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Month: February 2024

Russia’s frozen assets are generating billions. The EU is getting ready to send them to Ukraine

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Russian assets frozen in European accounts are generating billions of dollars in interest payments that could be diverted to help repair Ukraine’s war-torn economy — and the European Union just took a step closer to doing that. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries

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Who is David Rubenstein? Angelos family confirms agreement to sell Baltimore Orioles for $1.7B

By Adam Thompson, Paul Gessler, Cristina Mendez Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Angelos family has agreed to sell the Baltimore Orioles to Baltimore native and billionaire David Rubenstein. The Orioles will be purchased for $1.725 billion, the Orioles announced on Wednesday. “Our collective goal will be to bring

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EU Farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors saying they’re choked by high taxes, environmental restrictions, and unfair competition

By Sophie Tanno, Chris Liakos and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Protesting farmers descended on the heart of the European Union on Thursday as leaders across the bloc held a crucial meeting at which they agreed new funding for Ukraine. Demonstrators rolled into Brussels in their tractors in the early morning hours before gathering outside

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Student protests in Athens turn violent, disrupt exams as debate rages over private universities

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police and student protesters have clashed in the center of the Greek capital after a demonstration against government plans to allow privately run universities. Demonstrators on Thursday attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near parliament and later during clashes along the capital’s narrow

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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl ‘Nipplegate’ happened 20 years ago. People are still mad

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Decades before football fans were discussing how much Taylor Swift is too much, there was another singing superstar some viewers saw more of than they wanted. On February 1, 2004, the now-infamous “Nipplegate” incident occurred at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show as Janet Jackson performed with Justin

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Biden will issue an executive order aimed at Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank

By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who’ve been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory. That’s according to four people familiar with the matter. A senior administration official says the White House

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Biden will issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank

By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who’ve been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory. That’s according to four people familiar with the matter. A senior administration official says the White House

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