By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, extending a day-earlier slump as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue. The S&P fell 1% as its correction deepened. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell 1.4%. Retailers
Continue ReadingBy JUSTINA LATIMER Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Trash pickup has continued to be a significant issue for Nashville residents. However, as the city works to pick up routes, some are stepping in to help lighten the load. “We saw a lot of people that have been frustrated with
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WARSAW, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of participating in the killing of a 4-year-old Missouri girl in what law enforcement theorized was a religious act has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Television station KYTV reports that 36-year-old Ethan Mast entered the plea Tuesday, admitting to his role in the December 2020 death of Jessica
Continue ReadingBy CARESSE JACKMAN Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Guns were drawn in a Walmart parking lot. You can hear an officer speaking to the driver. “Hands right now! Hands!!” the officer said. “I’m with my wife,” the man in the video replies to the officer a few seconds later.
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The NBA rolled into the fall of 1991 with unlimited promise. Michael Jordan had just won his first championship, beating Magic Johnson in the NBA Finals. They were poised to lead a Dream Team. The 1992 Olympics were just a year away and for the first time would include
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Delivery is a shopper’s dream — but it’s an expensive hassle for businesses, even for mega-corporations like Target. So stores are trying to entice shoppers to split the baby: Come to the store and someone will deliver the items … to your car. To persuade customers to do that, Target
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que la pandemia de covid-19 ingresa a su tercer año, los científicos están descubriendo que el coronavirus tiene efectos de gran alcance en la salud más allá de la fase aguda de la enfermedad. Un estudio reciente descubrió que las personas con covid-19 tienen un mayor riesgo de
Continue Reading SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Austrian champion Salzburg has canceled training after reporting 15 coronavirus cases among players and staff. Salzburg hasn’t specified how many of the cases were players. The club says some players have “rather light symptoms” and that everyone involved is in isolation. The outbreak comes a week after Salzburg drew 1-1 with
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology used to make COVID-19 vaccines. At a briefing Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said the new hub will be based in South Korea and will share mRNA
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was moving ahead with sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after blocking such measures last year using a national security waiver. “Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Several hundred people opposing COVID-19 mandates have staged a protest rally in Bulgaria’s capital. They waved national flags and banners of the nationalist Revival party which organized the protest. The demonstrator chanted “Resignation” and ”Freedom” and called on the government to step down over its “failure to handle the health crisis.”
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. General manager Kyle Dubas says the 20-year-old Russian winger is undergoing treatment in Germany. Agent Dan Milstein says Amirov is in good spirits and skating three times a week with the hope of returning to play hockey. Amirov developed
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los incendios forestales se intensificaron en todo el mundo, lo que nos recuerda que la crisis climática está cambiando vidas y causando daños por miles de millones de dólares al año. Y la situación no hará más que empeorar, según docenas de expertos en incendios de todo el mundo. Un informe publicado
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rosie O’Donnell has issued an apology to Nick Jonas and “the Chopra wife.” The former talk show host shared on TikTok that she recently embarrassed her son, his girlfriend and friend Fran Drescher during an outing at Nobu restaurant in Malibu. Seated next to them, O’Donnell said, was Jonas and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MISSOURI (KMOV) — The state of Missouri is being sued for depriving residents of SNAP benefits, a program that helps residents get food monthly. The lawsuit alleges applicants are routed through a call center, that is understaffed, to complete interviews for their benefits. Many applicants
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain promised to hit Russia with “powerful” sanctions over its military confrontation with Ukraine. But the slim sheaf of measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has disappointed allies and critics alike. The U.K. has slapped asset freezes and travel bans on three wealthy Russians and sanctioned
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after the benchmark S&P 500 index slumped into a “correction,” or 10% below its record high. The S&P is up 0.8% at the open, the Nasdaq is up 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.7%. Investors continued to
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said team owner Stephen Ross offered him millions of dollars to keep quiet after he was fired in January. In his first interview since joining the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff, Flores, who is suing the Dolphins, the NFL and other teams alleging racial discrimination,
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By Kevin Raub, CNN As a visitor sets eyes on the brilliant pools of paradise that characterize Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park for the first time, it wouldn’t be out of line to assume hallucination. Dazzling blue lagoons numbering in the thousands hide below towering sand dunes draped across 598 square miles. Every single one
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Almost 60 years later, the City of Shreveport gives official apologies for police actions during the civil rights struggle. City Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor sponsored resolutions to apologize to members of Little Union Baptist Church, students at Booker T. Washington High School,
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