March 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
CNN’s Matthew Chance speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his country is facing a fresh round of deadly attacks by Russian forces.
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Ukraine to send full delegation to 2022 Winter Paralympics
By Aleks Klosok, CNN Ukraine will send a full contingent of 20 athletes and nine guides to the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday. The governing body tweeted a picture of the delegation with the message: “Ukraine’s Paralympic Team together earlier today before boarding for #Beijing2022.” The IPC
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Stocks fall again as banks drop and oil prices rise
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business March is looking a lot like January and February on Wall Street. That’s not good news for investors. The Dow fell nearly 600 points Tuesday, or 1.8%, one day after stocks capped off their second straight month of declines to start the year. The Dow managed to finish
Continue Reading One of Domino’s most popular deals is getting more expensive
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Domino’s is raising the price on one of its top promotions. The pizza chain announced that its “Mix and Match” deal, which lets customers choose two or more items for $5.99 each, will soon cost $1 more each for delivery orders. Domino’s said the price, which won’t change for carryout
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Confiscan metanfetaminas escondidas en cebollas por valor de casi US$ 3 millones
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos incautaron cerca de US$ 3 millones en metanfetaminas escondidas en pequeños paquetes dentro en un cargamento de cebollas en San Diego, informó la agencia el viernes. El domingo 20 de febrero, agentes federales encontraron en el puerto de
Continue Reading After a rocky start, it’s Election Day in Texas
By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Albert Wise, who is disabled, never got his mail-in ballot. It took Houston-area retiree Pam Gaskin three attempts to get hers. And 95-year-old World War
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Texas man sentenced in $1.6 million oil equipment fraud
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Houston, Texas, man has been sentenced in Missouri to five years in federal prison for defrauding two men out of $1.6 million. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Duc Nguyen was sentenced Monday. Nguyen pleaded guilty last year to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors say he persuaded Phillip Hudnall of
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Even before Ukraine crisis, majority of Americans wanted country to prioritize renewable energy development, poll shows
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A large majority of Americans say the US should prioritize developing renewable energy, but remain wary of transitioning off fossil fuels entirely, according to new polling from Pew Research Center. The survey of 10,237 US adults was conducted weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine, which has increased energy costs around the world
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Twitter suspends US Senate candidate for hateful conduct
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct. Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler’s personal account on Monday, saying she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she deletes the tweet. The mid-February tweet
Continue Reading Foreign students fleeing Ukraine say they face segregation, racism at border
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. CNN’s Arwa Damon speaks to two students on the Ukrainian border who say they were told they couldn’t .
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Comprender el estado de ánimo de Vladimir Putin es ahora una prioridad para las agencias de inteligencia de EE.UU.
urielblanco (CNN) — La comunidad de inteligencia de EE.UU. convirtió la evaluación del estado de ánimo del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en una prioridad absoluta en los últimos días, ya que busca establecer cómo está afectando su manejo de la rápida escalada de la crisis de Ucrania, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con el proceso.
Continue Reading El papel de Belarús en la guerra en Ucrania: ¿por qué es tan peligrosa su declaración de ya no ser un país sin armas nucleares?
Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Mientras las columnas acorazadas rusas marchaban desde diferentes direcciones sobre las principales ciudades de Ucrania, Belarús —el aliado más importante de Moscú en la región y desde donde provino una de las fuerzas invasoras rusas— celebró el domingo un referéndum para modificar su constitución. ¿Por qué es importante este hecho
Continue Reading Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: ‘I’m not iconic. Ukraine is iconic’
By Matthew Chance, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with CNN and Reuters from the bunker in Kyiv in which he is leading his military’s response.
