By Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February 17, a US congressman’s office said Thursday, providing the most detailed public account yet of how long Brittney Griner has been in custody. And US efforts to get Griner out of
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you burned out? If these three symptoms apply to you — a total lack of energy, a decline in your sense of belonging and a plummeting self-esteem — you could be a victim of burnout, experts say. After two years of living in a simmering pool of pandemic stress, you
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BERLIN (AP) — German chemical and health care company Bayer says it is selling a U.S.-based pest control business to private equity firm Cinven for $2.6 billion. Bayer said Thursday the Environmental Science Professional business, which is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, had about 800 employees last year. It specializes in “environmental solutions” for pest,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La presión sobre la administración de Biden y sus aliados europeos para que justifiquen si están haciendo lo suficiente para detener las atrocidades que se están infligiendo al pueblo ucraniano está creciendo después que el miércoles surgieran nuevas imágenes horribles del presunto bombardeo ruso de un hospital de maternidad e infantil en
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders have gathered in Versailles for a two-day summit focusing on the war in Ukraine. Their nations have been fully united in backing Ukraine’s resistance with unprecedented economic sanctions, but divisions have started to surface on how fast the bloc could
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer A 12-game losing streak capped by Georgia’s worst offensive performance of a 26-loss season has left coach Tom Crean awaiting a final verdict on his future with the school. Georgia put up little fight in what may have been the Bulldogs’ last chance to make a case for Crean,
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On Sunday, 48 states, except Hawaii and most of Arizona, will move their clocks forward an hour as part of daylight saving time.
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Some European countries watching Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine fear they could be next. Western officials say the most vulnerable could be those who are not members of the NATO or the European Union. That leaves them alone and unprotected including Ukraine’s neighbor Moldova and Russia’s
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By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon — one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has stepped in
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Michigan coach Juwan Howard returns from a five-game suspension as the Wolverines face Indiana at Indianapolis in a Big Ten Tournament game with major ramifications for both teams. Michigan entered Wednesday as a No. 10 seed in BracketMatrix.com’s average of various projected brackets across the country. Indiana was one
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ryan Coogler fue detenido por la policía en enero después de ser confundido con un ladrón de bancos. El director de “Black Panther” estaba en Atlanta, intentando retirar US$ 12.000 de su cuenta en Bank of America. El cajero recibió una alerta en su cuenta, según el informe policial obtenido por CNN,
Continue Reading CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nasa Hataoka of Japan birdied four of her final five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a 9-under 63 at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Hataoka was tied with Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who birded three of her final four holes, and Australia’s Su Oh. China’s Lin Xiyu was
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las acciones de Amazon están a punto de volverse 20 veces más baratas. La compañía anunció el miércoles que su directorio aprobó una división de acciones de 20 por 1, su primera división desde 1999. Si los accionistas la aprueban en mayo, la división entrará en vigencia el 6
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is tackling a COVID-19 spike with selective lockdowns and other measures that appear to slightly ease its draconian “zero tolerance” strategy. The 402 latest cases are quadruple what the mainland had a week ago. The biggest number was in Jilin province, where mass testing has been conducted and residents are advised
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. finished with 22 points and five assists, Jamal Bey scored 19 and Washington pulled away in the second half for an 82-70 victory over Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Brown knocked down 9 of 19 shots and has scored in double figures in
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and had three assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Miller extended his points streak to 10 games, getting 21 points on seven goals and 14 assists during that span. Elias Pettersson
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — No le pidas a Courteney Cox que cite diálogos de los episodios de “Friends”. A pesar de las 10 temporadas que pasó en la serie enormemente popular, Cox le ha recordado al mundo que no recuerda mucho sobre su tiempo en el programa. Recientemente le dijo a “Sunday Today” que su
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Beret, uno de los cantantes más virales de España, llega a Estados Unidos para ofrecer dos únicos conciertos. Nueva York y Miami serán las ciudades afortunadas en recibir al sevillano, famoso por temas como “Lo siento”, “Ojalá” y “Por fa no te vayas”. En las presentaciones, que se realizarían
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — “Hola, tú”. Eso es lo que los seguidores de Star Wars están diciendo sobre el primer vistazo de la serie “Obi-Wan Kenobi” de Disney+, que la compañía estrenó el miércoles. Disney (DIS) mostró el tráiler de la nueva serie de Star Wars de la plataforma en su reunión anual
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By Alta Spells, CNN Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael are seeking acquittal of their federal hate crimes convictions related to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, arguing the 25-year-old Black man’s killing didn’t happen on public streets, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The McMichaels filed separate motions for judgments of acquittal on all
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