By Mark Thompson, CNN Business British Airways has suspended its flights to Moscow after Russia banned all UK carriers from its airspace. Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport said in a statement Friday that it was banning UK registered flights, as well as aircraft owned, leased or operated by a person associated with the United
Continue ReadingBy 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 one
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv ¿Enviará EE.UU. tropas a Ucrania? Esto ha dicho Joe Biden. China podría estar observando la situación en Ucrania con un ojo puesto en Taiwán. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 ¿Por qué Rusia invadió finalmente Ucrania? Tras meses de tensión y escalada entre Rusia y
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Frantic to show voters they’ve accomplished more ahead of the November midterm elections, a small group of House Democrats is circulating what it calls a “common sense” agenda of 77 bills they say could quickly head to President Joe Biden’s desk, all with tangible impacts on key issues. Deliberately, the bills
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Democrat-led House Oversight Committee has indicated to the National Archives it’s expanding its investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s mishandling of government documents after he left the presidency by asking the Archives in a new letter for more information, including the torn-up pieces of paper
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las sanciones punitivas nunca detendrían los misiles, tanques y bombas rusos. Pero la administración de Biden espera que ofrezcan una ventaja temprana en el primer enfrentamiento de una nueva y peligrosa coda del siglo XXI a la Guerra Fría. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora y noticias ¿Enviará EE.UU. tropas a Ucrania?
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GENEVA (AP) — Russia will not host any more World Cup events organized by the International Ski Federation this winter. The world ski body announced the decision after a farcical attempt to hold ski cross races on Friday. They were scheduled in the Urals resort Sunny Valley one day after Russia started a military invasion
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business The West has announced a barrage of tough new sanctions aimed at cutting off Russia’s banks from the global financial system and depriving the country of vital technology. Yet a punishing financial weapon is being kept in reserve. The United States and the European Union held back from cutting Russia
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects that hadn’t been spotted before. The vast majority of these objects are galaxies that harbor massive black holes or rapidly growing new stars. Other discoveries include colliding groups of distant galaxies and
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The massive black bear, known as Hank the Tank and blamed for breaking and entering more than two dozen homes in California’s Lake Tahoe area, is no longer the sole suspect, according to officials. Authorities had believed the 500-pound bear was acting alone as he roamed the streets in the Tahoe
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The men’s final will still be held on May 28 but now at the 80,000-seat Stade de France after the decision by
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — World shares have advanced but U.S. futures are lower as Russian troops press toward the capital of Ukraine. Market benchmarks rose in London, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai but fell in Hong Kong. Russian shares gained 15%, rebounding after a nosedive on Thursday as the invasion of
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Airbus just moved one step closer to launching the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. The French aircraft maker has announced plans to test hydrogen fuel technology using a modified version of one of its A380 jetliners, which were discontinued last year. Airbus has partnered with CFM International, a joint venture
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN It’s official, there’s a new “world’s highest restaurant in a building.” In February, officials from the Guinness World Records awarded the accolade to the Heavenly Jin restaurant inside the J Hotel Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China. Located on the 120th floor of Shanghai Tower, the restaurant sits 556.36 meters (1,825 feet)
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The world has made it clear that a military intervention in Ukraine is off the books, so most countries on Friday were throwing ever more punishment at Moscow from financial to football sanctions. The European Union on Friday was considering freezing the assets of
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Virginia Tech’s visit to Miami headlines the weekend schedule in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes are closing in on a top-four seed in the ACC Tournament and the double-round bye that goes with it. The schedule also includes North Carolina following a rivalry game at North Carolina State,
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The game of the weekend in the Big Ten matches No. 13 Wisconsin against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. The Badgers hope to avenge their Feb. 12 loss to the Scarlet Knights to set up a Tuesday home game against No. 4 Purdue that could decide the
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Could this weekend be a preview of the SEC Tournament semifinals? The league’s top four teams will square off Saturday, two weeks before the conference tournament as No. 3 Auburn goes against No. 17 Tennessee and No. 6 Kentucky plays at No. 18 Arkansas. The
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND The Big 12’s best team this season meets the league’s best — and the nation’s best, for that matter — from last season when No. 5 Kansas heads to No. 10 Baylor on Saturday
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Erik Compton is going to have a great Saturday. If he makes the cut at the Honda Classic, he’ll be playing a third round at PGA National. If not, he’ll merely have to settle for the 30th anniversary of getting a second chance
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