NEW YORK (AP) — Former Dodgers catcher Mike Scioscia will manage the National League team of prospects and retired shortstop Jimmy Rollins will lead the American League group at the All-Star Futures Game in Los Angeles on July 17. The 63-year-old Scioscia played for the Dodgers from 1980-92 and won World Series titles in 1981
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By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a Border Patrol agent in Washington state cannot be personally sued in federal court for damages after a private citizen brought claims of illegal retaliation and excessive force. The decision continues a recent trend of the high court cutting back on
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration has issued new investment restrictions that prohibit Americans from buying Russian stocks and bonds. The ban is the latest step by US officials to crank up the financial pressure on Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. New guidance issued Monday by the Treasury Department explains
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has extended Luka Modric’s contract for another year, which keeps intact the midfield that helped the club win a record-extending 14th European title this season. The 36-year-old Croatian is now signed through June 2023 and will return to play alongside Toni Kroos and Casemiro.
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Gas prices that keep going up by the day have got a lot of people thinking about buying an electric vehicle. There is no question that electric vehicles cost much, much less to fuel than gasoline-powered models, especially with gas prices at around almost $5 a gallon on average, according
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Most basketball games at the Paris Olympics could end up being played a three-hour journey outside the French capital, a plan that is facing criticism from the sport’s governing body. Paris organizers are struggling to find a suitable basketball venue for games before the medal rounds
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s. For Americans of a certain age, it conjures memories of painfully long lines at gas stations and shuttered factories. Stagflation is the bitterest of pills: High inflation mixes with a weak job market to cause a
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1947 Birth place: Hamadan, Iran Father: Muhammad Ali Ebadi, law professor and lawyer Mother: Minu Yamini Marriage: Javad Tavassolian (1975-divorce date unknown) Children: Nargess (female); Negar (female)
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The ABC-7 First Alert continues for extreme heat. Daytime highs will approach record territory this afternoon, today the record for El Paso is 105 degrees. An Air Quality Alert is in effect until 8 PM. It’s going to be a scorching day — and the air quality will be bad for sensitive groups. A backdoor
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House issued a new warning to Congress Wednesday on the continued urgent need for Covid-19 funding, highlighting new “unacceptable tradeoffs” as it reallocates and reprioritizes remaining funding toward new vaccines in the absence of congressional action. “Due to a lack of additional funding,” a White House official told CNN
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The growing trend of buying things now but paying for them later is creating a debt trap for many shoppers in the United Kingdom. More than 40% of people in the United Kingdom who opt for such offers — which allow buyers to pay for their purchases in installments, often
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN Members of the European Parliament voted Wednesday to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars by 2035, in what would be one of the world’s strongest laws to phase out gasoline vehicles, if approved by the European Council. While the measure must still be debated by the Council and passed
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into sticky power steering on thousands of older General Motors SUVs without seeking a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says GM in 2014 issued “special coverage” to fix the problem on the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and other models. The coverage
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The Foo Fighters will perform two special tribute concerts in London and Los Angeles to honor the life of their former drummer, Taylor Hawkins. “For our dear friend, our bada** bandmate, our beloved brother…Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts,” the band announced Wednesday in
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1951 Death date: July 31, 2022 Birth place: Egypt Birth name: Ayman Muhammad Rabi al-Zawahiri Father: Rabie al-Zawahiri, professor of pharmacology Mother: Umayma al-Zawahiri Marriages: Unknown publicly Children: Unknown publicly Education: Cairo University, 1974, master’s
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s law enforcement agency says Spanish police have dismantled two major drug trafficking networks that used corrupt police officers as part of operations to ship tons of cocaine and hashish into Western Europe. Europol said in a statement Wednesday that 61 people had been arrested including five Spanish Civil Guard
Continue Reading Taco Bell’s newest location, a first-of-its-kind concept called “Taco Bell Defy,” has opened in a Minneapolis suburb. The company says it is aiming to redefine the drive-thru experience with kitchens located above drivers and orders delivered by “vertical lifts.”
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Naomi Thomas, CNN Every month, like clockwork, Renee Steiber got formula delivered to her home in the Chicago suburbs for her 11-year-old son, Owen. He has a feeding tube and needs a specialized formula, Neocate Jr., due to a rare disease that makes him severely allergic to a variety of foods.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una comisión de la Cámara de Representantes escuchará varios testimonios sobre violencia armada en una audiencia este miércoles, incluido el relato de una estudiante de cuarto grado que sobrevivió al horrible tiroteo masivo el mes pasado en una escuela primaria en Uvalde, Texas, que conmocionó a la nación. Miah Cerrillo,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his government remains committed to phasing out nuclear power despite concerns about rising energy prices and possible future shortages due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Germany’s three remaining nuclear plants are due to close in December. Opposition parties have called for the lifetimes of Germany’s nuclear plants
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Paula Rego, the acclaimed Portuguese-born British artist, has died at age 87. In a statement posted to Twitter, the Victoria Miro gallery, which exhibits some of Rego’s work, wrote: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of the Portuguese-born, British artist Dame Paula Rego at the age of 87.
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business Vishal Garg, the Better.com CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, has been sued by a former executive for allegedly misleading investors. The SoftBank-backed online mortgage company agreed to a $7.7 billion merger with a blank-check firm to take the company public just over a year ago,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and CNN Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — While Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue was winning his title bout against Nonito Donaire, burglars were breaking into his home. Inoue stopped Donaire in the second round Tuesday night, unifying three bantamweight world titles. That same evening, two men broke into his home southwest of Tokyo and took off with items including jewelry
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Seis miembros de una delegación haitiana de las Olimpiadas Especiales desaparecieron, según un comunicado de prensa de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Osceola. La oficina del sheriff envió un boletín buscando a Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet y Oriol Jean. Los desaparecidos son todos hombres
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge has decided the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection should get access this month to 159 emails of right-wing attorney John Eastman that largely relate to his efforts on behalf of Donald Trump to try to block the 2020 election result. The
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Another day, another record for US gas prices. The US average for the price of a gallon of regular gas hit $4.96 according to the most recent reading from AAA Wednesday. It marked the 12th straight day, and the 29th time in the last 30 that gas has set a
Continue Reading By Jean Casarez, Evan Perez, Rob Frehse and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Attorneys for more than 90 women and girls who were sexually abused by disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar submitted claims for over $1 billion to the FBI, saying investigators could have ended Nassar’s predation and protected other victims had they not
Continue Reading Rachael Denhollander, an attorney advocating for sexual abuse survivors and the first gymnast to speak publicly about the sexual abuse she faced from the disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar joins CNN’s At This Hour to discuss the one billion dollars the gymnasts are seeking from the FBI.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La creciente preocupación por la delincuencia y la falta de vivienda se puso de manifiesto este martes cuando los votantes de San Francisco destituyeron al fiscal del distrito Chesa Boudin, un progresista que había puesto fin a las fianzas en efectivo y había intentado reducir el número de personas enviadas
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