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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria” A company sat (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say more than 200 million Nigerians were plunged into darkness for several hours when striking electricity workers shut down the West African country’s power grid. Nigeria’s power transmission company says the nationwide blackout began Wednesday when several transmission lines and
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un asteroide se estrelló contra la superficie de la Tierra hace 66 millones de años, dejando un enorme cráter debajo del mar que causó estragos en el planeta. No, no es el asteroide que condenó a los dinosaurios a la extinción, sino un cráter previamente desconocido a 400 kilómetros (248 millas) de
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey The Addams Family is back. This time thanks to director Tim Burton. The trailer for the upcoming spinoff series “Wednesday” has been released and it’s very Burton-esque. “You” star Jenna Ortega plays Wednesday, the gothlike teenage daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams who has psychic abilities. She is attending Nevermore Academy, where,
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN One of the largest majority Black cities in America is likely not to be represented by a Black lawmaker in Congress for the first time in almost 70 years — and residents and community activists worry their economic and racial justice concerns will go unaddressed. Three weeks after Indian American Shri
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NEW YORK (AP) — Now comes the downside of the meme-stock craze for investors in Bed Bath & Beyond. Shares fell 16% in after-hours trading Wednesday following reports that a big-name investor with a cult-like following may sell his stake in the struggling New Jersey-based retailer. It’s a sudden turnaround for a stock that had
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Strippers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, California, have filed with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to join the Actors Equity Association, a union of performers and other show business professionals. “We like what we do. We would like our jobs even more if we
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers’ attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. According to the artificial intelligence firm Watchful Technologies, the e-commerce giant has been testing a feed on its app that enables
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “Grava a los que más tienen”. Con estas seis palabras resumió el presidente Gustavo Petro el contenido de la reforma tributaria que ya está en el Congreso de Colombia. ¿Pero quiénes son exactamente “los que más tienen” para la nueva administración, la primera de izquierda en un país tradicionalmente conservador?
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Un golpe de suerte llevó al productor cubano-puertorriqueño Albert Hype a las manos de Bad Bunny. Si se quiere, fue descubierto indirectamente por el conejo malo en 2018. “Me gustaría decirte que tengo una historia más interesante”, dice entre risas Albert Hype a Zona Pop CNN en una entrevista vía
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have opened a national search for their next head coach while also seeking a new general manager. The team said Wednesday that Fred Williams, who filled the head coaching role on an interim basis, has left for a new job as associate head coach at Auburn. Williams
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent announced Wednesday. Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said the league-maximum deal makes James the highest-paid player in NBA history. His new deal includes
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, CNN Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties for damages related to the opioid crisis, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. US District Judge Dan Aaron Polster ruled that over the next 15 years, approximately $306.2 million must be paid to Lake County and approximately $344.4
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge’s order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court. It was a victory for President Joe Biden but the immediate effect was unclear.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is asking a federal judge to stay a decision requiring him to appear next week before a Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury until he can appeal, according to a new court filing. Graham has argued that he should not be forced to testify before the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp asked a judge on Wednesday to throw out a subpoena from the Fulton County district attorney requiring the Republican governor to appear before the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Kemp had been scheduled for a
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Bank of America said the recent debate over whether the U.S. economy is technically in a recession or not is missing the point. What matters is that current economic conditions are negatively impacting those who are most vulnerable. Brian Moynihan told The
Continue Reading LIBERTY, N.Y. (AP) — A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York’s Catskills. The fire broke out Tuesday evening in a three-and-half story building on the old hotel property. The cause was under investigation. In its heyday after World
Continue ReadingCNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan‘s capital on Wednesday killed 21 people and injured 33 others, according to a spokesperson for the Kabul police chief. Security forces were investigating the incident in the city’s police district 17, the spokesperson added. Health
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is suing the state of Missouri over a new law requiring the city to increase funding for its police department. The lawsuit filed Wednesday is the latest step in a long-running disagreement between mostly GOP state lawmakers and Kansas City
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians’ vulnerability and the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines. Nine Russian warplanes were reported destroyed at an air
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