By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Frontier Airlines’ parent company is buying Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will allow the combined airline to be more competitive against its larger rivals. Spirit shareholders will receive 1.9126 shares of Frontier plus $2.13 in cash for each existing Spirit share they own. This implies
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BEIJING (AP) — Slovenia has won gold in the ski jumping mixed team event’s Olympic debut. The team of Ursa Bogataj, Nika Kriznar, Peter Prevc and Timi Zajc had 1,000.5 points Monday, dominating the competition by more than 100 points. Prevc jumped last and soared 101.5 meters and had 126.3 points to seal the top
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By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s government is set to consider opening a commission of inquiry into the police amid growing anger over the alleged police use of Pegasus hacking software against a wide array of senior public figures. The development comes after a new report by the business news website Calcalist alleging
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DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that 19-year-old Haley Powell, of Wichita, died after being shot Friday afternoon outside the Trails at Derby Apartments. Police called to the scene found Powell with gunshot wounds
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is raising red flags about 33 Chinese companies whose legitimacy it cannot verify. It’s imposing new restrictions on the Chinese companies’ ability to receive goods from U.S. exporters and requiring extra diligence from American companies that want to do business with them. The Commerce
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on “Saturday Night Live,” but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial. Johansson and Jost put their normal game-day routine at home into
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By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin leaders realize, according to four people familiar with the intelligence. Three
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) –Diez migrantes cubanos a bordo de una embarcación que se estaba hundiendo frente a la costa de Florida fueron rescatados este jueves, según la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos. Una tripulación de la Guardia Costera vio por primera vez a los migrantes a unos 65 kilómetros de Cayo Largo, dijo la Guardia Costera
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By Kate Bennett, CNN A few months ago, former President Donald Trump signed a book deal. There wasn’t the huge fanfare most former presidents receive when they ink deals for a memoir; news of the book, a coffee table tome with pictures detailing Trump’s presidency — retailing about $75 and $230 if signed — made
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal. The team led by Ursa Bogataj and Peter Prevc had 1,000.5 points and won by more than 100 points. Prevc jumped last and soared 101.5 meters and had 126.3 points to seal the top
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arianna Fontana of Italy earned her 10th career Olympic medal with a victory in the women’s 500-meter short track speedskating final. The 31-year-old Italian let out a yell as she crossed the finish line at Capital Indoor Arena. Fontana earned a silver in the inaugural mixed
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Ren Ziwei of China survived a controversial finish to win the men’s 1,000 meters in short track speedskating. Liu Shaolin Sandor of Hungary crossed the line first Monday, but was penalized twice and earned a yellow card. That elevated Ren, who crossed second, to the gold medal. Li Wenlong of China earned
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Spirit and Frontier Airlines on Monday announced a $6.6 billion merger, a combination of low-fare carriers that would create America’s fifth-largest airline. The companies have yet to say what brand they’ll fly under or who would lead management of the new airline. The combined company would offer more than 1,000
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea will pay compensation to four former youth-team players over historical racist abuse at the London club, preventing the need for a harrowing court case. The four men sued Chelsea to seek damages for personal injury and loss over claims they were “subjected to a barrage of disgracefully offensive racist abuse” from
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Todo empezó como una acalorada discusión entre un padre y el médico de su hijo. Pero rápidamente se convirtió en una pelea a puñetazos entre varias personas que conmocionó al país. En el interior del Hospital San Vicente de Paúl, en la provincia costarricense de Heredia, no muy lejos de
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elsa Desmond knows she’s not going to medal at the Beijing Olympics. She isn’t even expecting to be in the top half of the field. Doesn’t matter. The first women’s luge Olympian from Ireland feels like she’s already prevailed. Desmond won’t be in China for long.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Covid-19 crisis is nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization, on March 11 — and many people are now ready to know both when and how society can return to what we used to think of as normal. In the United States, the White
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Canada Post has released a new stamp featuring the long-reigning monarch. The new issue marks 70 years since the Queen’s accession to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952. Queen Elizabeth II is the
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Arctic hare travelled more than 388 kilometres over seven weeks in Canada’s Far North, the longest distance ever recorded for any hare, rabbit or similar animal. The hare, named “BBYY,” is the subject of a report in a December entry
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