Month: October 2023
Federico Valverde hails ‘star’ Jude Bellingham ahead of crucial El Clásico clash against Barcelona
By Enrique Marqués and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Jude Bellingham has enjoyed a sensational start to his Real Madrid career, scoring 11 goals in 12 appearances to already become the team’s most important player this season. Despite all the pressure and expectation that comes with playing for Los Blancos, Bellingham has taken his move to
Continue ReadingOpinion: Greek resistance during WWII remains a model for confronting evil
Opinion by Christopher Cosmos (CNN) — Editor’s note: Christopher Cosmos is a Black List screenwriter and best-selling author from Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose debut novel “Once We Were Here” is a multi-generational love story set in Greece during WWII about the Greek resistance and events that Oxi Day commemorates. Follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
Continue ReadingOpinion: UN Secretary General’s grievous failure of diplomacy
Opinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — How did it come to pass that the world’s top diplomat, the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, inadvertently sparked a diplomatic firestorm with his words? At a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Guterres called the October 7 massacres in which the terrorist group Hamas killed more than
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Hedge fund billionaire: College students protesting Israel have ‘sh*t for brains’
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman is blasting college students for protesting against Israel, joining a growing list of powerful university donors to speak out on the issue. “These kids in college have sh*t for brains,” Cooperman told CNN in a phone interview. “They don’t understand that Israel is the
Continue ReadingProtesters shut down ‘Drag Story Hour’ event at San Fernando library
By Christiane Cordero Click here for updates on this story SAN FERNANDO, California (KABC) — At the San Fernando Public Library Wednesday, Drag Laureate Pickle tried to cut through the crowd and the noise. Video shared widely online shows people standing outside of the library in protest. “They were calling me a pedophile, they were
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Law enforcement could face these challenges in their hunt for the Lewiston shooting suspect
By Dakin Andone, Mallika Kallingal and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement agencies have descended upon southern Maine to search for a man accused of killing 18 people in a mass shooting Wednesday, and there are several aspects to his background that could make the effort to find him both challenging and dangerous, experts
Continue ReadingSlain Maryland judge remembered as dedicated and even-keeled
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LEA SKENE Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Loved ones are grieving the loss of a Maryland judge who was gunned down outside his home last week. They remembered Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson as dedicated, fair and even-keeled on the bench. Police believe 49-year-old Pedro Argote shot and
Continue ReadingHow the UAW and Ford struck a historic deal
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — The linchpin in negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Ford came on October 11, when the union struck the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Ford had been put on notice, according to the UAW. On Wednesday, after 41 days on
Continue Reading¿Quiénes eran las víctimas de los tiroteos en Lewiston, Maine?
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Para las víctimas del tiroteo masivo del miércoles por la noche en Lewiston, Maine, era una noche normal. Algunos participaban en un torneo de cornhole mientras otros disfrutaban de una comida. Entonces un atacante acabó con su diversión. Y ahora, otra comunidad estadounidense está de luto mientras siguen surgiendo las identidades
Continue ReadingAlliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of ethnic rebel groups has launched a coordinated offensive in northeastern Myanmar to seize military targets in areas near the Chinese border. That’s according to the groups and residents of the area and it could become a new major front in the strife-torn Southeast Asian
Continue Reading6 of 9 deputies charged in death of man beaten in Memphis jail plead not guilty
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Six of nine deputies have pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from second-degree murder to aggravated assault in the beating and death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode in a Memphis jail last fall. The deputies were charged in September in the
Continue ReadingU-Haul filled with marijuana crashes into SoCal police station gate; shooting investigation underway
By Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story TEMPLE CITY, California (KABC) — Two people were arrested after a U-Haul truck filled with bags of marijuana crashed into the gates of the police and fire station in Sierra Madre, and police are now investigating a previous car crash and the driver’s claim that
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying at his fraud trial Friday, cast himself as a bumbling cryptocurrency visionary who knew nothing about the industry when he started FTX or about marketing when he became the face of his company and not enough about his businesses to
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying at his fraud trial Friday, cast himself as a bumbling cryptocurrency visionary who knew nothing about the industry when he started FTX or about marketing when he became the face of his company and not enough about his businesses to
Continue ReadingConsumers are spending like there’s no tomorrow. But take a look at corporate earnings
Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Economic data released this week suggests that the US
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‘Significant progress’ on Qatar-led negotiations to release hostages from Hamas but issues remain
By Becky Anderson and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — There has been “significant progress” on negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas but there are issues still remaining, diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN. “Negotiations are going very well. We have a breakthrough,” the source said. “There are issues still remaining, but talks
Continue ReadingOpinion: When it comes to remote work, Stephen Schwarzman doesn’t get it
Opinion by Kara Alaimo (CNN) — Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone, doesn’t think many of us put in enough work during the pandemic. Speaking on a panel at an investment conference in Saudi Arabia, he claimed that, during the pandemic, remote workers “didn’t work as hard — regardless of what they
Continue ReadingSinking neighborhood: Original Windsor Park residents prepare to finally say goodbye
By Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — They have been called a forgotten community. A historically Black neighborhood in North Las Vegas slowing sinking into the ground for decades. Homes quietly falling apart. Now, $37 million is going to the people of Windsor Park thanks to a new
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DAP hosting ‘Health Equity Walk’ formerly known as ‘Desert AIDS Walk’
DAP Health is hosting its three mile ‘Health Equity Walk’ this Saturday. The event, formerly known as the, ‘Desert AIDS Walk’ kicks off at at 9 a.m. at Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs. Although they’re changing the walk’s name, DAP is sharing how they’re continuing to provide HIV care while expanding their services. “This
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