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Month: October 2022

Soccer lexicon: ‘Squeaky bum time’ and ‘park the bus’ added to Oxford English Dictionary

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Soccer’s lexicon is a rich reservoir of often curiously contorted cliche and phrasing, frequently the subject of parody. Now, the linguistic ingenuity of two of the most influential coaches in modern football — Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho — have been officially recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Ferguson’s phrase

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Así han sido los procesos de paz entre el Colombia y ELN durante años y estos han sido los resultados

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Hablar de acuerdos de paz con la guerrilla del ELN es hablar de décadas de procesos fallidos y Gobiernos que han intentado negociar, infructuosamente, a lo largo de la historia reciente del país. Esta vez el Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro está intentando nuevamente una negociación con la guerrilla

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White House says Biden’s Saudi trip wasn’t a waste as he lambastes OPEC+’s ‘shortsighted’ decision to cut oil output

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is “disappointed” the Saudi-led OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to cut output by 2 million barrels per day, the White House said Wednesday, as the threat of rising gas prices looms weeks ahead of critical midterm elections. The decision by the grouping of major oil producers rebuffed heavy lobbying

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Latino representation in media industry grew by only 1% in the past decade, a new report finds

By Jalen Brown, CNN Latinos remain grossly underrepresented in the media industry and are significantly more likely to perform service roles, according to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) newest report on Latino representation in film, television, and other publishing entities. The GAO’s 2021 study found that Latinos make up 12% of the media workforce and

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DEA seized 36M lethal doses of fentanyl in 15-week period, most recent NY seizure found in LEGO box

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Fentanyl packaged like candy and placed into LEGO boxes has become what federal drug agents on Tuesday called “every parent’s worst nightmare.” The DEA and law enforcement partners announced the first significant seizure of so-called rainbow fentanyl. It happened on

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