Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Realmente importa el tamaño? Cuando se trata de superyates, parece que la respuesta es un rotundo sí. El título del yate más grande del mundo le perteneció, por casi un siglo, al barco El Mahrousa. Pero, en los últimos años, el título ha cambiado de manos con mucha más frecuencia a
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LONDON (AP) — The man who was once Britain’s most powerful newspaper editor has dropped his bid to head the country’s broadcasting regulator. The decision is a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre was the government’s favorite candidate to be chairman of Ofcom — so much so that when
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By Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here. A grassroots organization is forcing a South Carolina city to reckon with its history of White supremacy — a past some residents would rather leave buried. Since
Continue Reading By Jeremy Harlan and Andy Rose, CNN Two teens were arrested over the weekend in connection with a shooting that wounded three teenagers during a fight in the parking lot of a Colorado high school Friday, authorities said Sunday. A third teen was arrested Friday, Aurora police previously said. “All three that have been arrested
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BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen coach Markus Anfang and his assistant have quit the club over investigations into whether they used fake certificates of vaccination against the coronavirus. Bremen managing director Frank Baumann says Anfang and Florian Junge “are taking responsibility and are helping to end the unrest that has arisen around the club
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Vienna after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the quickly rising coronavirus infection rate in the country. Among others, the far-right opposition Freedom Party has called for Saturday’s protest and vowed to combat the new restrictions. The lockdown will start early
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police opened fire on protesters in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions. The Dutch city’s mayor called Friday night’s rioting “an orgy of violence.” Police say that two rioters were hospitalized after being hit by bullets and investigations were
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Jordan Turpin was 17 years old when she found herself crawling out of a window of her family’s home, hoping to save the lives of her 12 siblings. For two years, she had been planning her escape after decades of unspeakable emotional and physical violence inflicted by her parents in their
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Jorge Venegas, CNN With the 2020 editions of the biggest football matches in South America postponed and played in front of a handful of fans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s upcoming tournament finals are promising a different look by bringing supporters back in the stands. The championship matches of
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about her disappearance after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault. The photos appeared Friday on Twitter, which cannot be seen by most internet users in China. The
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about her disappearance after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault. The photos appeared Friday on Twitter, which cannot be seen by most internet users in China. The
Continue Reading CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The decision to put Kyle Rittenhouse on the stand in his own homicide trial wasn’t even a close call, his attorney said Friday, shortly after a jury acquitted him of all charges for killing two people and shooting another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. “We had a mock
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The decision to put Kyle Rittenhouse on the stand in his own homicide trial wasn’t even a close call, his attorney said Friday, shortly after a jury acquitted him of all charges for killing two people and shooting another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. “We had a mock jury
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Soaring coronavirus infection rates in the Czech Republic have hit a new record for the second time this week. The Health Ministry says the daily tally jumped to 22,936 on Friday, almost 500 more than the previous record set on Tuesday. The country’s infection rate has risen to 929 new cases per
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Mauldin, CNN Several regions of the United States are at risk of widespread power outages if extreme weather hits this winter, according to an assessment by the non-profit North American Reliability Corporation. Texas, which generates more electricity than any other state, could see numerous power plants become inoperable with the right winter storm,
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff Players will have to be fully vaccinated to participate in the upcoming Australian Open, with Tennis Australia Chief Executive Officer Craig Tiley hopeful that men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be competing. “It’s been made very clear when the Premier announced several weeks ago that in order to participate at the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police opened fire on protesters and seven people were injured in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions. The Dutch city’s mayor called it “an orgy of violence.” He told reporters in the early hours of Saturday morning that “on
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Hydragun looked at how chronic pain affects aspects of health including feelings of depression, sleep, and physical function, citing data from a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study.
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OLBG researched the history of casinos on screen and put together a list of 20 films using data from entertainment sites IMDb and Metacritic.
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Stacker compiled a list of 100 sports records from the 20th and 21st centuries, and the stories behind them.
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