By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews like the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers in GOP-dominated state legislative chambers are calling not only for another look at the 2020 presidential
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By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world have donated millions of dollars directly to Ukraine’s war effort via cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Ukrainian officials began tweeting calls for cryptocurrency donations on Feb. 26. Since then, the government says it has taken in donations worth more than $60 million. Proponents
Continue Reading By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on energy-rich nations to increase their production of oil and natural gas to counteract the loss of Russian supplies amid sanctions over Moscow’s war on his country. Zelenskyy made a surprise video appearance Saturday at Qatar’s Doha Forum. Zelenskyy asked
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Former Federal Reserve head Alan Greenspan has a keen interest in men’s underwear. Not because he’s preoccupied with the evolving fashions of nether garments — rather, he sees underwear sales as a key economic predictor. Sounds weird, right? But it’s just one of the many strange ways experts try to
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN To watch “Writing With Fire” is to get a crash course in journalism fundamentals. The documentary from Indian filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, up for best documentary feature at the 94th Academy Awards, points the camera at Khabar Lahariya, an independent newsroom in rural northern India run by women from
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By Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump has raised an unprecedented sum of money in his post-presidency. He has maintained powerful alliances with top Republican leaders. And he has continued to attract large crowds as he holds rallies across the country. But all that could change next month, when the former President faces
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By Elissa Strauss, CNN I recently asked my third grade son about crushes in his class. After two years of having limited interaction with human beings, I had to turn to him — the only person in our house who regularly socializes, albeit with his fellow 8- and 9-year-olds — for a gossip fix. He
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By Ben Church, CNN Race organizers confirmed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place this weekend despite an attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on an oil storage facility near the track on Friday. A joint statement from Formula 1 and the sport’s governing body FIA said that “following discussions with all the teams
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Saving money can take a little extra effort: clipping coupons, searching for a promotional code, signing up for an email list…. But Amazon sometimes makes us check a box to save. Huh? Those orange “coupon” banners below the price on Amazon’s online store are a head-scratcher. Why does Amazon make
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los organizadores de la carrera confirmaron que el Gran Premio de Arabia Saudita de la F1 tendrá lugar este fin de semana a pesar de un ataque reivindicado por los rebeldes hutÃes de Yemen en una instalación de almacenamiento de petróleo cerca de la pista el viernes. Una declaración conjunta de
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se reunió este sábado con funcionarios ucranianos en la capital polaca, Varsovia, al iniciar el último dÃa de un viaje de último minuto a Europa destinado a sincronizar cómo los aliados occidentales abordarán la agresión de Rusia y asegurarán a las naciones que cuentan con el apoyo
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN The Academy Awards are all about who takes home the golden statuette, but also who looks best doing so. Celebrities come at Oscar fashion culture from a variety of angles, whether they arrive at the ceremony dressed to the nines or blaze past traditional decorum. But for every outfit that made
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Julia Buckley, CNN On 24 February, as she watched the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Desislava Tosheva was staring at her couch. “I was in my living room, thinking about all the people about to flee their country, and how the ones with financial opportunities would be at a bigger advantage,” she says. “I
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By Andy Rose, CNN Tyler Jacob, a native of Minnesota, was freed from detention in Russia on Friday, the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. “I am relieved that Tyler is safely reunited with his wife and daughter,” Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement. “Over the last two weeks, my team and I
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Construction excavators have dug into a crash site in the search for wreckage, remains and the second black box from a China Eastern 737-800 that nosedived into a mountainside in southern China this week with 132 people on board. Pumps are being used to drain water as muddy conditions in the rainy
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer When she co-led Google’s Ethical AI team, Timnit Gebru was a prominent insider voice questioning the tech industry’s approach to artificial intelligence. That was before Google pushed her out of the company more than a year ago. Now Gebru is trying to make change from the outside as the
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man has died after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator. The crash occurred after midnight on Thursday, according to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. John Hopkins, 59, was driving east on County Road 672 in LIthia, about two miles west of County Road 39, when
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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Formula One says that its race in Saudi Arabia will be go ahead as scheduled Sunday despite attacks on the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The announcement came a day after the rebels attacked an oil depot located about 11 kilometers (seven miles)
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Columbia’s Mayoral candidates are all set to take part in a forum, hosted by the Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association.
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix has accomplished a lot in Hollywood: It’s partnered with notable filmmakers, produced buzzy hit films and launched the streaming craze that revolutionized the industry. Yet there’s one coveted Tinseltown accolade Netflix hasn’t received: the Academy Award for best picture. That could change this weekend. Netflix’s film “The Power of
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