By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump continue to sink, providing relief to inflation-weary consumers and an economy mired in a slowdown. The national average for regular gasoline dropped three cents to $4.16 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA. That marks the 50th consecutive day of falling prices. Gas prices have tumbled
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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian soccer player Andrejs Rubins who played 117 times for the national team has died at the age of 43. The Latvian soccer federation confirmed his death without giving details. Rubins wore the No. 10 shirt when Latvia qualified for its only major tournament at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Americans may be wondering why they’re forced to spend more than $4 per gallon at the pump while energy companies are raking in record profits. Even more aggravating: Exxon and Chevron announced last week they’d spend billions of dollars of their earnings buying back their own stock, fattening investors’ portfolios.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La erupción volcánica en Tonga, una de las más potentes del planeta, expulsó tal cantidad de vapor de agua a la atmósfera que es probable que caliente temporalmente la superficie de la Tierra, según las detecciones de un satélite de la NASA. Cuando el volcán submarino Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai entró en erupción
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Three Donald Trump-endorsed Republicans who have embraced the former President’s 2020 election lies will win the GOP nominations for US Senate, secretary of state and attorney general in Arizona, CNN projected Wednesday. Blake Masters, the onetime venture capitalist, will secure the Republican nomination for US Senate, while Arizona Republicans have chosen
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By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and shops, the force of the shockwaves froze the dials of timepieces, some vintage, others sleek and modern. It was 6:07 pm. Thousands of lives were upended and the Lebanese capital — no stranger
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By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The English Premier League announced on Wednesday that the anti-racism gesture of taking the knee will be limited to certain matches in the 2022/23 season. The decision results from meetings between the league and top-flight captains who consulted with their respective teams. “The players have decided to use specific moments during
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — In the 134 years since league soccer started in England, the European game has never scheduled such a disrupted season. The European domestic season will be sliced in two by FIFA moving the World Cup in Qatar to November and December instead of the usual offseason
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business China’s yuan has fared better than many other major currencies this year. It’s shed 6.5% against the US dollar, holding its ground as the greenback has gone on a breakneck rally. The euro, the British pound and South Korea’s won have all dropped more than 10%, while Japan’s yen has
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los precios de la gasolina en Estados Unidos siguen bajando, lo que supone un alivio para los consumidores cansados de la inflación y para una economía sumida en la desaceleración. El promedio nacional de la gasolina regular bajó tres centavos hasta los US$ 4,16 el galón este miércoles, según la
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A recently reported scam is targeting sponsors who are trying to help Ukrainians come to the United States, according to US immigration officials. US Citizenship and Immigration Services says the agency recently received reports of an email phishing scam targeting would-be participants in Uniting for Ukraine, the Biden administration program
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — England’s women’s soccer team is continuing to generate unprecedented fan interest following its European Championship victory, with 65,000 tickets sold in less than 24 hours for its planned game against the United States at Wembley Stadium in October. The game pitting the European champion against the reigning world champion was announced on
Continue Reading By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than six decades, has died at the age of 94, the team announced Tuesday. “We have lost an icon,” said Stan Kasten, the President and CEO of the Dodgers in a statement. “The Dodgers Vin Scully was one
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit was intended to make it “unequivocally clear” that the United States would “not abandon” the democratically governed island. China responded to Pelosi’s trip launching military exercises, which China’s Ministry
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Premier League players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but will do so at “significant moments” during the upcoming season in a gesture against racism. The gesture started in June 2020 to show support for the Black Lives Matter campaign and will now be used more sparingly in
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages, a jury decided Thursday, capping a stunning and dramatic case that showcased for the public the real-world harm inflicted by viral conspiracy theories.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Cuando la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, aterrizó en Taiwán este martes por la noche, China ya tenía preparada su respuesta. En una rápida sucesión, una serie de organismos gubernamentales y políticos emitieron declaraciones condenando la visita y advirtiendo de su “grave impacto” en
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN Buyers from all around the world have been snapping up dilapidated Italian homes at rock bottom prices over the past few years as numerous depopulated towns and villages attempt to revive their dwindling communities by offering property bargains. While the prospect of substantial structural upgrades, along with the red tape often involved
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way, orchestrated to be visible. Descending onto the asphalt at Taipei Songshan Airport on Tuesday evening, the US House speaker shone out from the darkness in a pink pantsuit. Amid a sea
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way, orchestrated to be visible. Descending onto the asphalt at Taipei Songshan Airport on Tuesday evening, the US House speaker shone out from the darkness in a pink pantsuit. Amid a sea
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