By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft is unveiling new Windows features in an attempt to improve the experience of virtual meetings and make sure the needs of people with disabilities are supported in a new era of hybrid work. During a virtual event on Tuesday, the company showed off its vision for the future
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By Elliot Gotkine, CNN A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Israeli woman to death, after she was found guilty of possessing 500 grams of cocaine. The woman — named by Israeli media as 43-year-old Fidaa Kiwan — is appealing the sentence. In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said: “The case
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns aren’t ready to kick Chase McLaughlin aside just yet. After choosing not to tender McLaughlin as a restricted free agent last month, Cleveland re-signed the kicker. McLaughlin made 16 of 21 field-goal attempts last season, but his struggles down the stretch — 4
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business How crazy rich is Elon Musk? The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s net worth is now about a stratospheric $300 billion, according to Forbes’ real time rankings of the world’s wealthiest people. That means the 50-year-old Musk has a more than a $100 billion lead over second place Jeff
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers catcher Pedro Severino has been suspended for 80 games following a positive drug test. He was expected to serve as the main backup to 2021 All-Star Omar Narváez. The commissioner’s office says Severino tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clomiphene. The women’s fertility
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he’s planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after he nearly lost a leg in a car crash. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday
Continue Reading By Mark Morales and Brynn Gingras, CNN In the aftermath of a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and injured at least 12, President Joe Biden used a Sunday submarine commissioning ceremony to reiterate his call for stronger gun regulations. Earlier in the day, New York Mayor Eric Adams went
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Twitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy related to the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Tarrio, 38, was indicted in March with five previously charged members of the Proud Boys. The other men — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead in Georgia and another in Texas amid damaging storms, high winds and tornadoes around the South. Forecasters said the storms Tuesday were just the start of what could be two days of violent weather in the region. More than 50,000
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Facts The organization’s charter states that the signing parties will “seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area,” and will “unite their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation of peace and security.” April
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court comprised of 123 states from around the world. Facts Although created by the Rome Statute, a treaty first brought before the United Nations, the ICC operates as an independent entity. The court is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is
Continue Reading Opinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives Remember when Adam Neumann, the CEO of WeWork, pronounced that his startup was going to “elevate the world’s consciousness” versus what the company really did, which was renting desks? There’s a term for that: “Yogababble.” Yogababble is an attempt to smear Vaseline over the lens of truth,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are supported by Russia. During the five-day conflict,
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods has won five Masters. Which was the most significant. AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson conducted a survey of 25 people from the media, including a few players and caddies. The result was resounding. This is the 25-year anniversary of his 12-shot victory in
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Amazon has deals with three rocket companies to help launch communications satellites that the online retail giant says will help provide fast, affordable broadband to millions of underserved people around the world. Amazon said Tuesday that Arianespace, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin will
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the NBA Finals
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Calm down, everyone. It was just Jason Momoa being a gentleman, not in love. The “Aquaman” star has addressed speculation that he is dating actress Kate Beckinsale after the pair was spotted chatting at an Oscars after party. Momoa, who announced his split from Lisa Bonet in January, told Extra
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement Tuesday. It will be the first time that the new mechanism allowing the EU to take measures to protect the budget will be used
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives Remember when Adam Neumann, the CEO of WeWork, pronounced that his startup was going to “elevate the world’s consciousness” versus what the company really did, which was renting desks? There’s a term for that: “Yogababble.” Yogababble is an attempt to smear Vaseline over the
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The introduction differs slightly from tournament to tournament though the general theme never changes. “The defending Masters champion.” Some version of those words have been what Hideki Matsuyama has heard on the first tee of whatever tournaments he’s played over the last year. Last week
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En un mensaje a última hora de este lunes, el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, decretó el estado de emergencia en Lima y Callao, prohibiendo la inamovilidad de personas en estas provincias entre las 2 am hasta las 11:59 del mismo día. La medida de estado de emergencia llega
Continue Reading By Jo Shelley and Olha Konovalova, CNN In a metro station in Kharkiv, a young woman holds up a toy car, a stuffed bear and a juice carton to a group of elementary school-age children. “These are objects we come across in our daily lives,” Julia Gorlenko, from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, explains.
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump and a former White House senior adviser, is meeting Tuesday with the committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who chairs the committee, told CNN around 3 p.m. ET that the voluntary
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Campaigns for Congress are underway for this year’s elections, but lingering disagreements over the final shape of new voting districts have left some candidates — and would-be candidates — in limbo. A few states have yet to enact new congressional districts following the 2020 census, and some have had
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Camila Alves McConaughey has co-written a new children’s book about a bunch of picky eaters. Only in this case, the picky eaters aren’t the children. “Just Try One Bite” follows three kids as they try to get their parents to put down the ice cream,
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson, CNN A shooting at a high school in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday morning left one person injured, authorities said. Multiple shots were fired inside Erie High School shortly after 9:20 a.m., Erie’s Public Schools said in a statement. One student was shot and is in stable condition, the school
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Former France great Michel Platini has filed a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Platini previously served as president of UEFA and was Infantino’s boss at the time. Platini’s lawyers say they filed the complaint in France alleging Infantino peddled influence and that former FIFA legal director Marco Villiger was complicit.
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Ivanka Trump, hija del expresidente Donald Trump y exasesora principal de la Casa Blanca, se reúne este martes con la comisión del 6 de enero de la Cámara de Representantes, según dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con la reunión. Además de ser una de las asesoras más cercanas de Trump durante
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Most airplane exteriors look more or less the same — white backdrop, bold lettering, company logo — but every now and again, an airline unveils a livery that stands out from the pack. Take All Nippon Airways’ “Flying Honu” A380s, designed to resemble bright colored turtles, or the stunning indigenous art that
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