Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Colin Kaepernick possesses greater gifts as an athlete and activist than as a TV personality, which becomes apparent watching “Colin in Black & White,” a series that — much like NBC’s “Young Rock” — revisits a famous person’s early life, here by awkwardly mixing documentary and dramatic elements. As it
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is criticizing China for passing a new land boundary law which it says could impact the two countries’ long-running border dispute. An Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson says India expects that China will avoid taking actions under the new law that could unilaterally alter the
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter that battered the U.S. coast with hurricane-force wind gusts has left 425,000 people without power in Massachusetts and forced the closure of bridges, ferries and schools. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported the widespread power outages Wednesday morning. Areas along the coast experienced wind gusts of 80 mph to 90
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The family of Jon Sherwood, the 55-year-old man who was killed in a DUI crash last week, is trying to come to terms that he is no longer here, all while trying to figure out how to make a living. Jon Sherwood was killed in an accident in Desert Hot Springs last Thursday. A 23-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing posts less than they had in the past. The declines in engagement, visualized in charts on an internal document viewed by CNN Business, looked like wiggly black-and-blue frowns. Facebook decided to make a change —
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wobbled in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set their latest record highs. Several big technology companies were posting solid gains, led by Microsoft, which reported a 24% surge in profits last
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wobbled in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set their latest record highs. Several big technology companies were posting solid gains, led by Microsoft, which reported a 24% surge in profits last
Continue Reading By EMILIO MORENATTI and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Residents on Spain’s La Palma island are bracing for the possibility of bigger earthquakes more than five weeks after a volcano erupted. Seismologists said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook the island on Wednesday. A day earlier, they recorded a
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia will spend $14 million to equip all of its officers with stun guns, train them in their use and require officers to wear them while on duty. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the announcement Tuesday. It was the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. The shooting was filmed
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Sectores opositores al gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega en Nicaragua realizaron un llamado a los nicaragüenses a no participar en las votaciones generales del próximo 7 de noviembre. La campaña cuenta con un video musical bajo el eslogan “quedémonos en la casa porque nos han secuestrado nuestro derecho a elegir”.
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli settlement monitor says Israel has approved about 3,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. The decision by a government committee comes a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction. Hagit Ofran from the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas informó que se emitió este miércoles una alerta de tornado para partes del sureste de Texas, EE.UU., incluyendo Houston y el sur y centro de Luisiana, incluyendo Lake Charles. La alerta estará en vigor hasta las 4pm CDT de esta tarde y cubre casi
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN The Jonas Brothers are set to get roasted. Netflix will release the “Jonas Brothers Family Roast,” a one-hour comedy special hosted by Kenan Thompson. It will be the streaming service’s first-ever family roast. Netflix describes it as “a one of a kind comedy special of epic proportions that celebrates the universal
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The political organization led by prominent Democrat Stacey Abrams is branching out into paying off medical debts. Fair Fight Political Action Committee on Wednesday told The Associated Press that it’s donating $1.34 million from its political action committee to wipe out debt owed by 108,000 people in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Thee Stallion is looking forward to her forthcoming college graduation. The Grammy-winning rapper shared photos of herself with a bedazzaled graduation cap on her verified Instagram account Tuesday. “2021 finna graduate collegeeee,” the caption on the photos read. “Taking my graduation pics today, can’t wait for y’all to see.”
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La necesidad de trasplantes de hígado debido al consumo excesivo de alcohol se disparó durante la pandemia, informaron investigadores el martes. Los investigadores descubrieron que la cantidad de personas que se sometieron a un trasplante de hígado o que fueron incluidas en una lista de espera debido a la hepatitis
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Count LeBron James among those caught up in “Squid Game.” The basketball icon’s thoughts were shared in a video tweeted by sports writer Kyle Goon. “I didn’t like the ending though,” James told Lakers teammate Anthony Davis. The hit Netflix’s series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk was asked for his reaction to
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette. Many boulangeries are warning customers that the long, crunchy French staple could be going up by 3 to 5 centimes. The president of the
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette. Many boulangeries are warning customers that the long, crunchy French staple could be going up by 3 to 5 centimes. The president of the
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials on Wednesday during a visit to Athens, with talks touching on Chinese investment in Greece, regional geopolitics, sports and minorities. Greece recently emerged from a decade-long financial crisis that wiped out a quarter of its economy and
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