By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart is raising pay for long-haul truck drivers, a taxing job that is increasingly difficult for companies to fill. Walmart, one of the few retail chains that runs its own trucking fleet, said it’s raising the average starting salary for first-year drivers from around $88,000 to a range of $95,000
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DUBLIN (AP) — Conor McGregor has appeared in a court in Dublin charged with six driving offenses. The biggest star in mixed martial arts was stopped by police as he was driving in his Bentley in west Dublin on March 22. McGregor was accused of two counts of dangerous driving as well as driving without
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business As if home prices in the US weren’t high enough, now they’re getting even more expensive. Stubbornly low numbers of homes for sale continue to push prices higher and mortgage rates are rising faster than they have in decades. That has put the squeeze on home buyers and the real
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Good news for student loan holders is bad news for anyone who happens to be an investor in fintech company SoFi. Shares of SoFi tumbled 7% Thursday after the Biden administration extended a moratorium on federal student loan repayments. SoFi offers private student loans and refinancings to undergraduates
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas votó para suspender a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos durante una reunión este jueves. El resultado de la votación fue 93 a favor y 24 en contra, mientras 58 se abstuvieron. En borrador de la resolución, la Asamblea General dijo que suspendería “los derechos
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed pitchers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagán from the San Diego Padres for All-Star left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker. The Twins also will receive a player to be named later and the Padres will get $6.6 million in cash under terms of the deal.
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda (CNN) — Un asteroide del tamaño de una casa pequeña pasó cerca de la Tierra este martes por la noche. La roca espacial se acercó a 127.000 kilómetros de nuestro planeta, es decir, un tercio de la distancia entre la Luna y la Tierra, según el Centro de Estudios de Objetos Cercanos a
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has approved new financial monitoring rules for European soccer clubs and dropped the words “fair play” from the name. UEFA says the name “Financial Fair Play” was misinterpreted to mean it wanted to create a level playing field between teams. UEFA also lowered expectations
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at how Tiger Woods played the first round of the Masters on Thursday: No. 1, 445 yards, par 4: Driver down right side of fairway. Approach to front of green, rolling just back onto the fairway. Chip to 10 feet. One putt. Par. Score: Even. Status: tied for
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund have reached a tentative agreement on comprehensive economic policies that could eventually pave the way for unlocking billions of dollars in loans to the crisis-hit country. The agreement was announced by Prime Minister Najib Mikati after a meeting with IMF delegates
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is back. The five-time Masters champion shot a 1-under 71 in his first competitive round since a devastating car wreck 14 months ago that could’ve cost him his right leg. Woods walked with the slightest hint of a limp, and he couldn’t quite
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board is asking the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a memo to the agency’s field offices Thursday that
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s labor market is on fire. There are far more available jobs than workers and the latest data on initial weekly unemployment claims underscores that imbalance. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell to 166,000 in the week ended April 2, adjusted for seasonal swings, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Cuatro meses después de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, los combates siguen recrudeciendo en el este, en la región de Donbás donde separatistas prorrusos combaten con las fuerzas de Kyiv desde hace ocho años. Allí, Rusia ha lanzando una ofensiva tras su fallido intento de tomar la capital ucranianas a
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By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesman for the California Democrat said Thursday. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted. “The Speaker is fully vaccinated
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Khloe Kardashian has finally had enough. After years of cheating scandals and other drama, Kardashian has spoken out about the state of her often-tumultuous relationship with NBA player Tristan Thompson. She talked to Robin Roberts for an ABC special about her family which aired Wednesday night. “With
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By George Ramsay, CNN With months to go until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and less than a week since the draw took place, the country’s treatment of migrant workers remains under scrutiny. According to a report released by Amnesty International on Thursday, security guards in Qatar, including some working on projects associated with
Continue Reading By Richard Roth and Kate Sullivan, 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 says the General Assembly may “suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of
Continue Reading CNN By Richard Roth and Kate Sullivan, CNN The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on whether to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. 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
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Seis días después de la toma de posesión del presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden, la abogada de la Casa Blanca, Dana Remus, llamó a Ketanji Brown Jackson para ver si la jueza podría estar interesada en un nuevo trabajo: reemplazar a Merrick Garland en un poderoso tribunal federal de apelaciones.
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CAMILLE FASSETT and JASEN LO Associated Press States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor. An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press raises questions about the strength of the social safety
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CAMILLE FASSETT and JASEN LO Associated Press States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor. An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press raises questions about the strength of the social safety
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is hitting the road. The airline announced a deal Thursday with a bus company that will drive passengers to and from Philadelphia and two airports that are less than 75 miles away. American says it will help connect more travelers to its international flights in Philadelphia. The bus
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is hitting the road. The airline announced a deal Thursday with a bus company that will drive passengers to and from Philadelphia and two airports that are less than 75 miles away. American says it will help connect more travelers to its international flights in Philadelphia. The bus
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By Rachel Ramirez A potent planet-warming gas set a record for the second year in a row, scientists reported Thursday, just as the UN’s panel on climate change warned the world is running out of time to rein in fossil fuel emissions. Methane — the second largest contributor to the human-caused climate crisis after carbon
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — La intensa ola de protestas violentas que vive Perú revela cómo la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania golpea los mercados de todo el mundo, generando disturbios y profundizando las divisiones políticas. El alza en los precios del combustible desencadenó inicialmente las protestas la semana pasada, pero las manifestaciones se intensificaron rápidamente hasta
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CAMILLE FASSETT and JASEN LO Associated Press States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor. An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press raises questions about the strength of the social safety
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CAMILLE FASSETT and JASEN LO Associated Press States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor. An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press raises questions about the strength of the social safety
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Tom Watson has joined an elite fraternity at Augusta National. The 72-year-old Watson joined Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as an honorary starter for the tournament. Watson says he was humbled by the invitation from tournament chairman Fred Ridley to be a
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say officers fatally shot a carjacking suspect who had fired at least one shot at officers. Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said no officers were injured in the incident that occurred Wednesday evening after police spotted and followed a vehicle stolen from a man. Gallegos said multiple officers returned
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