By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atlético Madrid has lost 1-0 at Mallorca in the Spanish league as Diego Simeone’s side stumbled again after its defeat at Manchester City. Atlético will have to regroup before it hosts City on Wednesday needing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Pep Guardiola’s side to
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Air travel authorities in Poland are warning travellers of possible flight delays and cancellations at Warsaw’s airport due to a protest and some flight controllers quitting their jobs. The protest is a reaction to changes in the functioning of Poland’s flight regulatory body amid allegations it was not properly ensuring airspace
Continue Reading By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina, United States, England, Ireland, Brazil and Italy will face off at the Campo Argentino de Polo, which is considered a sacred place for the sport, in the first women’s polo world championship. Tickets are free, as part of the efforts to make women’s polo more
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City area man sentenced to life for a murder he says he didn’t commit will soon be on his way to home. On Friday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker dismissed the case against Keith Carnes after the
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business US banks have left Russia, but that doesn’t mean they’re done making money off the Kremlin’s horrific invasion of Ukraine. The sell-off of Russian debt associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign on Ukraine and the sanctions that ensued have created a window for a new type of arbitrage that
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Reuters Volkswagen has rejected a shareholder proposal for it to explain how its lobbying activities align with its climate goals — something two of the carmaker’s leading competitors have already promised to do, one of the investors said on Friday. A filing by a group of seven shareholders said that while Volkswagen does disclose its
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Chelsea consigned Southampton to its latest humiliating defeat in the Premier League with the 6-0 thrashing proving good shooting practice ahead of a must-win Champions League in midweek. Mason Mount and Timo Werner both scored twice while there were also goals for Marcos Alonso and Kai Havertz for Chelsea at St.
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Leeds has moved further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 win which inflicted another blow on Watford’s increasingly desperate campaign to stay in the Premier League. Raphinha put Jesse Marsch’s team ahead at Vicarage Road in the 21st, and Rodrigo doubled the lead in the 73rd. Jack Harrison fired
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski converted a late penalty as Bayern Munich rebounded from its Champions League defeat to beat Augsburg 1-0 and took another step toward a record-extending 10th consecutive title. It was Lewandowski’s 32nd league goal in 29 matches this season and saw Bayern move nine points clear of second-place Borussia Dortmund. The
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Stacker compiled a list of five notable numbers in the news this week.
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Using IMDb and Metacritic scores, Stacker compiled a list of 10 “Harry Potter” stars’ best and worst films.
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been killed in an auto accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Authorities say Haskins was hit by a dump truck while walking on a highway. The Steelers and Washington Commanders, his former team, released statements extending their condolences. The 24-year-old Haskins was a first-round draft
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its assessment of Russia’s ability to repay foreign debt. That indicates Moscow could soon default on external loans for the first time in more than a century. S&P Global Ratings issued the downgrade to “selective default” late Friday
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans have rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest calling on the debt-ridden nation’s president to resign. Protesters carrying national flags and placards called out President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and
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By Katie Hunt, CNN I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I moon mission rocket through its final, prelaunch tests. The wet dress rehearsal, as NASA refers to it, was called off twice this week as the team
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Londres (CNN Business) — Cuando la gente salió a las calles en Egipto en 2011, los manifestantes cantaban sobre la libertad y la justicia social, pero también sobre el pan. El costo de los productos básicos de la despensa se disparó debido al precio vertiginoso de bienes como el trigo, lo que avivó
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — “Bennifer” 2.0 planea ir al altar. Jennifer Lopez y Ben Affleck se han comprometido por segunda vez después de cancelar su anterior compromiso en 2004, según confirmó un representante de Lopez a CNN este sábado. Lopez compartió un vídeo en el que aparece emocionada y luciendo su anillo verde de compromiso
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has gained a huge win in its fight for survival and further damaged Manchester United’s top-four hopes with a 1-0 victory in the Premier League. Anthony Gordon’s shot from the edge of the penalty area deflected into the net off the outstretched leg of United defender Harry Maguire in the
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday that Will Smith would be banned from attending its events for 10 years after the actor slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Oscars. This comes a week after
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new observational study out of the U.K. has found that those who contract the Omicron variant of COVID-19 experience different symptoms that are usually less severe and last shorter than those who are infected with the Delta variant. According to
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