By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market surged in March, but stumbled on the last day of the first quarter. And investors are reeling after a tough start to 2022. The Dow fell more than 550 points Thursday. It and the S&P 500 each dropped nearly 5% in the first three months
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By Ella Nilsen and René Marsh, CNN President Joe Biden issued a directive on Thursday that invokes the Defense Production Act — a move the administration hopes will kickstart the domestic production and mining of the critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles and long-term energy storage. The directive adds critical minerals —
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas aprobó este jueves una nueva resolución sobre Nicaragua por la cual crea un grupo de expertos para investigar las denuncias de violaciones a los derechos humanos desde abril de 2018 y hasta la fecha. El proyecto denominado “Promoción y Protección de
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Francisco Lindor wasn’t the franchise-altering shortstop the New York Mets were hoping for last season. His performance in this year’s shortened spring training has the Mets confident better days are coming. The switch-hitting Lindor has been among the best hitters in the Grapefruit League through
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19. That could set up final congressional approval next week. The price tag was a reduction from an earlier $15.6 billion compromise that fell apart weeks ago after
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a spare dime? Coins are in short supply again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The results of a do-over vote for a milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, were too close to call on Thursday. A total of 875 workers at the Bessemer facility voted for joining a union and 993 voted against it, marking a much closer split
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tom Grond salió a dar una vuelta al mundo en diciembre de 2012 y, casi una década después, sigue viajando. Este bloguero neerlandés, que antes trabajaba para el gobierno de los Países Bajos, se describe ahora como un nómada y dice que no tiene planes de volver a su vida anterior.
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer South Dakota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit is taking over at West Virginia. She led South Dakota to a surprising run to the Sweet 16. South Dakota beat Ole Miss and No. 2 seed Baylor in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Michigan, 52-49. The Coyotes finished the season
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after the partygoer mistook
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after the partygoer mistook
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after the partygoer mistook
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La fiebre por el Mundial de Qatar 2022 está en un punto álgido esta semana debido al sorteo de este viernes que definirá los grupos y el cuadro hacia la final de la máxima cita futbolística del planeta. Sorteo del Mundial de Qatar 2022: formato, bombos, horario y cómo ver en
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Elliott Page’s character on “Umbrella Academy” will mimic real life. Page’s character on the hit Netflix series will come out as transgender in the third season. The streaming giant celebrated the news by retweeting Page on it’s dedicated LGBTQ+ content Twitter account, Most. “FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THIS: Elliot
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN More migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border, and officials say they expect the number to grow. This is something we’ve seen many times before. But some key details are different this time around. Here’s a look at what’s changing, why it’s happening now and why it matters. There’s a
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has finalized the rules change to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season. MLB and the players’ association agreed to keep the controversial rule that starts each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022 regular season. The
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) –– Selena Quintanilla estaba en el aire, Selena estaba en todos lados… no la descubrías, no tenías un recuerdo de cuándo fue la primera vez que escuchaste alguno de sus temas. Así describe María García, directora ejecutiva de Futuro Studios y creadora del premiado podcast “Anything for Selena”, a la
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