By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN American consumers are feeling the squeeze from inflation — as are Senate Democrats facing voters in nine months. The Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats are all calling on the Biden administration to do more to address the pain consumers are feeling from the cost of rising goods — and
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Since Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott deployed thousands of personnel to the US-Mexico border, the operation has been slammed as overtly political and a waste of resources by Democratic lawmakers and even some of the National Guard members participating in the mission. Last March, Abbott, who’s up for reelection, launched “Operation
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By Amir Vera and Tina Burnside, CNN A select committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives will investigate the death of Ronald Greene in state police custody and “who knew what and when” during the two years it took for videos of incident to be released, according to Speaker Clay Schexnayder. The announcement from Schexnayder
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Les Snead really doesn’t mind if the public and the media think he’s a risk-taker whose decade as the Rams’ general manager is defined by his eagerness to mortgage Los Angeles’ future for big-name stars of the present. Snead feels the Rams’ reputation is a
Continue Reading CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s women’s basketball game at No. 3 Louisville has been canceled due to mechanical and aircraft staffing issues. The Atlantic Coast Conference made the announcement less than two hours before Thursday night’s scheduled tipoff. The Cavaliers will forfeit the contest. Virginia is the league’s only winless team in conference play. The
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer In swapping James Harden for Ben Simmons, the Brooklyn Nets decided they needed to act now as they slide down the standings. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t do the same. A number of deals were made Thursday before the NBA’s trade deadline, topped by the blockbuster between the Nets
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer In swapping James Harden for Ben Simmons, the Brooklyn Nets decided they needed to act now as they slide down the standings. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t do the same. A number of deals were made Thursday before the NBA’s trade deadline, topped by the blockbuster between the Nets
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo este jueves que ha hecho un “análisis a fondo” de cuatro posibles candidatas a suceder al juez Stephen Breyer en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, pero se negó a nombrarlas. “Tomé a unas cuatro personas y las investigué a fondo, es decir, he comprobado sus
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN Republican attorneys general in three states filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging President Joe Biden’s move to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour. The case — filed on behalf of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi — argues that Biden did not have the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Sarah Palin testified Thursday that she felt “mortified” and lost sleep after the New York Times published an editorial incorrectly claiming there was a link between a map her political action committee had posted with crosshairs over congressional districts and the shooting that injured former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN Authorities have released the no-knock search warrants for the raid that led to 22-year-old Amir Locke’s killing earlier this month — and the documents show St. Paul police argued the controversial method was the safest way to execute their search, for both officers and suspects. “A no-knock warrant
Continue Reading CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina says Marquette transfer Dawson Garcia won’t return to the men’s basketball team this season while he remains home in Minnesota due to family medical issues. The school announced Garcia’s status Thursday. The 6-foot-11 forward had missed the last six games and hadn’t played since the Jan. 22 loss
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you’re tired of getting random calls from companies claiming to be from “dealer services” and offering you an extended warranty on your car, the Federal Trade Commission is taking aim at some companies accused of making those calls. The FTC has filed suit against American Vehicle Protection Corp. of
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EL PASO, Texas – Back on Jan. 19, President Biden announced that his administration would be giving away 400 million N95 masks for free to U.S. residents. Additionally, President Biden announced that the masks would be coming from the government’s Strategic National Stockpile- which at the time had more than 750 million masks available. These types
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luke Getsy faces a big job as he tries to get the most out of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and help turn around a struggling offense. That’s just one part of a major reboot in Chicago after a 6-11 season. The Bears have a new
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business A California civil rights agency filed a lawsuit against Tesla Wednesday alleging racism and harassment at the automaker’s Fremont manufacturing plant. Earlier Wednesday Tesla called the lawsuit “misguided” and objected to the claims. “Tesla strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment,” the automaker said in its blog post. “Tesla
Continue Reading For the first time, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured images of Venus’ surface in visible light, which may help scientists learn more about the planet.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Diogo Jota is squeezing every moment out of his understudy role in the Liverpool attack. Even with Egypt striker Mohamed Salah back available after a month away at the African Cup of Nations, Jota still started and scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Leicester. The second was scored with Salah
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show continuing Russian military buildup in Crimea, western Russia and Belarus, as pressure continues to mount on Ukraine from three directions, underscoring fears that the Kremlin is planning an incursion into Ukrainian territory. In Crimea, a large
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has undergone surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Beal opted earlier this week to have the season-ending surgery. A three-time All-Star, Beal averaged 23.2 points and a career-high 6.6 assists in 40 games this season. He suffered the torn ligament on Jan. 29
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is ready to have some “fun” when she returns to Olympic action in the super-G. Shiffrin posted on Twitter early Friday morning in China to say she’s grateful “to have the opportunity to refocus on a new race, in the sport that I love so much.” The two-time Olympic gold
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By Joe Sutton, CNN Actor and comedian Bob Saget had Covid-19 but died as a result of “blunt head trauma,” according to the autopsy report released today by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office. “It is in my opinion that the death of Robert Saget, a 65-year-old white male found unresponsive in a hotel room,
Continue Reading CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that “things could go crazy quickly” in the region. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden said in an upcoming interview that was taped Thursday with NBC News’ Lester Holt. Referring to Russia,
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that “things could go crazy quickly” in the region. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden said in an upcoming interview that was taped Thursday with NBC News’ Lester Holt. Referring to Russia, which
Continue Reading By PRESTON SHOEMAKER For the Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, joined by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Chargers owner Dean Spanos, promoted a new campaign Thursday to give children access to more parks and athletic equipment, featuring what was described as the sports version of an ice cream
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS, WRAL By Matt McFarland, CNN Business A California civil rights agency filed a lawsuit against Tesla Wednesday alleging racism and harassment at the automaker’s Fremont manufacturing plant. Earlier Wednesday Tesla called the lawsuit “misguided” and objected to the claims. “Tesla strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment,” the automaker said in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Adidas estrenará pronto una nueva línea de sostenes deportivos, pero uno de sus anuncios no lo muestra en absoluto. En cambio, Adidas tuiteó una cuadrícula de fotos de 25 pares de senos al desnudo en toda su gloria natural y diversa. La empresa de ropa deportiva publicó el anuncio en
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has blocked a Georgia county from buying land for a commercial spaceport until the project goes before voters in a special election next month. Commissioners in coastal Camden County have spent 10 years and more than $10 million pursuing a launchpad for sending satellites
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Ashley Killough and Joe Sutton, CNN The Dallas County District Attorney’s office has announced pre-indictment criminal charges against two police officers in connection to their use of force in response to demonstrators during May 2020 protests following the murder of George Floyd. Dallas Police Senior Corporal Ryan Mabry is being charged in
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS, KOAT By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you’re tired of getting random calls from companies claiming to be from “dealer services” and offering you an extended warranty on your car, the Federal Trade Commission is taking aim at some companies accused of making those calls. The FTC has filed suit against American Vehicle
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