By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden is offering a major expansion of natural gas shipments to Europe amid the risks from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Biden told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday that the core issue is “helping Europe reduce its dependency on Russian gas
Continue Reading MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The federal government plans to auction off the rights to produce power from wind energy in two areas offshore of North Carolina and South Carolina. The Department of the Interior says the leases are part of President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing clean energy generation. The sites being put up
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from being defrauded. Lev Parnas entered the plea Friday during a remotely-held electronic proceeding in Manhattan federal court. Parnas told a
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By Brian Fung, CNN European officials have reached agreement on a sweeping set of competition rules for Big Tech that could mark a global turning point for technology regulation. The proposed framework, known as the Digital Markets Act, could label large companies such as Facebook-parent Meta or Google as “gatekeepers,” and subject them to new
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By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the Atlantic, a highly-anticipated move that could provide assurance to thousands of companies after Europe’s top court struck down the deal’s predecessor in 2020. In joint remarks
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN The alleged plotters who wanted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 also had a goal to disrupt a possible Joe Biden presidency, one of the men told a federal court this week. “We wanted to cause as much of a disruption as possible to prevent Joe Biden from
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — States and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more affordable housing, repair dilapidated units or reduce their homeless numbers. Housing advocates believe the money from the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds could transform the way communities address
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Sedalia police say officers have arrested a man in connection with an investigation into an early March shooting who was also wanted on Cole County warrants.
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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Charles Leclerc has posted the fastest time ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in the first practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver moved to the top near the end of the session and was .116 seconds faster than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just three days after Dennis Gates signed on as the head basketball coach at Mizzou, junior college forward Mohamed Diarra has announced his commitment. The Garden City CC big man announced on Friday that he will being playing for Gates next season. The 6-foot-10, 215 pounds, Paris native played at Redemption Christian
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Audiencia Nacional de España acordó suspender la extradición a Estados Unidos de Hugo “el Pollo” Carvajal, exdirector de Inteligencia Militar de Venezuela, de acuerdo con documentos obtenidos por CNN. La decisión ocurre luego de que esa corte recibiera una comunicación del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos (TEDH), donde
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN “The Bachelor” — maybe you’ve heard of it? — is part-pageant, part-extended first date in which love reigns supreme and a contestant’s fate is determined by a man (or woman, in “The Bachelorette”) with a rose. You don’t need to have seen every episode to know the drill: Hot young singles
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN According to Sally Field, her grand love affair with Burt Reynolds wasn’t so grand after all. In a recently published interview with Variety, Field talked about her relationship with Reynolds, who she met on the set of their 1977 film “Smokey and the Bandit” and dated off and on for
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El gobierno de Biden publicará pronto una regulación federal que reforma el sistema de asilo de Estados Unidos para resolver las solicitudes más rápido y ayudar a aliviar la acumulación de casos pendientes en las cortes de inmigración. La nueva regla otorga a los funcionarios de asilo más autoridad al permitirles escuchar
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the Atlantic, a highly-anticipated move that could provide assurance to thousands of companies after Europe’s top court struck down the deal’s predecessor in 2020. In joint remarks
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Authorities seized multiple guns and a quantity of narcotics following a shooting in the city of Saginaw that injured one man. Officers from the Saginaw Police Department and Michigan State Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area
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By Jack Bantock, CNN History was made on Wednesday when the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes drafted Alexis Hopkins, the first woman ever drafted by an American professional baseball team for an on-field role, according to the Atlantic League and MLB.com. A catcher nicknamed “Scrappy” for her on field work-rate, as per a Northwest Florida Daily
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies conducted an undercover operation this week targeting businesses who sell vape products to underage people. In a joint effort from WCSO, Lebanon Police and Mt. Juliet Police, undercover young adults, over the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Members of the South Nashville community spoke out Thursday about why trains going through the community caused several delays in trash pickups. David Johnson, a homeowner on Sadler Avenue, shared with News 4 that the pickup has not occurred every week.
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from a Washington, DC, hospital Friday morning a week after he was admitted for what a court spokesperson described as an infection. Thomas, 73, entered Sibley Memorial Hospital last Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms. The court’s public information officer did
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