By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 12-year run-up to hosting the 2022 men’s World Cup soccer tournament, Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree with few recent parallels. It built seven of its eight World Cup stadiums, a new metro system, highways, high-rises and Lusail, a futuristic city that ten
Continue ReadingBy Deena Zaidi, CTVNews.ca Data Journalist Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With inflation rates at multi-decade highs, central banks in G7 nations have been rushing to raise interest rates—some more aggressively than others. But despite the intentional hikes, data shows that consecutive rate hikes may not be doing
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks has fired two of his assistants less than 24 hours after the team’s embarrassing 42-21 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which the team allowed a franchise-record 35 points in the first half. Wilks fired cornerbacks coach Evan Cooper and defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street futures advanced before the bell on the last full day of campaigning before Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.5% and futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.4%. Tuesday’s election will decide control of Congress and key governorships. History
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By Dan Merica, CNN No Senate race in the country has received as much money and attention as the hotly contested and at-times divisive contest between Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania. And with over one million ballots already cast and Election Day just hours away, the reason is clear: Republican Sen.
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they have called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on power lines. The southern city in the region that Moscow illegally annexed in September was cut off from power
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony. The late-night talk show host will preside over the ceremony in March, the show’s producers said Monday. “We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — ¡Llegó noviembre! Miles de millones de personas esperaron con ansias este mes de 2022 para ser testigos de EL evento del año: el Mundial. ¿Cuántos de ellos sabrán que, horas antes de que el juez pite para dar inicio al primer partido, el destino de la humanidad entera —y
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Dusty Baker was sitting in the dugout, looking down and making a note when his coaching and support staff spontaneously mobbed him, chanting his name, as the Houston Astros secured victory in the World Series on Saturday. “I’m feeling great, these guys are the greatest guys, they always believe. This is
Continue Reading By HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press RAQQA, Syria (AP) — An international aid group is warning that a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women and children linked to the extremist Islamic State group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawless. Monday’s report from Doctors Without Borders says countries that
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Schmitt ties Busch Valentine to Biden administration in Columbia campaign stop
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Subtropical Storm Nicole has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing threats of a “prolonged period of hazardous weather” to parts of the Bahamas and the southeastern coast of the United States. The National Hurricane Center said a tropical storm watch was issued Monday for the northwestern Bahamas. The “sprawling” storm was about
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European club competition draws.
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has lifted a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia after steps were taken to reduce frequent abuses. The ban was lifted Monday. Labor officials stopped sending workers to the oil-rich kingdom a year ago due to abuses, including the non-payment of
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Friday’s jobs report came in strong: the US economy added 261,000 new jobs in October, blowing away analyst expectations of 200,000, even as unemployment ticked up to 3.7%. But don’t let the jobs boom lull you into a false sense of employment security. Job cuts and pauses on hiring are
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The Italian government’s new sports minister Andrea Abodi has signed a letter to UEFA supporting Italy’s bid to host the 2032 European Championship. Abodi’s letter will be attached to a preliminary bid dossier due at UEFA next week, which is required to include a statement of support from the government. Final bid
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El Real Madrid se enfrentará al Liverpool en los octavos de final de la Champions League, en una revancha de la final de la temporada pasada, según el sorteo realizado este lunes. Los españoles se impusieron al Liverpool por 1-0 en París en mayo para ganar su 14ª Copa de Europa. La
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By Nic Robertson, CNN Before the war, kitted out in “Red Army” attire, Leonid Bondar re-enacted great Soviet battles of World War II — where they were fought, who won them and who fell where — all facts he knew intimately. His job at Ukraine’s museum of war history took him across the country as
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Shawna Mizelle, CNN An election official in Philadelphia on Monday said that 3,400 mail-in ballots at risk of being rejected because of incorrect information, missing dates or missing secrecy envelopes “creates a really unfair disenfranchisement to thousands of voters.” Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Chairwoman Lisa Deeley initially sounded the alarm about the
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN While Democrats in Congress have had many of their progressive plans thwarted this term, left-leaning advocates in multiple states are hoping to advance their causes at the ballot box. Among the numerous initiatives on the ballot Tuesday are a host of measures related to health care and finances. Voters will decide
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