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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The early Super Bowl money went on the Chiefs, causing betting lines to drop from 2 or 2 1/2 points to 1 or 1 1/2 points, depending on the sportsbook. Then the professional bettors came in big on the 49ers, pushing the lines back to
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By Heather Chen, Hamdi Alkhshali and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and an officer from the Bahrain Defense Force were killed in an attack at a military base in Somalia’s capital, the UAE’s defense ministry said Sunday. The attack took place at the General Gordon military
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing, authorities said Sunday. The landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province on Tuesday night after weeks of torrential rains. Davao de
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a significant stride in its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, Paris has inaugurated the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle. It is the sole purpose-built site in the French capital for the upcoming Games. Situated in one of Paris’ poorest neighborhoods, the
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have found 84 people who were trying to enter the country by boat, in two separate incidents on the islands of Crete and Rhodes. Four people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. In the first incident, a Greek Navy frigate
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. Romeo Myrthil and Cade Haskins say they were bombarded with messages on social media since a National Labor Relations Board
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Consumers bought fewer toys in all of 2023, including during the key Christmas toy-buying period, showing that households continue to pare back on discretionary products. The year-end gift-buying season typically accounts for a big chunk of annual toy sales. It’s why retailers entice shoppers with discounts and
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers. But environmentalists are worried about the huge amount of nonbiodegradable plastic beads that wind up mixed in all the other Mardi
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La presidenta húngara, Katalin Novak, anunció que dimitirá de su cargo tras las crecientes críticas públicas por su decisión de indultar a un hombre implicado en un caso de abuso sexual infantil. “Decidí conceder el perdón en abril pasado, creyendo que el convicto no aprovechó la vulnerabilidad de los niños a
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — La “sociedad de la nieve”, la película española dirigida por Juan Antonio Bayona, brilló este sábado en los premios Goya, logrando 12 galardones. La película basada en la historia real de los supervivientes de la tragedia de los Andes ocurrida en 1972, y que competirá también en los premios Oscar
Continue Reading By Simon Cullen, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has made his first public outing since his cancer diagnosis, attending church alongside Queen Camilla. The King waved to onlookers as he walked to St Mary Magdalene’s church on the monarch’s Sandringham estate in eastern England on Sunday morning. Earlier this week he was photographed
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s finance minister on Sunday slammed the decision by financial ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Israel’s credit rating, saying the announcement is a “political manifesto” that “did not include serious economic claims.” Moody’s dropped the rating on Israel’s debt on Friday, warning that the ongoing
Continue Reading CNN By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Alex Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border late Friday night. Access Bank chief executive Herbert Wigwe died in the crash,
Continue Reading CNN By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Alex Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border late Friday night. Access Bank chief executive Herbert Wigwe died in the crash,
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan was awarded the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards for “Oppenheimer” Saturday, solidifying his front-runner status for next month’s Oscars. Other winners at the untelevised ceremony in Los Angeles included Celine Song, for first time directorial achievement for her romantic drama “Past Lives,” and Mstyslav Chernov
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan was awarded the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards for “Oppenheimer” Saturday, solidifying his front-runner status for next month’s Oscars. Other winners at the untelevised ceremony in Los Angeles included Celine Song, for first time directorial achievement for her romantic drama “Past Lives,” and Mstyslav Chernov
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — A few months into her first term as governor, Nikki Haley signed one of the strictest immigration bills in the country. Like Arizona’s infamous “show me your papers” law, the most controversial part of South Carolina’s legislation required law enforcement to check people’s legal status during stops if they
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza last month has been found dead. On January 29, Hind Rajab had been traveling in a car with her uncle, his wife and
Continue Reading CNN By Abeer Salman and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — A 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped in a car with her dead relatives after it came under Israeli fire in Gaza last month has been found dead. On January 29, Hind Rajab had been traveling in a car with her uncle, his wife
Continue ReadingBy SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say
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