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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley’s culture of audacious self-promotion. The sentence imposed by U.S.
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN, KELVIN CHAN and PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — John Kerry, the top U.S. envoy at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Egypt, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson said late Friday night, another potential setback for negotiations that were already going into overtime with no result in
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Eight former SpaceX employees filed labor-law complaints, alleging that Elon Musk’s space company unlawfully fired workers after they wrote company management a letter begging them to publicly condemn Musk’s “harmful” behavior on social media. The former workers allege that SpaceX terminated their employment for participating in “concerted protected activities.” Those protected
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando jóvenes estrellas nacientes como Pelé, en 1958; Michael Owen, en 1998, o el propio Kilian Mbappé en 2018 jugaron sus primeros mundiales de fútbol, tenían una característica en común: fueron, cada uno en su momento, algunos de los jugadores de fútbol más jóvenes de los mundiales de esos años.
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. That is the only possibility for Saturday voting before next month’s Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. Warnock’s campaign and
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER and JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s string of troubled lethal injections, which worsened late Thursday as prison workers aborted another execution because of a problem with intravenous lines, is unprecedented nationally, a group that tracks capital punishment said Friday. The uncompleted execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith was the
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley’s culture of audacious self-promotion. The sentence imposed by U.S.
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley’s culture of audacious self-promotion. The sentence imposed by U.S.
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Onetime billionaire Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 135 months in prison for fraud at her failed startup Theranos.
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have asked a court to immediately block a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s abortion ban. The ruling allowed the procedure to again be performed beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. The state attorney general’s office said in court documents Friday that the decision by
Continue ReadingBy James Frater and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Finland, one of the few NATO countries sharing a border with Russia, has announced a proposal to spend 139 million euros ($143 million) on building barrier fences on its eastern border with Russia in 2023, the Finnish Border Guard said Friday. “In the assessment of the Finnish Border
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En 2017 un grupo de países del golfo Pérsico, liderados por Arabia Saudita, rompió relaciones diplomáticas con Qatar, al que acusaban de de apoyar el terrorismo. Qatar dijo en ese momento que las acusaciones era “injustificadas” y que desempeñaba funciones claras en la lucha contra el terrorismo, pero la crisis
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los empleadores planean aumentar sus presupuestos salariales en un 4,6% el próximo año, el salto anual esperado más alto en 15 años. Eso es según la última encuesta internacional de la consultora Willis Towers Watson, que incluyó respuestas de 1.550 empleadores estadounidenses. La encuesta se realizó del 3 de octubre al
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A group of local students navigated busy grocery store aisles alone for the first time Thursday as they prepare for their school’s upcoming ‘Friendsgiving’ feast. Miriam School and Learning Center specializes in in-depth curriculum that supports and serves students with developmental
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES — When the Mars Rover Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, launched in 2003, it was only supposed to last 90 sols (or Mars days). But 15 years
Continue ReadingBy Marleah Campbell Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City shelter wants a thousand local families in need to wake up to presents under the tree on Christmas morning, but they need your help to get the job done. “We have seen moms and dads struggling to
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California said Friday it had recovered all of the 2.7 million jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic, a moment that normally would celebrate the end of a downturn but instead was tempered by signs of a wobbly economy amid layoffs in the state’s historically strong tech industry. The
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Ecuador confirmó este viernes que al menos 9 personas resultaron muertas durante unos disturbios que se registraron en la cárcel El Inca en la ciudad de Quito. La información fue publicada en la cuenta de Twitter de la Fiscalía y no divulgaron más detalles de
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Estaba en el supermercado, una mujer lo señaló y le dijo al joven que lo acompañaba: “Míralo, hijo, es el hombre que hizo llorar a todo Brasil”. Moacyr Barbosa Nascimento recordaba ese día como el más triste de una vida marcada por un gol que no pudo detener. La
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN In Georgia’s key Senate runoff, a clichéd political adage could actually prove true: It may all come down to who turns out. Top Democrats and Republicans alike acknowledge the uniqueness of Georgia’s December 6 Senate runoff has put an increased focus on the ability of Democratic Sen. Raphael
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