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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A study examining diversity hiring practices finds Major League Baseball with rising gender scores but also a three-decade low for Black players on opening day rosters. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida issued an overall grade of B-minus, with a
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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A study examining diversity hiring practices finds Major League Baseball with rising gender scores but also a three-decade low for Black players on opening day rosters. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida issued an overall grade of B-minus, with a
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNNBusiness) — Las bodas no suelen ser una ocasión para dejar de lado los convencionalismos, pero algunas novias lo están haciendo con al menos una pieza central de sus nupcias: el vestido de novia blanco. Entre las tendencias nupciales que están en auge, los vendedores han observado un aumento del interés
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday confirmed that it had
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday confirmed that it had
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Isaac Paredes homered twice against his former teammates to double his career big league total, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on an afternon Eduardo Rodriguez left in the first inning and headed to the injured list. Rodriguez lasted just one
Continue Reading TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sweden prevailed in a penalty shootout to edge host Finland 3-2 Wednesday for its fourth straight victory at the ice hockey world championship. Emil Bemstrom was the only player to score in the shootout to lift Sweden to the top of Group B in Tampere with 11 points. Finland is a
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the Phillies slugger may not play right field again until late July. Harper said he was hopeful of returning at some point in the Philadelphia’s three-game series against the Padres. The
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 announced Wednesday it was scrapping its divisional format for the upcoming football season moments after the NCAA Division I Council tossed out requirements that dictate how conferences can determine a champion. The Pac-12 will now pair the teams with the highest conference winning percentages in
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching an investigation into the social media platforms allegedly used by the Buffalo shooting suspect. The probe, disclosed Wednesday by James’ office, focuses on the livestreaming platform Twitch, the messaging service Discord and the websites 4chan and 8chan (now known as 8kun). Other
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic senators at the White House Wednesday afternoon to discuss the issue of student loan debt, a source familiar with the meeting said. The President is expected to huddle with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard’s sister testified Wednesday that she found herself in the middle of fights — literally and figuratively — between her sister and Johnny Depp during their troubled relationship. Whitney Heard Henriquez is the first witness to testify at the five-week civil trial to say
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN US cybersecurity officials on Wednesday ordered all federal civilian agencies to fix flaws in widely used software that officials said foreign government-linked hackers are likely moving to exploit. “These vulnerabilities pose an unacceptable risk to federal network security,” US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly said in a
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an earlier proposal to list as threatened a hen-sized bird found only in the high desert along the California-Nevada line. It’s the latest development in the on-again, off-again protection of the
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an earlier proposal to list as threatened a hen-sized bird found only in the high desert along the California-Nevada line. It’s the latest development in the on-again, off-again protection of the
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an earlier proposal to list as threatened a hen-sized bird found only in the high desert along the California-Nevada line. It’s the latest development in the on-again, off-again protection of the
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven attempted murder charges were dropped and a 44-year-old ex-convict pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single felony charge in a deadly shootout at a Las Vegas lounge that killed a man and injured at least 12 others. Lee Frank Wilson admitted being a felon in possession
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky apareció en video durante la inauguración del Festival de Cine de Cannes en Francia, dando un discurso sobre la importancia del cine en medio de la guerra. “Los dictadores más brutales del siglo XX adoraban el cine”, dijo Zelensky, añadiendo que la mayoría de las películas
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business JP Morgan Chase investors on Tuesday voted down a multimillion-dollar payout for CEO Jamie Dimon. The pay proposal they rejected included a massive $52.6 million retention bonus as part of Dimon’s 2021 compensation package, just months after the bank’s board approved the incentive. With the bonus, Dimon’s total compensation was
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Target, Lowe’s fall; TJX, Agilysys rise.
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