By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has boasted one of the nation’s stingiest defenses virtually every season since Jim Leonhard took over as coordinator in 2017. Leonhard faces perhaps his biggest test in maintaining that standard this year. Wisconsin must replace eight of the top 10 tacklers from a defense
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. Organizers have slotted in the third round and quarterfinals on Friday to make up for lost playing time this week due to rain delays. That means after a short break Tsitsipas will face local favorite
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Jessie Festa estaba sentada en un vuelo de Alaska Airlines en el Aeropuerto Internacional Seattle-Tacoma esperando para despegar hacia Pasco, Washington, cuando una azafata anunció que ya no era necesario usar mascarillas durante el vuelo. “La reacción a mi alrededor fue de júbilo”, escribió por correo electrónico Festa, una bloguera de viajes
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By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Chris Liakos and Anna Cooban, CNN Business France has issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive auto executive who used to lead Renault-Nissan. The prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, near Paris, confirmed to CNN on Friday that it had issued an international arrest warrant for Ghosn, who now lives
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By Adam Pourahmadi and Bear Hutchison, CNN Anoosheh Ashoori points on a computer screen to the location of a makeshift shelter in the yard of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. “I used to sit here during winter and even when it was snowing,” Ashoori says in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson. It was here that
Continue Reading By Adam Pourahmadi and Bear Hutchison, CNN Anoosheh Ashoori points on a computer screen to the location of a makeshift shelter in the yard of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. “I used to sit here during winter and even when it was snowing,” Ashoori says in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson. It was here that
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union officials are nearing agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of illegal content, hate speech and disinformation. EU officials are negotiating
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — New blasts at a Polish coal mine have injured 10 rescue workers and have forced authorities to suspend the search for seven coal miners and rescuers still missing after deadly methane explosions this week. The initial explosion took place shortly after midnight Wednesday, followed by a
Continue ReadingBy Tracye Hutchins Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A shakedown inside the Fulton County jail reveals an abundance of weapons and drugs either smuggled in or made by inmates, from parts of the jail itself. “We found nearly 100 shanks and homemade knives made from parts of the building
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente de la Corte Nacional de Justicia de Ecuador, Iván Saquicela, anunció este viernes que firmó una providencia para iniciar el proceso de extradición desde Bélgica del expresidente Rafael Correa. Correa fue sentenciado en 2020 a ocho años de prisión por el delito de cohecho agravado dentro del
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By Melanie Zanona, CNN In the days following the January 6 insurrection, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Republican lawmakers on a private conference call that then-President Donald Trump had admitted bearing some responsibility for the deadly attack, according to new audio — a significant admission that sheds light on Trump’s mindset in the immediate
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story FLINT TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — A homeowner was released from police custody pending further investigation after allegedly shooting and killing an intruder. A 31-year-old man broke into a residence on the 1000 block of W. Bristol Road in Flint Township shortly before 9 p.m. on
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cardenas Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville broker caught a rent fraud scam in the nick of time. The Nashville Luxury Team’s condo listing in 12 South had already been sold when Nashville broker Scott Coggins got an inquiry about leasing it. He told the caller
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — Escambia County, Florida deputies are searching for a teacher accused of throwing a student out of her chair. Investigators said Richard Jay Harris is a teacher at Oakcrest Elementary School near Pensacola. According to detectives, Harris called a student to his
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By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia will ban exports of cooking oil and its raw materials to reduce domestic shortages and hold down skyrocketing prices. President Joko Widodo announced the policy on Friday, a day after hundreds of people protested in the capital against rising food costs. He says the ban
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By Kaitlan Collins and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced five new nominees for US attorney positions in Illinois, Idaho, Pennsylvania and California, along with three more nominees to serve as US Marshals. Biden is nominating Rachelle Crowe for the Southern District of Illinois, Joshua Hurwit for the District of Idaho, Gerard
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. has announced he is entering the NBA draft. The move comes several weeks after his father was fired as Milwaukee coach. Baldwin announced his decision in a social media post. The 6-foot-9 Baldwin is a former top-10 recruit who chose Milwaukee for the opportunity to play for his father,
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have urged Russia to declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an expansion of economic and defense ties that could help India reduce its dependence on Moscow. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he and Johnson discussed
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky and Courtney Zieller Click here for updates on this story SEYMOUR, Connecticut (WFSB) — The town of Seymour picked up the pieces on Thursday, the day after a massive fire swept through a building. Several businesses were burned in the building on 4 Bank St. Preliminary findings, according to the
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The trial for a woman accused of killing a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy is now expected to happen next year.
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