the basketball court. Along the way, Staley has become the voice of leadership and direction in the women’s game. She jokes often that she never planned to get into coaching before accepting
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CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (Ret.) explains where Russian forces may concentrate their efforts in the south and east of Ukraine.
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters a pivotal new phase, fighting is intensifying in the east of the country and officials have warned of a battle that “will remind you of the Second World War.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday that fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob deGrom went on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a stress reaction on his right shoulder blade as the New York Mets set their 28-man active roster for opening day. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner got hurt late in spring training and won’t throw for about a month, meaning
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, tiene covid-19, según informó este jueves un portavoz de la demócrata californiana. “Después de dar negativo esta semana, la presidenta Pelosi recibió un resultado positivo en la prueba de covid-19 y actualmente está asintomática”, tuiteó Drew Hammill, subjefe de personal de Pelosi.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, decretó por 30 días el estado de emergencia en la red vial nacional. En la norma, publicada en el diario oficial El Peruano con fecha del miércoles, señalaron que la Policía Nacional mantiene el control del orden interno, con el apoyo de las Fuerzas
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — A judge in Genoa has ordered all 59 defendants to stand trial for the 2018 deadly collapse of a heavily used highway bridge in that Italian port city. Forty-three people were killed when a large section of the Morandi Bridge broke off on Aug. 14, 2018, on the eve of one of
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Serena Williams’ coach for a decade is going to work with Simona Halep. Patrick Mouratoglou announced his partnership with Halep via social media on Thursday. It raises questions what this means for the future of Williams as a player. Williams owns a professional-era-record 23 Grand Slam singles titles but
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg has been put on the 10-day injured list as he continues his return from thoracic outlet surgery. That is one of a series of moves the Washington Nationals made to set their 28-man active roster for opening day. Right-handed reliever Will Harris was put on the 60-day IL after right
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EL PASO, Texas– Fernando Alonzo Alarcon, accused of murdering his mother Graciela Acosta five years ago, sat before a jury Wednesday. In 2017 Acosta’s body was found in the apartment she shared with her son in West El Paso.ABC-7 obtained court documents that state the mother’s friend was worried she had not heard from her
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit in which the Girl Scouts claim that the Boy Scouts are creating marketplace confusion and damaging their recruitment efforts through their use of words such as “scouts” and “scouting.” Manhattan Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled Thursday that the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El pasado mes de julio, Andrea Ogg se plantó en la puerta de una farmacia de Castle Rock (Colorado), totalmente dispuesta a mentir para vacunarse contra el covid-19. Con el estómago revuelto por la ansiedad, Ogg estaba dispuesta a decir que iba a recibir su primera vacuna cuando en realidad iba a
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN, and journalist Azaz Syed Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a decision to block a vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan was unconstitutional, with legislators now set to vote on Saturday. The Supreme Court reached the unanimous decision after special proceedings that stretched to four days
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(CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. The voting result was 93 in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions. A draft of the resolution seen by CNN says the General Assembly may “suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of a member of the Council that
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