Month: September 2021

Climber Johanna Farber receives apology after inappropriate images were aired during World Championships

September 20, 2021 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has apologized to Austrian climber Johanna Farber after inappropriate images of her were broadcast during the World Championships in Moscow. Multiple media outlets reported that the event’s broadcaster aired a close-up replay of Farber’s bottom during the boulder semifinals last week, prompting the sport’s

Insider Q&A: Serving the neglected for profit, not just good

September 20, 2021 5:10 AM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Making money by helping underserved communities? It took Bobby Turner years to convince big investment funds such a thing was possible. But today, sustainable investing is so hot on Wall Street that investors are rushing into funds that consider the environment, social issues and corporate

Firefighters in California face critical fire threat as they work to contain several large blazes

September 20, 2021 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackson Dill and Dakin Andone, CNN Northern California is bracing for critical fire weather conditions as firefighters struggle to contain at least 10 large wildfires burning across the state. A level two of three critical risk for fire weather is in effect through Monday night for a large portion of California, stretching from Redding

Miami waiting to see status of QB King’s injured shoulder

September 20, 2021 4:57 AM Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback D’Eriq King has a shoulder injury that will need further evaluation this week, the latest blow to the reeling Hurricanes. King will meet with doctors again on Tuesday, coach Manny Diaz said. The Hurricanes, who fell out of the AP Top 25

FBI ramps up investigations of threats against election officials

September 20, 2021 4:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The FBI has stepped up investigations of threats against election officials — in some cases, reaching out for the first time in recent weeks to election supervisors and others who have endured months of harassment, local officials tell CNN. The activity stems from the creation earlier this summer of a Department

Human remains found in Wyoming are ‘consistent’ with description of Gabby Petito, FBI says

September 20, 2021 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Joe Sutton, CNN Human remains discovered in Teton County, Wyoming, on Sunday are “consistent with the description of” missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, FBI officials said in a news conference. “Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found Gabby, but her family has been notified of this

Adele casi confirma que Rich Paul es su novio con una nueva publicación de Instagram

September 20, 2021 4:45 AM CNN Newsource

CNNEE (CNN) — Durante meses han circulado rumores sobre el estado de la relación de Adele, pero ahora lo está haciendo oficial en su cuenta de Instagram. Adele, de 33 años, y Rich Paul, de 39, fueron vinculados por primera vez cuando Paul le dijo a la revista The New Yorker en mayo que estaban

India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October

September 20, 2021 4:40 AM Associated Press

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April, the health minister said Monday. Mansukh Mandaviya said the surplus vaccines will be used

UN agency: Innovation continued even as coronavirus emerged

September 20, 2021 4:34 AM Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s intellectual property agency said Monday that innovation marched forward last year despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech industries boosted their investments, even as hard-hit sectors like transport and travel eased back on spending. The World Intellectual Property Organization, which helps

UN agency: Innovation continued even as coronavirus emerged

September 20, 2021 4:34 AM Associated Press

Top Israeli, Swedish diplomat chat in effort to mend ties

September 20, 2021 4:31 AM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The foreign ministers of Israel and Sweden held their first phone call in seven years, a move hailed as the “relaunching of relations” after protracted tensions between the two countries. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid wrote on Twitter on Monday that he spoke with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde, and thanked her

France apologizes to Algerians who fought for colonizers

September 20, 2021 4:30 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron apologized Monday to Algerians who fought alongside French colonial forces in Algeria’s war for independence, and were then massacred and ostracized as traitors. In a solemn ceremony interrupted by the cries of one fighter’s daughter, Macron also promised a law guaranteeing reparations for the contingent known as the

Samuel Adams’ new beer is so strong it’s illegal in 15 states

September 20, 2021 4:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Samuel Adams is launching a new, limited edition beer, and it packs such a potent punch it’s illegal in 15 states. The brewer releases a new version of its Utopias brand every two years, and the twelfth edition will be on shelves starting Oct. 11. But don’t bother looking for

How Biden hopes to recapture his momentum after a week of unexpected setbacks

September 20, 2021 4:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Phil Mattingly, CNN A politically weakened President Joe Biden, hoping to spark a turnaround with a renewed focus on his domestic agenda after a month marred by a spike in Covid-19 cases and a messy withdrawal from Afghanistan, found on Friday the pivot could be easier said than done.

Puma launches an Animal Crossing clothing collection

September 20, 2021 4:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business German sports retailer Puma is collaborating with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, bringing a few elements of the popular world-building game to real life. The new collection, which launched Saturday, has dozens of products for adults and children, featuring sneakers and clothing in pastel shades festooned with animal characters and

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges

September 20, 2021 4:23 AM Associated Press

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of his countrymen from genocide was convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years at a trial that human rights watchdogs and other critics of Rwanda’s repressive government have described as an act

Autopsy will be conducted this week on remains found in Gabby Petito case

September 20, 2021 4:15 AM CNN

CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The case of missing Gabby Petito took a tragic turn Sunday when police found human remains during their search for her — and officials are working to determine whether the discovery could answer questions regarding what happened to the 22-year-old. Teton County, Wyoming, Coroner Dr. Brent Blue told CNN an

Cleveland mayor’s grandson slain in shooting; suspect sought

September 20, 2021 4:10 AM Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities were seeking a suspect in a shooting that claimed the life of the grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson, police said. Police found the body of Frank Q. Jackson, 24, near a public housing project in the city on Sunday night. According to news reports, the mayor visited the shooting

Sears is closing its last department store in Illinois, the retailer’s home state

September 20, 2021 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Sears will shut the doors on its last department store in Illinois come fall; the state in which its first retail store opened in 1925. The Sears department store in the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, a Chicago suburb, will close on November 14. Transformco, which acquired Sears Holdings after the

4 men charged for shouting antisemitic abuse in London

September 20, 2021 4:06 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Four men were charged Monday for allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse while driving around in a convoy in north London. The suspects, all from the northwest English town of Blackburn, are accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words likely to stir up racial hatred on May 16 when they were driving in

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