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WTKR, NFHS NETWORK, VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, CNN By Amy Woodyatt and Laura Ly, CNN A 22-year-old high school assistant basketball coach who allegedly posed as a player to take part in a junior varsity game has been fired, along with the rest of the coaching staff. Churchland High School received a report last month
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Good news: Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour is happening. Bad news: Fans are already gearing up for a difficult time getting tickets, especially following Ticketmaster’s botched ticket rollout for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Beyoncé announced the tour — which had been previously rumored — on Wednesday. In an Instagram post, the superstar posted
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Stung by the Biden administration’s huge green subsidy program, the European Union unveiled plans for its own “Green Deal” Wednesday to cut red tape and deliver tax breaks. The Green Deal Industrial Plan will “enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry” by simplifying regulation, speeding up access to finance, enhancing skills
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By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches. Also Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government continued its crackdown on alleged corruption with the
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A ridge of high pressure is building in across the Western U.S. that will keep us clear, calm and gradually warmer over the next few days. North of the I-1o freeway, and into the Inland Empire a Wind Advisory is in effect until Noon today thanks to some gusty winds in the 35-40 m.p.h. range.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ozzy Osbourne anunció la cancelación de sus próximos espectáculos y dijo que las giras en su carrera terminaron porque “no es físicamente capaz (de ello)”. En un comunicado emitido este miércoles, el artista de 74 años dijo que hace cuatro años tuvo un accidente grave en el que se dañó
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and JARI TANNER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has reaffirmed that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book. Turkey has been holding off approving Sweden and Finland’s membership in the alliance. The Turkish government has been
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CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN The College Board released Wednesday the official framework of a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier denounced for imposing a “political agenda.” In recent months, the multidisciplinary course has been praised by academics and historians, all while becoming a target for lawmakers
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Church, CNN Legendary quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the NFL. “I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady, 45, said in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday. “I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has traveled to Rabat along with 11 ministers before a meeting with Moroccan government officials. It’s part of the European country’s strategy to improve historically complex relations with its neighbor across the Strait of Gibraltar. The north African country is an
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN This is not a drill: Beyoncé is heading on tour. On Wednesday superstar singer announced her eagerly awaited “Renaissance World Tour” is coming with a post on her verified Instagram account. According to her official site, the tour will kick off in May at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!”, an oral history of the 1980 comedy classic, will be published Oct. 3 by St. Martin’s Press. The book includes memories from the writing-directing teams of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, along with comments from surviving cast members and
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Two Polish skiers have died in an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir and 21 people have been rescued. A total of 21 foreigners and their two Kashmiri guides were caught in a massive avalanche Wednesday and buried under the snow as they were skiing high in the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota del editor: este artículo contiene descripciones explícitas de violencia que pueden resultar perturbadoras. (CNN Español) — Después de semanas de trágicos relatos sobre la muerte de Tyre Nichols, un hombre de 29 años que murió tras ser golpeado brutalmente por cinco agentes de la Policía de Memphis, su familia llevará a
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her. If Griner, who is a free agent but has said she’ll
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her. If Griner, who is a free agent but has said she’ll
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Saudi Arabia added to its influence in world soccer after its federation president won a seat on the FIFA Council. The country was then confirmed as host of the 2027 Asian Cup. The election win at the Asian Football Confederation’s annual meeting followed Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival last month to
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has announced it is extending a state of emergency it imposed when it seized power two years ago, a move that appears to set back its plans for an election that had been expected in August. The announcement on state-run MRTV television said the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run by Apple and Google, with a new report accusing the two tech giants of exercising “gatekeeper” power that has led to “suboptimal” levels of competition in digital markets. The report published by the Commerce Department finds that
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