By Chloe Melas, CNN It was 6:30 p.m., and I was exhausted. I’d been up on television at 5 a.m. and after an hour commute home, my husband and I had a chaotic dinner with our two kids followed by bath time. I was ready to collapse into bed. Just 10 more minutes of reading
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By Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The United States is “certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on PBS’s “NewsHour” on Tuesday. “Namely, we don’t have 900,000 new
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos 27 ciudades chinas están sometidas a confinamientos totales o parciales por el covid-19, lo que podrÃa estar afectando a hasta 165 millones de residentes en todo el paÃs, según los cálculos de CNN. En una sesión informativa celebrada este miércoles por la tarde, las autoridades de Beijing indicaron
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1950 Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins Father: Calvin Judkins Mother: Lula Mae Hardaway Marriages: Tomeeka Robyn Bracy (2017-present); Karen “Kai” Millard Morris (2001-October 5, 2015, divorced); Syreeta Wright
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By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s economy is forecast to grow around 3.6% this year, but Arab oil exporters are seeing a windfall from high energy prices that will buoy their economies and replenish their financial reserves this year and next. A report released on Wednesday by the
Continue Reading Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street Wednesday. The S&P 500 is up 0.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%. Visa shares surged after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. Boeing slumped more than 6% in early trading after the aerospace giant lost more than $1.2 billion in
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is the subject of national scrutiny right now. On Tuesday he alarmed press freedom advocates by lashing out at a press conference and indicating
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Catholic priest in Topeka suspended from his public duties after being accused of sexually abusing a minor will not face criminal charges in the case. The Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay decided not to file charges against the Rev. John Pilcher after reviewing the results of
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Athletes Unlimited and ESPN have reached a new rights agreement for women’s pro softball and lacrosse. At least 90 Athletes Unlimited events will be televised on linear networks over the two years of the deal, including 34 on ESPN or ESPN2 and 56 on ESPNU. The remaining games will
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Journalists at British newspapers are accused of making payments to police and hacking into the phones of celebrities, law makers, royalty, murder victims and other figures in the news. Most cases involve News Corp.’s News of the World, but the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US Marshals Service
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Hello again, Norma Jean, as the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe‘s death brings renewed opportunities to revisit her life and legacy, without really bringing anything substantially new to the party. “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes” has one hook in recorded interviews with those who knew her, but
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By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump said in a sworn affidavit that he doesn’t have any documents sought by the New York attorney general in its investigation of the Trump Organization’s finances. The one-page signed affidavit filed with the court Friday was Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to end the civil contempt and daily fine
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government is forecasting that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will grow by only 2.2% this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine weighs on prospects. The Economy Ministry on Wednesday chopped the outlook for gross domestic product from the 3.6% growth it forecast in January. It sees only slightly faster growth
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The underlying story is better than the movie in “The Survivor,” but that material is so harrowing as to win on what amounts to a split decision. Timed to Holocaust Remembrance Day, the film isn’t equal to the awards bait HBO has traditionally offered in the TV-movie genre, but it
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russia’s playing hardball on natural gas. State-owned exporter Gazprom says it’s stopping pipeline deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. Russia is demanding payment in rubles, not dollars and euros. European leaders have rejected ruble payments, saying one side can’t change longstanding contracts in dollars and euros. But it’s about more than that.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Life in plastic is certainly looking fantastic for Margot Robbie, as Warner Bros. teased Barbie fans with a glimpse of its upcoming new movie. In a first image of the 2023 release, posted on social media, the Australian actress sports a big, sparkly smile as she grips the wheel of the shocking
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The bad news keeps piling up for Boeing. The company is delaying the debut of its newest passenger jet to 2025, and it reported a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss. The aircraft builder announced Wednesday it would temporarily pause the start of production for its 777X passenger jet, which it planned
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox would like to clear up what people think about her and fiancé Machine Gun Kelly drinking each other’s blood. “So, I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like ‘Game of Thrones,’ drinking each other’s blood,” she
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait to make it easier for them to enter many European countries for stays of up to 90 days.The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said it recommended allowing people from the two Mideast countries who hold biometric
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