CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most shocking moments in Oscars history. And Brian Snyder was there to document it. The Reuters photojournalist was one of the photographers who captured the moment Sunday and his photo —
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Falta cada vez menos para el Mundial de Qatar 2022, y ya hay 31 selecciones que se aseguraron su lugar en la cita máxima del fútbol. Con el país anfitrión, ya son 29 los clasificados al campeonato, incluyendo favoritos como Brasil, Argentina, Alemania y el campeón defensor, Francia. ¿Cuándo y dónde
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced, while Tokyo declined. Oil prices advanced less than $1 per barrel. That followed Russia’s announcement it would scale back military
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ, ERIC TUCKER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of China’s state media reporters are identifying as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. They’re racking up millions of followers from around the globe. The Associated Press has identified dozens of
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge, Adam Kunkel and Zach Freemantle each scored 18 points, and Xavier outlasted St. Bonaventure 84-77 in the NIT semifinals. Colby Jones added 16 points and Nate Johnson had 10 for the Musketeers, who will face Texas A&M for the tournament championship Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Aggies
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo will get another shot at lifting the World Cup. Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 in a European playoff on Tuesday, securing a fifth World Cup appearance for the leading men’s international scorer. It was one of seven spots in soccer’s premier tournament decided on the day.
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities has gained steam in recent months, with a flurry of witnesses providing testimony to federal investigators and more expected to provide interviews in the coming weeks, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The probe, led by the
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are trying to fine-tune their “zero tolerance” COVID-19 strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy. As millions of people in Shanghai line up for coronavirus tests, authorities are promising tax cuts for shopkeepers in the closed-down city
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed. The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down over the province of North Kivu, where there have been clashes
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge, Adam Kunkel and Zach Freemantle each scored 18 points, and Xavier outlasted St. Bonaventure 84-78 in the NIT semifinals. Colby Jones added 16 points and Nate Johnson had 10 for the Musketeers. Dominick Welch led St. Bonaventure with 25 points. Jaren Holmes and Kyle Lofton each scored 15. Xavier
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting on the return of LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they flirt with missing the play-in tournament for the Western Conference playoffs. Both were on the bench for a 128-110 loss at Dallas. James has an ankle injury. Davis hasn’t
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting on the return of LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they flirt with missing the play-in tournament for the Western Conference playoffs. Both were on the bench for a 128-110 loss at Dallas. James has an ankle injury. Davis hasn’t
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Villanova-bound Cam Whitmore scored 19 points, future Duke Blue Devil Dariq Whitehead added 13 points, and the East beat the West 105-81 at Wintrust Arena in the McDonald’s All-American Game. Whitmore had eight rebounds. Whitehead added seven rebounds and seven rebounds while taking MVP honors as
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Tuesday night, Den in Tokyo was given top honors by the World’s 50 Best group, recognizing it as the best restaurant in Asia. Den is no stranger to accolades. It has two Michelin stars and has been in the top 10 on the World’s Best list in years past. But it
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael McCarron scored twice and Juuse Saros made 36 saves to lead the Nashville Predators over the Ottawa Senators 4-1. Tanner Jeannot and Matt Duchene also scored and Mattias Ekholm had three assists for Nashville, winners of two straight. Brady Tkachuk scored and Anton Forsberg made
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The search for a 15-year-old girl from Desert Hot Springs who disappeared over the weekend has ended. Police tell News Channel 3 she returned home on her own. The teen had been missing for several days. Police confirmed they took in a missing persons report for her on March 27. Police told News Channel 3
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Enlisted members of the military would get an automatic 30-day cooling off period in California when they buy or lease vehicles, under a proposal backed Tuesday by the state’s attorney general and leader of the state Senate. They argued that those individuals are often the targets of predatory auto sales practices.
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves and won his second straight start for Minnesota, and the Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway and Kevin Fiala scored for the Wild. Morgan
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