By Morgan Rimmer, CNN The DISCLOSE Act, a bill aimed at targeting dark money in political campaigns, failed on Thursday to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster in the Senate. The procedural vote ended 49-49, with all Democrats present voting to advance the bill and all Republicans present voting against. Democratic Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN The San Diego City Council is apologizing for supporting the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Councilmembers on Tuesday rescinded a resolution from January 27, 1942 that urged the FBI to remove Japanese Americans and other “enemy aliens” from the community. The original resolution came days after President Franklin
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By PIA SARKAR and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day after Ukraine’s president laid out a forceful case against Russia’s invasion at the United Nations, the United States made its own assertions in front of the U.N. Security Council about why Russia should face further censure and isolation. Minutes later, Russia
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — All the Stanley Cup parties and parades are over for the Colorado Avalanche. Training camp has arrived. Winning consecutive titles is difficult. In the salary cap era that began in 2005, the only teams to repeat have been Tampa Bay (’20, ’21) and Pittsburgh (’16, ’17).
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Armie Hammer’s estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers has publicly addressed a difficult personal period in her life for the first time. Chambers, who is still in the process of divorcing Hammer, spoke out on “House of Hammer,” the documentary series on Discovery+ that details the Hammer family and the the actor’s infidelity.
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hertz has agreed to purchase up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years. This follows earlier announcements that Hertz would buy 100,000 electric cars from Tesla and another 65,000 from the Volvo spin-off brand Polestar. Hertz plans to purchase vehicles from all four of GM’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ranked for the first time this season, No. 18 Washington closes out a four-game homestand against Stanford on Saturday. It’s the Pac-12 opener for the Huskies, who have seen their expectations change drastically after last week’s impressive 39-28 win over Michigan State. Washington is now expected to be a contender in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers meet for only the fifth time as starting quarterbacks when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. It’s the first matchup between the premier quarterbacks since the Bucs beat the Packers in the NFC championship game on the way to winning the
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Time-traveling romance has a spotty history (just ask HBO), but like “Groundhog Day,” that doesn’t stop variations on the theme from happening again and again. Enter “Meet Cute,” an unhelpfully generic title for a movie most notable for pairing Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, in a concept with barely enough
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Tulsa (2-1) at No. 16 Ole Miss (3-0), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network) Line: Ole Miss by 21 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Tulsa leads 3-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ole Miss is trying to keep its considerable momentum before heading into the Southeastern Conference opener with No. 8
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Two of the best teams in the Pac-12 open the conference season against each other Saturday. No. 15 Oregon, which beat No. 12 BYU last weekend, is looking to continue its surge after an opening loss at No. 1 Georgia. Undefeated Washington State (3-0) looks to knock off a second ranked
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Ravens fell apart late in a loss to Miami last week, spoiling another big day by quarterback Lamar Jackson. Baltimore will look to bounce back with a trip to New England, where the Patriots have won three of the past four meetings. New England has a 9-2 overall edge in
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s first regular-season game as the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” averaged 15.3 million viewers across all platforms according to Nielsen and Amazon’s first party measurement. Kansas City’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday averaged 13.0 million using only
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s first regular-season game as the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” averaged 15.3 million viewers across all platforms according to Nielsen and Amazon’s first party measurement. Kansas City’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday averaged 13.0 million using only
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Utah Utes and Arizona State Sun Devils both enter conference play in vastly different situations. Utah is coming off two lopsided wins and is expected to be among the Pac-12′s elite this season. Arizona State is coming off an embarrassing loss to Eastern Michigan and fired head coach Herm Edwards
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN In her first interview since her mother Naomi Judd died by suicide in April at the age of 76, Wynonna Judd is reflecting on trying to move on without her. The pair performed as the beloved country group The Judds and Wynonna Judd talked to “CBS Sunday Morning” about the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Lovie Smith makes another return to Soldier Field, and the Houston Texans try to pick up their first win when they visit the Chicago Bears. Smith led the Bears to an 81-63 record and a Super Bowl appearance from 2004-12. He is 0-2 against Chicago, with losses coaching Tampa Bay in
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Khloé Kardashian presentó al nuevo miembro su familia durante el estreno de la segunda temporada de “The Kardashians”. La celebridad compartió el camino hasta el nacimiento de su hijo, quien llegó solo unos meses después de que su expareja Tristan Thompson estuviera envuelto en una controversia de paternidad con otra mujer. El
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By Mia Alberti, Allegra Goodwin, Tamara Qiblawi and Jack Bantock, CNN Lebanon’s banks are to remain closed indefinitely due to ongoing “risks” to employees and customers, the Association of Lebanese banks announced Wednesday. The shutdowns follow a series of holdups across the country over the past month, with at least five separate banks held up
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he and his lawyer try to limit damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. More than a
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