MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley has been fined $30,000 by the NBA for what the league declared “inappropriate statements.” The NBA punished him for the “egregious use of profanity” in a media interview and social media post following the team’s play-in game victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Beverley was especially emotional
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer When Kenny Moore was told the USO tour he signed up for was heading to Fairbanks, Alaska, he hesitated. Should he go, he wondered? The Indianapolis Colts cornerback sure is happy he did. Joined by Broncos tight end Andrew Beck and Browns running back Demetric Felton Jr., Moore
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By Michael Warren The Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to withdraw from its participation in the Commission on Presidential Debates, the organization that has long governed general-election presidential debates. In a statement, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the commission is “biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El buque de guerra ruso Moskva se ha hundido, informó la agencia de noticias estatal rusa TASS, citando una declaración del Ministerio de Defensa ruso. “Durante el remolque del crucero Moskva al puerto de destino, el barco perdió su estabilidad debido a los daños en el casco recibidos durante un
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The third attempt at a final prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket began Thursday morning, but the trial hit some snags and ended prematurely at 5:10 p.m. ET. The agency will host a news conference on Friday to share updates and next steps for the test. The mission
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he was still working with his team to determine whether he should dispatch a senior member of his administration to Ukraine, a potentially dramatic show of support for the nation as it comes under attack from Russia. “We’re making that decision now,” Biden said when
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he was still working with his team to determine whether he should dispatch a senior member of his administration to Ukraine, a potentially dramatic show of support for the nation as it comes under attack from Russia. “We’re making that decision now,” Biden said when asked
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una llave, una chaqueta de construcción de neón y una pistola. Los artículos, dejados en una sangrienta escena del crimen en una estación de metro de Brooklyn el martes por la mañana, ofrecieron a los investigadores algunas de sus primeras pistas mientras trabajaban para averiguar quién abrió fuego contra docenas
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans are feeling slightly better about the economy again, in part because they believe the worst of the latest surge in gas prices is behind them, consumer sentiment data showed Thursday. After an initial jump in energy costs in response to the military conflict in Ukraine was felt at US
Continue Reading By The Associated Press B.C. Place in British Columbia, Vancouver, has been added as a proposed site in Canada to host matches at the 2026 World Cup along with Edmonton, Alberta, and Toronto. FIFA made the annoucement nine months after Montreal dropped out when the Quebec provincial government withdrew its support. Eighteen U.S. stadiums in
Continue Reading By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it’s called the pink moon, it’s not actually that color. The pink moon will appear full from early Friday to Monday morning, according to NASA. It will be at its peak fullness on Saturday, April
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN A man who fled to the US from Colombia after the murder his wife in 1994 was arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts, the FBI said in a news release. William Hernando Usma Acosta, 61, had been living in Belmont under the alias Carlos Alberto Rendon after entering the US illegally in 1995,
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Continue Reading JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $13.5 million. Reynolds and the Pirates were scheduled to go to arbitration after failing to come to an agreement on a one-year deal for 2022. Reynolds asked for $4.9 million,
Continue Reading By Kunyi Yang The road to financial independence is not easy, and usually requires patience and diligence early on. For young people still trying to establish their careers, focusing on retirement or saving for the future may not seem like a top priority. But making the wrong money moves early on can be costly. Here
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Amarachi Orie, CNN A showcase of portraits of queens who have ruled Britain will feature in a month-long program of exhibitions, events and auctions celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The London exhibition of portraits loaned from country houses across the United Kingdom will present the likenesses of seven queens, from the larger-than-life Tudors, the
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Like most businesses across the U.S., casinos are racing to hire new workers. That is leading to better wages and benefits in some places, and forcing casinos to become more creative. MGM Resorts used virtual reality goggles to let some job applicants experience what the
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former US Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will get statues on the grounds of the US Capitol after President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bipartisan bill into law to erect them. The House passed the bill last month
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Fiona the hippo, the Cincinnati Zoo’s social media darling, will soon be a big sister — much to the zoo’s surprise. The zoo announced that Bibi, Fiona’s 23-year-old mother, is pregnant. “Bibi’s big bundle of joy is expected to arrive late summer 2022,” the zoo wrote on Twitter. Fiona became an
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is reportedly diversifying its content. According to “Entertainment Tonight,” the cable channel is set to feature a romance with a lead who has Down Syndrome. “Never Have I Ever” actress Lily D. Moore is set to star in “Color My World With Love” as Kendall, “a
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Thursday a Mississippi-style anti-abortion measure that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy without exemptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. The bill, which goes into effect July 1, does allow exemptions in cases where a pregnancy is “serious risk” to the
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US manufacturing, technology, research and development. “Congress needs to get this bill to my desk as quickly as possible. Our economic strength is on the line and national
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kelly Rizzo, Bob Saget’s widow, has paid tribute to her husband’s friendship with the late comedian Gilbert Gottfried. Gottfried’s death at the age of 67 was announced by his family earlier this week. Rizzo paid tribute to him on social media, writing “Bob loved Gilbert so dearly, they had a
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to push Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US manufacturing, technology, research and development. During a stop in North Carolina, the President will deliver remarks from a historically Black university in Greensboro and highlight
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — ¿Debes realizar tu declaración de impuestos en Estados Unidos? Es muy probable que la respuesta sea que sí, pero con la fecha límite acercándose es mejor salir de dudas y tener claro si eres una rara excepción o si es momento de juntar tus documentos y agilizar tu declaración. Lo
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week as the key 30-year loan rate reached 5% for the first time in more than a decade amid persistent high inflation. The average 5% rate on the 30-year mortgage was up from 4.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports. The average rates
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Thandiwe Newton is departing “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” “Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance to deal with family matters,” a spokesperson for the studio told CNN. Salma Hayek will reportedly join the cast as Newton departs, according
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By Ben Church, CNN It’s rare that a footballer touches a nation’s heart in the way that Freddy Rincón did in Colombia. That is why the 55-year-old’s death was met with an outpouring of emotion in his home country. “This is a huge loss for his family and friends, and at the same time is
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Muchos países aún piden el esquema de vacunación completo para entrar a su territorio. Así que si vas a viajar, el certificado de vacunación del covid-19 emitido por el Gobierno de México te permitirá la entrada. O quizá solo requieras un comprobante oficial que acredite que estás vacunado contra el coronavirus.
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Central Bank still won’t say when it might start raising interest rates, even as inflation surges to another record high. Given war in Ukraine, as well as a Covid surge in China, it wants to keep its options open. The ECB reiterated on Thursday that it would only
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