By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Veteran striker Radamel Falcao has added to Barcelona’s struggles by scoring the winner in Rayo Vallecano’s 1-0 victory in the Spanish league. Barcelona’s second consecutive defeat left it winless in away matches and only ninth in the standings with 15 points from 10 games. The Catalan
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Cryptocurrencies are usually characterized by wild price swings and extreme volatility. But there is one cryptocurrency that is designed to be the exact opposite. Stablecoins, as the name suggests, are intended to be stable in price. That is, they are supposed to hold roughly the same value from the day
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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy, Lucy Bernholz says, is like Chex Mix. It has a lot of different components, but they all contribute to making the party favorite tasty. For her new book “How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us,” Bernholz traveled America speaking mainly to groups of
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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy, Lucy Bernholz says, is like Chex Mix. It has a lot of different components, but they all contribute to making the party favorite tasty. For her new book “How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us,” Bernholz traveled America speaking mainly to groups of
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A Cathedral City man charged with a trio of attacks on women in Southern California dating back to January 2020 has pled not guilty. Authorities say Robert Daniel Yucas, 51, is responsible for brutal attacks on women in Aliso Viejo where he allegedly choked them into unconsciousness and assaulted them in the bushes off a
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An internal investigation into US Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted migrants in Texas, remains ongoing, a month after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas committed to concluding the probe within “days.” Two agents at the center of the investigation have yet to be interviewed, according to National
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is expected to be out 8-10 weeks after undergoing an unspecified surgery for an unspecified lower-body injury. Kucherov was injured Oct. 16 in Tampa Bay’s third game of the season. He doubled over in pain after an innocent-looking collision in the third period
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has granted short postponements of the scheduled depositions of individuals who helped plan the rallies and events leading up to the attack on the Capitol, a committee aide told CNN. The individuals — Justin Caporale, Tim Unes, Caroline Wren and Maggie
Continue ReadingBy Vedika Sud, CNN, and Reuters India is going into the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland with a strong message for wealthy nations: get your house in order first when it comes to increasing climate action. The South Asian country on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target, saying historical
Continue Reading By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christian author Rachel Held Evans left behind a legion of loyal readers when she died in May 2019, at the age of 37. Last June, a children’s book she’d been working on was published posthumously and soon became a bestseller. Next week, her final book
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation expects that holiday sales gain could shatter last year’s record-breaking season even as a snarled global supply chain slows the flow of goods and results in higher prices for broad range of items. The nation’s largest retail trade group said Wednesday
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By Mark Morales, CNN A jury has been selected in the civil trial that will decide whether organizers behind the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally will be held responsible for the violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. The plaintiffs, who include town residents and counterprotesters injured in two days of clashes, contend the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says U.S. immigration authorities will no longer make routine immigration arrests at schools, hospitals or a range of other “protected” areas. New guidance for immigration officers and agents released Wednesday is the latest in a series of efforts to take a more targeted approach to enforcement. DHS
Continue Reading By Hira Humayun, CNN More than 12 million deaths all over the world are associated with environmental risk factors every year, said Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa. At PAHO’s weekly press briefing on Wednesday, Barbosa highlighted how environment and health are intertwined, ahead of the UN climate summit, COP26. The UN
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry won’t attend the team’s Thursday night game at Arizona because of COVID-19 protocols. The Packers had been preparing for this likelihood ever since Barry tested positive. They made it official Wednesday and said Barry’s responsibilities would be divided between defensive backs coach Jerry
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Massimilano Allegri’s 200th match in charge of Juventus has ended in defeat as Sassuolo scored late to snatch a 2-1 victory in Turin in Serie A. Maxime Lopez struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to hand Sassuolo its first-ever victory at Juventus. American Weston McKennie
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Hertz has made a lot of headlines lately thanks to its deals with Tesla and Uber. Wall Street has noticed, too. But rival rental car company Avis Budget is doing even better. Shares of Avis Budget have surged 125% since July and are up 370% so
Continue ReadingAnna Cooban for CNN Business Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he hopes drivers who rent Teslas through Hertz will eventually end up buying them. Hertz announced on Tuesday that it had placed an order for 100,000 Teslas as it tries to electrify its fleet. Through a partnership with Hertz, Uber plans to offer 50,000 of
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — El sur de Italia se prepara para dos días más de lluvias devastadoras e inundaciones repentinas, a medida que un “medicane”, una tormenta entre huracán y tifón, que ha inundado las calles y causado la muerte de dos personas, atraviesa la región. El presidente de Sicilia (cargo similar al de un
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — State officials have decided to close and fully drain a reservoir in eastern Nevada to expedite repairs and eliminate potentially dangerous conditions at the 89-year-old Cave Creek Dam sooner than originally was planned over several seasons. The Nevada Department of Wildlife said Wednesday Cave Lake will
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