CNN By Jack Forrest, CNN Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine freed last year after two years of imprisonment in Russia, said he’d like to see the Biden administration take “definite action” in freeing an American and Wall Street Journal reporter recently detained by the Kremlin. “I want to see some definite action,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine freed last year after two years of imprisonment in Russia, said he’d like to see the Biden administration take “definite action” in freeing an American and Wall Street Journal reporter recently detained by the Kremlin. “I want to see some definite action,”
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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his recovery proceeds in a “normal” way, even had pizza for dinner and will be in St. Peter’s Square for Palm Sunday Mass, the Vatican said.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. The exact nature of
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By Danya Gainor, CNN No matter what the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope or our other tools of space exploration discover next, it’s likely to be located many light-years away. But how far away is a light-year — really? Our planet’s circumference is 24,873.6 miles (40,030.2 kilometers) and our planet is 93 million
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Wimbledon will accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players for this year’s tournament if they agree to compete as neutral athletes and comply with “appropriate conditions,” organizers announced Friday in a statement. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing in last year’s championships following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system. But as
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Lesya Belinska está orgullosa de su hijo. Se para al lado de Roman Belinsky en su casa y lo abraza con un brazo. Belinsky, avergonzado, le indica que se vaya. El rostro de Belinsky está desfigurado por una grave herida de combate. El hombre de 42 años fue dado de
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En 2014, el entonces presidente Barack Obama proclamó el 31 de marzo como el día de César Chávez, en honor al nacimiento del legendario activista mexicano-estadounidense que defendió los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas y fundó la Unión de Trabajadores Campesinos de Estados Unidos. Estos son los días festivos y
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN An Australian surf lifesaving club has found itself at the center of a controversy following its implementation of a no-nudity policy in showers and changing rooms. Ocean swimmer Nada Pantle, who regularly uses the changing rooms after a morning swim in Terrigal, New South Wales, said she was sent a letter
Continue ReadingBy Delia Gallagher, Antonia Mortensen, Alessandro Gentile, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome where he spent the past few days being treated for a respiratory infection. He stopped to talk to well wishers and journalists after being discharged from Rome’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN It cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation about $23 billion to clean up the mess that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank left in the wake of their collapses earlier this month. Now, as the dust clears and the US banking system steadies, the FDIC needs to figure out where to
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Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A decision has not yet been made on whether athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports will be eligible to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Olympic officials outlined new guidelines this week on how athletes from the two nations could compete as neutrals, paving the way for their
Continue ReadingTim Leffel, CNN You join a long line at the ticket turnstile, run the gauntlet past aggressive souvenir vendors, then emerge into a clearing to see … thousands of other tourists gathered around the Mexican ruins. Wouldn’t it be nice to visit one of these archaeological sites without the kind of crowds you normally see
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the possibility out of hand. But investors are not ruling out such a nightmare scenario. Even though a default could wipe out millions of jobs and wreak havoc on Wall Street, the White House and Republican
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