TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Twitter’s board is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday. Musk has offered more than $40 billion to privatize the platform and pledged to be more lenient when it comes
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By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the civil trial of a man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love. A wrongful death lawsuit brought by Love’s mother seeks to hold George Huguely V
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN)– La maniobra en el aire transmitida en vivo que terminó con un accidente aéreo en el desierto de Arizona está bajo investigación federal después de que los organizadores aparentemente desafiaron una orden del gobierno. Los organizadores del evento dijeron que dos pilotos en aviones separados planeaban lanzarse en paracaídas para cambiar de
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN A man who died on Saturday after setting himself on fire in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, was a climate activist, according to social media posts from various people who claim to know him. Wynn Alan Bruce, 50, from Boulder, Colorado, who self-immolated on Friday — when
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins insists he’s paying his own $15,000 fine for publicly criticizing the officiating in Game 4 of the Grizzlies’ series against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite the offer from a couple of players to cover it. He was fined Monday. Jenkins made
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Seventy-six: It’s the number of tornadoes the Jackson, Mississippi, area has experienced in less than five weeks. Seventy-six. If it doesn’t sound exhausting, I don’t know what does. Every week, having to monitor the weather for the potential for severe weather — tornadoes, hail, damaging winds — all of it.
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Testimony has begun in the trial of five men charged with murder in the shooting death of South Africa national soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa eight years ago. The men are charged with killing Meyiwa in a house robbery in the township of Vosloorus
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By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021 inauguration. The vast trove of texts offers the most revealing picture to date of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Elon Musk ha insistido en que uno de sus objetivos con la compra de Twitter, que ya es un hecho, es reforzar la libertad de expresión. ¿Pero qué significa esto? Un analista piensa que Musk podría hacerlo con “muy pocas reglas” y que su gestión podría beneficiar a extremistas y
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GREELEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a young girl killed in an eastern Iowa house fire over the weekend. Brooklyn Lendt, 9, died Saturday in the house fire on the north end of Greeley, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office told television station KCRG. Firefighters were called to the house just after 3:30 a.m. Saturday,
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By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN A month after a 14-year-old plummeted to his death from a Florida amusement park ride, his family is suing a bevy of defendants, saying a series of mistakes put visitors in danger and led to their child’s fatal fall. Tyre Sampson was visiting ICON Park on
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts business executive who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in the college admissions cheating scandal has appealed his conviction. John Wilson argued in a brief filed Monday that he believed he was making legitimate donations, not bribes, to get his three children into
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Our head is still spinning from all the draft movement over the past five weeks. There might very well be more trades involving first-round picks before everyone settles in near Caesars Palace and the Bellagio fountains for what promises to be a wild event.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Elon Musk’s quest to become a social media mogul is dealing a blow to Donald Trump’s social venture. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corporation, the controversial blank-check firm that plans to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, fell 13% on Monday to close at $35.71. That’s the lowest level
Continue ReadingBy Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story LAKELAND, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Lakeland dog is being hailed a hero. The goldendoodle named Gus rescued a tiny baby otter in the St. Croix River. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville treated the pup and said he’s doing much better. “He’s a very friendly,
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros is having a strong season, taking over full time for retired star Pekka Rinne. Saros has Nashville on the verge of an eighth straight playoff berth. Team captain Roman Josi says they all knew Saros would take over at
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Un juez de Nueva York declaró en desacato civil a Donald Trump, luego de que la oficina de la fiscal general del estado dijera que no entregó una serie de documentos como parte de su investigación sobre la compañía del expresidente. El juez Arthur Engoron dijo que Trump no cumplió su orden
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa says the political asylum he has been granted in Belgium is proof he is persecuted by his country’s authorities. In an interview with The Associated Press, Correa did not rule out a return to politics. Correa, who in 2020 was found guilty
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Jared Padalecki is recovering after a car accident, according to his former “Supernatural” co-star, Jensen Ackles. Ackles revealed the news with Padalecki’s permission, he said, while at a fan event in New Jersey over the weekend. Video of his remarks was shared on social media. “I don’t know if you guys
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. Judge Arthur Engoron on Monday ordered Trump to
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