MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx announced Thursday they will retire the jersey of four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore, who cut short her playing career to help with her now-husband’s release in 2020 from a wrongful imprisonment, during the upcoming season. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 prior to a game against the Indiana
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against seven Twitter users and a podcaster accused of running a $100 million stock manipulation scheme over social media. The Justice Department did not do enough to describe the influencers’ activities as a “scheme to defraud,” wrote District Judge Andrew Hanen of the US
Continue Readingmondemanola (CNN) — El Gobierno de Javier Milei, en Argentina, busca ampliar la participación de las Fuerzas Armadas en materia de seguridad interior para la lucha contra grupos del narcotráfico y el delito organizado. Así lo anunció este jueves la ministra de Seguridad, Patricia Bullrich, en una conferencia de prensa conjunta con el ministro de
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the judge who oversaw Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial to investigate the defense’s claims of juror bias and determine whether his death sentence should stand. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– México le advirtió a una corte federal de Estados Unidos que si sus jueces permiten la implementación de la controvertida ley de inmigración de Texas, los dos países enfrentarán una “tensión significativa” con consecuencias de largo alcance para las relaciones entre ambas naciones. López Obrador reitera que México no aceptará migrantes deportados
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three antitrust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S. sugar-producing companies of conspiring to fix prices. The lawsuits name United Sugars, which includes American Crystal Sugar; Domino Sugar; Cargill; other producers, and a commodity data company. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by ex-governor and ex-con Rod Blagojevich seeking a return to public office by quoting Dr. Seuss. U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger relied on the 1972 book “Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!” in ending Blagojevich’s
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official says that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger’s junta to depart the country, saying instead it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops based there are no longer welcome. Niger had been a key partner
Continue ReadingOpinion by Ana Marie Cox (CNN) — Stormy Daniels is the kind of woman who should scare former President Donald Trump the most: a woman who’s frightened but willing to tell the truth anyway. “Stormy,” a new documentary from NBC’s Peacock streaming service, tracks Daniels’ journey from successful and self-possessed adult filmmaker (she jumped from
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A man was charged late Wednesday in Cole County with financially exploiting his elderly father. Michael Kliethermes was charged with financially exploiting an elderly person and misappropriating funds for a nursing home. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and a $25,000 bond was set. His wife, Holly Kliethermes, was charged early Wednesday
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By Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced Thursday he will not run for reelection in the Democratic primary for his US Senate seat, but left open the possibility that he could run as an independent candidate. “I will not file for the Democratic
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This spring, meteorologist everywhere will be glued to radars to help keep you informed on what is going on in your area. These days, radars have came a long way and can offer more usable data than ever before. Radars emit a radio wave into the atmosphere at a small angle. This radio wave then
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a Rwandan man they accused of repeatedly lying about his involvement in murders and rapes amid the country’s 1994 genocide to win asylum and citizenship in the U.S. Authorities say Eric Nshimiye, of Ohio, was arrested Thursday on charges that include falsifying information, obstruction of justice and
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Columbia police are hoping someone will come forward with leads after investigating gunshots at three separate scenes Wednesday.
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital. Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their heads fled the area Thursday as bullets whizzed near buildings including the general hospital, the National Palace and the main penitentiary in yet another attack on Haiti’s capital. The gunfire began in the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! March Madness is in full swing with a busy slate of NCAA Tournament games in men’s college basketball. North Carolina, Arizona and Michigan State were among the winners this afternoon. In an early upset, Duquesne knocked off BYU. On the women’s side, things kick into
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A key Indian opposition leader was arrested by authorities on Thursday over an alleged corruption case, in a move his allies claimed was politically motivated just weeks before the country votes in the world’s largest democratic election. Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi chief minister and one of Prime
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man who indicated he had a gun hijacked a transit bus in downtown Los Angeles and then grabbed the wheel, causing the bus to collide with several vehicles and crash into a hotel. Only the driver was on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority bus when the
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare could start covering Wegovy for certain senior citizens and other beneficiaries with a history of heart disease now that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s application to add cardiovascular benefits to the medicine’s label. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player is shining renewed attention on compulsive gambling. The National Council on Problem Gambling describes it as gambling that is damaging
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