Continue Reading Europe’s Mars rover ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022 due to Ukraine invasion
By Katie Hunt and Jackie Wattles, CNN It’s very unlikely that Europe’s first planetary rover will launch in 2022, the European Space Agency said Monday, given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on the country as a result. The ExoMars Rover, a collaboration between ESA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, had been
Continue Reading New Senate questionnaire details Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s White House contacts during nomination process
By Tierney Sneed The Senate Judiciary Committee posted on Tuesday Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate questionnaire for her Supreme Court nomination, as lawmakers’ scrutiny of her record takes center stage in her confirmation push. The questionnaire revealed new details about the judge’s contact with the White House in the weeks leading up to her nomination
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Chicago Blackhawks drop interim tag for GM Kyle Davidson
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Kyle Davidson as general manager, dropping his interim tag instead of going outside the floundering franchise for new leadership. Davidson has been with the Blackhawks since he joined the organization as a hockey operations intern in 2010. The 33-year-old from Sudbury,
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The endangered places on the World Monuments Watch list for 2022
Francesca Street, CNN From an English castle that’s threatened by climate change to an Egyptian landmark in the shadow of its more famous counterparts, this year’s World Monuments Watch highlights 25 culturally significant but endangered heritage sites. The World Monuments Watch is a project run by the World Monuments Fund, a nonprofit that spotlights threatened
Continue Reading Column: Mickelson might not have time he needs to recover
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Zach Johnson was the obvious choice as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the matches in Italy in 2023. And just as easy to predict was Phil Mickelson as the U.S. leader for the following Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. Except now it’s not
Continue Reading Maksim Chmerkovskiy posts about ‘traumatizing’ exit from Ukraine
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Maksim Chmerkovskiy has shared that he has made it safely to Poland from his native Ukraine. The “Dancing With the Stars” alum has been documenting his time in Ukraine during the invasion by Russian forces. In a note posted on his Instagram stories late Monday, Chmerkovskiy wrote that he had
Continue Reading Hulk Hogan is divorced from second wife Jennifer McDaniel
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Hulk Hogan says he and his second wife Jennifer McDaniel are divorced. Hogan shared the news on social media after some asked about his relationship status when he was pictured with a different woman. “Yo Maniacs just for the record, the Facebook and Instagram posts are of me and my girlfriend
Continue Reading Hokies’ Kitley, Wolfpack’s Moore headline ACC women’s honors
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech center Elizabeth Kitley and North Carolina State coach Wes Moore headlined the list of Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball honors. Kitley was named league player of the year after ranking second in the league in both scoring and rebounding. She is the first Virginia Tech player to claim that
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Microsoft says cyberattacks targeting Ukraine ‘raise serious concerns’ under Geneva Convention
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business As hacking by nation-states has grown more pervasive in recent years, Microsoft has long called for the creation of a new Geneva Convention governing cyberspace. But now, for the first time, the tech giant appears to be suggesting that cyberattacks tied to the war in Ukraine could potentially be
Continue Reading Microsoft says cyberattacks targeting Ukraine ‘raise serious concerns’ under Geneva Convention
By Brian Fung, CNN Business As hacking by nation-states has grown more pervasive in recent years, Microsoft has long called for the creation of a new Geneva Convention governing cyberspace. But now, for the first time, the tech giant appears to be suggesting that cyberattacks tied to the war in Ukraine could potentially be considered
Continue Reading Nations agree to release 60M barrels of oil amid Russian war
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency’s 31 member countries have agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves “to send a strong message to oil markets” that supplies won’t fall short after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The board of the Paris-based IEA
Continue Reading Sun Belt releases schedule with departing C-USA schools
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Sun Belt Conference released a football schedule for the coming season that includes new members Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion. The announcement comes two weeks after Conference USA put out its 2022 schedule with those schools included. The dispute over where Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion compete next
Continue Reading Sun Belt releases schedule with departing C-USA schools
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Sun Belt Conference released a football schedule for the coming season that includes new members Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion. The announcement comes two weeks after Conference USA put out its 2022 schedule with those schools included. The dispute over where Marshall, Southern Mississippi and Old Dominion compete next
Continue Reading Athlete-activist Tommie Smith works on graphic novel on life
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life. Norton Young Readers announced Tuesday that Smith’s “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice” will be published Sept. 27. Smith, 77, won a gold medal after placing first in the 200-meter sprint
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | ¿Por qué Occidente tardó tanto en darse cuenta de los ultrajes de Putin?
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota del editor: Natalia Antelava (@antelava) es cofundadora y editora en jefe de Coda Story, que informa sobre las raíces de las crisis globales, incluidas las campañas de desinformación en la antigua Unión Soviética. Es excorresponsal de la BBC. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna pertenecen a la autora. Lee más opiniones
Continue Reading Disney+ adds more Marvel — and you might want to update your parental controls
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Marvel is Disney’s biggest brand in its media empire, and it’s about to get even bigger on Disney+. A number of Marvel series that originally streamed on Netflix, such as “Daredevil,” “The Punisher,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist” and “Jessica Jones,” will be heading to Disney+ on March 16, Disney announced
Continue Reading Domino’s Pizza CEO announces retirement as Q4 sales weaken
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Domino’s Pizza CEO Ritch Allison announced his retirement Tuesday, the same day the company announced weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Allison, 55, said he will step down at the end of April. He will be replaced by Russell Weiner, 53, who is currently Domino’s president and chief operating officer. Domino’s global
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