By Brian Fung, CNN Business The European Union is warning Apple about possible antitrust violations after an investigation into the iPhone maker’s dominance in mobile retail payments. The European Commission said Monday that it believes Apple has unfairly blocked competitors from using the wireless communications technology behind Apple Pay’s tap-to-pay capabilities. According to a statement
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By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that challenger Marine Le Pen’s proposed measure to ban Muslim headscarves in French public spaces would create “civil war” if implemented. In a televised debate Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, the far-right presidential candidate said she is
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX railroad struggled to keep up with demand in the first three months of the year. But it still managed to deliver 22% more profit thanks to higher shipping rates offsetting a slight decline in the number of shipments it handled. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer A new federal report finds that record-keeping failures by the Education Department may have left thousands of Americans stuck with student debt that should have been forgiven. A study released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office revealed flaws in the management of income-driven repayment plans, which offer reduced monthly
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El uso demasiado intensivo de la tierra combinado con las temperaturas cada vez más calientes está empujando a los ecosistemas de insectos hacia el colapso en algunas partes del mundo, informaron este miércoles científicos. El estudio, publicado en la revista Nature, identificó por primera vez un vínculo claro y alarmante entre
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it lost $1.38 billion in the first quarter of 2022 but it expects to return to profitability in the current three-month period as post-pandemic travel ramps back up. The Chicago-based airline said Wednesday it had operating revenues of $7.57 billion in the quarter, which was down 21% from the
Continue ReadingAlberto Pando (CNN) — Una obra maestra holandesa de 400 años de antigüedad que los expertos creen que podría valer millones de dólares fue hallada en un almacén en Australia. La obra de arte llamada “Naturaleza muerta” se mantuvo durante muchos años en lo que ahora es un museo conocido como Academia Woodford en las
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La segunda fase de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, una ofensiva en la región oriental del Donbás, ya comenzó. La cuestión es si será más exitosa y competente que la primera fase, y si Ucrania tendrá suficientes tropas y armas para impedirla o incluso bloquearla. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Miguel Almiron’s well-taken goal handed Newcastle a sixth successive home Premier League win for the first time since 2004 as a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace took the team past the 40-point barrier. Almiron’s 32nd-minute goal was enough to lift the Magpies into 11th place, 15 points clear of the relegation
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Michigan’s Democratic governor wants a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan to stay open and she’s asking the federal government to pay for it. But the owner of the Palisades Power Plant says it’s too late and that the plant will shut down in May as scheduled. The Biden administration
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El cuerpo de Orsolya Gaal, una mujer de 51 años fue encontrado dentro de una bolsa de lona en una esquina de Queens, Nueva York, el sábado, así como un rastro de sangre que se extendía desde allí hasta su vivienda cercana, según un portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Streaming service Netflix is dealing with a sharp drop in subscribers by considering changes to its service that it has long resisted. Netflix suffered its first loss of subscribers in years, an unwelcome surprise that drove its stock down 35% Wednesday. The
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Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson looked like a natural at the first of this week’s two Indianapolis 500 test sessions. He climbed as high as No. 3 on the historic oval’s daily speed chart. And less than two weeks after undergoing surgery on his broken right hand, the seven-time
Continue Reading LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Emil Forsberg has scored in injury time to send Leipzig back into the German Cup final with a 2-1 win at home over Union Berlin. Benjamin Henrichs crossed the ball for Forsberg to head past Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow for a title decider against Freiburg in Berlin’s Olympiastadion on May 21.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge used the words of Republican lawmakers to describe the severity of January 6 during a hearing on Wednesday after a defendant’s outburst objecting to the government characterizing the riot as being carried out by “terrorists” who stormed the US Capitol. Reading from a statement from Senate Republican leader
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By Sandi Sidhu, Phil Black, Daria Markina and Victoria Butenkow, CNN Dmitry Nekazakov was walking his dog before he went to work when the Russian shelling started on Hostomel, a city on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. The sky buzzed with low-flying helicopters from which Russian troops jumped, while rockets rained down. It was
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Federico Bernardeschi scored against his former club and Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 to set up an Italian Cup final against Inter Milan. Bernardeschi controlled with his chest then volleyed in shortly after the half-hour mark. Danilo sealed it in stoppage time after being set up by Juan Cuadrado. Defending champion Juventus
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There’s something different about Saquon Barkley as the running back approaches his fifth season with the New York Giants. He is healthy. Unlike last season, no one is asking the 25-year-old whether he is worried whether he’ll be able to come back from major
Continue ReadingBy Peter D’Oench Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — Two teens are dead after a car plunged into a lake in Sunrise Tuesday night. The 18-year-old driver lost his life as well as a 17-year-old boy who police say was on a walk with his mother and who jumped
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