By Chris Liakos and Anna Cooban, CNN Paris/London (CNN) — A lawyer for Bernard Arnault has dismissed allegations of money laundering that triggered a preliminary investigation by French prosecutors into the billionaire’s dealings with a Russian businessman, saying they are “as absurd as they are unfounded.” On Friday, the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office told CNN
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” is coming to theaters. The “Break My Soul” singer, who wrapped up her tour in in Kansas City on Sunday, released a trailer for the film, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” The project will debut in theaters on Dec. 1. According to an official synopsis for the
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Eleven months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was living in the Bahamas as a crypto superstar, running a celebrity-backed startup, surrounded by fans and friends who believed he was the real deal: An MIT math whiz. A visionary who ditched the Wall Street track to chart his own course.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La discoteca española arrasada por un incendio mortal el fin de semana, y donde se encontraron varios cadáveres, recibió la orden de cerrar en 2022 porque carecía de la licencia adecuada, según dijo este lunes un alto funcionario de la ciudad de Murcia. La ciudad emitió una orden de cierre en enero
Continue ReadingPORTLAND Police say a car crashed through a fence at Maine’s busiest airport and caused a disruption while officials did a security sweep. No flights were delayed after the episode Sunday morning at Portland International Jetport. The vehicle was discovered abandoned and caused the airport to be shut down for about 45 minutes for a
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — For several years a mysterious spherical structure has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing visitors in recent months with its wraparound LED screen transforming the giant orb into a planet, a basketball, or — most distractingly — a blinking eyeball. Now,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Most tweens might brush off holding their parents’ hands as baby stuff. Not Amethyst Sistine Silva. The affectionate, hug-loving girl from Corpus Christi, Texas, known to everyone in her life as “Ame,” hadn’t yet aged out of clasping her mother’s palms between her 11-year-old fingers. “We would walk
Continue ReadingBy Josh Freedom du Lac, CNN (CNN) — The celebratory bullets began flying right around midnight, in the final moments of 2022. The child’s father heard two dings – Happy New Year bullets ricocheting in front of their apartment. “Ouch,” he heard his 11-year-old say. Then, she was gone. “Right at midnight, Amethyst was probably
Continue ReadingBy Brady Halbleib Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A man is now in custody following a two-hour-long standoff with police at the California Franchise Tax Board building in Sacramento. Police say it was the quick thinking by deputies on the scene that resulted in a peaceful ending. The incident
Continue ReadingKOVR By Brady Halbleib Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A man is now in custody following a two-hour-long standoff with police at the California Franchise Tax Board building in Sacramento. Police say it was the quick thinking by deputies on the scene that resulted in a peaceful ending. The
Continue ReadingBy Kirsi Goldynia, CNN (CNN) — This article was originally published in December, 2022, and has been updated to reflect news developments. Many think the now-famous mRNA vaccines came into existence in the blink of an eye, at warp speed, in the throes of a deadly pandemic. But for Drew Weissman, who, along with his
Continue ReadingBRAUNAU AM INN, Austria (AP) — Work has started on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station. The project is meant to make it unattractive as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator. The decision on the future of the building in
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — After a wait of more than 140 years, five central towers of Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica are at last finished. When the sixth and final central tower is finished—expected in 2026—construction of the church, which began in 1882, will be complete. Design of the church was spearheaded by
Continue ReadingOpinion by Steven Melendez (CNN) — Thirty years ago, I lived in a family homeless shelter in New York City, where dreams and struggles often do battle. At that time, New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, which provides scholarships, mentoring, and other resources to homeless, home-insecure and at-risk children, operated at the shelter where I
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A new museum exhibition in Paris focuses on the last months of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh before he shot himself in 1890. The unprecedented show is extraordinary and extraordinarily painful because this final period of the artist’s life was also one of his most productive. Van
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By Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Fulton County district attorney’s office has issued a subpoena to former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik to testify in the first trial later this month in the case stemming from election subversion plots in Georgia, according to his lawyer. But Kerik’s lawyer, Tim Parlatore,
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Michelle Watson and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old girl who went missing while on a camping trip at a New York state park two days ago, has been found safe and a suspect has been detained, authorities said Monday evening. Before she was found, Charlotte’s parents received a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The Senate Banking Committee approved a historic marijuana banking bill last week that breaks barriers between financial institutions and cannabis companies. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, which aims to resolve a longstanding financial deadlock that forced cannabis-related companies to operate using only
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Estados Unidos acaba de experimentar el resultado inevitable de las elecciones de mitad de mandato: una mayoría republicana inoperante en la Cámara de Representantes, sacudida por los partidarios de la línea dura, un portavoz débil y un caos que hace imposible un gobierno fuerte. Las dramáticas maniobras que evitaron por
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough made his debut for the Sacramento Republic on Sunday at the age of 13, marking a historic moment for US sports. Kimbrough was brought on as a substitute in the 87th minute of Sacramento’s 2-0 victory against Las Vegas Lights, making him the youngest professional
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