By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A list of the major moments in the life of Oscar Pistorius, the South African double-amputee Olympic runner who was released from prison on parole Friday having served nearly nine years of a murder sentence for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders. Air raid sirens wailed in Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, and traffic was
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — China is opening an investigation into the price of brandy imported from the European Union in a move seen as retaliation for the bloc’s probe into an influx of cheap Chinese electric cars into Europe. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce told reporters Friday that it had launched the
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Superstar center Nikola Jokić hit a spectacular game-winning shot against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, banking in a three-pointer at the buzzer from the near the half-court line as the Denver Nuggets escaped California with a 130-127 win. With 3.6 seconds left in the game and the game
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tesla is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in China to fix problems with its Autopilot driver-assistance system and reduce the risk of collisions, a Chinese regulator said Friday. The issues can be fixed through over-the-air software updates, according to a statement from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation,
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — With forecasters predicting a classic El Niño winter this year, it could mean more snow in some parts of the country. El Niño, a natural ocean and weather pattern in the tropical Pacific, could mean higher chances of snow in some atypical areas and more potent Northeast snowstorms, according to weather
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online during the holiday season. This shows that US consumers are spending aggressively — despite telling pollsters they have an unfavorable outlook on the economy. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s said that it’s experiencing “meaningful business impact” in the Middle East because of the war between Israel and Hamas, joining Starbucks in issuing public statements trying to squash misconceptions and boycotts affecting the brands. In a letter posted on LinkedIn, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said that
Continue ReadingSUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Sunderland has scored a spectacular own-goal off the field well before its FA Cup showdown with archrival Newcastle. The second-tier club apologized to its fans after a bar at the Stadium of Light was rebranded in Newcastle colors and banners ahead of Saturday’s derby. The Black Cats bar will serve as
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in its stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Lay’s potato chips, Quaker Oats, Lipton Iced Tea and its namesake soda. The French grocery chain said it pulled
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Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — This is the time when we start thinking of travels for 2024. Will we go back to our old favorites? Try somewhere new? Or strike out towards somewhere we’d never imagined going, purely to stay in a new hotel we like the look of? This list tries to do just
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China. Local residents and independent media accounts said the
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By Jacqueline Howard and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Winter storms can derail our daily schedules and travel plans — but extreme cold, freezing rain, wind and snow can also affect our health. In recent years, death rates in the United States have been 8% to 12% higher during winter months, according to mortality data
Continue ReadingBy BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader has suffered major setbacks in his quest to contest the presidency when a top court upheld the defamation conviction against him and the Constitutional Council rejected his application to be a presidential candidate on the basis that it was incomplete. Ousmane Sonko’s
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped of a title for drinking alcohol and defecating in the bathtub of his hotel room at a recent competition. Yan Chenglong doesn’t deny what happened, but wrote in a civil complaint
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor opposes keeping Republican Donald Trump off the ballot in the battleground state, saying that those who think he should be disqualified “can vote against him.” Gov. Tony Evers also told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that in order for President Joe
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s national elections commission on Friday registered the first two candidates who will compete with President Vladimir Putin in the March election that Putin is all but certain to win. The commission approved putting Leonid Slutsky of the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party on the
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