“Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.”
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The industry that harvests one of the most valuable fish species in the United States is hoping for a more stable year in 2022 after two years of volatile price swings. Fishermen in Maine harvest baby eels. The elvers are sometimes worth more than $2,000 per
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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A camper, tent, signs and other items that represented a former University of Michigan football player’s protest against the school’s handling of sex abuse allegations involving a campus doctor have been removed by the school. Jon Vaughn says Tuesday the small blue-and-white camper is gone.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Glass Animals just broke a Mariah Carey record. The indie group’s single “Heat Waves” has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, climbing to the top during 59 weeks on the chart. That broke Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” record of 35 weeks in December 2019, according
Continue Reading Opinion by Mary Beth Laughton for CNN Business Perspectives When I started my career in the late 1990s, only six women had ever broken the proverbial glass ceiling to become CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. This small but mighty group was an inspiration to young women like me just starting their careers, especially considering the
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Chinese government-backed hacking group has breached local government agencies in at least six US states in the last 10 months as part of a persistent information-gathering operation, investigators at cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Tuesday. The wide range of state agencies targeted include “health, transportation, labor (including unemployment benefit systems), higher
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rosario Dawson goes to battle in a fictional American civil war in a trailer for “DMZ.” The HBO Max four-part limited series is based on a DC Comic and is produced and directed by Ava DuVernay. In the show, the United States enters a second civil war when a group called
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Police say they have arrested and charged six teenagers with murder in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two teenage girls. Police said gunshots fired Monday afternoon outside East High School came from
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By Erin Coogan Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Dozens gathered at the State Capitol Monday afternoon to protest House Bill 1697. If passed, the bill would have educators be required to undergo comprehensive trainings on sex health topics, including that of the LGBTQ+ community, opponents claim it’s an overstep in
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world swung on Tuesday, oil prices rose sharply and the price of nickel surged so much that trading for it was shut in London, as the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine keeps rocking markets. The S&P 500 was virtually flat
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League will disappear from Russian TV after terminating its deal with its state-owned broadcast partner after the invasion of Ukraine. Clubs agreed at a meeting in London on Tuesday to cancel the rights deal with Sberbank-owned Rambler that was due to run until the end of the season. No
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By Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Sunday’s escape at the Hawaii State Hospital highlights the fact a new psychiatric facility, designed to prevent escapes, has been built. But it sits unused in Kaneohe. Just down the hill from the Hawaii State Hospital is Kaneohe District Park. As Lokelani
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A cybersecurity firm says hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year. A report released Tuesday by the Reston, Virginia-based private cybersecurity firm Mandiant does not identify the
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Mayor Mike Butler submitted his letter of resignation last Wednesday. He did not provide a reason for leaving the position.
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By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Getting to know new colleagues through a box on your screen while working from home can have its challenges. Recent hires already have a lot on their plates when it comes to making a good impression, but forging relationships with your new co-workers should also be a high priority, even
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police charge 6 teens with murder in shooting outside Des Moines high school that killed 1, injured 2.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike Gesicki is getting a big raise from the Miami Dolphins. What remains unclear is if he’ll be getting a longer deal. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Dolphins placed the franchise tag for the coming season on Gesicki. The move
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — There’s an apparent bat problem at Willis-Knighton Medical Center on Greenwood Road. The winged mammals have affected several areas of the hospital. KTBS 3 received pictures of the bats and a video of employees trying to catch one. Willis-Knighton CEO Jaf
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By Jennifer Korn Google on Tuesday announced it has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for around $5.4 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in the tech giant’s history and a big bet that helping companies better address cyber threats can bolster its cloud computing business. “The acquisition of Mandiant will complement Google Cloud’s existing
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are rising sharply again Tuesday as the U.S. prepares to ban crude oil imports from Russia in response to that country’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The price of U.S. crude jumped 5% to $125 a barrel, still not quite as high as it reached a day earlier. That
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