ROME (AP) — Italy’s economy ministry and UniCredit bank have announced that they are breaking off acquistion talks regarding an ailing Italian bank. Both the ministry and UniCredit didn’t cite a reason for pulling the plug on negotiations for Monte dei Paschi di Siena Bank in a joint statement released Sunday evening. But Italian news
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Greek Orthodox officials say the spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians has been hospitalized in Washington on the first full day of a planned 12-day U.S. visit and will stay overnight. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was preparing to leave for a service
Continue Reading JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Dozens of U.S. Marines joined hundreds of Wyoming residents to bid a final farewell at a memorial for Rylee McCollum. The 20-year-old was one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport during the final U.S. evacuation from that
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Dune” — the science fiction epic from Warner Bros. — took in an estimated $40.1 million at the North American box office this weekend. The total exceeded expectations that had the film earning about $30 million. It was also the largest opening for Warner Bros. this year and capped off
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Dune” — the science fiction epic from Warner Bros. — took in an estimated $40.1 million at the North American box office this weekend. The total exceeded expectations that had the film earning about $30 million. It was also the largest opening for Warner Bros. this year and capped off
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — A new Delta subvariant COVID-19 strain has been designated a “Variant Under Investigation” by the U.K., saying early evidence suggests it may be more transmissible compared to Delta. The strain does not appear to result in more severe
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson and Andy Rose, CNN Two young boys were killed Saturday afternoon in Kerrville, Texas, after a vehicle taking part in a drag racing event lost control and struck spectators, police said. The Kerrville Police Department said in a statement that the boys were 6 and 8 years old. Eight other people were
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson and Andy Rose, CNN Two young boys were killed Saturday afternoon in Kerrville, Texas, after a vehicle taking part in a drag racing event lost control and struck spectators, police said. The Kerrville Police Department said in a statement that the boys were 6 and 8 years old. Eight other people were
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been sold for a combined $109 million in a Las Vegas auction coinciding with the artist’s 140th birthday. The nine paintings and two ceramic pieces had been displayed inside the Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art for more than two decades until owner
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — An American woman who previously beat cancer had COVID-19 for a year, doctors say, in a case study they hope will help scientists understand how immunocompromised people are affected by the virus. In a pre-print report on medRxiv
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to expand the nation’s social safety net. But boosting the federal Pell grant is still on the table and could have a big impact for low-income students. The latest proposal would
Continue Reading MARENGO, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a single-engine plane crashed into a home in northeastern Wisconsin. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office received numerous 911 calls about 2:40 p.m. Saturday with reports of the crash in the town of Marengo. No one on the ground was hurt. The sheriff’s department says the
Continue Reading By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks have voted in a presidential election that the incumbent is expected to win in a landslide against weak competition. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has relaxed many of the policies of his dictatorial predecessor. But he has made little effort at political reform. He took office in
Continue Reading By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks have voted in a presidential election that the incumbent is expected to win in a landslide against weak competition. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has relaxed many of the policies of his dictatorial predecessor. But he has made little effort at political reform. He took office in
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday. The prediction comes as rising prices strain Americans’ wallets at grocery stores and fuel pumps amid high energy demand, already exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The death of a 32-year-old inmate who was being held at the Lansing Correctional Facility is being investigated because he died in state custody. The Kansas Department of Corrections said only that officials don’t believe Lawrence Brown Jr. died of the coronavirus. No other cause of death was given, but an
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition. The Florida Senate president sent a memo to senators saying it was disappointing to
Continue ReadingBy TONY GARCIA Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A statue commemorating black soldiers and their contributions to the Civil War was unveiled in Franklin on Saturday. The statue dedication concluded three days of education and celebration of black troops during the Civil War. The ceremony was dubbed “March to
Continue ReadingBy KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story CLARE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A woman is grieving for her brother after he was one of the four victims killed Wednesday in Clare County. The suspect is 54-year-old Judy Boyer who investigators say had a hit list of other potential targets. Boyer
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Eric Robison will never run out of words to describe his wife. Her smile, her laughter, her constant goofiness, the faces she made when she was grumpy, the kindness she bought out of him, the way she felt like home. Losing her made the world stop in its tracks, he says,
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