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By Chris Isidore and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter and take it private, saying he believes the company needs to be “transformed.” According to an SEC filing, Musk has offered to acquire all the shares in Twitter he does not own for $54.20 per share, valuing the
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN NBA player Miles Bridges has apologized for accidentally hitting a young fan with his mouthguard after he was ejected against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. “I let my temper get the best of me,” Bridges told reporters in a post-match press conference after the 132-103 loss for his team, the Charlotte
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Sports gambling could soon become a big money maker in the Golden State – expected to generate billions of dollars per year in revenue, but only if voters legalize it. On ballots this November, California voters are likely to see two different options when it comes to legalizing sports gambling – one that would allow betting
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The first of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program is facing sentencing. Seventy-three-year-old William Stenger, the former president of the Jay Peak ski resort, pleaded guilty
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright, saying the social media platform “needs to be transformed” from his perspective as a self-identified “free speech absolutist.” Musk is currently Twitter’s biggest individual shareholder. The company says in a regulatory filing that he
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff The US Department of State is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to each of the arrests of three Irish “transnational organized criminals,” notably Daniel Kinahan, who has wielded significant influence in the boxing world in recent years. According to a US Department of State announcement on
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Gas doesn’t just fuel cars, it also powers Marlboros, Red Bull, and Doritos. An estimated 80% of the fuel purchased in the United States comes from local convenience stores, which bring in about $475 billion of revenue each year, according to IBISWorld data. A quarter of that comes from the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — With tensions around the war in Ukraine as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival plans to host some 35,000 people as the movie industry looks to reclaim its pre-pandemic glamour. On Thursday, organizers unveiled the 18 films that will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the May 17-28 festival. They
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an investigation of suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause a long nationwide blackout and kidnap well-known figures including the country’s health minister. Prosecutors and police said Thursday that raids were carried
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise. That is hurting a slowing economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes, but most
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on the red planet nearly 10 years ago, has spent the last month climbing the Greenheugh Pediment on Mount Sharp, located at the center of Gale Crater. The Greenheugh Pediment is a
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía de Grand Rapids, Michigan, publicó este miércoles varios videos del encuentro de un agente con Patrick Lyoya a principios de abril. Dos de estos videos muestran el disparo fatal durante una pelea después de una parada de tráfico. El Departamento de Policía de Rapids publicó un video de
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a wide-ranging investigation Thursday into whether the oil industry has engaged in gas price gouging, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The probe is believed to be the first in the nation directed at the industry for the ongoing bout of high
Continue Reading olivertapia Londres (CNN Business) — Elon Musk ha hecho una oferta para comprar Twitter (TWTR). Según un archivo de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores, la SEC, Musk ofreció adquirir todas las acciones de Twitter que no posee por US$ 54,20 por acción en efectivo, valorando la empresa en US$ 43.400 millones. ANÁLISIS | Cómo
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter outright, just days after the Tesla CEO said he would no longer be joining the social media company’s board of directors. Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that Musk, who currently owns slightly more than 9% of its stock
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection. And those 50 and older have the option of a second booster. Pfizer said Thursday new data shows
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36 times in kids 5 through 11 years of age, the companies said in a news release Thursday. The companies plan to request emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a booster
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer UnitedHealth Group delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and raised its 2022 forecast, as growth in Medicare Advantage coverage and care delivery once again helped the health care giant. The nation’s largest health insurance provider said enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans grew nearly 9% to about 6.9 million people.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN As a sweeping review of the nation’s premier public health agency commences this week, interviews by CNN with more than a dozen people close to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal an agency in need of serious changes to make it more nimble and ready
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Uno de los buques de guerra más importantes de la Armada rusa se hundió en el fondo del mar Negro, un duro golpe para un ejército que lucha contra la resistencia ucraniana 50 días después de la invasión de Vladimir Putin a su vecino, Ucrania. Los marineros rusos evacuaron el
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