By JAY REEVES Associated Press Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic because it wasn’t safe to gather for worship with a deadly virus circulating. For a time, the landmark church that launched a
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES Associated Press Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic because it wasn’t safe to gather for worship with a deadly virus circulating. For a time, the landmark church that launched a
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street headed toward gains before the market opened Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve to announce another expected interest rate hike. Futures for the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 gained 0.4% with less than two hours before markets opened. Shares in Asia closed mostly down and European
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers on Wednesday that she envisions member
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary committee scrutinizing draft online safety legislation has invited Elon Musk to discuss his plans to buy Twitter and the changes he’s proposing for the social media platform. Parliament’s digital committee asked the Tesla CEO on Wednesday to give evidence about his proposals “in more depth.” Musk said it’s too
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – Tras el éxito de “The Mandalorian” y “The Book of Bobba Fett” en Disney+, los fans de Star Wars pueden estar contentos pues los próximos dos años vendrán más lanzamientos de este universo galáctico tanto en la pantalla chica como en el cine. Disney+ estrenará más series centradas en el
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El papa Francisco advirtió al líder de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa, el patriarca Kirill, que no se convierta en “el monaguillo de Putin”, según reveló durante una entrevista esta semana. En sus palabras más duras hasta la fecha contra el patriarca proguerra, Francisco también criticó a Kirill por respaldar las razones
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Villarreal fans stayed on their feet cheering at the La Cerámica Stadium long after the match ended. The result was not what they had hoped but the feeling was of a job well done. There was more pride than sadness for the modest Spanish club after
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN There’s a place on the Italian island of Sicily where you’re increasingly likely to hear an American accent wafting down its narrow streets instead of the local language. Sambuca di Sicilia, which gained a reputation as one of the first places in the country to sell off old houses for next to
Continue Reading By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been redesigned for 2022, boasting greater off-road capability and more creature comforts, but is the refreshed Honda Passport the better buy? Edmunds takes a look at both, weighs the pros and cons, then picks a winner. Will it be the current off-road champ the Grand Cherokee
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Complaining that the West is “stuffing Ukraine with weapons,” Russia bombarded railroad stations and other supply-line targets across the country, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday by proposing a ban on oil imports. Heavy fighting also
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual forecast after a strong first quarter. The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Wednesday that it now expects earnings of $8.20 to $8.40 per share this year. The
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito, in his draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, tries to make clear it should not necessarily impact other decisions such as the right to marry a person of a different race or same sex and the right to contraception, which rely on
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las elecciones primarias republicanas del Senado de Ohio fueron la primera prueba importante rumbo a las elecciones intermedias y de la influencia perdurable del expresidente Donald Trump sobre el Partido Republicano, pues su candidato ganó. JD Vance, el capitalista de riesgo y autor de “Hillbilly Elegy”, surgió de un campo bien
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nota del editor: Michael Christ es director ejecutivo de la organización Médicos Internacionales para la Prevención de la Guerra Nuclear, galardonada con el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1985. El Dr. Ira Helfand es el expresidente inmediato de la organización. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. (CNN) — Después
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Phoebe Bridgers has said that she had an abortion last year. “I had an abortion in October of last year while I was on tour,” the American singer-songwriter wrote in a post published to her verified Twitter account “I went to planned parenthood where they gave me the abortion pill,”
Continue Reading By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet During inflation, consumers can adjust their spending and saving strategies to help lessen the impact that inflation has on the value of their money. It’s important to have liquid cash set aside for emergencies, but beyond an emergency fund, there are other ways to save money and help retain its
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By Laura He, CNN Business BYD, the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle maker, had a bumper month in the world’s largest car market, despite strict Covid lockdowns that have disrupted production and sales for many of its major rivals. The company reported Tuesday that its sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids soared 313% in
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in remarks Wednesday at the White House, noting that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. Biden will emphasize how strong job gains have increased total
Continue Reading Associated Press COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continued to boost CVS Health in the first quarter, and the health care giant finally raised its annual forecast. The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Wednesday that it now expects earnings of $8.20 to $8.40 per share for 2022. The new range mostly eclipses
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