By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Actor and comedian Eugene Levy remembers his longtime friend Ivan Reitman as a “born producer” who “went on to literally change the face of comedy in Hollywood.” “We all knew he was destined to be a great producer and director,” Levy
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By Josh Campbell and Rosa Flores, CNN A Mexican national arrested by US authorities in 2020 and accused of assisting Russian intelligence pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of acting as an agent of a foreign government in the United States, according to court documents. The government alleged that Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 36, who
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wall Street is convinced it’s discovered the future of Silicon Valley. But early bets on the “metaverse” are running into some turbulence. What’s the metaverse? It’s a virtual world in which people hang out, attend meetings and play games as avatars. It’s generating tons of buzz. But shares of video
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, CNN Two neighborhoods in northeast Harris County were littered with hundreds of racist and anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend, resident Stacie Brady told CNN. “It was just so disgusting,” Brady said. Brady said she and her family found the flyers on the driveway of her Houston-area home around midnight on Saturday after
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District may soon switch to a four-day school week. According to the agenda for the Hallsville Board of Education, board members plan to vote on the proposal Wednesday night. The board of education meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in the primary school cafeteria. The school district
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Brasil apoya los esfuerzos de paz para resolver las tensiones entre Rusia, Estados Unidos, la OTAN y Ucrania, dijo el presidente Jair Bolsonaro durante su viaje oficial a Moscú este miércoles, en el que se reunió con su par Vladimir Putin. Bolsonaro especuló que el anuncio de Rusia de que
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting a historically Black university in South Carolina this week to tout what the Biden administration says is a commitment to funding nuclear engineering at such institutions. Officials tell The Associated Press Granholm will tour the nuclear engineering program at
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most consequential energy bodies have gathered for a forum to discuss the uncertain future of oil. It comes as demand rebounds and prices climb to their highest in years even as nations pledge to transition to cleaner forms of energy.
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By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat, according to a US official with knowledge of the matter. The inspector had denied permission for a shipment from the Mexican state of Michoacán. The threat led the US Department of Agriculture
Continue Reading By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat, according to a US official with knowledge of the matter. The inspector had denied permission for a shipment from the Mexican state of Michoacán. The threat led the US Department of Agriculture
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Qi Guangpu of China finally flipped his way onto an Olympic podium in men’s aerials by winning a gold medal after near misses in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Qi cleanly landed a quintuple-twisting triple back flip in the medal round when five of his six competitors tried the same trick and only
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By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day. In
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By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day. In
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La familia de Halyna Hutchins, la directora de fotografía que murió en el rodaje de la película “Rust” el pasado otoño, presentó una demanda por homicidio involuntario contra Alec Baldwin, las productoras de la película, los productores y otros miembros clave del equipo. Hutchins recibió un disparo mortal el pasado
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Here’s more proof that the house always wins: In 2021, America’s gaming industry had its highest-grossing year ever. Again. The industry rolled in $53 billion in revenue last year — breaking the previous industry record by more than 20% registered in 2019, according to the American Gaming Association. Last year’s
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration has informed key lawmakers that it will likely need $30 billion in supplemental funding to continue the fight against Covid-19, a source familiar with the matter said. The $30 billion request is expected to include $17.9 billion to fund vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion
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By Ben Church, CNN Team USA was stunned by Slovakia 3-2 in the men’s ice hockey quarterfinals at Beijing 2022 on Wednesday. Slovakia, bidding for its first Olympic medal in the event, advanced to the last four after winning a nail-biting shootout in a dramatic conclusion to the game. The US held a 2-1 lead
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the American West continues into its 22nd year of a parching megadrought, officials at the federal government’s top water resource management agency are trying to plan for an uncertain and unprecedented time for the nation’s largest reservoirs. “When [the system] was built 100 years ago, you could look outside your
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By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later” loans typically offer a simple, zero-interest payment structure that can make keeping up with installments easy and affordable for some borrowers. But unlike other types of financing, such as credit cards, these plans aren’t currently reported to the major credit bureaus. That means borrowers can sign
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By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States has a booster shot problem. As other nations hurtle ahead in their Covid-19 vaccination programs, lagging uptake in the US of the third vaccine is concerning public health experts. As of Sunday, uptake of the third shot in the United Kingdom (55.4% of the
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