TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A tennis player alleges in a lawsuit that the U.S. Tennis Association failed to protect her from a coach who she says sexually abused her when she was 19. Kylie McKenzie alleges coach Anibal Aranda touched her vagina after a 2018 practice at the USTA’s training center in Orlando, Florida. The
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La escasez de trabajadores ha sido una de las marcas distintivas de la economía pandémica, y está lejos de resolverse. En febrero, las empresas estadounidenses tenían 11,3 millones de vacantes por cubrir, algo más de lo que habían previsto los economistas. El nivel de empleos disponibles ha variado
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite complained about playing a World Cup qualifier in the altitude of Bolivian capital La Paz and is now under fire from the host country. Brazil was taking on Bolivia in a match that wouldn’t change their World Cup destinies — the visitors
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A preliminary report on an Oklahoma plane crash that killed three Nebraskans says the aircraft was “near vertical” when in struck the ground. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday says a witness account and an examination of the crash scene indicate the plane crashed nose down
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A preliminary report on an Oklahoma plane crash that killed three Nebraskans says the aircraft was “near vertical” when in struck the ground. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday says a witness account and an examination of the crash scene indicate the plane crashed nose down
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By Greg Wallace and Shawna Mizelle, CNN A group of 21 states, as well as groups of pilots and flight attendants, are asking federal courts to permanently end the Biden administration’s federal transportation mask mandate, less than three weeks before it is set to expire. The latest lawsuit, led by Florida and joined by 20
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The winds are extremely strong on Transmountain and we have rock debris on top of the submit pass. Seek alternate route if possible and drive safely. Drive to conditions. 🌬 https://t.co/wVUXsUoXsi— TxDOT El Paso (@txdotelp) March 29, 2022 EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation is urging drivers who use Transmountain to seek
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By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Five people were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said, marking the third such attack in Israel within a week. The attack started in the ultra-orthodox city of Bnei Brak, just east of Tel Aviv. A police spokesperson said
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A month after setting his sights on McDonald’s over pig welfare, investor Carl Icahn has turned his attention to Kroger. Icahn is planning to nominate two directors to the company’s board over the issue, the retailer said Tuesday. Shareholders will be able to vote for the nominees’ placement on the
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House said President Joe Biden will receive an additional Covid-19 booster shot if his doctor recommends it, after the US Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency authorization of second Pfizer or Moderna booster doses for adults ages 50 and older as early as four months after their first booster
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business President Joe Biden delivered a strong message to corporate executives this week in his 2023 spending plan: Share the wealth. His administration wants to discourage stock buybacks, which critics say allow ultra-wealthy executives to manipulate markets while funneling corporate profits into their own pockets instead of the economy. Last year,
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino is having his spring training start scheduled for Wednesday night pushed back to Saturday because of general body soreness. Severino was limited to four late-season relief appearances in 2021 after having Tommy John surgery in February 2020. Severino is slated to follow opening-day starter Gerrit
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith’s violent slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony had no appreciable difference on the size of the ABC broadcast’s television audience. But social media is a different story. ABC said there were some 22.7 million social media interactions during the telecast,
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Carlos Correa hit his first spring homer with the Twins, providing a preview of what he could provide Minnesota’s lineup this season. The 27-year-old launched a solo drive that landed well beyond the left field wall against Tampa Bay. Correa was among the biggest names
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) – Un tiroteo cerca de Tel Aviv provocó la muerte de cinco personas, dijeron este martes los servicios de emergencia y la policía israelíes. El ataque comenzó en la ciudad ultraortodoxa de Bnei Brak, justo al este de Tel Aviv, antes de continuar y terminar cerca de donde Bnei Brak se convierte
Continue Reading ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — First-year University at Albany men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings is away from the program while the school investigates a report of a physical confrontation with a player early in the season. A release from the university said its Office of Employee Relations was made aware of the allegation in February. School
Continue Reading MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — Stretching the salary cap into the playoffs was one of the subjects touched on by the NHL’s 32 general managers at their annual meetings in Florida. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the system has worked well since the league’s hard cap was introduced in 2005. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly outlined how
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for a recession is starting to shine. The “yield curve” is watched for clues to how the bond market is feeling about the U.S. economy’s long-term prospects. On Tuesday, a closely followed part of the yield curve gave
Continue Reading Ukrainian Parliament member Lesia Vasylenko talks with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about life in Kyiv as Ukrainian forces resist Russian military forces.
Continue Reading By Christiane Amanpour, Jo Shelley and Maddie Araujo, CNN Lesia Vasylenko is coming to terms with her country’s new reality. “There we go,” the Ukrainian member of parliament tells CNN as the air raid sirens sound across Kyiv’s morning sky. “That sort of disturbs your day, but you learn to live with it.” Vasylenko wanted
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander won’t pitch on opening day as the team plans around the early-season schedule. Manager Dusty Baker says skipping Verlander on April 7 at the Los Angeles Angels better positions the 39-year-old right-hander to take advantage of the three off-days
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander won’t pitch on opening day as the team plans around the early-season schedule. Manager Dusty Baker says skipping Verlander on April 7 at the Los Angeles Angels better positions the 39-year-old right-hander to take advantage of the three off-days
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, Jenn Selva and Amanda Watts, CNN A Kentucky grand jury has indicted Quintez Brown, the man accused of shooting at a Louisville mayoral candidate, on charges of attempted murder and first-degree wanton endangerment. Brown allegedly entered the office Craig Greenberg, a Democratic candidate, and fired a gun at him on February 14.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer An independent investigation into the Portland Timbers’ handling of domestic abuse accusations leveled at midfielder Andy Polo concluded that the team’s offers to help his estranged wife were not meant to persuade her to drop charges. The investigation by the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP concluded the Timbers
Continue Reading Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives While Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock and the Academy Tuesday for the slap heard around the world, it doesn’t detract from the stupidity of his actions or greatly minimize the damage that he has done. Smith could have done a few different things at the Academy
Continue Reading CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and other American officials voiced extreme caution Tuesday at signals Russia is scaling back its military operations near Kyiv, suggesting they were waiting to see stronger signs of de-escalation before making an assessment of Moscow’s intentions. “We’ll see. I don’t read anything into it until I see
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and other American officials voiced extreme caution Tuesday at signals Russia is scaling back its military operations near Kyiv, suggesting they were waiting to see stronger signs of de-escalation before making an assessment of Moscow’s intentions. “We’ll see. I don’t read anything into it until I see what
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) –La subvariante BA.2 de ómicron, muy contagiosa, es ahora la cepa dominante de covid-19 en Estados Unidos, y se calcula que está detrás del 54,9% de todas las nuevas infecciones por covid-19 de la semana pasada, según nuevos datos de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC,
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says the team had only preliminary interest in dealing for Deshaun Watson before the quarterback accepted a trade to Cleveland. Blank says more investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations made by nearly two dozen women against Watson while he was with
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says the team had only preliminary interest in dealing for Deshaun Watson before the quarterback accepted a trade to Cleveland. Blank says more investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations made by nearly two dozen women against Watson while he was with
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