By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The supply chain shortage has crushed automotive production and sales, but that hasn’t stopped automakers from introducing new and redesigned models. Electric vehicles are the next hot trend, but gas-powered and hybrid vehicles aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, and there are plenty of new ones hitting the market this year. The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Twitter says it will ease up its 3-year-old ban on political advertising. It’s the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. The company tweeted late Tuesday that it’s relaxing its policy for cause-based ads in the U.S. It
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ANGERS, France (AP) — Struggling soccer club Angers said that its headquarters have been raided by French police as part of a large-scale investigation involving several clubs. Angers said in a statement that the preliminary probe by the Bobigny prosecutor’s office, in the Paris region, aims at verifying information relating to dozens of individuals from
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By Natasha Bertrand Parts made by more than a dozen US and Western companies were found inside a single Iranian drone downed in Ukraine last fall, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment obtained exclusively by CNN. The assessment, which was shared with US government officials late last year, illustrates the extent of the problem facing
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State is building momentum with five straight wins going into Saturday’s game against rival Michigan at the Breslin Center. After hosting Penn State on Wednesday night, the Wolverines will have one fewer day to prepare for the game. Izzo didn’t want to talk
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, addressing the 118th Congress for the first time in the early hours of Saturday morning. “As John Lewis would sometimes remind us on this floor, we may have come over on different ships but we’re all
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has just completed a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr but made a slip up during his official presentation in Riyadh when mistakenly saying he had “come to South Africa.” Perhaps the Portugal great was disorientated by the whirlwind nature of
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By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN A rare scene unfolded Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky: President Joe Biden stood alongside Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, as the two men promoted a major bipartisan legislative accomplishment they achieved together. The president’s visit to McConnell’s home state to herald the implementation of the massive $1.2
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Falling into a 2-6 hole near the midpoint of a season is usually a recipe to look to the future for NFL teams with only two teams ever climbing out of that hole to reach the postseason. Headed into Week 18 of this season, three teams that lost
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El fracaso de los republicanos para elegir un presidente de la Cámara de Representantes este martes después de varias rondas de votación no solo le niega un líder al Partido Republicano, sino que retrasa gran parte del funcionamiento de la cámara. Tradicionalmente, el puesto se ocupa el primer día de sesiones de
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French middle distance runner Mahiedine Mekhissi is ending his career. The three-time Olympic medalist says he no longer takes pleasure in training. The 37-year-old Mekhissi announced his decision in an interview with L’Equipe sports daily published Wednesday. “I’m stopping because the desire is no longer there,” said Mekhissi. He won silver in
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jacob Lev, CNN As Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after suffering a mid-game cardiac arrest, his childhood friend and high school teammate, Indianapolis Colts safety Rodney Thomas II, says there is “no doubt in my mind” that Hamlin will recover. Thomas drove directly to the hospital where
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By George Ramsay, CNN Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins has recalled the moment he realized something was “really, really wrong” after teammate Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin remains in hospital and in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest in Monday’s game. His uncle, Dorrian Glenn, told
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police are investigating an allegation that the former archbishop of Paris sexually assaulted a woman who is under legal protection as a vulnerable person. The Paris prosecutors’ office said Wednesday that the probe was launched in late November 2022. The former archbishop, Michel Aupetit, denies wrongdoing.
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s visit to a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky is a chance for him to showcase accomplishments and talk up the virtues of bipartisanship while rubbing shoulders with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The trip on Wednesday is also about cold, hard
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By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN After suffering yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday, in which he lost a sixth round of voting for House speaker, Kevin McCarthy proposed more key concessions in his push to get 218 votes — including agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow
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TODAY: Wednesday brings quite a change, and an overall winter like feel back to mid-MO. Overcast skies and temperatures in the 30s through the morning, with highs this afternoon getting close to 40 in Columbia, and warmer to the south with afternoon sunshine possible along and south of I-70. Those north of I-70 will keep
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing for closer economic ties on a visit to China that seeks to sidestep territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The countries have both been rocked by economic crises linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, but are looking to recharge investments in bridges and other projects,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Police say a man was killed and three people including an 8-year-old child were wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in Washington, D.C. WJLA-TV reports the Metropolitan Police Department says a man was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting around 6 p.m. Two other men suffered gunshot wounds. Police
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” as he presided over a packed Wednesday general audience in the Vatican, while thousands of people paid tribute to the former pope on the final day of public viewing in St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis was
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