By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, said Friday that it expected shareholders to be wiped out entirely, meaning they should not expect to recover any funds from a restructuring or sale of the business. The world’s second-largest movie theater chain — hit hard by
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’ve looked at flights lately, you may have been taken aback by current ticket prices. The busy travel season is heating up, which means heightened demand and more expensive airfares. But if you time things right and target the “Goldilocks Window,” there’s a good chance you’ll snag a deal —
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’ve looked at flights lately, you may have been taken aback by current ticket prices. The busy travel season is heating up, which means heightened demand and more expensive airfares. But if you time things right and target the “Goldilocks Window,” there’s a good chance you’ll snag a deal —
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By ANNIE MA Associated Press BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures of words that started with that letter: Yo-yo. Yak. Yacht. “What sound does Y make?” Scott asked a boy. Head down, he mumbled: “Yuh.” Instead of moving on,
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By Daniel Dale and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is now considering a run for president, was asked on Fox on Wednesday about the Biden administration’s criticism of rail deregulation efforts by the Trump administration. Fox host Martha MacCallum told Pence that, in the wake of the train derailment in East
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MARINKA, Ukraine (AP) — Although Friday marks the grim first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting between Russian-backed forces and Ukrainian troops has raged in the country’s east since 2014. The town of Marinka is among those that have been reduced to rubble. It is in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Manchester United has been paired with Real Betis in the round of 16 of the Europa League. That gives the 2017 champions another Spanish opponent after eliminating Barcelona. Man United will host the first leg at Old Trafford on March 9. Shakhtar Donetsk is the last Ukrainian team left in this
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Prosecutors argued in court Friday that the defense shouldn’t be able to bring up allegations that a Columbia homicide victim was abusive to the man accused of killing her.
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A “people’s court” without legal powers has confirmed an indictment against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the crime of aggression in Ukraine and called for his arrest. The symbolic decision Friday came on the anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of its neighbor that triggered Europe’s
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through June 2027. The 28-year-old Pickford joined Everton from Sunderland in the summer of 2017 and has since developed into England’s top-choice goalkeeper. The 4 1/2-year deal would take Pickford to a decade at the
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will raise development spending and plans new taxes for the wealthy in a smaller budget plan this year, as the new government seeks to balance between spurring economic growth and reining in the budget deficit. Three months after his election victory, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim unveiled a 386.1 billion
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 vaccines are known to be safe and effective, and they’re available for free, but many Americans in the US refuse to get them — and a recent study suggests that celebrities may share some of the blame for people’s mistrust. Celebrities have long tried to positively influence public health, studies
Continue Reading SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. was fastest in the morning session of Formula One testing and American driver Logan Sargeant showed solid pace for Williams. Sainz set the fastest time so far over two days of testing. Sargeant was only .063 seconds adrift with a time set on the softest and
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw for the round of 16 in the Europa League
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN He famously played a motel co-owner in “Schitt’s Creek” and has been able to travel all over the world throughout his acting career, which spans five decades. But Canadian star Eugene Levy freely admits that he’s “not fond of traveling” at all, describing himself as more of “the great indoors type of
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the “forbidden planet.” About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet
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By Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Justice Department wants to know how a box containing a handful of classified records scattered among copies of presidential schedules turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year, well after several rounds of searches of the property by federal agents and aides to former President Donald
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Premier League club Southampton says Rubén Sellés has been hired as manager of the relegation-threatened team until the end of the season. The 39-year-old Spaniard led Southampton to a 1-0 win over Chelsea last Saturday in his first league game in charge as caretaker manager after Nathan Jones was fired. Southampton
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By Haley Britzky, CNN US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a “couple of months,” with Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe refusing to take a call in the wake of the US shootdown of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon. “The last time that
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Twenty-five years have passed since Southern California won its 12th and most recent national title in baseball. The Trojans once were the gold standard in the college game. Four coaches have come and gone since Mike Gillespie won the 1998 championship. Since 2006 USC has made the NCAA Tournament
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