By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer A group of Canadian gymnasts is asking Sport Canada to launch an independent investigation into what they describe as a “toxic culture” within the sport’s national governing body. The group of 71 current and former Canadian gymnastics national team members sent an open letter to the director-general of Sport
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was pointed toward gains before the market opens on Monday, while global shares mostly rose and oil prices fell after Shanghai went into a nine-day semi-lockdown. Futures for the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 each rose 0.2%. Adding to concern over the economic impact from the pandemic, Shanghai
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By ANDREW DALTON and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith gleefully danced with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their family at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor trophy in the air like he just didn’t care as he rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs,
Continue Reading VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austria coach Franco Foda says he will leave his position after the friendly match against Scotland on Tuesday after failing to lead his team to the World Cup. Foda used a news conference to suddenly announce his imminent departure. He said the time was right to leave because “we couldn’t fulfill
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla are up sharply after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company said in a regulatory filing that it plans to make a request at its upcoming annual shareholders meeting to increase its number of authorized shares so that it
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Russian shares have slumped as its stock market resumed trading of all companies after a monthlong halt following the Ukraine invasion. The benchmark MOEX index slid 2.2% on Monday after the Moscow Exchange reopened for all of its several hundred listed companies, but with restrictions still in place to limit volatility. The
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Meng Wanzhou, the senior Huawei executive whose detainment in Canada became a flashpoint of US-China tensions, returned to the corporate stage Monday as sanctions continue to slam its business. The chief financial officer’s first appearance since her release came at an earnings presentation in Shenzhen where she took questions from
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN Criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas’ refusal to recuse himself from a case involving White House January 6 records the Supreme Court considered this year has increased in the wake of recently revealed texts Thomas’ wife had sent about the bid to overturn the 2020 election. Democrats are calling for ethics
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith gleefully danced with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their family at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor trophy in the air like he just didn’t care as he rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs,
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shares have been on a tear in recent weeks as Elon Musk marked the company’s first deliveries from its new Berlin factory, easing investors’ fears about whether the EV maker would receive the necessary approvals from the German government. “I’d say 30% of investors we talked to over
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk says he has Covid for a second time, but he is feeling relatively well. In a tweet early Monday, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX said he “supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms.” He previously tested positive for Covid in November 2020, before a vaccine
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Will Smith publicó este lunes una disculpa a Chris Rock, a quien golpeó durante la entrega de los premios Oscar luego de que el presentador hiciera un comentario sobre la cabeza de la esposa de Smith. “La violencia en todas sus formas es tóxica y destructiva. Mi comportamiento de anoche en
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s European Union bailout lenders have approved a plan for the country to repay outstanding loans to the International Monetary Fund two years ahead of schedule. The bloc’s bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, said the outstanding loans worth 1.86 billion euros could be settled early. Three successive bailouts totaling some
Continue ReadingBy Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A beloved Southington community garden was vandalized on Friday. Art For a Cause Pollinator Garden is a garden which was created for, and by community volunteers. One volunteer made a social media post on Saturday detailing the damage the garden sustained.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A spokesperson with the North Carolina Forest Service said Sunday, March 27 that firefighters are making significant headway on two wildfires burning since Saturday afternoon in Swain County. The smell of smoke was thick in the air near Bryson
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — As attacks in Ukraine flash across the Yakimchuk’s TVs, they can’t help but watch in horror. “It’s really devastating it’s like brother against brother,” Julie Yakimchuk said. Not only because Julie is Russian and knows people in Ukraine, but especially because
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos, CNN Business European brewers Heineken and Carlsberg said Monday they will exit the Russian market following reviews of their operations triggered by the invasion of Ukraine. Denmark’s Carlsberg, which has 8,400 employees in Russia, said it was seeking a “full disposal” of its business but would maintain operations at a reduced level
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Chris Rock no presentará cargos contra Will Smith tras su altercado en el escenario de los Oscar de este año, según informó el Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles. Smith golpeó a Rock en la ceremonia del domingo por la noche después de que el cómico hiciera una broma sobre
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La pérdida del cabello puede no ser grave, si se trata de algunos cientos de cabellos al día, que, según la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos, normalmente crecen de nuevo. Pero la pérdida excesiva de cabello puede ser algo angustiante. La controversia de los Oscar arroja luz
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Two Ukrainian refugees landed in St. Louis Sunday seeking medical care and safety from the war with Russia. Ukraine native Anna Krukova, along with her daughter, Victoria, landed at Lambert International Airport on medical visas. Victoria, 5, has cerebral palsy.
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