WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 77-year-old Wichita woman has admitted to embezzling about $3.1 million from her employer. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas said in a news release Thursday that Nancy Martin pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax document. Martin was bookkeeper, business manager, and chief operating
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New coordinator Wink Martindale is going to try to make the New York Giants defense more aggressive this season. Speaking Thursday before an organized team activity at the Giants headquarters in the Meadowlands, Martindale said he wants his units to dictate what opposing offenses
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By Jim Sciutto, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to step up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine by sending advanced, long-range rocket systems that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say. The administration is leaning toward sending the systems as part of a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Jeff Bridges tiene un mensaje ya que superó el covid-19 y su cáncer está en remisión: “El amor lo es todo”. El actor habló con People sobre cómo contrajo covid el año pasado mientras “tenÃa un tumor de 30 por 22 centÃmetros en mi cuerpo. Como un niño en mi cuerpo”.
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By Radhika Marya, CNN Andy Fletcher, a keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode, has died, the band announced on their official social media channels. He was 60 years old. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” the band
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Farmer homered and had five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years, a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece.
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Marcus Mariota already has shown he’s willing to serve as a mentor for Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder. Mariota also says he’s hungry to beat out Ridder and earn the job as the Falcons starting quarterback. Mariota, the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly following Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ bat signal on Thursday, former Cleveland State center Mabor Majak announced his commitment to MU on social media. The 7’2″ center is the third former Viking to join Gates’ Mizzou roster. Guards D’Moi Hodge and Tre Gomillion have both already officially signed with the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — España ha confirmado 84 casos positivos de viruela del mono hasta este jueves, según datos compartidos por el Ministerio de Sanidad. Cifras que, según reflejan los cálculos del Centro Europeo para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (ECDC, por sus siglas en inglés) hasta este miércoles, sitúan al paÃs como
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By Mark Thompson and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business Russia slashed interest rates on Thursday as a resurgent ruble — buoyed by robust oil and gas revenues and government support — takes some pressure off its wobbling economy. At an extraordinary meeting, the Russian central bank cut interest rates to 11% from 14% and said further
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dominic Johnson hit Kansas State’s first homer of the Big 12 Tournament and the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat sixth-seeded West Virginia 8-5 to snap a five-game losing streak. Kansas State advances to play in another elimination game on Friday. West Virginia hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Raphael Pelletier’s
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Two people were injured after a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 7 at Bollinger Creek Road in Camden County Thursday morning.
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Instacart said searches for baby formula hit a record high in mid-May but the on-demand grocery delivery site is struggling to fulfill orders because stores remain severely understocked amid the ongoing national formula shortage. The company said searches for formula surged 245% week-over-week as of May 16. At the same
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Instacart said searches for baby formula hit a record high in mid-May but the on-demand grocery delivery site is struggling to fulfill orders because stores remain severely understocked amid the ongoing national formula shortage. The company said searches for formula surged 245% week-over-week as of May 16. At the same
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By Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman, and Lauren Izso A Palestinian Authority investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has found that she was fatally shot by Israeli forces using an armor-piercing bullet, Palestinian Attorney General Akram Al-Khatib said Thursday. The announcement was immediately rejected by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Al-Khatib said the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Davos, Suiza (CNN Business) — Cuando el presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky habló en video ante una sala abarrotada en el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos, Suiza, agradeció a occidente su solidaridad contra Rusia. Pero también lanzó una advertencia a los lÃderes polÃticos y a los empresarios: no pierdan el valor. “Solo desearÃa
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — Apple anunció que aumentará el salario inicial de los empleados estadounidenses a US$ 22 por hora, lo que implica un incremento del 45% con respecto a los niveles de 2018. ¿Cómo se compara esta cifra con la paga de algunos de los grandes empleadores del paÃs? Antes de ver
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Unlike the antagonists in her steamy romance thrillers, author Nancy Crampton-Brophy did not get away with murder. A jury found her guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder in the 2018 death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, who was gunned down at the culinary school where he taught cooking classes. Crampton-Brophy, who
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a spot shower or storm. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Clouds decreasing with late day sunshine. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and storms continue to dot the radar this afternoon with cloud cover sticking around, making for another gray evening. Lows fall
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Ellen DeGeneres bid a tearful farewell to her daytime talk show on Thursday, saying that the show had “forever changed my life.” DeGeneres opened the last hour of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” by discussing the progress that had been made since the series premiered in 2003, noting that she “couldn’t say
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