By Kelly McCleary and Chris Boyette, CNN Ivan Reitman, a storied producer and director behind some of Hollywood’s biggest comedies, has died, according to the CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. He was 75. Reitman created some of the most enduring comedic films of the ’80s and ’90s, including 1984’s “Ghostbusters,” which he produced
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BERLIN (AP) — German police say one man has died and eight others have been hospitalized in serious condition after drinking spiked drinks at a bar in Bavaria. The man who died was 52 years old and the others are between 33 and 52. German news agency dpa reported Monday that due to the ongoing
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, también conocido como Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, del domingo no solo contó con algunos de los mejores artistas del hip-hop, sino que también vio a Eminem hincar una rodilla. Los memes del show de medio tiempo en el Super Bowl LVI El
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the hit songs of Barry Manilow and James Blunt, as well as the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallies in several parts of the globe follow
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a political novice running to become Ukraine’s president when he vowed to reach out to Russia-backed rebels in the east who were fighting Ukrainian forces and make strides toward resolving the conflict. The assurances contributed to his landslide victory in 2019. But Zelenskyy
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — It seemed like the appropriate thing to ask on Valentine’s Day: What does ski superstar Eileen Gu love the most? In a short interview after her practice, the Stanford-bound 18-year-old, who is competing for her mom’s home country of China, thought about the question and
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald and Von Miller were able to keep the Los Angeles Rams within striking distance of capturing their first Super Bowl championship in 22 years. The Rams sacked Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow six times during the second half. With Burrow and the offense
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La patinadora rusa Kamila Valieva, de 15 años, recibió autorización para competir en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing, dictaminó el lunes el Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo (TAS). El Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI), la Unión Internacional de Patinaje (ISU) y la Agencia Mundial Antidopaje (AMA) pidieron al TAS que restableciera la
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it has decided to withdraw from its joint venture in Myanmar. The company said Monday that it made the decision to “urgently terminate” the partnership with Myanma Economic Holdings Plc after finding it would be difficult to quickly end the venture
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By Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea may have clinched its first gold medal at Beijing 2022 last week, but the success came amid tensions with China over alleged cultural appropriation and “biased judgments” during the Winter Olympics. In recent years, relations between the two countries have been tense both politically and culturally and this year’s
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre helped Beijing ring in the Year of the Tiger by putting on an orange-and-black big-cat costume during qualifying in women’s big air and miming a pair of claws while some 20 feet off the ground. Lefevre decided a year ago that the
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Claire Thompson had a goal and two assists and Canada erupted for five first-period goals in an Olympic-record span of 3:24 en route to a 10-3 win over Switzerland in the women’s hockey semifinals at the Beijing Games. The Canadians continued their run of appearing in
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — “Cada noche sueño el mismo sueño. Entonces, la pesadilla comienza”. Con esa línea abre el nuevo tráiler de ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, estrenado durante el Super Bowl 2022, y que incluyó algunas posibles sorpresas para los seguidores de las películas de superhéroes. Este nuevo tráiler retoma los eventos
Continue Reading By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the the ice where the Olympic rings were painted after skating to a bronze medal at the Beijing Games. The longtime American standard-bearers in ice dancing embraced after their free dance to Anne Sila’s “Drowning”
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The best player so far in the men’s hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics is also the youngest. Seventeen-year-old Slovakia forward Juraj Slafkovsky is tied with Sweden winger Lucas Wallmark for the tournament lead with four goals in four games. Only three players have more points
Continue Reading By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Goldman Sachs executive pocketed $35 million in “secret kickbacks” in the multibillion-dollar ransacking of a Malaysian state investment fund. Prosecutors said Monday that Roger Ng played a “crucial” role in the massive money laundering and bribery scheme that bankrolled lavish spending
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport released its ruling less than 12 hours after a hastily arranged hearing
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El equipo Fluff ganó el domingo la edición 18 del Puppy Bowl contra el equipo Ruff por un estrecho margen con un marcador final de 73-69 después de un enfrentamiento que duró tres horas. Los memes del show de medio tiempo con las estrellas del rap en el Super Bowl LVI El
Continue Reading By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China made its Olympics debut in men’s ice hockey, but it’s not clear if the outmatched team consisting mostly of foreign players is kindling a passion for the sport in the country. A blowout loss to the U.S. wasn’t shown on the country’s main sports channel and
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By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Canadian government is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time to address the impact of continued protests across the country over Covid-19 health measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday. The Emergencies Act can provide for the use of the military, but may not necessarily
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