By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports will return to the Xfinity Series for the first time in more than a decade when it fields cars later this year at Road America, the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen. The team said Thursday that defending Cup Series
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states, and it will convert about 3,000 temporary workers
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By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has begun testifying before a special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Raffensperger arrived roughly half an hour before his scheduled testimony on Thursday, saying it would be “hopefully short” on his way into
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Rimac Group, the Croatian maker of exotic electric supercars that now controls Bugatti, announced that it received €500 million, or about $536 million in new investment. Among those involved in the new investment round is Porsche, which already owns about one quarter of the company. Rimac was founded in 2009
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for Amazon eating Chewy’s kibble. The pet supply e-tailer reported surprise profit and sales numbers that topped forecasts after the closing bell Wednesday. Shares of Chewy soared almost 25% on the news in late afternoon trading Thursday. Chewy is bucking what has been a downward trend
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Alexander Rossi has at last confirmed he’s signed a multiyear deal to drive for Arrow McLaren SP beginning next season after a seven-year run with Andretti Autosport. Rossi’s departure had been widely speculated since April, although both the American driver and Michael Andretti insisted they had an exclusive
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The World Cup mission of Ukraine’s national soccer team is clear and profound. They know it because Ukrainians serving in the military at home tell them. Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 on Wednesday and now will play at Wales on Sunday in a decisive World Cup
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek has reached her second French Open final and extended her winning streak to 34 matches by beating No. 20 Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1. Their semifinal was even at 2-all after 20 minutes, before Swiatek used her heavy forehand, quick-strike ability and all-court
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By Jeremy Diamond, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Thursday announced the latest round of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, targeting Russian government officials and elites close to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a slew of new financial and diplomatic sanctions. The sanctions, issued by the Treasury and State Departments,
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking the third consecutive week of declines. But with rates hovering above 5% and home prices well above where they were this time last year, prospective buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a home. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.09% in the
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El horario de verano en México podrÃa llegar pronto a su fin. La medida que está vigente en el paÃs desde 1996 y supone adelantar una hora el reloj cada principios de abril ha sido evaluada por el Gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien en julio envió una iniciativa
Continue Readingurielblanco Nota del editor: Kara Alaimo, profesora asociada de la Facultad de Comunicación Lawrence Herbert de la Universidad de Hofstra, escribe sobre temas que afectan a las mujeres y a las redes sociales. Fue portavoz de Asuntos Internacionales en el Departamento del Tesoro durante el gobierno de Obama. SÃguela en Twitter como @karaalaimo. Las opiniones
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write. In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La abogada de Amber Heard aseguró que cree que al jurado lo “confundieron” en el juicio por difamación que enfrentó a la actriz con su exesposo Johnny Depp. Y añadió que Heard planea apelar el veredicto. Victoria legal para Johnny Depp después de que él y Amber Heard fueran declarados responsables de
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The world is grappling with gravity-defying energy price spikes on everything from gasoline and natural gas to coal. Some fear this may just be the beginning. Current and former energy officials tell CNN they worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the wake of years of underinvestment in the energy
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By Mark Morales and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The 18-year-old suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people pleaded not guilty to the 25-count indictment against him, his attorney said in court Thursday afternoon. Peyton Gendron, who was dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at his hands and feet, was asked
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Barring an end to the war in Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be banned from next month’s track and field world championships. The championships mark the largest international sports event since the end of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. An official from World Athletics said the federation
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By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You’ve just volunteered to help show a new colleague the ropes. But now you’re trying to figure out when you can actually make the time to fit it all in. This happens a lot — especially to women. Managers often ask for volunteers or in some cases, assign workers to
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man faces charges in Camden County after he’s accused of shooting at a home. Deputies arrested Martin B. Perez, 59, early Tuesday morning at a home off of Blackberry Lane in Macks Creek. Investigators responded to the area after a person reported their neighbor was shooting a gun
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Megan C. Hills, CNN Outside Buckingham Palace in London, a towering “Tree of Trees” has been erected as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The sculpture, made of 350 smaller trees and plants, was designed by British “starchitect” Thomas Heatherwick and will serve as the centerpiece for one of the celebration’s key events —
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