MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has significantly raised Barcelona’s spending limit for this season after the Catalan club sold off part of its television rights for the next quarter century and other assets to balance its finances this summer. Barcelona has been allowed to spend 656 million euros ($659 million) on players and staff
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican lawmakers who voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill last year but have taken credit for projects made possible by the $1.2 trillion law. “We got a little help from Republicans — but not a lot — but enough to get it passed. But the truth is, there
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN What a way to make a living. Dolly Parton has remade her hit song “9 to 5” as a duet, this time with Kelly Clarkson. The song comes more than 40 years after the original and was recorded as part of the forthcoming documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5.” The
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN A new trailer for “Black Adam” hints at a switch up for Dwayne Johnson’s character. The DC comic movie also costars Viola Davis, Pierce Brosnan and Aldis Hodge. Johnson plays Teth Adam, who In ancient Kahndaq “was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance,
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman has sustained a right hamstring tear in training. Bayern says its medical department confirmed the injury and that the player will be out of action “for the time being.” The 26-year-old Coman started each of Bayern’s last four games across all competitions. Bayern plays Stuttgart
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color starting earlier in the leaf-peeping haven of New England while the autumn colors are likely to be muted and not last as long in the drought- and heat-stricken areas of the south. In New England, experts anticipate
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MENLO PARK, California — Facebook’s parent company Meta is dissolving its responsible innovation division. The team heled address potential harms from the company’s products. The reason for cutting the the team: meta says there were redundancies. Specific product teams were already doing the work assigned to the teams. Two dozen employees from the teams were
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Scotland and Portugal were handed the advantage of playing at home throughout the European qualifying playoffs for next year’s Women’s World Cup. Friday’s draw for the nine-team playoffs saw Scotland paired against Austria, with the winner advancing to host Ireland. Portugal welcomes Belgium, and the winner gets to host Iceland five
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed. The friend introduced him to Kailee Lingo, her sorority sister at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Kailee remembers that when she and Cade met, it was “a connection at
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed. The friend introduced him to Kailee Lingo, her sorority sister at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Kailee remembers that when she and Cade met, it was “a connection at
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Toda la costa este de Estados Unidos podría verse afectada por fuertes corrientes de resaca este fin de semana, ya que el huracán Earl amenaza las Bermudas, con vientos fuertes de al menos 140 km/h y potencialmente fortaleciéndose a una tormenta de categoría 3. Una advertencia de tormenta tropical está
Continue Reading By Jean Casarez and Brandon Griggs, CNN The threatening letters began in March 2007. They came in the mail to Eva LaRue’s Southern California house — sometimes handwritten, sometimes typed — from an unknown sender who called himself “Freddie Krueger” and vowed to rape and kill her and her young daughter. The letters — more
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By Kara Scannell, Marshall Cohen and Chandelis Duster, CNN A federal judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, several ex-FBI officials and more than two dozen other people and entities that he claims conspired to undermine his 2016 campaign by trying to vilify him with fabricated information
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NEW YORK– British pop star Harry Styles paid his respects to Queen Elizabeth II following the announcement of her death in Scotland on Thursday. During his latest show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Styles paused for a bit during the gig and informed the crowd, “From my homeland, there was some very sad news
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Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives Over the years, I have been fortunate to be able to talk to Lorne Michaels, the impresario of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” on many occasions, both formally and informally, for news articles and books. And one of the things I’ve learned is that when you manage a
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Britain wakes to first day in more than 70 years without its Queen. Rylee Carlson reports.
Continue Reading Martha C. White for CNN Business With nearly two job openings available for every job seeker, the shortage of workers in the United States has many employers over a barrel in the fight to acquire and retain talent. But for candidates who are typically overlooked by hiring managers, the labor shortage offers an opportunity. Advocates
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By Matias Grez and Ben Church, CNN Frances Tiafoe’s run at the US Open ended Friday with a loss to No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals. After being down in the match, Tiafoe had forced a fifth set, delighting the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd — which included Michelle Obama. But it was the
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Once you get past the familiar strains of Blondie’s “Call Me” over the opening credits, the message from “American Gigolo” isn’t worth answering. It is, rather, a misguided and distasteful reboot, seeking to tease the movie’s premise into a larger mystery. Jon Bernthal struts his stuff as the escort trying
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Having little soccer experience hasn’t stopped American businessman Todd Boehly making some big calls in his first 100 days as the face of Chelsea’s new ownership. Firstly he made himself not just the club’s new chairman but also its interim sporting director in charge of recruitment. Then he oversaw
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Crossing the streams with its sequels, the fifth season of “Cobra Kai” features heavy dollops of the second and third “The Karate Kid” movies while continue to carve out its own next-generation melodrama, all in extraordinarily nimble fashion. While it’s not the best series on TV (OK, Netflix), there should
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Good Morning, happy Friday! It will be another quiet afternoon under partly cloudy skies and above-average temperatures. Rain chances increase this weekend but no worries if you plan on supporting the Battle of I-10 this Saturday. I’m forecasting a 10 to 20 percent chance for showers and breezy winds. A cold front will cool temperatures
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UVALDE, Texas– In Texas, two people are hospitalized after being shot at Uvalde Memorial Park Thursday evening. Police said the shooting stemmed from a physical fight and involved rival gangs. Uvalde police department officials say two victims were air-lifted to San Antonio Memorial hospital following the shooting. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. not far from Robb
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In his first public comments since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, Justice Neil Gorsuch said he hoped the results of an internal investigation into the leak of a draft opinion of the decision would be done “soon.” “The chief justice appointed an internal committee to
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, FAMILY PHOTOS By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In his first public comments since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, Justice Neil Gorsuch said he hoped the results of an internal investigation into the leak of a draft opinion of the decision would be done “soon.” “The chief justice appointed
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Londres (CNN) — Con el ascenso de su esposo al trono luego de la muerte de la reina Isabel II este jueves, Camila se convirtió en reina consorte y asumirá un papel nuevo y más destacado junto al rey Carlos III. Poco más de 25 años después de la muerte de la
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Formula One leader Max Verstappen is feeling unusually optimistic about his chances of finally earning a good result at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza is the only circuit where Verstappen has never finished on the podium. The Red Bull driver’s best result is fifth in 2018.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump’s media venture, announced Friday it will avoid an imminent liquidation. Digital World failed to receive shareholder approval by Thursday’s deadline to extend its merger agreement. However, the shell company said in a Friday filing it
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban and Mark Thompson, CNN Business The death of Queen Elizabeth has come at a bad time for the United Kingdom. Against a backdrop of soaring inflation, a slumping currency and the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the country has lost one of its few markers of continuity and stability. The government of
Continue Reading CNN|POOL|TWITTER|UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL By Anna Cooban and Mark Thompson, CNN Business The death of Queen Elizabeth has come at a bad time for the United Kingdom. Against a backdrop of soaring inflation, a slumping currency and the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the country has lost one of its few markers of continuity and stability. The
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