By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government will remove coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in England. Johnson said travelers will no longer have to take tests if they have been double vaccinated. Currently, travelers who have had at least two vaccine doses must take
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Following Gonzaga University’s decision to suspend Utah Jazz hall-of-famer John Stockton’s season tickets, fellow NBA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says Stockton’s untruthful Covid vaccine claims push a ‘dumb jocks’ stereotype for athletes.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s is confirming that it has been approached about a possible sale of the department store chain, sending shares up more than 30% in early trading. The company said that it would not comment further, but its confirmation Monday follows media reports that the private
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business On a wild day on Wall Street, stocks ended the day higher with a stunning turnaround just before the closing bell. Stocks began the day with a dramatic selloff. US stocks opened in the red as investors worried about the Federal Reserve’s plans to hike interest rates, tensions in Ukraine,
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s top-scorer Erling Haaland has been forced to take another break due to what the club says are “muscular problems.” Haaland had to go off in the 63rd minute of Dortmund’s 3-2 win at Hoffenheim on Saturday with what appeared to be a groin injury. The 21-year-old Norwegian forward underwent
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive order banning mask mandates while schools in a major Catholic diocese have been directed to follow it, setting up parents, schools and public officials yet again along a key pandemic-rights fault line. The school boards of Alexandria City, Arlington County,
Continue Reading VA: Page County woman charged after making gun-related threats at school board meeting
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two New Mexico COVID-19 testing sites that were not on the list of facilities approved by state public health officials have closed indefinitely. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office said in a statement it will investigate the Illinois-based operator, Center for COVID Control.
Continue Reading By Reuters, Sonia Moghe and An Phung A judge on Monday delayed Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times by 10 days to February 3, after the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor tested positive for the coronavirus. The delay was announced by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in
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By Dakin Andone, Theresa Waldrop, Rob Frehse and Laura Ly, CNN Plagued by a spate of high-profile incidents of violence during his first three weeks in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday laid out an ambitious blueprint to combat gun violence — from increasing officers on patrol and combating the influx of
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Nick Remsen, CNN Even in an evermore metaverse-obsessed world, physical fashion weeks remain bellwethers of our wardrobe trends. Over the past two years, these summits have seesawed, largely due to Covid-19 and its variants, back and forth between digital, in-person, and “phygital” presentations. Despite the upheaval, the fact remains that there’s no more powerful a
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By Brian Lowry, CNN The Playboy mystique and Hugh Hefner’s legacy receive a serious debunking in “Secrets of Playboy,” a 10-part A&E network docuseries that explores the dark side of the lifestyle Hefner sought to embody. Somewhat bloated in its format, there are plenty of disturbing revelations scattered here for those with the patience to
Continue Reading Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The pandemic continues to call the shots for the economy. Each wave of the virus has done significant damage, with Omicron now hitting the economy hard. December retail sales slumped as households pulled back on spending, including travel, dining out at restaurants and attending Broadway shows. The
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, director regional para Europa de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), dijo en un comunicado este lunes que espera que la fase de emergencia de la pandemia de covid-19 pueda terminar este año. Y añadió que la variante ómicron ofrece “esperanzas plausibles para la
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Christina Aguilera is opening up again about her former “Mickey Mouse Club” co-star Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship coming to an end. “It’s a subject that I definitely want to be careful of because I never want to speak out of turn about somebody that I have so much respect and admiration
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Activist investor Blackwells Capital is asking Peloton to remove CEO John Foley and consider selling the company just a few days after a media report said the exercise and treadmill company was temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products amid waning consumer demand. Blackwells also said Peloton should
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proxy voting protocols that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. McCarthy, a California Republican, had asked the justices last year to overturn a resolution passed
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Dejaron sola a una bebé en una habitación con su madre fallecida durante cinco días en un refugio para personas sin hogar de Nueva York y fue encontrada con una necesidad desesperada de comida, agua y necesidades básicas, según una demanda que presentó el padre de la niña. El Departamento de Servicios
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El CEO de Pfizer, Albert Bourla, dijo en una entrevista con el Canal 12 de Israel este sábado que espera que las vacunas contra el covid-19 se apliquen anualmente, en lugar de un refuerzo cada cuatro o cinco meses. “Creo que este no será un buen escenario”, dijo Bourla sobre las dosis
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court announced Monday it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a move that could eliminate campus practices that have widely benefitted Black and Hispanic students. The justices said they will hear challenges to policies at Harvard and the University of North
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Han sido semanas difíciles para la compañía de máquinas de ejercicio Peloton, y ahora otro personaje de un programa de televisión sufrió un infarto en la bicicleta interactiva que fabrica la empresa: esta vez (alerta de spoiler) se trató de Mike Wagner (interprtado por David Costabile) en el estreno de la
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A spokesman says the Cypriot president has scrapped plans to grant free-of-charge, around-the-clock use of state-financed luxury vehicles to top civil servants amid a public outcry over a perceived waste of taxpayers’ money. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said in a statement on Monday that President Nicos Anastasiades instructed the Finance Ministry
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Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN Starting Monday, students and staff in the nation’s second-largest school district will be required to wear non-cloth masks that have a nose wire, including while participating in athletic activities, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced. Schools will provide surgical-style masks for students and employees who need them and they
Continue Reading Omicron cases dip in the US overall, but experts say the wave is far from over in many parts of the country
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ron Deibert does digital counterintelligence for the people. The internet watchdog Citizen Lab that he founded and directs has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to imperil others. Its digital sleuths at the University of Toronto
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur and Nicole Chavez, CNN One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them. Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane
Continue Reading By Joe Yogerst, CNN With some of the least restrictive Covid-19 travel policies in the world, Mexico has been open to international travelers throughout the pandemic. What you’ll find when you get there seems to depend a lot on where you travel and when your trip takes place. Two recent trips to the country —
Continue Reading By Stephanie Halasz, Nina Avramova and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN One woman was killed and three others injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire on students in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, according to police. The lone gunman, who was a student at the university, entered an auditorium filled with
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The knives are out for Peloton and CEO John Foley. Blackwells Capital, an activist investor that owns less than 5% of Peloton, says it has “grave concerns” about its performance and is calling on its board of directors to fire Foley immediately and explore a sale. In an open letter
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