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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — You got us this time, Snoop Dogg. The rapper/actor and noted marijuana lover had people believing he was abandoning smoking. But, as it turns out, he meant he was going “smokeless” in a different way. Snoop posted a video on Instagram on Monday with the caption, “I’m done
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has pledged to invest 4 billion euros ($4.37 billion) in African green energy projects until 2030. Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the pledge on Monday at a news conference on the G20 Compact with Africa summit taking place in Berlin. He didn’t mention any specific projects but said countries in
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Erin Matson became the youngest college head coach to win a national championship, according to the NCAA.com, after the 23-year-old guided the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (UNC) to the field hockey title on Sunday. In what one US newspaper touted as “arguably the greatest story in
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actress and activist Marlo Thomas is proud that this year St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Thanks and Giving campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary and passes the fundraising milestone of $1 billion to support the hospital’s efforts to provide free medical care to children with cancer.
Continue Readingby Samantha Tse, CNN Paris (CNN) — When it comes to footwear, there are few signifiers more iconic or more aspirational than Christian Louboutin’s red sole. In the 30 years since its inception, the brand has perhaps done more than any other to transform a piece of footwear into an objet d’art — the design
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting higher Monday to begin a holiday-shortened week, hanging near its highest level in three months. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in midday trading, coming off its third straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 91 points, or
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Colombian superstar Shakira settled her tax evasion suit with the Spanish authorities on Monday, avoiding a trial that was due to start that day. The Grammy-winning singer admitted the charges against her and agreed to pay the amount owed in full and an additional fine, according
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Kyle Vogt, the head of General Motors’ self-driving car unit Cruise, resigned from the company late Sunday. His departure came the day after he apologized to the unit’s employees for problems that led to action from state and federal regulators in the wake of a series of
Continue ReadingBy Tom Marsden, CNN (CNN) — Brimming with natural resources and in a prime spot at the frontier of Europe and Asia, the transcontinental country of Azerbaijan has a fascinating multi-layered history. The “Land of Fire” has been coveted by everyone from legendary conquerors like Alexander the Great and Timur to expansive empires such as
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already? The holidays always bring anniversary releases of tried-and-true classics, like the 4K Ultra HD 25th Anniversary Titanic re-release. Or the tricked-out 4K sets of biggest
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — You can’t kill zombies. “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” a new spinoff series, will debut on Feb. 25 on AMC and AMC+, the network announced. The show stars Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira as Rick Grimes and Michonne. “‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ presents an
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the obsessive record collector to the casual listener. The shower singers to the rock stars of tomorrow. There’s a music-inspired gift for everyone over the holidays. The challenge, of course, is in the decision making. Is a genre-specific festival ticket the way to go?
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By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Jessie Yeung, Jonny Hallam, Asmaa Khalil and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-eight premature babies arrived in Egypt in a convoy of ambulances from Gaza on Monday, according to an Egyptian government official, after the infants were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. Four mothers and six nurses accompanied
Continue Reading CNN By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Jessie Yeung, Jonny Hallam, Asmaa Khalil and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-eight premature babies arrived in Egypt in a convoy of ambulances from Gaza on Monday, according to an Egyptian government official, after the infants were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. Four mothers and six nurses
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow is talking about how becoming a mother influenced her professional choices. In a cover story interview with People magazine, the Goop founder said she’s not fully appeared in a movie since the birth of her first child, her 19-year-old daughter, Apple. “I really stepped away from
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights has died, his agent said Monday. Bishop Carlton Pearson died Sunday
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press The best holiday gifts for gardeners will sow the seeds of anticipation for greener days ahead, and spread a little sunshine in the off season. For instance, consider a smart video camera bird feeder that not only feeds the birds but identifies and records them as they visit. Or a
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Valeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Este sábado se llevó a cabo la gala de Miss Universo 2023, en la que fue coronada, por primera vez en la historia, Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios. Sheynnis Palacios, de una familia humilde en Nicaragua a la gloria de Miss Universo Dentro de las 20 seleccionadas estuvieron Marina Machete quien hizo historia
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — In the parking lot just outside of Club Q in Colorado Springs, hundreds of people gathered one year after a heartbreaking day that forever changed the community. “Never did we ever think something like this could happen to our family,”
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the newly installed CEO of the ChatGPT maker to paper over tensions by vowing to investigate Altman’s firing. The developments Monday come
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