By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company. The Tesla CEO says in documents filed Thursday with U.S. securities regulators that he’s exploring what’s known as a tender offer to
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Traffic is back to normal after a Thursday morning fire at a brake part manufacturer east of Columbia.
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By Marianne Garvey Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her “Red Table Talk” for Season 5. The Facebook series made brief reference to her husband Will Smith’s Oscars slap at the top of the latest episode, but only on title cards. It was not talked about during the episode. “Considering all that has happened in
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By Marianne Garvey Johnny Depp has concluded his third day of testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia court in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Under cross-examination by Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn on Thursday morning, evidence of text messages from Depp to some of his friends, including Marilyn Manson and actor Paul Bettany, were
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By Rachel Ramirez Solar energy is booming in America’s cities. The United States now has more than 121 gigawatts of solar energy capacity installed, according to a new report, which is enough to power more than 23 million homes. The amount of solar installed in the top nine cities combined is higher today than the
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By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump will head to Nebraska next week to hold a rally to boost his endorsed candidate for governor, Charles Herbster, who faces allegations he inappropriately touched women, ahead of a contentious Republican primary that has pitted the former President’s influence against that of the state’s term-limited GOP governor. Trump announced
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By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The 170-year-old prize awarded in the first U.S. intercollegiate sports competition is going up for auction next month. Sotheby’s estimates the trophy oars from the inaugural Harvard-Yale Regatta will fetch $3-to-$5 million in online bidding May 17-24. Made of black walnut with engraved silver plaques, the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La 23 veces campeona de Grand Slam, Serena Williams, y el siete veces campeón mundial de Fórmula Uno, Lewis Hamilton, se unieron a la oferta de Martin Broughton para comprar el club Chelsea de la Premier League, dijo a CNN este jueves una fuente cercana a la oferta. La fuente
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Opinion by Jessica J. González for CNN Business Perspectives When Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter and take it private last week, he wrote that he believed the company needed to be “transformed.” The next day, Musk took to the stage at a TED conference where he criticized the company for what he sees as
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose for the seventh straight week, climbing to their highest level in more than a decade. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 5.11% from 5% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The last time it was higher
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former prosecutor in eastern Missouri is accused in a federal indictment of making sexual contact with a woman who was a defendant in several cases he was prosecuting. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of James Isaac Crabtree on one count of deprivation of rights under
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By Mark Thompson and Chris Liakos, CNN Business One of Russia’s richest men has quit as CEO of Lukoil, the country’s second-largest oil company. In a brief statement Thursday, Lukoil said Vagit Alekperov informed the company “about his decision to resign” as a director and president of the company. The company did not disclose the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden anunció este jueves un nuevo programa llamado “Uniting for Ukraine” que proporcionará un proceso simplificado para los ucranianos que quieran venir a Estados Unidos. La medida forma parte del compromiso del presidente Joe Biden de aceptar hasta 100.000 personas que huyen de una Ucrania devastada por
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl has left the German luge program to for a job with rival Austria, agreeing to a four-year contract that runs through the 2026 Olympics. Hackl is one of Germany’s luge legends, a major part of the country’s dominance in the sliding sport for decades.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Sportscaster Kenny Albert will cover a lot of territory in a memoir scheduled for next year. Albert has worked play-by-play on everything from Stanley Cup finals and New York Knicks games to the Super Bowl and the Olympics. He has a deal with Triumph Books for “A Mic for All Seasons.”
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By Eric Levenson, Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN A 44-year-old man was arrested Thursday in the death of 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal, who was found over the weekend inside a duffel bag in Queens, the New York City Police Department said. David Bonola faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree criminal tampering and fourth-degree criminal possession
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a strong start on Wall Street as traders cheer strong earnings reports from several big U.S. companies. Tesla jumped 10% after the maker of electric cars and solar panels reported strong sales and a seven-fold increase in profits despite global supply chain kinks. American Airlines climbed 8.8%
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By Marianne Garvey Actor Johnny Depp concluded his testimony in his defamation trial against Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Monday. His fourth day on the stand, Depp was cross-examined by Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn. He was asked about audio recordings of arguments with Heard and whether she was the only person who
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By Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN A Connecticut state trooper has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the 2020 death of a carjacking suspect he shot after a high-speed chase, a state official’s office said Wednesday. Trooper Brian North’s arrest comes after investigators concluded that his shooting of Mubarak Soulemane “was not justified,”
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By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN Palestinians and Israeli security forces clashed early Thursday around the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and Israel responded to rockets fired from Gaza with airstrikes, as the worst tensions in months continued to simmer. Videos showed dozens of Israeli police on the
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