WHO says global COVID cases, deaths declined again last week
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says that the number of reported new COVID-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week.…
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Report: Chinese credit card processor rebuffs Russian banks
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian news outlet says China’s credit card processor has refused to work with banks in Russia for fear of being targeted…
Continue Reading Asian shares decline after Fed chief’s comments on inflation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have retreated, tracking losses on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
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‘Fancy Like’ feels like a No. 1 draft pick to singer Hayes
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Like most any boy growing up in Mobile, Walker Hayes’ early goal in his sporting career…
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Outcry as Shanghai sends vulnerable senior citizens into makeshift quarantine camps
CNN By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau The men came after 2 a.m. on Tuesday in the dead of the night, banging on an apartment door in a…
Continue Reading ‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video
CNN By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau The shouts of locked-down residents demanding basic necessities, the cries of babies separated from…
Continue Reading Outcry as Shanghai sends vulnerable senior citizens into makeshift quarantine camps
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau The men came after 2 a.m. on Tuesday in the dead of the night, banging on an apartment door in a rundown…
Continue Reading Ovechkin becomes oldest player to score 50 goals in a season
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enjoyed the biggest moment of his career inside T-Mobile…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000, Hicks’ 1st start
By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica…
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ANÁLISIS | Un cambio importante en Ucrania, y Estados Unidos espera que más armas ayuden
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La guerra en Ucrania puede estar entrando en una nueva y crítica etapa con un nuevo enfoque del ejército de Rusia,…
Continue Reading Military-led Myanmar seeks to reassure foreign investors
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar officials have sought to reassure foreign investors who say doing business in the…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama’s brother says his kids were disenrolled from their school as ‘retaliation’ for parents bringing up concerns of bias
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Craig and Kelly Robinson said they were shocked to receive a letter informing them their children would not be allowed back as…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama’s brother says his kids were disenrolled from their school as ‘retaliation’ for parents bringing up concerns of bias
Craig Robinson, the brother of Michelle Obama, is suing his kids’ former school. He says his children were kicked out after he and his wife raised…
Continue Reading Middleton’s status uncertain after leaving with knee injury
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton’s status for the rest of his team’s first-round…
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Crews brace for strong winds, explosive fire growth in West
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — After a brief break in the weather allowed for new aerial attacks on some of the many…
Continue Reading Resort de lujo en una isla privada en Panamá revela una nueva playa “aérea”
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El resort Bocas Bali de Panamá aparentemente lo tenía todo. Dieciséis lujosas villas sobre el agua en una isla…
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COVID-hit Mariners beat reeling Rangers 4-2 behind Gilbert
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Adam Frazier doubled twice on a three-hit night…
Continue Reading COVID-hit Mariners beat reeling Rangers 4-2 behind Gilbert
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Adam Frazier doubled twice on a three-hit night…
Continue Reading Theodore scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Capitals 4-3
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the…
Continue Reading DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving…
Continue Reading Kraken hold on to beat Avalanche 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Lind, Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde all scored in the first period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Colorado…
Continue Reading Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis
A $47 wedding dress, a free venue and a gifted honeymoon. A California couple exchanged vows with a $500 wedding. CNN’s Jeanne Moos…
Continue Reading Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis
By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Florida bride and her wedding caterer have been arrested and accused of lacing wedding food, including…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How cryptocurrencies work (and how they don’t)
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first and most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, launched more than a decade ago. Yet for all…
Continue Reading DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the…
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His house was demolished because he is Muslim, he says
By Kashif Kakvi, Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN Shahdullah Baig stands among the rubble of what was once his modest two-bedroom home, his belongings…
Continue Reading Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions
By HUIZHONG WU and DAKE KANG Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In Shanghai, a city of 25 million people with hundreds of thousands of COVID-19…
Continue Reading 2 months after Griner’s arrest, mystery surrounds her case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent…
Continue Reading Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — With the cryptocurrency industry under increasing pressure to rein in the environmental…
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US air quality report finds a sharp uptick in pollution, with the hardest-hit cities in California
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US saw the highest number of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality days between 2018 and…
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