By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s will have to defend itself against a $10 billion lawsuit from media mogul Byron Allen over an allegation that the fast food chain doesn’t advertise with Black-owned media. A federal court ruled last week said that Allen and his company, Allen Media Group, can try to prove in court
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step meant to allow technology firms to help the people of Iran access information online, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday. “It is clear that the Iranian government is afraid
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step meant to allow technology firms to help the people of Iran access information online, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday. “It is clear that the Iranian government is afraid
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By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in Maine to find a KitchenAid mixer, a bookshelf or vintage clothing walked away with a 700-year-old treasure. Instead of a kitchen appliance, Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document hanging on a wall. It had elaborate
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Marianna Cerini Few pop culture figures continue to live as large in our collective imagination as Marilyn Monroe, and her status as a beauty icon has been pivotal to that. From the moment she became Hollywood’s quintessential “blonde bombshell,” Monroe’s unmistakable features — the hourglass silhouette, pouty red lips, full eyelashes, dreamy eyes — came
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Marc Benioff is obsessed with Twitter. So much that he wishes he could own it. Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview that if it were up to just him, he would “absolutely” buy Twitter. To be clear, he’s not actually going to
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Marc Benioff is obsessed with Twitter. So much that he wishes he could own it. Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview that if it were up to just him, he would “absolutely” buy Twitter. To be clear, he’s not actually going to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Brasil es, una vez más, una de las selecciones favoritas para ganar el siguiente campeonato mundial masculino a disputarse en Qatar. Y es que no solo la historia respalda a este equipo —cinco mundiales ganados en su palmarés—, sino también su actualidad, pues tuvo los mejores números de las eliminatorias de
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Marc Benioff is obsessed with Twitter. So much that he wishes he could own it. Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview that if it were up to just him, he would “absolutely” buy Twitter. To be clear, he’s not actually going to
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Building construction has begun at the future site of a factory where Ford and a South Korean company have joined forces to build electric trucks and batteries in rural west Tennessee, officials said Friday. Ford Motor Co. said it has broken ground on the construction of steel structures in Stanton, Tennessee,
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result was preordained by
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, Dan Merica and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Several top allies of Donald Trump will launch a new super PAC to buoy Republican candidates who have earned the former President’s support in the midterm elections, CNN has learned, following months of minimal spending by Trump-aligned groups that has frustrated party strategists left to fill
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Andrzej Duda of Poland has awarded the country’s top civilian honor to a pro-democracy fighter who recently was accused in the media of manipulating evidence while investigating a 2010 airplane crash that killed the then-president and 95 other prominent Poles. Duda said Friday that he awarded The Order of the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Franciotti Click here for updates on this story FREELAND, Maryland (WBAL) — Thursday’s rain didn’t stop more than 100 volunteers from picking potatoes at a local farm that will help feed families across the state. First Fruits Farm in northern Baltimore County started as a backyard garden. Now, with more than 200 acres,
Continue Reading By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ari Lennox’s new album, “age/sex/location” masterfully takes listeners through the various stages of courting and infatuation. Lennox’s sophomore project was released earlier this month and includes includes features from fellow R&B stars Summer Walker, Chloe Bailey and Lucky Daye. It follows up 2019’s critically acclaimed
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — For more than 12 years, a daughter has waited to see her father’s killer caught. Erricka McCullen insists she won’t give up on receiving justice for her dad. McCullen remembers her father, Ronald Burns, as a giving and caring man who
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics suspended coach Ime Udoka for the upcoming season after a months-long investigation by an external law firm that found multiple violations of team policies. That’s according to team owner Wyc Grousbeck. Grousbeck would not comment on specifics. A person with knowledge of the
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — A bald eagle and barn owl at the Birds of Prey exhibit at Prairie Park Nature Center were killed last week by raccoons that breached a space between an outside wood fence and the wired-fence cage area where the birds were
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a federal grand jury from gathering information from an expanding circle of close Trump aides about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, people briefed on the matter told CNN. The high-stakes legal
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Puerto Rico captain Pamela Rosado hopes the team’s first victory in the women’s World Cup can provide a small bit of joy to the island that’s been ravaged by Hurricane Fiona. The island’s government said some 62% of 1.47 million customers remained without power Thursday. A
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