By Lisa Respers France, CNN One of the biggest stars at country music’s biggest festival had quite the weekend. Carrie Underwood paid tribute to Naomi Judd at the Stagecoach Festival held in Indio, California. Actress Ashley Judd announced Saturday that her mother had died at the age of 76. The elder Judd had been one
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Spirit Airlines said it will stick with its deal with Frontier Airlines, rejecting a more lucrative competing offer from JetBlue Airways. The airline said it doesn’t believe regulators would allow JetBlue to buy Spirit. “We believe a combination of JetBlue and Spirit has a low probability of receiving antitrust clearance
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En el momento en que Sara Sidner de CNN llegó a Lviv, Ucrania, este fin de semana, sonaba una sirena de ataque aéreo, una alerta, tuiteó, que da “una mayor sensación de lo que es estar vivo y la posibilidad de morir al azar”. Para comprender mejor el entorno sobre
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Nike lanzó una edición especial de zapatos deportivos llamada “Mambacita Sweet 16” para rendir homenaje a Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, en el que hubiera sido su cumpleaños número 16. “Estoy muy feliz con la forma en que salieron estas zapatillas deportivas Mambacita en honor a mi hija Gigi”, escribió Vanessa Bryant en Instagram.
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By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Spirit Airlines’ board still supports Frontier Airlines’ $2.9 billion takeover bid for the airline, saying it determined JetBlue’s competing $3.6 billion offer isn’t a superior proposal. Spirit said Monday that it’s concerned regulators won’t approve a deal with JetBlue. Last month, Spirit said it believed JetBlue’s
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By Dakin Andone and Tina Burnside, CNN Tennessee’s governor has announced a pause of executions in the state amid plans for an independent review into the lethal injection process after finding that testing procedures for a set execution last month weren’t followed. The announcement Monday by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, follows a last-minute reprieve
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — There will be no official half-and-half scarves at the German Cup final this year. Cup finalist Freiburg has forbidden the use of its logo or crest for any joint commemorative merchandise with opponent Leipzig. Rival fans have long criticized Leipzig as an artificial club whose existence
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets floundered ahead of the first trading day of May following a brutal sell-off in tech stocks last month when widespread tech sell-offs dragged down major indexes. After futures pointed higher in early trading, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrials fell 0.1%. Oil prices lost nearly
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much — at least in middle and old age. New research has found that around seven hours of sleep is the ideal night’s rest, with insufficient and excessive sleep associated with a reduced ability to pay attention, remember and
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered an international food crisis, some Middle Eastern importers were hit particularly hard. An economically shattered Lebanon is fighting to avert a bread crisis, war-torn Yemen is already grappling with “alarming heights” of food insecurity, and Egypt, which last year imported 80% of its wheat from
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic coach Jaroslav Šilhavý has been given a contract extension despite the team’s failure to reach the World Cup in Qatar. Czech soccer federation head Petr Fousek says Šilhavý will remain in charge through 2023 for European Championship qualifying, and his contract will be automatically extended if the Czech Republic qualifies
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the economy began bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, interest in investment products that promoted good environmental, social and governance practices took off. But as markets have come under pressure this year, so-called “ESG” funds have started to struggle. What’s happening: Funds that prioritize responsible investments and ESG issues
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Food-delivery drivers protesting wage cuts and grueling working conditions have gone on an extremely rare strike in Dubai. The mass walkout started on Saturday, paralyzing one of the country’s main delivery apps and reviving concerns about labor conditions in the emirate. The strike ended
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Colombia celebrará este año el Día de la Madre el domingo 8 de mayo, uniéndose así a otros países como México, Estados Unidos o España que también conmemoran la labor de las madres en el mes de mayo. En Colombia festejan a las mamás el segundo domingo de cada mayo,
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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
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Thiago Alcantara is establishing himself as a vital part of Liverpool’s bid for a historic quadruple and has helped the team transition from a team that embraced chaos to one that dominates through control. The Spaniard is in his second season at Anfield and his first was marred by
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The Met Gala, known as fashion’s biggest night, returns to its typical slot — the first Monday of May — after two years of disruptions due to the pandemic. The event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City coincides with the opening of part two of the exhibition,
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NEWBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla, Missouri man was hurt Sunday afternoon following a motorcycle crash in Phelps County. The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. on Water Street just north of Highway T in Newburg, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Shawn M. Leach, 24, caught on fire
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The small Spanish city of Villarreal could be facing its last Champions League night in a while if it doesn’t pull off another upset on Tuesday against Liverpool. The modest club ousted Juventus and Bayern Munich on its way to a surprise semifinal appearance. If it
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By Issy Ronald, CNN There is a growing rift between some of the world’s leading tennis stars and past and present Ukrainian players over Wimbledon’s decision to ban competitors from Russia and Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Explaining its stance, Wimbledon said it didn’t want to “benefit the propaganda machine of the
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