By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL has emphasized that the gambling rules for the teams participating in Super Bowl LVIII are “no different” to any other game, despite the showpiece event being held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kansas City Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers on February 11 in what is
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Rent is unaffordable for over half of US tenants following years of surging prices. However, many analysts are optimistic that the increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings and apartments will soon help boost the supply of attainable housing. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The liquidation of Evergrande as ordered by a court this week has raised more questions than answers about how the collapse of the poster child of China’s real estate crisis will affect investors, thousands of workers, and homebuyers waiting for their apartments On Monday, a court
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, the race for the Democratic presidential nomination officially kicks off this Saturday in South Carolina, the state that resurrected then-candidate Joe Biden’s foundering presidential campaign in 2020 and put him on a footing to win his party’s nod and, eventually, the White
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — South Korea was on the verge of being eliminated from the AFC Asian Cup after going 1-0 down against Saudi Arabia, but managed to turn things around with a late equalizer from Cho Gue-sung followed by a decisive 4-2 penalty shootout win. Chances were few and far between for
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy has ramped up its protests over the treatment of an Italian antifascist being held in a Hungarian jail. The protests have become more vocal after images of her appearing chained and shackled at a Budapest court hearing this week sparked outrage in Italy. Ilaria Salis was arrested in Budapest last year
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central Atlantic coast is battening down as authorities warned that the country could see its most powerful storm in three decades and urged people to stay indoors. Hurricane-force winds are expected to hit the region, as air traffic companies and ferry lines predicted disruptions. Police warned that gusts of 126
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu are set to go head to head in the very first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest later this month. The battle between the sharpshooters will be held on February 17 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in
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By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Boris Nadezhdin, an anti-war candidate vying for the Russian presidency, announced Wednesday he had submitted the signatures required to be listed on the presidential election ballot, potentially allowing him to stand against Vladimir Putin in March. Nadezhdin said he had delivered 105,000 signatures, the maximum
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By Gregory Krieg and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump Wednesday met with Teamsters union leaders and members in Washington as his campaign tries to drive a wedge between President Joe Biden and one of his most loyal constituencies: organized labor. Trump has made appealing to union members, a traditionally Democratic voting bloc, a key part of
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By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Washington (CNN) — A group of social media bigwigs was grilled by Congress on Wednesday about the risks their products pose to young people. The chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X, formerly known as Twitter, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier Wednesday. The hearing
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Few college programs have had as much success or produced as many star players in the NFL as Alabama. Amazingly, no player who ended his college career playing for the Crimson Tide has scored a point in a Super Bowl. That won’t change this year with neither the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A Jewish survivor of the Auschwitz death camp has told Germany’s parliament that she is appalled by the rising strength of the far right in the country and increasing antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Eva Szepesi was born in
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says he expects an EU naval mission in the Red Sea to be launched within three weeks. Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have waged a campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships since the Israel-Hamas war started in October. It has hampered trade
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of international sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military. After its swift passage in the State Duma on Wednesday, the bill is now expected to sail through the
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady knows a thing or two about winning. Following his retirement from the NFL, Patrick Mahomes appears to be the heir-apparent to that winning pedigree. The 28-year-old is on the brink of winning his third title after guiding the Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl LVIII where they
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Adele has announced that she will perform in Europe for the first time since 2016, with a series of four dates in Munich, Germany this summer. The singer revealed that she will be given a bespoke pop-up stadium in the southern German city, which she admitted in a post
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and its surrounding in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows. Catalan authorities are expected to declare a drought emergency Thursday for an area that is home to 6 million people
Continue Reading By Rob Hodgetts, CNN (CNN) — Ben Hoffler always sleeps out in the open when he is hiking in the desert and describes it as “one of the great pleasures of being out on the trails, sleeping under the big, starry desert skies with the breeze on your face.” “It’s very liberating, it opens your
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