By Emmy Abbassi, CNN Going once. Going twice. Sold! A rare first edition 1999 Pokémon Charizard No. 4 card sold on Thursday for $336,000 at auction. The Charizard card, sold by Heritage Auctions, drew widespread attention because it’s from the game’s first English print run and had been given a perfect PSA GEM-MT 10 grading.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re reading this right after waking up this morning, you’ve already lost an hour of your day. But don’t be alarmed. The clock on your cell phone automatically sprang forward while you were asleep because it knew all about daylight saving time. Check the rest of your clocks, though. They
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CNN Sport staff With both the NCAA men’s and women’s postseason basketball tournaments starting next week and Selection Sunday just hours away, here’s what you need to know about the road to both Final Fours. Selection Sunday, when college basketball teams find out their March Madness place, features two special programs this Sunday — CBS
Continue Reading By Claire Colbert and Keith Allen, CNN A 23-year-old soldier died Thursday in a training incident at Fort Irwin, California, the Army announced Saturday. Specialist Joseph M. Meitl, Jr., served as an armored cannon crewmember in the 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas. “Specialist Joseph Meitl Jr. was a valuable member of our
Continue Reading By Maya Brown, CNN Sarah Rodriguez spends most of her day multitasking as she switches from watching her mother on remote cameras to talking on video and phone calls with doctors and aides to organize proper care for the 67-year-old. The 40-year-old’s life in Virginia has been like this ever since her mom was diagnosed
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN Comedian Katt Williams ended his show in Nashville, Tennessee, early Saturday night because of a bomb threat, according to a statement from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, where Williams was performing. Williams had to “abruptly end” the show “10 minutes before the end of his set due to a bomb threat,” the
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says AirSerbia will go back to one flight a day to Moscow after criticism that the Serbian national carrier is busting a European Union-wide ban on flights to Russia and profiting from the war in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion started over two weeks ago, AirSerbia has doubled the
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN In the span of just two weeks, millions of Ukrainian refugees have been forced to flee as the brutal Russian invasion of their homeland continues. The amount of people on the move constitutes “the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II,” UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Commissioner Filippo Grandi
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is going to try to hike interest rates without pushing the world’s biggest economy into recession. Russia’s war in Ukraine will make its balancing act more difficult. With inflation running near 8%, the US central bank can’t afford to wait any longer to start raise rates from
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BEIJING (AP) — The president of the International Paralympic Committee has expressed “hopes for peace”as the Winter Paralympics closed in Beijing but avoided mentioning Russia’s war on Ukraine. The closing ceremony marked the end of an almost six-week run for international sports in the Chinese capital that began with the opening of the Winter Olympics
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has turned to Felix Magath after firing Tayfun Korkut as coach in a desperate attempt to stave off a humiliating Bundesliga relegation for the ambitious club. Hertha announced Magath’s hiring late Sunday, saying the 68-year-old former coach of Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg, Schalke, Eintracht Frankfurt,
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police are offering a $10,000 reward after an armed suspect opened fire Saturday on two apparently homeless people who were sleeping on the streets of New York City, killing one and wounding the other. The shootings happened about 90 minutes apart in Lower Manhattan and were caught on surveillance footage, the
Continue Reading KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen has won his second men’s World Cup race in two days. Olympic champion Marco Odermatt finished third to all but clinch the overall title in the penultimate giant slalom of the season. Kristoffersen’s double came two weeks after the Norwegian also won two slaloms in two days in
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Stacker looked at the Metascores for all 2022 Oscar-nominated films and ranked the top 25, according to Metacritic. IMDb user ratings are provided for popular context.
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The American Cancer Society predicts 1,918,030 new cancer cases in the U.S. in 2022 and 609,360 cancer deaths. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stacker averaged the annual number of new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2000 and in 2018 (the most recent year for comprehensive data) to determine the increasing trend of certain types of the disease.
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In ranking Will Smith’s film performances from worst to first, Stacker compiled IMDb data on feature films starring Smith and ranked these films according to their IMDb user rating, with ties broken by the number of votes.
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Stacker looked at Paul Newman’s best films, then ranked the list from lowest to highest, according to IMDb user ratings.
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To celebrate the many women athletes who have left powerful, lasting marks on the world, Stacker looks at 15 inspiring women athletes who not only broke barriers within their sport but also made a significant difference in society.
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Stacker takes a look at women who broke barriers throughout military history.
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You’re exhausted, your body yawning for sleep. Yet once your head hits the pillow, your mind is flooded with worry, making sleep elusive, at times impossible. Don’t fret, experts say: There are relaxation techniques you can use to calm that racing mind. “Think of these relaxation exercises as tools in your
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm will continue to deliver strong winds and blistering freezing temperatures as it exits the eastern region Sunday after dumping heavy snow across parts of New England. More than 30 million people across mid-Atlantic and New England regions were under wind advisories early Sunday. In the South, more than
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN After confirming her 22-year-old daughter Katie Meyer had died days earlier by suicide, Gina Meyer wondered aloud this month if the star goalkeeper for Stanford University’s women’s soccer team might have been overwhelmed by the pressure of sports and academics. “There is anxiety,” she told NBC’s “Today Show,” “and there is
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Olga Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Tara John, CNN Russia expanded its offensive to western Ukraine on Sunday, firing missiles near the city of Lviv and hitting a large military base close to the Polish border, reportedly killing dozens of people and drawing the war closer to the borders of a
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging have ground to a halt as the Russian war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing. Likewise, Italian steel mills turned off electric furnaces last week. And fishermen, facing huge spikes in oil prices,
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Bulldawgs came close, but once again their bid for a state title came up short. Saturday at The Pit in Albuquerque, the Bulldawgs lost to the Volcano Vista Hawks in overtime by a final score of 66-55. This was the second straight year that Las Cruces made it
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam, CNN As its troops fight on the ground in Ukraine, Russia is waging a parallel war of misinformation. Even before Russian forces crossed the border, Russian officials were crafting a narrative at odds with reality. Publicly claiming one thing while intelligence suggests another isn’t unusual, but Russia has gone so far as
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — E.J. Anosike had 22 points and eight rebounds, Damari Milstead hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and CSU Fullerton rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Long Beach State 72-71 to the Big West Conference tournament. The Titans, who have won four games in a row, clinched a berth
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) SACRAMENTO, California – El Paso Locomotive (0-1-0, 0 points, West-9) opened its 2022 USL Championship season with a 1-3 loss against Sacramento Republic FC at Heart Health Park on Saturday. Midfielder Emmanuel Sonupe recorded the first Locomotive goal of the season with his first in a Locomotive jersey. Los Locos began their
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Clayton Henry had 15 points and eight rebounds to help New Mexico State beat Abilene Christian 66-52 on Saturday night in the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sir’Jabari Rice scored 11 points for New Mexico State (26-6). Teddy Allen
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored twice and Mikko Koskinen stopped 30 shots as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who have won two in a row and moved into third place in the Pacific Division.
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