LONDON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany this year and the Green Bay Packers are traveling abroad for the first time. The league says the Bucs will host the inaugural game in Munich next season but their opponents and the date for the game have
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Target announced Monday that it is raising its starting wage for workers in some positions to up to $24. The Minneapolis-based retailer said the increase will apply to hourly workers at its discount stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters. Target in 2020 set its minimum wage at $15. That will
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Toronto-Dominion Bank is buying regional bank First Horizon in a $13.4 billion all-cash deal that will help broaden its reach in the southeastern U.S. TD Bank Group will pay $25 per First Horizon Corp. share. The companies said that the deal will create a combined business that is in
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Daniil Medvedev officially has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings. He overtakes Novak Djokovic to become the 27th man to hold the top spot since computerized rankings began in 1973. Medvedev is a 26-year-old from Russia who won last year’s U.S. Open and was the runner-up
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting earlier this month that left a person hurt and that might be connected with another in Columbia later that day.
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By Jake Tapper, Kylie Atwood and Devan Cole, CNN A Ukrainian government official tells CNN that Ukrainian intelligence indicates Belarusian “readiness to maybe participate directly” in the invasion of Ukraine, “in addition to allowing Russians to use their territory as well as letting them cross the border.” A second source close to the Ukrainian government
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Estée Lauder has fired John Demsey, a senior executive at the makeup company, for an offensive Instagram post on his personal account that used a racial slur. The company said Monday that Demsey’s termination was the “result of his recent Instagram posts, which do not reflect the values of the
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By Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City plans to soon lift one of its Covid-19 vaccine requirements for indoor activities, but Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who is unvaccinated, still won’t be able to play home games due to the city’s workplace vaccine mandate, a city official confirmed to CNN. However, Irving
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Attendees to the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night showed up for Ukraine in ways big and small. Following the recent invasion of the country by Russian troops, some of those at the event, including Tyler Perry, wore blue and yellow ribbons to represent the colors of the Ukraine
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By Matias Grez, CNN Benfica’s Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk was moved to tears on Sunday after receiving a standing ovation and the captain’s armband when he came on as a substitute against Vitoria in a Portuguese league game. Football fans around the world have been showing their support for Ukrainian players following Russia’s invasion of
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By Mark Thompson and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to stem the flow of Western businesses fleeing the country over his decision to wage war on Ukraine. Capital controls designed to stop the exodus were announced by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, state news agencies TASS and RIA reported on
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By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist An “extreme” atmospheric river is hitting the Pacific Northwest, bringing the threat of avalanches and flooding that will persist for days. “A slow moving low pressure spinning over the north Pacific will result in an atmospheric river (a narrow ribbon of enhanced moisture transport) slowly shifting across the PacNW,” the
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Markets quivered Monday amid worries about how high oil prices will go and how badly the global economy will get hit after the U.S. and allies upped the financial pressure on Russia. Stocks fell, investors herded into gold in search of safety and the Russian
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — Another People’s Parade rolled with an interesting theme on the Eastern Shore in Daphne. The “Loyal Order of the Fire Truck” keeping the tradition alive. The leading float of their parade — not something you see every day. The 1950 Bon
Continue ReadingBy Brett French Click here for updates on this story MONTANA (Billings Gazette) — About seven years after the end of the Civil War, on March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law creating Yellowstone National Park, the first of its kind in the world. The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act “set apart
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Olympic body has urged others to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events. The IOC says it’s needed to “protect the integrity
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Transport Canada says it’s launching a review of a Russian airline after one of its planes allegedly violated a ban on entering Canadian airspace just hours after it was imposed. “We are aware that Aeroflot flight 111 violated the prohibition put
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Red-hot inflation in the United States may not cool off this year as much as many hoped, Goldman Sachs cautioned in a new report. “The inflation picture has worsened this winter as we expected, and how much it will improve later this year is now in question,” Goldman Sachs economists
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los defensores de la isla de Zmiiniy —también conocida como Isla de Serpientes— en el Mar Negro, a quienes inicialmente se temía muertos, están “vivos y bien”, según la Armada de Ucrania. Este lunes, un comunicado de la Marina dijo que los soldados en la isla repelieron dos ataques de
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup had a formal date on Sunday. The two have reportedly been dating since 2017, but walked the red carpet together for the first time at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Crudup was nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series for
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