By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer For WNBA players, spending the offseason by competing in Russia can be lucrative, with some earning more money than they make back home. But they also describe the loneliness of being away from family and friends, of struggling with an unfamiliar language and culture, and of living in a
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer For WNBA players, spending the offseason by competing in Russia can be lucrative, with some earning more money than they make back home. But they also describe the loneliness of being away from family and friends, of struggling with an unfamiliar language and culture, and of living in a
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has apologized to Liverpool and condemned supporters who chanted during a minute’s silence to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Referee Michael Oliver cut short the commemoration to the victims from the 1989 crush before the FA Cup semifinal which City lost 3-2 at Wembley Stadium. The chanting
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Regular-season successes were nice but meant little to the Miami Heat in the grand scheme of things. The Heat aren’t shy about saying what matters to them is the postseason and the pursuit of a championship. That quest truly starts Sunday when the top-seeded Heat begin
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un delfín enfermo que quedó varado en una playa de Texas murió después de que, según los reportes, los bañistas intentaron empujarlo de regreso al agua para poder nadar con él y montarse encima de él, dice la organización sin fines de lucro Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network. “Finalmente quedó varada
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By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Senate Democrats face strong political headwinds in this year’s midterm elections, but they have maintained — and in some cases, super-charged — their fundraising in pivotal states, new campaign finance reports show. The filings, which cover the first three months of 2022, further exemplify a campaign cycle awash
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford’s already-slim hopes of staying in the English Premier League are hit further by Pontus Jansson securing a 2-1 victory for Brentford with a goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The Hornets remain six points from safety with six games remaining. But they have now played two more than
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Quadruple-chasing Liverpool reached a first FA Cup final in a decade helped by Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s blunder. Liverpool beat the English Premier League leader 3-2 at Wembley. Liverpool was already leading through Ibrahima Konate’s header when Steffen’s failure to clear a back pass
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda (CNN) — Los esposos que esperan hacerle un favor a su pareja podrían tener dificultades para competir con el marido de Robyn Meija. La profesora de Maryland ganó US$ 50.000 después de que su marido le comprara un billete de lotería con la esperanza de levantarle el ánimo, según un comunicado de prensa
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Reuters Ukraine’s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once again compete globally. Rinat Akhmetov has seen his business empire shattered by eight years of fighting in Ukraine’s east but remains defiant, sure that
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CNN Reuters Ukraine’s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once again compete globally. Rinat Akhmetov has seen his business empire shattered by eight years of fighting in Ukraine’s east but remains defiant, sure
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La guerra en Ucrania pronto podría entrar en una nueva fase aún más peligrosa. Rusia, enojada por la pérdida de su buque insignia de la flota rusa del mar Negro, advirtió sobre “consecuencias impredecibles” si Estados Unidos continúa suministrando armas a Ucrania, mientras que el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, emitió
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Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s not just a screen print by the German artist Josef Albers. It’s a screen print by the German artist Josef Albers once owned by late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And now fans of the justice, who was nicknamed RBG and died in 2020 at the age of 87, can
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has capped his hat trick with a stunning free kick in the 76th minute to give Manchester United a 3-2 win over Norwich and boost the team’s hopes of securing a Champions League spot. United moved past Arsenal into fifth place, three points behind Tottenham in the English Premier
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Arsenal’s faltering quest for Champions League qualification suffers another setback after it loses at Southampton 1-0 in the English Premier League. Tottenham’s shock home defeat to Brighton earlier Saturday offered the Gunners the chance to move level on points with their fourth-placed north London rival. But Mikel Arteta’s men blow a
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A commentator on Russian state TV called for the bombing of Kyiv after the sinking of the Moskva, a major Russian warship.
Continue Reading Retired US Army Brig. General Steve Anderson says that Russia is building up tanks for an assault on the key town of Kramatorsk to try and gain access to other areas that will allow them to control eastern Ukraine.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American forward Haji Wright scored his third goal in two games, helping Antalyaspor to a 3-1 victory at Alanyaspor in the Turkish league. Wright scored the game’s first goal in the 17th minute with a left-footed shot from inside the 6-yard box after a corner kick was directed in front. Wright
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Striker Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund routed Wolfsburg 6-1 to maintain its slim chances of winning the German league. Dortmund is six points behind Bayern Munich with only a mathematical chance of the title. Bayern plays on Sunday. Hungary winger Roland Sallai scored twice as fifth-placed Freiburg beat mid-table Bochum
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed star shortstop Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list with right thumb soreness before a game at Kansas City. The move is retroactive to Wednesday. Báez has missed four games with the thumb issue despite negative X-rays. He’s eligible to rejoin the team for a series
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic won’t play for the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their playoff series against Utah because of the left calf strain the All-Star guard suffered in the regular-season finale. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said before Saturday’s game that Doncic is day to day, but
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic won’t play for the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their playoff series against Utah because of the left calf strain the All-Star guard suffered in the regular-season finale. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said before Saturday’s game that Doncic is day to day, but
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — American goalkeeper Zack Steffen blundered to gift Liverpool a goal in Manchester City’s 3-2 loss in the FA Cup semifinals. City was already trailing 1-0 at Wembley when Steffen’s dithering allowed Sadio Mané to score Liverpool’s second in a meeting of the English Premier League’s top teams. Receiving a tame back pass
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Break out the cosmic confetti: Wonder Theory just turned one! That’s right. It’s been a whole year since we kicked off this curiosity voyage, as Dustin Henderson from “Stranger Things” would say. There are few things greater than marveling together at the many splendors of the science world. I’ve loved every
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — NASCAR will race on Easter Sunday for just the 11th time in history and the first time the Cup Series was deliberately scheduled to run on the holiday. The first 10 Easter races were because of a weather-related rescheduling. But NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este sábado se lleva a cabo el homenaje a Freddy Rincón en el estadio olímpico Pascual Guerrero, en Cali, donde los aficionados pueden asistir para despedirse del ícono del fútbol colombiano. Rincón falleció en la noche del miércoles como consecuencia de las heridas que sufrió en el brutal accidente ocurrido
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LONDON (AP) — British police say six people were arrested after climate change activists climbed onto an oil tanker in central London to protest investments in fossil fuel. The Extinction Rebellion climate activism group said two Olympic athletes — gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott and Laura Baldwin — were among those protesting Friday. The oil
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana says its weekends-only red snapper season for anglers will start May 27 in state and federal waters. The season will run Fridays through Sundays except for three holiday weekends. The opening Memorial Day weekend and the Fourth of July, and Labor Day weekends will run through Monday. The Louisiana
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Verónica Ojeda (CNN) — ¡Es hora! Las restricciones de viaje están disminuyendo, las tasas de infección se están estabilizando, estás completamente vacunado y finalmente estás por irte de vacaciones. Este es el año para compensar las vacaciones que no disfrutaste en los últimos dos años. Es probable que hayas ahorrado durante dos años para que sean
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The medicinal use of hallucinogenic mushrooms is making inroads in U.S. states as military veterans advocate for the therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs, including in conservative states like Utah, Texas and Oklahoma. At least four states have approved studying their medicinal properties in the last
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