By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are calling on Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, to remove Milwaukee County’s top prosecutor because his office recommended $1,000 bail for a man before he allegedly drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade, killing six people. Darrell Brooks Jr. posted the bail five
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden no enviará ningún representante diplomático a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2022 en Beijing como protesta contra los abusos de los derechos humanos en China en Xinjiang, anunció este lunes la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki. Psaki dijo que
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Oregon Ducks are looking for a new coach just three days after losing the Pac-12 championship and their chance to salvage an up-and-down season with a Rose Bowl berth. Mario Cristobal will now be the new head coach at Miami. His move caps a tumultous year for
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu says she will take a mental break from tennis and sit out the start of next season, including the Australian Open. Andreescu said Monday in a posting on Twitter that she wants to “re-set, recover, and grow” after a challenging two years that
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed American diplomat Stephanie Williams, who led talks that resulted in the October 2020 cease-fire deal in Libya, to be his special adviser first and foremost to support the holding of Dec. 24 presidential elections which face many challenges Her
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. It’s a move China has vowed to greet with “firm countermeasures.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers stole at least $150 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, the platform said Monday. In a statement addressed to users, Bitmart said an initial security check has been completed and impacted assets identified. The assets were stolen from two “hot wallets,” one hosted on the Ethereum blockchain and the other
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An eastern Missouri man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Paul Westover, of Lake St. Louis, admitted Monday that he entered the Capitol, including an area of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, during the insurrection. Westover pleaded guilty to parading,
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By Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Wayne Sterling, CNN Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit died Monday at Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California, according to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). Medina Spirit collapsed near the finish line just as he was completing a workout and died immediately, the CHRB told CNN. “Following the completion
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By Allie Malloy and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration will not send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a statement against China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. US athletes will still be allowed to compete in the
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Market strategists are predicting that 2022 will finally be the year when investors choose value stocks -— like banking, oil, consumer, industrial and healthcare companies — over Big Techs, such as Apple, Amazon and Facebook owner Meta. It’s been a common
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 3 cents over past two weeks, to $3.46 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the price drop is partly because of a crash in crude oil costs. It’s the first decline in gas prices in 14
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La empresa fantasma que está facilitando el regreso del expresidente Donald Trump a Wall Street reveló este lunes que los reguladores federales están investigando el acuerdo. En octubre, Trump anunció una nueva empresa de medios que “resistiría la tiranía de las grandes tecnologías”. Esa nueva entidad, presidida por el expresidente,
Continue Reading By LYNN ELBER and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Many of 2021’s most notable moments were captured by TV, shaping and upending our expectations. The year starts with what should have been a routine event: Congress’ certification of the presidential electoral vote. Instead, an angry crowd stormed the Capitol to stop it. The violence was recorded
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai met Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and called on the United States to take action to ensure that Afghan girls and women are able to return to the classroom and the workplace in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Yousafzai,
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By Tierney Sneed and Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans in recent weeks that it says fail to recognize growth in the Latino population and discriminate against Black voters. The lawsuit alleges that the redistricting plan drawn by Texas lawmakers violates the Voting Rights
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec says he will return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL draft. Jurkovec threw for 2,558 yards and 17 touchdowns in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. This year, he injured his right wrist in Week 2 and missed six games before returning on Nov. 11. The
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Reporting your cryptocurrency trades to the Internal Revenue Service will no longer be based on an honor system. Starting with tax year 2023, any of your potentially taxable digital asset transactions will be reported to the agency by an outside party. If you’ve ever held a job or invested in
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Reporting your cryptocurrency trades to the Internal Revenue Service will no longer be based on an honor system. Starting with tax year 2023, any of your potentially taxable digital asset transactions will be reported to the agency by an outside party. If you’ve ever held a job or invested in
Continue Reading CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published December 5, 2021, about the latest gas prices survey, The Associated Press erroneously reported the two-week price drop was 2 cents; it was 3 cents.
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