By George Ramsay, CNN Nick Kyrgios thought his first-round match was one of the worst he’s ever played at Wimbledon; his performance against Filip Krajinovic two days later, however, may have been his best. The Australian produced a serving masterclass as he swept aside Krajinovic, a beaten finalist at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, in
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LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has completed the signing of Brazil forward Richarlison from Everton. The two clubs said Friday that Richarlison has signed a five-year deal with Tottenham, moving to London after four years at Goodison Park. The 25-year-old forward made 152 appearances for Everton in all competitions, scoring 53 goals. He has scored 48
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system. It relies on multiple cameras track player movements and a sensor in the ball. Artifical intelligence processes the data to create 3D images analyzed
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Bonnie amenaza con recorrer las costas de Centroamérica y el Caribe, llevando fuertes lluvias, inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra a algunos paÃses, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Según la más reciente información del NHC, la
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson, exasesora de la Casa Blanca de Trump, le dijo a la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes sobre el 6 de enero que alguien la contactó para intentar influir en su testimonio, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas con la presentación de la audiencia. La vicepresidenta de la comisión,
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By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week announced Sunday he had tested positive for Covid-19. Steve Ho Chun-Yin said he tested negative on Thursday when he attended the photo session during the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of
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By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insiders Sham Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old’s business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on
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President Joe Biden on Thursday endorsed changing the Senate’s filibuster rules for certain pieces of legislation, such as an abortion-rights bill.
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the 650-kilometer-long (400-mile-long) River Po, which winds its way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea on Italy’s northeast coast. But a dry winter and spring mean this year it’s in
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By Simone McCarthy, Rob Picheta, Laura Smith-Spark, Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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By Eric Levenson and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and victims’ families who criticized golfers for working with Saudi Arabia, who they say was complicit in the 2001 terrorist attacks. “Saudi Arabia is trying
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By Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday claimed “true democracy” began in Hong Kong 25 years ago when China assumed control, as he marked a symbolic anniversary for the city transformed by his political crackdown. “After its return to the motherland, Hong Kong compatriots became masters of
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said
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By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea on Friday claimed its Covid-19 outbreak began when two residents touched “unusual things” near the South Korean border, according to state media. The impoverished nation publicly acknowledged the virus had breached its borders for the first time in May, though it’s difficult to assess the real
Continue Reading By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Julio RodrÃguez homered for the second day in a row, Cal Raleigh had a two-run triple in the fifth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6. Seattle has won 17 of 19 games against Oakland and earned its third straight victory overall to improve
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Milwaukee Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $28,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a transgender Black woman who was found dead two weeks ago. Brazil Johnson, 28, was found fatally shot on June 15 in the city’s Triangle North neighborhood. As of late Thursday, authorities
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Tony Gonsolin tries to match Houston’s Justin Verlander for the major league lead with his 10th victory when he starts for the Dodgers against the rival Padres. The 28-year-old right-hander is trying to cement a first All-Star selection after already setting career highs for wins, innings and strikeouts. He’ll oppose left-hander
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Devin Booker helped Phoenix to the NBA Finals in 2021, then played a huge role in helping the Suns to the league’s best record this past season. They can’t wait to see what he does next. To no surprise, the Suns gave Booker a four-year extension early Friday that
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in the opener of a four-game series between the NL West’s top teams. Turner’s two-run shot in the seventh gave the Dodgers their first lead of the game, 3-1. The
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee issued a directive Thursday that bars state police from cooperating with out-of-state investigatory requests related to abortion in his efforts to make the state a “sanctuary” for those seeking the services. The decision comes after the US Supreme Court ruled last week to strike down Roe
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