By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Daniel A. Medina, CNN The ships span the length of a football field or longer, come outfitted with helipads and swimming pools, and have shown up at ports around the world — towering over nearby fishing vessels and motorboats like giants. Yachts owned by Russian oligarchs — who have
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Sophie Delfosse was named the Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week on Wednesday by the league office. A native of Valenciennes, France, Delfosse started her spring campaign by leading the Miners throughout the GCU Invitational, shooting a 7-over par 223 (73, 74, 76) to finish in a tie for 26th out of
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By The Associated Press Sevilla visits Alavés trying to keep the pressure on Real Madrid. A win would pull Sevilla to within three points of the leaders. Inter Milan has been held scoreless in its last four games in all competitions but has a chance to rediscover its attacking verve when it hosts last-place Salernitana.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant will start for the Brooklyn Nets against Miami after missing 21 games with a sprained left knee ligament. Jacque Vaughn, coaching the team with Steve Nash in health and safety protocols, said there would be no preset limits for how much Durant could play, saying they would keep an
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Alejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Moky Makura es la directora ejecutiva de Africa No Filter, un grupo que trabaja para cambiar las narrativas estereotipadas y dañinas alrededor y sobre África a través de la narración de historias y la construcción de comunidades. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son propias. Lee más artículos de opinión
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $150,000 for allowing a Florida man to make online sports bets from his home. The man had a friend who was present in New Jersey make the bets for him. The New Jersey Division of Gambling Enforcement has
Continue Reading LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Germany’s Lea-Sophie Scholz and Japan’s Kota Mitsui set track records in winning 1,500-meter events Thursday at the FISU World University speed skating championship. Scholz won the women’s race on the 400-meter James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval in 2 minutes, 9.22 seconds. Yuka Takahashi of Japan was second in 2:10.72
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN An AeroMéxico flight from Toronto to Mexico City was diverted to Houston early Thursday morning to remove three passengers who appeared to be intoxicated. AeroMéxico Flight 617 landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at 3:42 a.m., according to flight tracking site FlightAware. The passengers, two men and a woman,
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Rafael Domingo Oslé es profesor investigador del Centro de Derecho y Religión de la Universidad Emory y catedrático de Derecho de la Universidad de Navarra. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo corresponden exclusivamente a su autor. Puedes encontrar más artículos de opinión en CNNe.com/opinion. (CNN Español) — La sangrienta invasión de
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is set to coach his final basketball game at Duke. That game comes Saturday against rival North Carolina. The 75-year-old Krzyzewski says he knows it will be an emotional experience and said he’ll have to spend time preparing
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nina Rickards hit two free throws with 8.2 seconds left, and No. 23 Florida rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Vanderbilt 53-52 Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Gators (21-9) snapped a three-game skid and now will
Continue Reading PENSACOLA, Fla. — Jordan Jefferson had a season-high 24 points as Arkansas-Little Rock edged past South Alabama 75-71 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney. Charles Manning Jr. led the Jaguars on Thursday with 26 points, tying his career high.
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Salomon Rondon scored twice as Everton ended Boreham Wood’s surprising FA Cup run by beating the non-league team 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals. Boreham Wood had not conceded a goal in the competition this season until Rondon finally created the breakthrough for Everton in the 57th minute after meeting a cross
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer CNN is reporting that the U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down. CNN on Thursday cited a memo from the production company behind RT America. CNN says that the general manager of Washington-based T&R Productions, Misha Solodovnikov, told employees that it would be
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN The Department of Homeland Security will allow Ukrainians who are in the United States to remain in the country under a form of humanitarian relief. The relief — known as Temporary Protected Status — applies to people who would face extreme hardship if forced to return to homelands
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman and Ali Zaslav, CNN Bipartisan pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to end all Russian oil imports and sanction Russia’s energy sector as President Vladimir Putin continues to escalate the war in Ukraine. While the administration moved quickly to put economic pressure on Russia — cutting it off from global financial
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Dennis Ross, exenviado de Estados Unidos en Oriente Medio, es miembro distinguido de William Davidson en el Instituto de Washington para la Política del Cercano Oriente. Tiene décadas de experiencia en política soviética y de Medio Oriente, ha trabajado de cerca con presidentes y secretarios de estado de ambos partidos.
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol has testified that he secretly recorded his father describing his role in the riot and gave the audio file to an FBI agent within a week of the attack. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Reffitt was a prosecution
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mya Hollingshed scored 12 points and Colorado survived a wild finish to knock off No. 14 Arizona 45-43 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. After shooting just 33% and committing 21 turnovers, the fifth-seeded Buffalos are going to the semifinals on Friday for the first time in seven years.
Continue Reading Opinion by Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz for CNN Business Perspectives When the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses across the US in spring 2020, the labor market lost 22 million jobs in just two months — more than twice as many jobs lost during the entire Great Recession and financial crisis of 2008-2009. Given that
Continue Reading France is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year’s French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that people will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access venues such as sports stadiums and restaurants from March 14.
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse forward Benny Williams will miss the rest of his freshman season because of a lower-body injury. Williams was injured Monday night in an overtime loss at North Carolina. The school said Thursday that he’s expected to make a full recovery. The 6-foot-8 small forward from Bowie, Maryland, had a disappointing
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una nueva exposición que se inaugurará mañana en el Palacio de Kensington de Londres presentará un retrato de la princesa Diana que nunca ha sido visto por el público. La imagen, tomada por el fotógrafo de moda David Bailey en 1988, fue encargada originalmente por la Galería Nacional de Retratos, pero
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Grubhub said Thursday that it is ending its partnership with Russian tech company Yandex and pulling 100 Yandex-made food-delivery robots from the campuses of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the
Continue Reading CNN en Español (CNN Español) — Ucrania y Rusia acordaron este jueves —tras una segunda ronda de conversaciones en Belarús y cuando se cumple una semana del inicio de la invasión— establecer corredores humanitarios para civiles. ¿Qué son y cuáles son sus límites? “Lo clave que hemos acordado hoy fue una cuestión de rescate de
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Betis needed a stoppage-time equalizer to hold Rayo Vallecano to a 1-1 draw and reach the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 17 years. The match appeared to be headed to extra time after Bebé scored for the visitors with a long-range
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration is inching closer to an agreement to salvage the Iran nuclear deal but there are still a number of unresolved issues that could cause the efforts to fail, a senior administration official and State Department spokesperson told CNN. “While there has been significant progress and
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EL PASO, Texas – Drivers are paying an average of $3.38 a gallon for regular unleaded fuel in Texas according to the latest report. The AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch show rose 17-cents from a week ago. El Paso drivers are seeing prices at the pump averaging $3.58, while drivers in Amarillo are paying the
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S. Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, Pelosi she’s “all for” blocking Russian oil. “Ban it,” she said Thursday. It’s a hefty nod of support that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kenneth Walker III believes NFL scouts may be shortchanging this year’s running backs contingent. He sees a promising group of skillful, multi-faceted players. He thinks more than one is worthy of being a first-round draft pick in April. The problem is many teams find more value
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