By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the US is providing Ukraine “more advanced rocket systems and munitions” as its war with Russia grinds on. Writing in a New York Times op-ed, Biden said the US goal is “to see a democratic, independent, sovereign and prosperous Ukraine with the means
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended its authority to issue a mask mandate for domestic travelers, in a brief filed Tuesday asking an appeals court to reverse a district court’s decision in April to strike down the mandate. “It is difficult to imagine a more direct way to
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a measure that pushes app-based companies like food delivery services to improve wages and other working conditions for gig workers. Among other things, the legislation approved Tuesday would ensure app-based workers are paid minimum wage plus expenses and tips. The rates for workers at companies
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By Laura Ly, CNN Among 233 reported attacks against Asian Americans in New York City in the first three quarters of 2021, only seven have so far led to hate crime convictions, according to a new report from the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). AABANY analyzed NYPD data and records from the
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit Tuesday in Texas and said
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit Tuesday in Texas and said
Continue Reading By Swati Gupta and Ruba Alhenawi, CNN Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, known by the stage name of KK, died Tuesday night in Kolkata, according to the city’s CMRI hospital. Just hours before his death on May 31, the acclaimed 53-year-old singer performed at a concert in Nazrul Mancha, a venue at the Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tampa Bay placed shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right quadriceps strain, the latest setback for the injury-plagued Rays. Franco aggravated the injury running the bases in the ninth inning of Monday’s 9-5 loss at the Texas Rangers. He was replaced by a pinch-runner after taking
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tampa Bay placed shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right quadriceps strain, the latest setback for the injury-plagued Rays. Franco aggravated the injury running the bases in the ninth inning of Monday’s 9-5 loss at the Texas Rangers. He was replaced by a pinch-runner after taking
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is going to keep Boeing on a shorter leash when it comes to performing safety-related work on aircraft. The FAA said Tuesday that for three more years, it will still let some Boeing employees perform some safety analysis on planes, but not for the full five-year
Continue Reading By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer Andrei Vasilevskiy has won a Vezina Trophy and two Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Igor Shesterkin is a finalist for the Vezina this year as he leads the New York Rangers in their pursuit of their first championship since 1994 and second in 82 years. The
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El episodio 59 de la histórica rivalidad entre los grandes tenistas de todos los tiempos Novak Djokovic y Rafael Nadal fue otro emocionante partido, con Nadal ganando 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) para avanzar a las semifinales del Abierto de Francia. Federer y Djokovic felicitan rápidamente a Nadal por su récord en
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El presidente Joe Biden se reunirá este martes con el presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, en una especie de política performativa que, casi con toda seguridad, no contribuirá en nada a que los estadounidenses puedan pagar con mayor facilidad los artículos de uso cotidiano. Y, seamos
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EL PASO, TX – The delayed lifting of Title 42 has given El Paso County more time to find facilities and prepare for the overflow of migrants. The county still needs at least two facilities; one for processing migrants and another for providing temporary shelter. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego stressed how important it
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Falta menos de una semana para el inicio de la Cumbre de las Américas y hay una pregunta que todavía no puede responderse completamente: ¿quiénes asistirán? La presencia de los mandatarios americanos en el encuentro organizado por Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden en Los Ángeles está en el centro de
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Boston Celtics is Thursday night in San Francisco, where Golden State is 9-0 this postseason. The Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins will again be tasked with a tough defensive matchup, this time to slow down Jayson
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EL PASO, Texas — Blue Origin has announced a new launch date for NS-21. The launch is planned for Saturday, June 4 at 7 a.m. MDT. The May 20 launch was delayed after what Blue Origin called an “abundance of caution” following observations New Shepard’s backup systems not meeting their performance expectations. The crew includes
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By Ben Church, CNN It’s approximately 3,000 kilometers from Severodonetsk to Glasgow. As Russian pressure increases in the strategically key eastern Ukraine city where two-thirds of properties have been reported as destroyed, an international football match in the Scottish city would seem somewhat irrelevant. Ukrainian Taras Berezovets, who worked as a political analyst before the
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry leaders who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. Airlines for America, representing major US air carriers, and the US Travel Association, representing the broad
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL’s free agency, at least when it comes to its top announcing crews, is over for this year. Fox Sports completed its lineup for this season on Tuesday by announcing Greg Olsen as its lead NFL analyst. Fox announced during its upfront presentation for
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Fumar tabaco es muy adictivo y puede tener efectos adversos para la salud a largo plazo. Pero hay esperanza para quienes quieren dejar de fumar gracias a innovadoras apps, líneas de ayuda y estrategias probadas. En 2019, más de 30,8 millones de estadounidenses fumaban, según los Centros para el Control y
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Squid style is en vogue for the Los Angeles Angels. When Andrew Velazquez got on the bus at Angel Stadium for the charter flight to New York, all of his teammates were dressed in the hip street mode of the 27-year-old shortstop known as “Squid.”
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EL PASO, Texas – On the 75th anniversary of the area code that identifies El Paso, UTEP Athletics is introducing a “915” promotional campaign that will encompass all 17 of its sport programs during the 2022-23 season. The mission of the “915” campaign is to embrace and engage the greater El Paso community while generating
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby took some rather drastic measures to establish an immediate kinship with his new holder. Former Chicago Bears punter Pat O’Donnell and his family stayed at Crosby’s house for about three weeks this offseason. The Packers are hoping the
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The game between the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night was postponed due to rainy weather. It will be made up Wednesday as part of a traditional doubleheader. The opening game will be at 1:10 p.m. and the second one no more than 45 minutes later. The Rockies are
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner flew into town from Texas
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La guerra de Rusia en Ucrania no da tregua. Estos son los acontecimientos más recientes del conflicto que mantiene al mundo en vilo. La “mayor parte de Severodonetsk” ahora está controlada por Rusia, con tropas “moviéndose hacia el centro”, según el jefe de la administración militar regional de Luhansk. Pero
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EL PASO, Texas – The youngest victim of the 2019 Walmart massacre will be honored by the Clint ISD on Friday. Javier Amir Rodriguez would have been a graduating senior at Horizon High School this year. He is remembered as an avid soccer player and was the captain of Horizon’s soccer team. Clint ISD Superintendent Juan
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Ten people were injured, including a 17-year-old, in a shooting in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, police said. Four people were hospitalized in critical condition, Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said in a news conference Tuesday. A police officer was also wounded by shrapnel and two sheriff’s
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability. “I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take,” Yellen
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