By George Ramsay, CNN Deon Lendore, an Olympic and world championship medalist from Trinidad and Tobago, died in a car accident in Texas on Monday. He was 29. According to Texas A&M University, for whom Lendore had worked as a volunteer assistant coach over the past two seasons, the sprinter was returning home from practice
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A Texas sheriff is under investigation for allegedly seizing money from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops. Last month, the Texas Rangers and the Texas attorney general’s office conducted search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson, according to Texas Department of Public Safety press secretary
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. He said Wednesday that there are things the government “did not get right.” Johnson is facing anger from public and politicians over claims he and his staff flouted pandemic restrictions by socializing
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. He said Wednesday that there are things the government “did not get right.” Johnson is facing anger from public and politicians over claims he and his staff flouted pandemic restrictions by socializing
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By Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump is facing weak support among Republicans for his calls to depose Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and aides and allies say it’s forcing the former President to confront new limitations on his influence over the party. In the 11 months that have passed since Trump first called for the
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SYDNEY (AP) — Ons Jabeur advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sydney Tennis Classic by beating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-4 in one of several warm-up tournaments for next week’s Australian Open. The seventh-seeded Jabeur had five aces and won 76% of her first-serve points to set up a match against fourth-seeded Anett
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN) — Simon Cowell y su pareja de toda la vida, Lauren Silverman, se van a casar, según confirmó un representante del juez de “America’s Got Talent” a CNN este miércoles. El representante no dio más detalles, pero el diario The Sun informó que la pareja se comprometió durante una reciente
Continue Reading By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Applying to college is rarely easy, but applicants this year are faced with one additional challenge: creating a compelling college application after nearly two years of disruptions as a result of the pandemic. Grades and extracurriculars that would normally fill an application are missing due to accommodations and precautions made
Continue Reading By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Applying to college is rarely easy, but applicants this year are faced with one additional challenge: creating a compelling college application after nearly two years of disruptions as a result of the pandemic. Grades and extracurriculars that would normally fill an application are missing due to accommodations and precautions made
Continue Reading By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A large explosion outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital has killed at least eight people and wounded nine others. Dr. Abdulkadir Adam with Medina hospital shared the toll with The Associated Press. Witnesses at the scene said a passing U.N. convoy appeared to be the
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister says the European Union wants to help Lebanon escape its economic meltdown – but only if the country’s leaders clean up Beirut’s affairs. Alexander Schallenberg listed some of those reforms Wednesday after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut. He says Lebanon should reach a deal with the International Monetary
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Some grocery store shelves across the US are wiped clean as pandemic and supply chain disruptions present new setbacks for supermarkets. While the empty shelves may be worrisome, stores say stop panic buying because it only worsens the situation. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Big Lots is betting shoppers will still want to buy cheap couches and pillows in person for years to come. The discount home furnishings’ chain said Monday that it plans to open more than 500 new stores over the next several years following a decade in which it put its
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff held a “bring your own booze” garden party while Britain was in lockdown are just the latest claims of wrongdoing to rattle the leader. Cases of rule-bending and dishonesty have followed Johnson through his twin careers as journalist and politician.
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British Council says an Iranian employee arrested in Tehran has been acquitted by a court and is now in the United Kingdom. Aras Amiri was sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2019 on widely criticized espionage charges. The British
Continue Readingolivertapia Washington (CNN) — La administración de Biden anunció el miércoles nuevas iniciativas para proporcionar 10 millones de pruebas de covid-19 adicionales por mes a escuelas y estudiantes en un esfuerzo por mantener las aulas abiertas. La administración distribuirá 5 millones de pruebas rápidas gratuitas y 5 millones de pruebas PCR gratuitas a las escuelas
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