BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves is leaving Barcelona five months after the veteran Brazil right back returned to the Spanish club he helped lead to 23 titles. The 39-year-old Alves won the Champions League three times among a slew of other trophies in his first stint for Barcelona from 2008-16. He came back to
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A genetic discovery about mosquitoes could help scientists prevent the pesky – and sometimes dangerous – insects from ever reaching reproductive maturity, a new study suggests. When studying fruit flies in 2018, University of California, Riverside entomologist Naoki Yamanaka said he
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study, which researchers call a “world-first,” describes a direct link between the risk of dementia and a lack of vitamin D. In the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers looked at data and brain
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Revlon, the 90-year-old cosmetics giant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of its crippling debt and mounting celebrity competition. The nail polish and lipstick maker said the move will allow it to “strategically reorganize” its finances, pointing to “liquidity constraints” sparked by supply chain disruptions and inflation. Revlon is
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Revlon, the 90-year-old cosmetics giant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of its crippling debt and mounting celebrity competition. The nail polish and lipstick maker said the move will allow it to “strategically reorganize” its finances, pointing to “liquidity constraints” sparked by supply chain disruptions and inflation. Revlon is
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN War, violence, persecution and human rights abuses have pushed the world past a “dramatic milestone,” according to a new report from the UN’s refugee agency. More than 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes, according to the UNHCR’s Global Trends Report, which describes that figure as a
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Central banks are racing to stay on top of rapidly changing economic and financial conditions as they try to contain rampant inflation, a difficult task that could put their credibility on the line. What’s happening: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday by three-quarters of a percentage point for
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El gobierno de México anunció el martes 14 de junio el inicio de una nueva etapa de vacunación contra covid-19 en el país, la cual estará enfocada en los niños y niñas de 5 a 11 años. Se trata de la séptima etapa de vacunación que se lleva a cabo en
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By Ben Morse, CNN Five preseason games, 82 regular season games and 21 and 23 playoff games respectively; it all comes down to this. On Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors play the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals with the Dubs holding a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. It
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Five preseason games, 82 regular season games and 21 and 23 playoff games respectively; it all comes down to this. On Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors play the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals with the Dubs holding a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. It
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Through the many phases of the Covid-19 pandemic — nearly a dozen variants, the introduction of vaccines, the dropping of prevention measures and more — one thing has remained constant: The virus and its effects are not one-size-fits-all. Over the past few months, two unique trends have emerged: For the first
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Lego is planning to spend more than $1 billion to build a factory in the United States. The company announced Wednesday plans for a 1.7-million square foot plant in Virginia, which will employ roughly 1,800 people once its completed in 2025. It will be the Danish company’s seventh global factory
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The former Olympic official who ran the sport of weightlifting for more than 40 years has been banned for life for covering up doping cases. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found Tamás Aján of Hungary guilty of tampering and hiding doping cases. The case followed
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El líder chino, Xi Jinping, reiteró su apoyo a Moscú en materia de “soberanía y seguridad” en una llamada con su homólogo Vladimir Putin este miércoles, manteniendo su apoyo a la asociación de los países a pesar de la reacción mundial contra la invasión rusa de Ucrania. En su 69º
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. Three people were hurt Wednesday afternoon following a crash on Interstate 44 in Pulaski County. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes about a mile east of St. Robert just before 5:30 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a semi-truck driven by Brandon M. Blasingame, 24, of Rolla,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN Several homes were damaged Wednesday by a tornado in central Wisconsin, officials said. The tornado was reported near Tomah, Wisconsin, just after 4 p.m. local time and apparently traveled northeast through Monroe County for about 15 miles, according to the county’s sheriff’s office. Interstate 90 was closed for
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Ryan Gosling ha crecido frente a las pantallas. El actor canadiense de 41 años pasó de ser un joven actor independiente casi desconocido a uno de los más famosos de Hollywood, reconocido por sus memorables personajes en películas como The Notebook, La La Land y últimamente, ha creado furor
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom’s central bank has hiked interest rates for a fifth time since December in a bid to tame spiraling inflation. The Bank of England said on Thursday that it would raise the cost of borrowing by 25 basis points to 1.25% despite fears that soaring prices are already
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Marianna Cerini, CNN After a year off due to the pandemic and a scaled-down iteration in September 2021, Milan’s Salone del Mobile — the international design fair that’s been held annually since 1961 — was back in full force last week. Beyond the trade show itself, which was packed with household names in the world
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Covid-19 pandemic was expected to turn us all into permanent online shoppers, never to set foot in physical stores again. Instead, consumers have apparently gotten tired of ordering everything while sitting on the couch and have returned to shopping the old-fashioned way. “As the pandemic has subsided, you’re seeing
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