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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The reading of the 2024 Oscar nominations has begun. Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid are announcing the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The presentation that’s being livestreamed on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the academy’s social
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The reading of the 2024 Oscar nominations has begun. Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid are announcing the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The presentation that’s being livestreamed on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the academy’s social
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least seven people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war. The barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — A French regulator has fined the local operator of Amazon’s warehouses €32 million ($35 million) for using an “excessively intrusive” surveillance system to track the activities of its workers. The French Data Protection Authority, or the CNIL, said in a statement Tuesday that Amazon France Logistique gave warehouse
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Hariri has another grand theme for his next book: Information. Hariri’s “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” will be published Sept. 10. Hariri is known for such broad and accessible historical works as “Sapiens”
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal. “Raw,” which debuted in 1993, has produced 1,600 episodes to date and features wrestlers such as Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins and Rhea Ripley. The three-hour program currently airs on
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The United Airlines CEO says he is “disappointed” in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic charity is making a last-minute appeal to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a planned execution using nitrogen gas. The Sant’Egidio Community says the method is “barbarous” and would bring “indelible shame” to the state. Sant’Egidio has lobbied for decades to abolish the
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Patacones, Lecop, Lecor, Petrobonos, Cecacor, Bocanfor o Bofes fueron los nombres de algunas de las “cuasimonedas” que circularon en Argentina desde 2001, unos meses antes de que la peor crisis socioeconómica del país hiciera eclosión y causara la renuncia del entonces presidente Fernando de la Rúa. Ahora, 23 años más
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Avril Lavigne’s sophomore album “Under My Skin” turns 20 in May, and she’s celebrating with a new tour. The Canadian singer/songwriter has announced “The Greatest Hits Tour” set to launch May 22 in Vancouver, British Columbia. “Tour dates for 2024 baby!,” the caption on a post on her
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Trading is mixed before Tuesday’s opening bell as the earnings season kicks into high gear. Futures for the S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped close to 0.2%. There are about 70 S&P 500 companies reporting financial results
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La fiscal general de Ecuador, Diana Salazar, aseguró en una entrevista con CNN en Español que la violencia que azota al país y los crímenes que las organizaciones delictivas siguen cometiendo no van a detener su trabajo ni el de la entidad que lidera. “No nos vamos a quebrar, y
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is trading in his muscle shirts for business suits: He’s joining the board of directors for TKO Group Holdings, the company consisting of the recently merged WWE and UFC. The company also announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Netflix, which next year
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund. The grantees include Digify Africa, which helps
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund. The grantees include Digify Africa, which helps
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — As falling snow blankets the ground around his bright green taco truck in rural eastern Oregon, Amado Juarez puts the finishing touches on an order. It’s a labor of love for Juarez, 53, who takes pride in the food he and his wife prepare and serve. “We make
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages thanks to a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde in a stunning finale to Group B, as Ghana threw away a 2-0 lead to move to the brink of an early tournament exit. Going into the final round of matches, Cape
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Police responding to a retail theft call in a California city discovered what is likely the most 2024 thing ever: A Sacramento woman allegedly stole about five dozen Stanley cups valued at a whopping $2,500. Last Wednesday, Roseville Police officers responded to a report of a theft
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least six people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war. The barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise,
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