By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is moving quickly to offer $1 billion or more in tax breaks and other incentives in hopes of landing what officials promise is an investment of up to $4 billion. The bill also includes an across-the-board cut in corporate income taxes. State officials have not
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN Stormy Daniels, an adult-film actress who was allegedly defrauded by Michael Avenatti, testified Thursday in federal court as part of the criminal trial against the celebrity attorney. Daniels testified that Avenatti said he was going to get “a big payday” from winning her lawsuit against then-President Donald Trump and a
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams are starting together for the first time in almost three years for the United States’ World Cup qualifier against El Salvador. The temperature at kickoff was 29 degrees, tying a record low for a U.S. home game. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed five starters
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By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A New York Police officer who died days after a brutal shootout in Harlem saved five lives after his organs were donated, according to LiveOnNY, the organization that helped facilitate the donation. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, donated his heart, liver, two kidneys, and pancreas to five patients needing lifesaving organ transplants,
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Home Depot has named a veteran executive as its new CEO. Edward “Ted” Decker will become president and CEO on March 1. Decker joined the company in 2000 and has served as Home Depot’s chief operating officer since October 2020. Current Chairman and CEO Craig Menear will continue
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Bad Bunny recién anunció su segunda gira del año “World’s Hottest Tour” y sus seguidores en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica han marcado las fechas en sus calendarios para poder obtener uno de sus cotizados boletos. ¿Cuánto cuestan los boletos? Dependerá de cada ubicación o localidad y tendremos que esperar a
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By Stella Chan and Augie Martin, CNN Anti-Asian hate crimes in San Francisco spiked 567% in 2021, San Francisco officials said this week. “That is significant, that is concerning, and that is alarming,” Police Chief Bill Scott announced Tuesday during a press conference addressing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community ahead of the
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple posted record revenue during the all-important holiday quarter even as it continued to grapple with supply chain shortages. The company on Thursday reported $123.9 billion in revenue for the final months of the year, an 11% increase from the year prior, fueled by demand for its latest lineup
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By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s been one week since Adele announced the postponement of her Las Vegas residency. The highly anticipated series of concerts titled “Weekends With Adele” were supposed to kick off last Friday at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and run through April 16. A source familiar with the situation tells CNN that
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say seven southwest Missouri residents were part of a group that stole thousands of catalytic converters in a scheme that made millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors said Thursday a grand jury indicted five people from Springfield and two from Rogersville this week for conspiracy to transport stolen property across state
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visa’s fiscal first-quarter profits rose 27%, as improving economies worldwide as well as more people using digital payments helped lift the company’s fortunes. The San Francisco-based company said Thursday that it earned $3.96 billion, or $1.81 a share, up from a profit of $3.13 billion,
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By Karol Suarez, Philip Wang and Marlon Sorto, CNN Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras’ first female president Thursday in the capital, Tegucigalpa. Castro, a democratic socialist, won a landslide victory in last year’s presidential election after campaigning on a radical agenda to counter years of governance plagued by corruption and scandal. She promised
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gave up an early rally and closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as a streak of market volatility continued. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5% after being up as much as 1.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was barely lower and the Nasdaq fell
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp led the league in every major receiving category this season, a triple crown feat accomplished only three times previously in NFL history. Deebo Samuel also racked up huge numbers, but he wasn’t content to just catch the ball. He also ran it
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Aunque el quinto episodio de la serie “The Book of Boba Fett” se titula “Return of the Mandalorian”, es necesario hacer la advertencia de rigor: lo que verás a continuación contiene spoilers. “El más reciente episodio de “The Book of Boba Fett” aparentemente tomó nota del universo Marvel,
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By Laura Ly, CNN Passenger facilities at LaGuardia Airport’s overhauled Terminal B are officially complete, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced Thursday. While the renovated multibillion dollar terminal has already been open for business, Thursday marks a major milestone in the completion of the project. That includes a new skybridge that makes movement to
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Duddridge Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenage girl was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after she was hit by a truck in Brooklyn. Police said the 13-year-old exited an MTA bus and was struck by a box truck at Avenue J and Coney Island Avenue
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By Augie Martin and Dakin Andone, CNN San Francisco police have doubled the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspected serial killer known as “The Doodler” who targeted members of the city’s gay community in the 1970s — including a possible sixth victim publicly identified Thursday. The reward for information leading to
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tom Crean is facing increasing backlash about his job performance in his fourth season as Georgia’s coach. Crean’s Bulldogs remain in last place in the Southeastern Conference even after finally taking their first SEC win over Alabama. Crean says the first conference win provided some
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Two executives of a Cedar Rapids tourism agency admitted they defrauded a bank to acquire loans for a three-day music and cultural event in August 2018. Aaron McCreight, of Dothan, Alabama, former president and CEO of GO Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty Thursday to bank fraud. Douglas Hargrave, of Puyallup, Washington,
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