WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s refusal to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gained wider support when Sweden followed with its own plans to protest to FIFA. Polish soccer federation president Cezary Kulesza announced Poland’s decision and said it was talking with other federations to
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam Duvall and other players are doing their best to stay loose. So instead of playing on perfect diamonds in spring training games that had been set to start this weekend,
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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam Duvall and other players are doing their best to stay loose. So instead of playing on perfect diamonds in spring training games that had been set to start this weekend,
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Ukraine’s official Twitter account wants @Russia to be removed from the platform. YouTube is facing scrutiny for allowing a Russian broadcaster who is widely viewed as part of the country’s propaganda machine to continue making money from ads on the video site. And TikTok, a service that
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a nearly $40 billion profit in the fourth quarter, up more than 10% from the same period of 2020. Profits more than doubled for the full year, to just shy of $90 billion. Operating earnings, Buffett’s preferred measure of profitability, soared 45% in
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Many have lamented the perceived demise of the mid-budget movie in recent years. These movies — everything from romantic comedies like “Sleepless in Seattle” to dramas like “Philadelphia” or “Good Will Hunting” — used to be common; theaters were filled with an assortment of comedies and biopics and whodunits. Over the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico informó este viernes la detección en la isla de un caso positivo de la subvariante BA.2 de la variante ómicron de covid19. La agencia gubernamental confirmó que la subvariante BA.2 es la tercera de ómicron detectada en Puerto Rico. Anteriormente, el gobierno había
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN President Joe Biden’s choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court came about like so many of his big decisions: after a long process, with a lot of wavering and discussion, and ultimately landing right where he had been headed from the outset. This is how Biden works. He starts
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with warning shots fired in nearby Nikolayev. The sound of shelling impacts hit around Kherson, north of the Crimean Peninsula, could be heard from 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid squeezes a plastic water bottle into his mouth, looks over to the player he’s sharing the press conference table with and says: “That’s good.” They both break into laughs and smile as they bask in the post-victory feeling. Embiid’s new 76ers teammate, James Harden, has settled
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says his company has benefited from some “extraordinary luck” in finding acquisitions, but he hasn’t had much of that in recent years as Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile has grown to nearly $147 billion. Buffett sought to reassure shareholders with his annual letter
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Tottenham has became the latest team to rip through Leeds’ fragile defense by winning 4-0 at Elland Road to give manager Antonio Conte something to smile about this time. Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski and Harry Kane scored goals in the opening 27 minutes and Leeds’ players were booed off at halftime.
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with warning shots fired in nearby Nikolayev. The sound of shelling impacts hit around Kherson, north of the Crimean Peninsula, could be heard from 8 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET),
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway. The Nordic country’s ski federation call was made Saturday citing Russian “violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people.” Norway’s view directly contradicts International Ski Federation policy announced late Friday to let Russian athletes continue to compete. Norway has just topped
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia is revving up its sophisticated propaganda machine as its military advances in Ukraine. Analysts who monitor propaganda and disinformation say they’ve seen a sharp increase in online activity linked to the Russian state in recent weeks. That’s in keeping with Russia’s strategy of using social media and state-run outlets
Continue Reading GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen has won his first men’s World Cup slalom in more than a year. The Norwegian skier benefited from a mistake by first-run leader Tanguy Nef. The unheralded Swiss skier led a World Cup race for the first time. Nef had been 0.07 faster than Kristoffersen in the first leg
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By Brynn Gingras, Kiely Westhoff, Laura Studley and Liam Reilly, CNN Police have arrested a man who allegedly hit a woman over the head several times with a hammer before robbing her at a New York City substation on Thursday, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Police last week said the 57-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States of evacuation from the capital city Kyiv, the Ukraine embassy in Britain said Saturday on Twitter. “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” Zelensky told the US, according to the embassy. “Ukrainians are proud of
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Este viernes, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergey Lavrov, trató de tranquilizar al mundo sobre las bajas civiles en el segundo día de la invasión rusa a Ucrania. “Nadie va a atacar al pueblo de Ucrania”, dijo durante una acalorada conferencia de prensa, y le dijo a CNN que
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Daniel A. Medina, CNN In the years leading up to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, US lobbyists have raked in millions of dollars from Russian banks and financial firms paying to push their interests in Washington. Now, in the wake of the Russian invasion and new sanctions announced by President
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