By Jessica Schneider, Eric Levenson, David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit against embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team and the NFL on Thursday, alleging they colluded to deceive DC residents about an NFL investigation into the team’s toxic workplace culture and allegations of sexual assault.
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for the District of Columbia says his office is filing a civil consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell. Attorney General Karl Racine announced the civil complaint at a news conference Thursday, saying Snyder,
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By Brian Fung, CNN Just days after Twitter laid off thousands of employees, a number of top executives from teams working on privacy and security at the platform have reportedly resigned. Twitter’s chief information security officer announced their resignation on Thursday, vacating one of the company’s most critical roles just as scrutiny is mounting over
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University of Missouri Chancellor Mun Choi condemned racism and discrimination in a statement released Thursday ahead of a meeting where the MU Faculty Council is expected to discuss its own statement.
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By Mostafa Salem and Matt Foster, CNN FIFA announced on Thursday that shared flights have been organized to permit Israeli and Palestinian fans into Qatar to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The temporary direct charter flights between Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, represent the only official
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A man has been arrested in the deadly shooting inside a Northwestern Mutual office on Wednesday. The shooting happened at the office on Cochran Road in Scott Township on Wednesday. Zairyre Mikhail Simmons, 23, of Pittsburgh, turned himself into police
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story METHUEN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The MSPCA is helping to save a kitten that used eight of his nine lives when he got stuck in a tire last week. Last Friday, a tiny, 4-week-old kitten was found severely injured and stuck in the wheel of a
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN Español)– La empresa de comida rápida Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) se disculpó con sus clientes en Alemania luego del envÃo de una notificación a través de su aplicación este miércoles, que contenÃa un “mensaje no planificado, insensible e inaceptable”, según un comunicado enviado por la compañÃa a CNN este jueves. Aunque la
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET and MICHAEL BALSAMO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The swift collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent more shockwaves through the crypto world on Thursday, with authorities now investigating the firm for potential securities violations and analysts bracing for a further downturn in crypto prices. FTX had agreed earlier this week
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Millions of used chopsticks that otherwise would have been discarded are being transformed into furnishings by a new Boston-area business franchise. ChopValue Boston collects used chopsticks from area restaurants and transforms them into sterilized, state-of-the-art building tiles through a process that involves
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — A surge in an upper respiratory illness has shut down a Kansas City, Kansas, school and is filling pediatric wards around the metro area. Micah Nelson turned 9 months old on Wednesday. He’s being treated at the University of Kansas
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Cristiano Ronaldo will enter his fifth World Cup with a Portugal squad filled with talented players but that will be missing some national team regulars. Ronaldo will team up with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix. But among those not included in the list of 26 players selected by coach Fernando Santos were João
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have a declined a $13 million club option on centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier for next season, triggering a $2.5 million buyout and making the defensive whiz a free agent. The 32-year-old Kiermaier spent parts of 10 seasons with the Rays, who drafted him in the 31st round
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Iowa State (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (6-3, 3-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPNU) Line: Iowa State by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 33-20-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma State still has an outside shot at reaching the Big 12 championship game, and a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Iowa State (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (6-3, 3-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPNU) Line: Iowa State by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 33-20-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma State still has an outside shot at reaching the Big 12 championship game, and a
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A Texas woman convicted of killing a pregnant woman and then taking her unborn baby, who also died, has been sentenced to death, court records show. A Bowie County jury last month after about an hour of deliberations found Taylor Rene Parker guilty of capital murder in the deaths of Reagan
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN Former US President George W. Bush will hold a public conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week with the aim of underscoring the importance of the US continuing to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. The event, which will take place in Dallas and be open to the public, comes
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — La Embajada de Estados Unidos reanudará el procesamiento completo de visas de inmigrantes a partir del 4 de enero de 2023, dijo la secretaria adjunta para Asuntos Consulares, Rena Bitter, luego de concluir una visita a La Habana esta semana. En un comunicado de prensa publicado en Twitter este jueves, Bitter
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By Raenu Charles, CNN More than 3 million US middle and high schoolers — about 11% of students — reported current tobacco use in 2022, according to a new study from researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the ninth consecutive year, e-cigarettes were
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer USA Basketball is on the brink of clinching a berth in the 2023 Basketball World Cup. A win in a qualifying game against Brazil on Friday would give the Americans one of the 32 spots in the field for next year’s tournament. The World Cup provides nations the simplest
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