February 2022

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

February 25, 2022 4:49 AM Associated Press

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. The announcement Friday clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. It’s the largest settlement

F1 team Haas yet to make decision on Russian driver Mazepin

February 25, 2022 4:49 AM Associated Press

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer The Haas Formula One team has yet to make a decision whether Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will continue driving for the team this year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. F1 has canceled the race in Russia scheduled for Sept. 25 saying it was “impossible” to race there given

Ashes of Medina Spirit to be interred in Kentucky

February 25, 2022 4:48 AM Associated Press

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at a retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky. Old Friends says the colt’s ashes will be interred in a memorial garden alongside 1999 Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and 2002 Derby winner War Emblem. The farm located in

Ashes of Medina Spirit to be interred in Kentucky

February 25, 2022 4:48 AM Associated Press

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at a retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky. Old Friends says the colt’s ashes will be interred in a memorial garden alongside 1999 Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and 2002 Derby winner War Emblem. The farm located in

El presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky sigue siendo “un objetivo principal de la agresión rusa”, dice el Departamento de Estado

February 25, 2022 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

CNNEE Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, sigue siendo un “objetivo principal para la agresión rusa”, dijo este jueves por la noche el portavoz del Departamento de Estado de EE. UU., Ned Price, en medio de la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Hablando con Wolf Blitzer de CNN en “The Situation Room”, Price

US concerned Kyiv could fall to Russia within days, sources familiar with intel say

February 25, 2022 4:46 AM CNN

CNN By Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Williams, CNN US intelligence officials are concerned that Kyiv could fall under Russian control within days, according to two sources familiar with the latest intelligence. The sources said that the initial US assessment from before the invasion — which anticipated that the Ukrainian capital would be overrun within

Winter storm pulls out of New England late Friday

February 25, 2022 4:44 AM CNN

CNN By Jay Croft, Haley Brink and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm that brought heavy snow and ice to parts of the Northeast on Friday is beginning to move out of the region this evening. The storm caused rough road conditions, prompted school closures and resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. Three million people

F1 won’t race in Russia this year after Ukraine invasion

February 25, 2022 4:35 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Formula One says it is “impossible” to hold a race in Russia this year following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Grand Prix had been scheduled for Sochi on Sept. 25. F1, governing body FIA and the teams agreed not to race there. F1 says in a statement “it is impossible

China lifts restrictions on Russian wheat imports

February 25, 2022 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China has relaxed restrictions on imports of Russian wheat, a move that could address food security concerns in the world’s second largest economy and ease the impact of Western sanctions on Russia. The decision to allow imports of wheat from all regions of Russia was made during Russian President Vladimir

Russia loses Champions League final to Paris; Sochi F1 axed

February 25, 2022 4:28 AM Associated Press

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked more punitive measures across the sporting world. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris and Formula One has dropped the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. The International Olympic

Draw for European soccer competitions

February 25, 2022 4:17 AM Associated Press

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw for European soccer competitions.

Spartak Moscow drawn to face Leipzig in Europa League

February 25, 2022 4:12 AM Associated Press

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian club Spartak Moscow will play at Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League before needing to find a neutral venue outside the country to host the return match. The clubs were drawn to face each other about two hours after the UEFA executive

EU finance chiefs grapple with economic fallout from attack

February 25, 2022 4:10 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — After the political outrage against Russia comes the economic reckoning. Finance ministers of the 19 countries that use the euro gathered Friday in Paris to weigh the economic fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting European Union sanctions. The EU, and allies like the U.S., are trying to starve Russia

$100 oil won’t derail the US economy

February 25, 2022 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent oil futures above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 and will probably bring $4-a-gallon gasoline to much of the United States. But it won’t be a major drag on US economic growth. Economists project that at most the nation’s gross domestic

Trump may offer help to Katie Britt in Alabama Senate primary — even though he’s already endorsed Mo Brooks

February 25, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Gabby Orr and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump didn’t plan to invite Alabama Senate hopeful Katie Britt to meet with him at Mar-a-Lago this month. He already had his man in the race — conservative firebrand Mo Brooks — and wasn’t keen on endorsing a second candidate, despite briefly considering it amid

Haas drops Russian sponsorship at F1 testing

February 25, 2022 3:58 AM Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — American-owned F1 team Haas dropped the sponsorship of Russian company Uralkali on its car on the final day of preseason testing in Barcelona where Mercedes and Red Bull were the fastest in action. Haas’ driving lineup includes Nikita Mazepin. He is the only Russian driver on the Formula One grid this

As war breaks out in Europe, China blames the US

February 25, 2022 3:39 AM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau As Russian missiles flew through the Ukrainian sky Thursday and world leaders decried an invasion spreading across the country, China refused to condemn Russia’s move outright, while appearing to levy blame on the United States and its allies. Beijing finds itself in a complex position as Russia’s

Mientras la guerra estalla en Europa, China culpa a EE.UU.

February 25, 2022 3:36 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Mientras los misiles rusos volaban por el cielo ucraniano el jueves y los líderes mundiales denunciaban una invasión que se extendía por todo el país, China se negó a condenar rotundamente la acción de Rusia y pareció culpar a Estados Unidos y sus aliados. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora, noticias y