KAR, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Beyond Meat fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: KAR, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Beyond Meat fall.
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US, Europe agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov
By RAF CASERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — With a military intervention in Ukraine off the table, countries around the world are looking to heap more financial punishment on Moscow. The United States, Britain and European Union said Friday they will move to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey
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Ex-Auburn, Chargers running back Lionel James dies at 59
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Auburn and San Diego Chargers running back Lionel James has died after a lengthy illness. He was 59. Auburn says James, a 5-foot-6 player nicknamed “Little Train,” died Friday. James played five seasons with the Chargers, who have since moved to Los Angeles, after being drafted in the fifth round
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Top Russian tennis stars speak out against war in Ukraine
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Two top-10 Russian tennis stars, including world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, have addressed their country’s invasion of Ukraine this week. Speaking on Thursday, Medvedev, who won the US Open last year, addressed the situation in his home country after winning his match in Mexico, saying he is “all for peace.” “In
Continue Reading Axel Kei among standout teenagers amid MLS youth movement
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The gradual buildup of Major League Soccer’s academy system over the past decade has led to an increasingly young talent pool. There will be plenty of young players to watch when the MLS season kicks off Saturday. Real Salt Lake’s Axel Kei is the youngest newcomer to the
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How Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky went from an actor playing president on TV to defiant wartime leader
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is from
Continue Reading How Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky went from an actor playing president on TV to defiant wartime leader
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Volodymyr Zelensky approached a lectern under bright lights, preparing to deliver a message to the Ukrainian people. “Today I will start with long-awaited words, which I wish to announce with pride,” he said. “Finally,” he continued. “Ukraine is United … This is our victory.” The speech was fiction. It is from
Continue Reading US, EU agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The Biden administration says it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following the European Union and Britain in directly sanctioning top Russian leadership. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions Friday shortly after the EU said it had also
Continue Reading Arnold Sports Festival returning to Ohio’s capital city
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Organizers say the Arnold Sports Festival is returning to Ohio’s capital city as one of the country’s biggest sporting festivals. The return of the event comes two years after the festival became one of the first economic victims of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual festival has
Continue Reading Junior hockey player suspended for alleged racist gesture
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League has suspended Dauphin Kings defenseman Klim Georgiev a minimum of 18 games for making what appeared to be a racist gesture during a game. The league says the gesture was directed at an Indigenous player following a game last Saturday between Dauphin and the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. Georgiev raised his stick
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Fleeing Russia’s advancing troops means some Ukrainians are leaving husbands, sons and brothers behind
By Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk, CNN Photos by Mark Philips At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine’s westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare. The terminal, one of the most historic Art Nouveau structures in Europe, is now a waypoint
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Winter storm leads to 4 fatal crashes in Missouri
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says icy streets contributed to four fatal crashes in Missouri after a storm left hazardous driving conditions across much of the state. The patrol said 52-year-old John Mattingly, of St. Peters, died Thursday along Interstate 44 near Rolla; 18-year-old Justin Tognozzi, of Ballwin, died early Friday
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EXCLUSIVE: Prominent conservative judge who advised Pence on the 2020 election endorses Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
By Jamie Gangel and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Biden White House is getting a major endorsement for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from a prominent conservative. In a statement obtained exclusively by CNN, retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, considered a luminary in conservative legal circles, enthusiastically endorsed Jackson, describing her as
Continue Reading AC Milan held to another draw by lower-half opponent
MILAN (AP) — Serie A leader AC Milan has been held to a draw by an opponent in the lower half of the standings for a second consecutive match. Italy Under-21 left back Destiny Udogie equalized with his first Italian league goal as Udinese secured a 1-1 draw at the San Siro six days after
Continue Reading Republicans help defeat Arizona abortion pill ban
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Three Republicans in the Arizona House defected from a united GOP front to defeat a measure banning manufacturing or prescribing medication that would cause an abortion. The bill that unexpectedly failed Thursday evening would have eliminated the choice used by half of the people who have abortions
Continue Reading SC State women’s coach Smith fired day after filing suit
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State women’s coach Audra Smith was fired a day after filing suit against the school alleging Title IX violations and discriminatory practices at the university. Smith was in her fourth season at the school. Her suit was filed Wednesday in federal court. She
Continue Reading In trans people, GOP candidates find latest ‘wedge issue’
By JEFF McMILLAN and MARC LEVY Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Political observers say Republican candidates are using transgender people as a classic “wedge issue” as 2022 campaigns heat up. An attack ad in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania seeks to cast Mehmet Oz as a Hollywood liberal because he featured transgender children
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Kansas City brings back former offensive coordinator Matt Nagy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A familiar face will return to the Kansas City sidelines for the 2022 season. On Friday, the Chiefs announced that former offensive coordinator Matt Nagy will return as a senior assistant and quarterbacks coach. Nagy left KC back in 2018 when the Chicago Bears hired him as the next head coach. After
Continue Reading Mulkey credits veteran buy-in for No. 8 LSU’s sudden climb
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey is still trying to temper expectations for her women’s basketball team even as she oversees a dramatic one-year improvement in the No. 8 Tigers’ fortunes. LSU is 24-4 this season and is guaranteed at least a share of second place
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Judge warns of US divisions and cites Russia’s attack on Ukraine while sentencing Capitol riot defendant
By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Casey Gannon, CNN The man photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the January 6 riot was sentenced to 75 days in jail Friday after the judge warned about political divisions in the US, pointing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a cautionary example. “We’re on a dangerous
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