By Betsy Klein, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a ruling by a federal judge that struck down the mask mandate for mass transportation, following a recommendation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It is CDC’s continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The argument about limited series receiving questionable second seasons gets two more pretty stark examples for the “Quit while you’re ahead” column this week, with “The Flight Attendant” experiencing a bumpy takeoff on HBO Max and “Russian Doll” unraveling a strange new template on Netflix. Both shows probably have enough
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. rolled out new sanctions on Wednesday against more than 40 individuals and entities accused of evading the ongoing wave of penalties imposed on Russia as punishment for invading Ukraine. The sanctions include the first set of penalties against a cryptocurrency mining firm in relation to
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $10 million settlement over its role in selling prescription opioids in San Francisco. City Attorney David Chiu announced the settlement Wednesday, five days before a trial is to begin over the toll of opioids there. After the settlement, four other drug companies remain defendants
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The idea was presented to Florida lawmakers in a movie house outside Orlando 55 years ago: Let Disney form its own government and in exchange it would create a futuristic city of tomorrow. That city never materialized, but Walt Disney World became an
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s Department of Theatre and Dance is gearing up for its upcoming production of “Dance Nation.” The award winning play and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2019 tells the story of a groups of pre-teens getting ready to dance at a national competition in Tampa Bay. The play
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has rallied from a set down to beat compatriot Laslo Djere in three sets in the second round of the Serbia Open in a match that lasted almost 3 1/2 hours. The top-ranked Serb struggled to find his rhythm in what was just his fifth match of the year.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has a right hamstring strain, clouding his status for the remainder of the team’s first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns said Booker’s MRI on Wednesday confirmed a “mild” hamstring strain. Booker was hurt in Tuesday’s Game
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was returning to his vehicle when he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol released Wednesday a recording of a 911 call Haskins’ wife Kalabrya
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EL PASO, Texas – Schools across the Borderland and the country are looking for teachers to join their teams. UTEP is hoping to fill that need with a job fair on Friday. The fair is being hosted by the College of Education. More than 60 school districts from across the country will be in attendance.
Continue Reading CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — All-America center Kofi Cockburn of Illinois has declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent. He made the announcement on his social media channels and the Illinois athletic department confirmed it. Cockburn wrote that playing in the NBA has been a longtime dream and that it’s time to make the
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN that he has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers as the two sides have been unable to negotiate a long-term deal for one of the league’s top playmakers. Samuel is entering the final year of
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida state Senate on Wednesday advanced legislation pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during the state’s special legislative session: a new congressional map submitted by the governor and a pair of bills aimed at Disney. The DeSantis-backed map — which proposes an aggressively partisan redrawing
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EL PASO, Texas – Investigators have recovered a video showing the moment a woman was shot by her boyfriend as she was recording him. According to court documents obtained by ABC-7, Efrain Orozco told investigators he thought the .45 caliber handgun he had been using for target practice in the desert was unloaded. He said
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Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A finales de la década de 1970, el gobierno de Estados Unidos desreguló el sector de las aerolíneas, eliminando el control federal sobre las tarifas, las rutas y la entrada de nuevas aerolíneas en el mercado. Como resultado, a partir de la década de los ochenta aparecieron una gran cantidad de
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Amtrak is embroiled in a fight that may have vast implications for the future of US rail service, including the billions of dollars devoted to it from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Amtrak, which typically speaks in a mild-mannered tone on social media, has reinvented itself as a flamethrower that’s launching
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos (CPDH), que documentó cientos de denuncias de violaciones a los derechos humanos en el contexto de las protestas antigubernamentales de 2018, fue clausurada mediante un decreto legislativo aprobado este miércoles en la Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua. El decreto, propuesto por la bancada del oficialista
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is visiting Mississippi to announce a program geared toward helping rural communities get federal funding to create jobs, build infrastructure and improve their economies. Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice traveled to the Mississippi Delta cities of Clarksdale and Greenwood on
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in his opening match at the Barcelona Open. The 11th-ranked Spaniard improved to 19-3 this season. He was coming off an early exit in Monte Carlo after winning in Rio de Janeiro and Miami. The 18-year-old Alcaraz hadn’t played in Spain since
Continue Reading By MJ Lee and Kate Sullivan, CNN Tensions remain very high within the Biden administration ahead of the expected repeal of a Trump-era pandemic restriction next month and the potential surge of migrants at the border that’s expected to follow, according to a source familiar with ongoing discussions. Since the US Centers for Disease Control
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Johnny Juzang is entering the NBA draft. He was one of the stars of the 2021 NCAA Tournament during the Bruins’ run to the Final Four. Juzang averaged 15.6 points and 4.7 rebounds last season, when the Bruins lost to North Carolina in the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — In a story published April 20, 2022, about marijuana banking reform, The Associated Press erroneously reported that U.S. Sen. Patty Murray held a news conference at a cannabis store near Seattle. The news conference was at Salal Credit Union with a cannabis store owner.
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Temple point guard Jeremiah Williams is transferring to Iowa State. The announcement from Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger came a day after Big 12 freshman of the year Tyrese Hunter said he would leave the Cyclones and enter the transfer portal. Williams started 21 of 22 games last season and averaged 9.5
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By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN The trial of a Colorado man accused in the disappearance and death of his wife has been scrapped after prosecutors moved to dismiss the case while they continued the search for her body. Fremont County District Judge Ramsey Lama on Tuesday granted their motion — meaning charges can
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Pebble Beach is now the third anchor site for the U.S. Open. The USGA says America’s most famous seaside course will host four more U.S. Opens over the next two-plus decades. And Pebble Beach gets four U.S. Women’s Opens. It’s part of a USGA strategy to go to the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Pterosaurs ruled the skies during the age of the dinosaurs, but scientists have long debated if they actually had feathers. Now we know. Not only did these flying reptiles have feathers, but they could actually control the color of those feathers on a cellular level to create multicolor plumage in a
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Big Ten was the lone Football Bowl Subdivision conference that didn’t make a single head coaching change during the offseason. That doesn’t mean the league stood pat. Six of the Big Ten’s 14 member schools changed offensive coordinators. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and “a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.” In a news release, the US Treasury
Continue Reading CNN, FACEBOOK MYKOLAIV MAYOR OLEKSANDR SYENKEVYCH, TWITTER, TELEGRAM By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and “a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin
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