By Stephanie Busari, CNN Nelson Mandela was once asked why he still had relationships with, among others, Fidel Castro and Yasser Arafat, the Cuban and Palestinian leaders who had been branded terrorists by Western powers. The revered South African statesman replied that it was a mistake “to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Ecuador y Uruguay se aseguraron este jueves sus lugares en el Mundial de Qatar en una de las últimas jornadas de las eliminatorias sudamericanas, mientras que el viernes Argentina se impuso ante Venezuela por 3 a 0. Perú, Chile y Colombia deberán esperar a la última fecha para que se defina su
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El clásico de la Confederación de Norteamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe de Fútbol (Concacaf) entre México y Estados Unidos terminó con un empate sin goles, mientras que Costa Rica derrotó al líder Canadá, en el comienzo de la triple fecha más importante rumbo al Mundial de Qatar 2022. Panamá, que llegaba
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By Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, faced another round of questions from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the third day of her historic confirmation hearings. Jackson continued to defend her experience and credentials as she faced criticisms from Republican senators over her judicial philosophy and legal
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, faced another round of questions from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the third day of her historic confirmation hearings. Jackson continued to defend her experience and credentials as she faced criticisms from Republican senators over her judicial philosophy and legal
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LONDON (AP) — Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash. They gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin’s speech. Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov is under investigation from the governing
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the father of the baseball team’s chairman. It has been three years since family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologized
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By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN Deepti Gurdasani has spent the past two years debunking Covid-19 myths and misinformation on TV and online. Her work as a clinical epidemiologist means she’s well-placed to talk about coronavirus. But she also has a deeply personal understanding of the pandemic’s dangers. Gurdasani is one of 3.7 million people in England
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But for some truckers, fishermen and others whose livelihoods hinge on fuel, the
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the father of the baseball team’s chairman. It has been three years since family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologized
Continue Reading By HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press GUISSONA, Spain (AP) — Ukrainian refugees fleeing bombs and bullets at home are fanning out across Western Europe. Few places they arrive feel as welcoming as a Spanish town known for years as “Little Ukraine.” One in seven residents of Guissona was originally from there even before Russian tanks rolled
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans think it’s important that the demographics of the Supreme Court resemble the country as a whole, new polling finds. And a majority believe Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Court holds potential historical significance. In a new Monmouth University survey, 69% of Americans say it’s at least somewhat important
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Having high cholesterol and blood sugar in your 30s may raise your risk for Alzheimer’s disease decades later in life, according to a new study. “We have shown for the first time that the associations between cholesterol and glucose levels and the future risk of Alzheimer’s disease extend much earlier in
Continue Reading By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet Receiving a financial windfall is exciting. Your emotions soar with the possibilities: a new car, a vacation, or perhaps paying off debt. It’s your money personality that drives your response to sudden cash. Knowing how you have handled money in the past can guide your plans for a windfall.
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By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on Wednesday. Just hours after schools for girls were due to open, the Taliban ordered them to shut down again. Teenage girls in Afghanistan have now been denied their right to
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal at last month’s Beijing Olympics will skate in a competition this week. Kamila Valieva will skate in an exhibition tournament in Russia starting Friday. The 15-year-old Valieva won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out that she tested
Continue Reading By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds We’re living in a golden age of off-road pickup trucks that you can buy straight from the factory, and the Ford F-150 Raptor and Ram 1500 TRX are the most high-profile examples. They’re similar in many respects and offer full-size truck utility combined with exceptional high-speed desert-running performance. But there are
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By Angela Dewan, CNN It’s been a month since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, and despite making some rapid early gains, their advancement on some key cities, including the capital of Kyiv, has slowed. While there’s a growing picture that Russia’s assault on Ukraine has not gone to plan, the country continues to use its air
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN It’s been a month since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, and despite making some rapid early gains, their advancement on some key cities, including the capital of Kyiv, has slowed. While there’s a growing picture that Russia’s assault on Ukraine has not gone to plan, the country continues to use its air
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Millions of workers in the US who earn less than $15 an hour are finding it impossible to stay afloat as prices for essentials like groceries and gas reach record highs. That’s why some advocates are now pleading with Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, which hasn’t seen a boost
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