By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to
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By Marianne Garvey “Fifty Shades of Grey” turned Dakota Johnson into a star. Since 2015, she’s been a globally known actor, but now says the franchise she signed up for was not the one that was made. “I’m a sexual person, and when I’m interested in something, I want to know so much about it,”
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a cyberattack has temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that to his knowledge Wednesday’s attack “has not caused any significant damage.” The distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack targeted a secure national data network forcing the
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CNN By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection reconvened Tuesday for a hastily scheduled hearing, featuring blockbuster testimony from Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Hutchinson has cooperated extensively with the investigation, having sat for four closed-door depositions. She revealed how
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By Rachel Fadem, CNN People who experience a particularly persistent type of headache pain could find relief in an ancient Chinese practice, according to new research. Acupuncture may reduce the number of monthly headaches for people who have chronic tension-type headaches, a study published on June 22 in the journal of the American Academy of
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico sostuvo que la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos de anular el caso Roe contra Wade, al considerar que ya no existe el derecho constitucional federal al aborto, no altera el estado de derecho vigente en la isla respecto a la
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sam Asghari has opening up about his marriage to the “amazing” Britney Spears in his first interview since their June wedding. The actor appeared on “Good Morning America” in a segment that aired Wednesday to promote his forthcoming film, “Hot Seat.” Naturally, talk turned to their recent nuptials. “The husband
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Incluso después de un año de ausencia del tenis, Serena Williams no olvida cómo entretener. Su regreso a la acción de Grand Slam en Wimbledon el martes —un duelo de tres horas y 11 minutos con la francesa Harmony Tan— fue histriónico, cautivador, pero al final terminó con una derrota. En el
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cruise giant Carnival was hit hard during the worst of the pandemic. Now, a top Wall Street analyst has issued a dire potential outlook for the company in the case of recession. Morgan Stanley’s Jamie Rollo outlined a worse-case scenario: Carnival stock could fall to $0 in the
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Carson Pickett became the first player with a limb difference to play for the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Tuesday as she helped her side to a 2-0 victory in a friendly against Colombia. The 28-year-old, who was born without part of her left arm, has played for the North
Continue Reading By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business It’s not yet clear if the US economy will ever return to its pre-pandemic status, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday at a central banker forum in Portugal. “The economy is being driven by very different forces. What we don’t know is whether we’ll be going back to something
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — “Colombia agradecerá el que encontremos puntos comunes”, respondió el presidente electo Gustavo Petro en Twitter luego de que su gran enemigo político, el expresidente Álvaro Uribe, confirmara que había aceptado una invitación para encontrarse. ¿Podrán encontrar “puntos comunes”? Hasta ahora, sus ataques públicos a lo largo de los años muestran
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new agreement in Israel will put Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back on shelves in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank despite the ice cream maker’s protest of Israeli policies, according to Unilever, the company that owns the brand. The Vermont company, which has
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By Mark Morales and Pervaiz Shallwani, CNN Authorities in New York filed lawsuits against 10 companies selling parts for so-called ghost guns, in an effort to hold distributors accountable for the proliferation of mail-order components used to make untraceable guns that lead to shootings. The lawsuits, invoking a newly enacted state “public nuisance” law, hit
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Chris Boyette, CNN The cruise ship Norwegian Sun hit a piece of an iceberg on Saturday, sustaining damage to its starboard bow, according to a statement from the US Coast Guard (USCG). A member from the Coast Guard Sector Juneau Prevention Team and contracted divers assessed damage to the right front
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN A large fire is burning in the dining hall of a Maryland Jewish summer camp for boys, according to a statement posted to Camp Airy’s social media Wednesday morning. No one was injured, but the extent of the damage isn’t clear, the camp’s post said. Camp Airy is in Frederick County,
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Novak Djokovic se encuentra en un estado de forma impresionante, ya que barrió este miércoles a Thanasi Kokkinakis en sets corridos (6-1, 6-4 y 6-2) para avanzar a la tercera ronda de Wimbledon. El serbio apenas tuvo que transpirar en la cancha central mientras dominaba a su oponente australiano en
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Novak Djokovic was in blistering form as he swept aside Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets — 6-1 6-4 6-2 — on Wednesday to progress into the third round at Wimbledon. The Serb, aiming for a fourth straight Wimbledon crown, barely had to break a sweat on Centre Court as he dominated
Continue Reading By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Harmony Tan surprised and angered her Wimbledon doubles partner by withdrawing from that tournament with a thigh injury a day after eliminating Serena Williams in her debut at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 115th-ranked Frenchwoman beat the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion 7-5, 1-6, 7-6
Continue Reading PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The CJ Cup is on the move again in America. This year the elite fall golf event originally held in South Korea is going from Las Vegas to South Carolina. The PGA Tour says the CJ Cup in South Carolina will be played at Congaree Golf Club. It’s about
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Inflation in Germany eased slightly in June compared to the previous month, in part due to new subsidies that helped rein in the price of gasoline and public transport. Official figures released Wednesday show inflation hit 7.6% this month, down from 7.9% in May, which was the highest since the early 1970s.
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continua en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Social, así como estudios posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Dávila Miguel es columnista de
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The justices ruled for Army veteran Le Roy Torres under a federal law that was enacted in 1994 in the
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Sweden and Finland are set formally to end decades of neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in a historic breakthrough for the alliance that deals a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The last major hurdle to the two nations’ entry to the bloc was
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet has apologized for his racial slur aimed at Lewis Hamilton and said his comments had no racist intent. Piquet used a Brazilian Portuguese racial slur to describe seven-time champion Hamilton when addressing a high-speed collision involving Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the Silverstone Grand Prix last
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Wednesday that state agencies are not immune from private lawsuits brought under a federal law meant to protect employment rights of returning veterans. The ruling will strengthen work protections for thousands of state-employed veterans returning to work after service in the Reserves or National
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