GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida has been asked by its accrediting body to explain how denying a request by three professors to serve as paid experts in a voting rights lawsuit conforms to standards for academic freedom and avoids undue political influence. The professors wanted to testify for plaintiffs in a lawsuit
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For investors, the appeal of China has always been clear. Despite a long list of political risks, it’s the world’s second-largest economy — home to a massive pool of consumers and the fastest expansion of the middle class in history. But in the past 12 months, there’s been a significant
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN Antonio Conte has been named as Tottenham Hotspur’s new coach on a contract until the summer of 2023 with the option to extend, the North London club announced in a statement on Tuesday. The Italian’s appointment comes just a day after Spurs dispensed with the services of Nuno Espírito Santo. Conte
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company says its services were no longer accessible in mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology company in recent weeks to reduce
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By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company says its services were no longer accessible in mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology company in recent weeks to reduce
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania has reported a record daily number of 591 COVID-19 deaths amid a persistently low vaccination rate. Only 37% of Romania’s adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to a European Union average of 75%. Within the 27-nation EU, only Bulgaria has a smaller share of its population vaccinated. Romanian
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LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has hired Antonio Conte as its third manager in seven months. The moves hands a return to the Premier League for the title winner with Chelsea. Conte’s contract runs through the end of the 2022-23 season with an option to extend. Conte arrives a day after Nuno Espirito Santo was fired.
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By Laura He and Yong Xiong, CNN Business China is telling families to stock up on food and other daily essentials as bad weather, energy shortages and Covid-19 restrictions threaten to disrupt supplies. The country’s Ministry of Commerce late Monday issued a notice directing local governments to encourage people to stockpile “daily necessities,” including vegetables,
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By Moira Ritter, CNN Business Facebook announced its company rebrand just last week, but a little-known cryptocurrency is already rallying in anticipation of an expanding metaverse. On Saturday, mana, a gaming cryptocurrency used to buy and sell virtual land, surged to a record high of $4.16, more than 400% above where it was valued earlier
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — Faith leaders and activists across the world are increasingly joining the fight against climate change driven by a moral imperative to preserve creation for future generations. Christian pastors have joined forces with Native American tribes to protect their hurricane-prone coastal lands as
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By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Rapid construction at three suspected silo fields in China — which could eventually be capable of launching long-range nuclear missiles — appears to indicate that Beijing is putting substantial efforts and resources into the development of its nuclear capabilities, according to analysis of new commercial satellite images. Experts
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled around 4% in premarket trading after its CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted that a deal to sell 100,000 cars to Hertz had not been signed, suggesting it was not final. Shortly after the market close yesterday, an account
Continue Reading By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An airport official in South Sudan says a cargo plane crash in the country’s capital killed five crew members. It was not immediately clear what caused the plane to crash shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport on Tuesday. The airport’s director says two of
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By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN For about 30 minutes on Monday, it appeared as if West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had rolled a hand grenade down the hallway in which President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion, two-bill domestic agenda was patiently waiting to move through the House as soon as this week. Then House
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden and congressional Democratic leaders have slashed the size of the party’s sweeping spending package in half to woo Sen. Joe Manchin. Yet, the West Virginia lawmaker is still throwing up red flags about the size of the proposal and the measures that would pay for
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Yahoo has shut down access to its services in China, becoming the latest American tech company to exit the country. It pulled the plug “in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment,” a Yahoo spokesperson said in a statement. “Yahoo remains committed to the rights of our users
Continue ReadingBy Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A Kansas state lawmaker was scheduled to be in court today after being arrested over the weekend. Representative Aaron Coleman, a Democrat who represents the 37th district in KCK, is charged with domestic battery. Due to COVID the hearing was
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company said Tuesday in a statement that its services were no longer accessible from mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology firm
Continue Reading By KRISTI EATON Associated Press One hotel in Mexico has an “Instagram concierge” to help guests with their selfie game. A hotel in Aruba has a “carbon offset concierge” to help guests relax by addressing their concerns over the environmental impact their travels have had. And a hotel in Portland, Oregon, is creating a “concierge
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