LONDON (AP) — Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA preparation tournaments. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum working work and not having a
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Mmoh beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship Wednesday. Mmoh, who had a bye into the second round after No. 1 seed Casper Ruud dropped out because of a wisdom tooth problem, advanced to a tour-level quarterfinal for the third
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue’s bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. JetBlue shares fell nearly 9% Wednesday, and they are down more than 15% since news of the deal broke Tuesday. JetBlue executives are trying to convince Wall Street about the
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Special Judge Steven Ohmer began his deliberations in the bench trail against Columbia businessman Mehrdad Fotoohigham.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Mmoh beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship Wednesday. Mmoh, who had a bye into the second round after No. 1 seed Casper Ruud dropped out because of a wisdom tooth problem, advanced to a tour-level quarterfinal for the third
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By Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A suspect has been arrested for a fatal shooting inside a Chinese takeout restaurant in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. Jamel Taylor, 30, of the 400 block of West Duncannon Street, is charged with murder. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. Monday
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By Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A gray car speeds on a highway near Kyiv, heading towards the Ukrainian capital. As it approaches a Russian position, it does a sharp U-turn, stopping shortly after. A man then opens the door. A second later, he is on the ground. “He
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Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La noticia de que Elon Musk es ahora el mayor poseedor de acciones de Twitter y está listo para unirse al directorio del gigante de las redes sociales es interesante por muchas (muchas) razones. Pero quizás el elemento más intrigante de la posición repentinamente poderosa de Musk dentro de Twitter es
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The NCAA Frozen Four features a foursome that doesn’t include any teams from the East. It’s the first time since 2011 that the Eastern schools were shut out. Michigan will play Denver in the early semifinal on Thursday, with Minnesota and Minnesota State meeting in the
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Victor Caratini from the San Diego Padres to address their catching depth as Pedro Severino serves an 80-game suspension to begin the season. Milwaukee sent minor-league outfielder Korry Howell and catcher Brett Sullivan to the Padres in the Wednesday trade that brought Caratini to the Brewers. This
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February but there was speculation the league could
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that it’s “hard to deny” that Russian forces are committing genocide in Ukraine following the horrific images that have emerged from cities like Bucha showing civilians brutally killed. “It is hard to deny this, of course. This is a crime which fulfills the features
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Hace 25 años que la cinta biográfica “Selena”, en la que se retrataba la vida y muerte de “La Reina del Tex-Mex”, se estrenaba en los cines en Estados Unidos. La película llegó tan solo dos años después de la trágica muerte de Selena Quintanilla a manos de Yolanda Saldívar,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Honduras declaró inadmisible un recurso de amparo presentado por la defensa del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández contra su extradición a Estados Unidos, informó Melvin Duarte, portavoz del Poder Judicial. Por lo tanto, queda firme todo el proceso de extradición del exgobernante. Los abogados
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The defending NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers say their unfamiliar status as preseason division favorites shouldn’t impact their approach. The Brewers believe they have a roster capable of making franchise history by winning a second straight divisional title. But they don’t want to look that far
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By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story PELHAM BAY, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in an attack on an elderly woman in her Bronx apartment building lobby. The 76-year-old victim was violently thrown to the ground as she clung to her purse in the
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By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, New York (WABC) — Three pedestrians, including two children, were struck after a car jumped a curb and slammed into a building in Brooklyn Wednesday morning. It happened around 8 a.m. on St. John Place and Nostrand Avenue in the Crown Heights
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that the measure “most likely” violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection rights. The
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By Dakin Andone, Amir Vera and Abby Bustin, CNN In the late 1980s and early 1990s, several women were murdered or sexually assaulted in a series of attacks at hotels along the Interstate 65 corridor in Kentucky and Indiana. First, Vicki Heath was found dead at a Super 8 Motel in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in 1987.
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