KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Karachi Kings have ended their three-match losing streak with a resounding 67-run win over defending champion Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. Multan Sultans earlier routed batting powerhouse Islamabad United by 52 runs for their third successive win at home to take an early lead in Pakistan’s premier domestic Twenty20
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Meta is testing a subscription service which will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram Sunday. “Meta Verified” will start at $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 a month on iOS, and the company will begin releasing it in Australia and
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say heavy rains hitting the northern coast of Sao Paulo state killed two people and more are feared dead. The cities of Sao Sebastiao and Bertioga canceled their Carnival festivities. One child died after a mudslide in the city of Ubatuba, 220 kilometers (136
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By Dakin Andone, CNN US Sen. Sherrod Brown echoed officials’ beliefs Sunday that the water and air are safe in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed there earlier this month, but he acknowledged that residents are “right to be skeptical.” “We think the water’s safe,” the senator, a Democrat, told CNN’s
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police searching for a woman who vanished three weeks ago in northwest England have found a body in a river close to where she was last seen. The search for the Nicola Bulley, 45, has riveted Britain since she went missing on Jan. 27 while walking her
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Phase five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ant-Man is bigger than ever at the box office. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” opened with $104 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily surpassing
Continue Reading APELDOORN, Netherlands (AP) — Femke Bol broke a 40-year-old world indoor record in the women’s 400 meters by covering the distance in 49.26 seconds. The 22-year-old Bol ran Sunday in front of a home crowd at the Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The previous record of 49.59 was set by Jarmila Kratochvilova on March
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Catholic bishop in Southern California was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that’s stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death of Bishop David
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Love says has chosen to sign with the Miami Heat for the remainder of the season once he clears waivers. And a person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Heat also are finalizing plans to add another big man in free agent
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung was not exactly an unknown. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon. It’s impossible to add up all the views that videos of McClung had gotten, but it was in the hundreds of
Continue Reading By PAOLO BANCHERO For The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero, in the fourth edition of his seasonlong diary for The Associated Press, recaps his first experience at NBA All-Star weekend. He took part in All-Star Friday by being in the Rising Stars games and was in All-Star Saturday
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers. A review of new editions of Dahl’s books now
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By Isil Sariyuce, Yusuf Gezer, Ipek Yezdani, Mia Alberti, Christian Edwards and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Turkey has ended most search and rescue operations, nearly two weeks after a huge earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country’s disaster management authority said. Search and rescue efforts are still underway in 40 buildings in two provinces,
Continue Reading ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Sixth-seeded Daniil Medvedev has rallied past Jannik Sinner at the Rotterdam Open to win his 16th title. Medvedev prevailed 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the indoor hard-court final. Sinner was looking for back-to-back titles following his victory at Montpellier, France. The 27-year-old Medvedev improved his record against the Italian to 6-0.
Continue ReadingBy Bridget Spencer and Miles Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A community walk prayer walk calling for the end to gun violence is scheduled for Saturday morning due to recent violence. Officials say the walk was scheduled before five teenagers were shot within a 12-hour span in the metro
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say heavy rains hitting the northern coast of Sao Paulo state killed a 7-year-old and more people are feared dead, leading Sao Sebastiao to cancel its Carnival festivities. The child died after a mudslide in the city of Ubatuba, 220 kilometers (136 miles) north
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Sizemore is in critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm, a representative for the actor said Sunday. Sizemore suffered the aneurysm around 2 a.m. Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. His manager, Charles Lago, says Sizemore was hospitalized in intensive care. Lago described it as “a wait and see
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN Who else but Lionel Messi? The Argentine struck a magnificent late winner for Paris Saint-Germain Sunday to secure a thrilling 4-3 comeback win over Lille. The downside for the Parisian club, however, was that Neymar was taken off on a stretcher in the second half with a suspected ankle injury. The
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The BAFTA Film Awards, England’s biggest night in film, is on Sunday and the show has some exciting moments in store. The winners of the final four categories — EE rising star, leading actor, leading actress and best film — will be announced live during the telecast for the first time.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says Kevin Love has chosen to sign with the Miami Heat for the remainder of the season once he clears waivers. And a second person says the Heat also are finalizing plans to add another big man
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