By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11th-hour deal has been reached and a strike that would have shut down film and television productions across the U.S. was averted. The union representing most of the crew members who work on movies and TV shows reached a contract agreement Saturday with the
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they’re not making the same mistake. Countries around the region are rushing to place orders for the latest weapon against Covid-19: an antiviral pill that isn’t even authorized for use yet. Molnupiravir —
Continue Reading By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they’re not making the same mistake. Countries around the region are rushing to place orders for the latest weapon against Covid-19: an antiviral pill that isn’t even authorized for use yet. Molnupiravir —
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AVERY OSEN Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Henry Columbi threw for a touchdown, ran for another as Texas Tech had four rushing touchdowns in a 41-14 win over Kansas. Columbi went 14-for-20 for 124 yards passing and added 35 rushing yards while Jason Bean went11-for-21 passing for 80 yards and one interception for Kansas.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Cinco ciudadanos estadounidenses y un residente permanente estadounidense que cumplían arresto domiciliario en Caracas, Venezuela, fueron capturados por el servicio de inteligencia venezolano, el SEBIN, el sábado, apenas unas horas después de la extradición de Alex Saab, un empresario colombiano cercano al asediado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dijeron
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw for 374 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had 240 receiving yards, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 win. The Boilermakers have won four of their last five games against the Hawkeyes. Purdue
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 37-7 homecoming victory over Indiana State. Shelley completed only 11 passes but had 225 yards through the air. Two of his touchdowns went to Tyrone Scott, who had three receptions for 106 yards. The third TD pass was to
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government says it will halt negotiations with opponents in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro wanted on criminal charges. Jorge Rodríguez, who has been heading the government’s delegation in negotiations that started in August, said his team
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By Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Los Angeles County wants to compel the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and others involved in a lawsuit over leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed him, their daughter and seven others to take psychiatric exams before the case goes to trial, court filings show. In
Continue Reading CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Damonta Witherspoon pulled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to ignite a fourth-quarter comeback, then set up the game-winning field goal with a 21-yard catch in the final minute as Murray State came from 15-points down in the final period to beat Southeast Missouri State, 32-31 in an Ohio Valley Conference
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a flight from Cape Verde to the United States to face money laundering charges. President Nicolás Maduro has blasted the U.S. for “kidnapping” Colombian businessman Alex Saab, and hours later Venezuelan security forces picked up
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By Kim Berryman, Jamie Gangel and Natasha Chen, CNN Former President Bill Clinton will remain at University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, for at least one more night, and is expected to be discharged Sunday, his spokesperson Angel Ureña said in a statement Saturday on Twitter. Clinton “continued to make excellent progress,”
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Missouri State defeated Indiana State 37-7. The Bears broke the game open by scoring three touchdowns in the final 2:19 of the second quarter. Shelley passed 45 yards to Xavier Lane and the Bears added two more scores — a
Continue Reading By HAVEN DALEY and LOU KESTEN Associated Press ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A spokesman says Bill Clinton will spend one more night at a Southern California hospital where he is recovering from an infection. Spokesman Angel Ureña says Saturday that Clinton is making excellent progress. He’ll receive IV antibiotics before an expected release on Sunday.
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By Amanda Watts, CNN The vehicle belonging to a woman who went missing with her two children nearly 20 years ago was recovered from the Ohio River, according to the Delhi Township Police Department. Stephanie Van Nguyen, 26, and her two young children, Kristina, 4, and John, 3, went missing in 2002 from Delhi, Ohio,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — ¡Llámalo una racha de suerte! Un hombre en el condado de Baltimore, Maryland, ganó recientemente US$ 100.000 en un boleto de raspar, y no es la primera vez. El cocinero de 47 años, que no fue nombrado por los funcionarios de la Lotería de Maryland, también ganó US$ 1.000
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Some members of a North Texas community and Jewish groups are speaking out against a controversial new state law after a local school administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they should also include books that present “opposing” views. “It’s almost like a
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Some members of a North Texas community and Jewish groups are speaking out against a controversial new state law after a local school administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they should also include books that present “opposing” views. “It’s almost like a
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx,” who was found guilty last month of first-degree murder and was sentenced earlier this week to life in prison without parole, has been diagnosed with Covid-19, his lawyer told CNN on Saturday. “We were notified he tested positive, so we’re
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. has unveiled its trailer for “The Batman,” which features Robert Pattinson’s first bone-crunching turn as a DC Comics superhero. The trailer unveiled Saturday at the DC Fandome event shows Pattinson’s Dark Knight methodically taking down bad guys despite being outnumbered and his Batsuit absorbing multiple bullets. The footage teases
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