Super Bowl LVIII ads: Who scored and who fumbled on TV’s biggest stage
CNN Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Super Bowl teams didn’t generate a lot of offensive fireworks through much of the Kansas City…
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5 things to know for Feb. 1: Big Tech hearing, Gaza, Atmospheric rivers, Migrant arrivals, Robocalls
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s a presidential election year, and with it comes a lot of political jargon. Take a look at CNN’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 1: Big Tech hearing, Gaza, Atmospheric rivers, Migrant arrivals, Robocalls
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s a presidential election year, and with it comes a lot of political jargon. Take a look at CNN’s…
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Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months in bird lockup
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news…
Continue Reading Shell profits plunge last year from a record high as oil and natural gas prices drop
LONDON (AP) — Oil giant Shell saw profits tumble by nearly a third in 2023 as a result of lower oil and gas prices, which had surged the year…
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A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning
CNN By Curt Devine, Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead…
Continue Reading A woman and her 2 young daughters are in a hospital after a ‘corrosive substance’ attack in London
LONDON (AP) — A woman and her two young daughters are in a hospital being treated for injuries after a man threw a corrosive substance at them in…
Continue Reading NCAA spent years fighting losing battles and left itself helpless to defend legal challenges
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Years of fighting losing battles have left the NCAA almost helpless to defend itself. The legal pile-on…
Continue Reading Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing
By JOSEPH WILSON and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press GUALBA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia has declared a drought…
Continue Reading Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration to Texas
By The Associated Press Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court…
Continue Reading Julius Baer CEO resigns as Swiss bank announces plans to quit private debt business
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Julius Baer says its CEO is resigning and the Swiss bank is quitting the private debt business as…
Continue Reading The European Union calls on Kosovo to delay requiring ethnic Serbians to use euros instead of dinars
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union has called on Kosovo to postpone an effort to…
Continue Reading UK judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge in London on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump that accused…
Continue Reading Myanmar resistance movement senses the tide is turning against the military 3 years after takeover
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When the army overthrew Myanmar’s elected government in 2021, it looked like a walkover that could…
Continue Reading Inflation in Europe edges down again. But will Houthi attacks on ships spoil the relief?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is headed down in Europe. The official figure came in at 2.8% on Thursday.…
Continue Reading Biden meets with friendly autoworkers in Michigan, but avoids angry Gaza protesters
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WARREN, Michigan (AP) — President Joe Biden chatted with a friendly union crowd inside a…
Continue Reading New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with U.S. and Britain
SYDNEY (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as…
Continue Reading Journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus spyware in Jordan, forensic probe finds
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A new report says Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of nearly three dozen…
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2024's best bachelor party destinations for golfers
LawnStarter compared the 200 biggest US cities to determine which are the top bachelor party destinations for the golf…
Continue Reading Germans bought less beer last year, resuming a long-term downward trend
BERLIN (AP) — German beer sales dropped 4.5% last year, resuming a long-term downward trend, official figures showed Thursday. German-based…
Continue Reading India’s government announces a short-term budget until national elections are held by May
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s finance minister has unveiled a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until…
Continue Reading Norway’s most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades has ripped off roofs,…
Continue Reading Like the US Fed, Bank of England is edging toward interest rate cuts — but not quite yet
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Just like the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England is edging toward cutting interest rates —…
Continue Reading Dissident Russian rock band in Israel after deportation from Thailand under likely Kremlin pressure
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A dissident Russian rock band angered by Moscow’s war in Ukraine has arrived in Israel…
Continue Reading European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide…
Continue Reading Member of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists elected speaker in a consolation prize for China
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A member of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists has been elected speaker of the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rebounds led by tech stocks
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, helped by optimism about technology shares following a Wall…
Continue Reading Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure…
Continue Reading California pummeled by first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers as ‘Pineapple Express’ sweeps state
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers is drenching California. Heavy rain and gusty…
Continue Reading Strike by security staff at most major German airports cancels hundreds of flights
BERLIN (AP) — Most of Germany’s major airports canceled scores of flights after security workers launched a one-day strike to step up pressure in…
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