Zelenskyy’s unlikely journey, from comedy to wartime leader
JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian…
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White House and EU nations announce expulsion of ‘selected Russian banks’ from SWIFT
By Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN The White House, along with the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy,…
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US cutting off Russia’s central bank from US dollar transactions
By Nikki Carvajal, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US is taking immediate action on Monday to prohibit American dollar…
Continue Reading ‘Wonderful feeling’: Eriksen’s comeback after heart recovery
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen has returned to competitive football as a second-half substitute for…
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‘Wonderful feeling’: Eriksen’s comeback after heart recovery
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen has returned to competitive football as a second-half substitute for…
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Huir del avance de las tropas rusas significa que algunas familias ucranianas están dejando atrás a sus esposos, hijos y hermanos
Alejandra Ramos Lviv, Ucrania (CNN) — En la estación de tren de Lviv, en el rincón más occidental de Ucrania, cerca de la frontera con…
Continue Reading Norway ski body says Russians not welcome to compete there
GENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway. The Nordic country’s ski federation call was made Saturday citing Russian…
Continue Reading For one Ukrainian American family, a mix of anger, fear and regret
By Faith Karimi, CNN Photos by Austin Steele, CNN Alex Podebryi has barely slept in three days. In the dead of night he scans livestreams for updates…
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Authorities seize almost $3 million worth of meth disguised as onions in California
By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in small packages within…
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Bitcoin is getting even dirtier
By Jon Sarlin, CNN Business Bitcoin is a pollution-creating mess. Despite efforts to make the energy-intensive mining process friendlier to the…
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Bitcoin jumps back above $40,000 as Russians switch to crypto
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Cryptocurrency prices are climbing after Russia’s ruble sank to another record low and Moscow was hit with new…
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Lockout Limbo: Judge, Sale, others find fields to stay loose
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam…
Continue Reading Lockout Limbo: Judge, Sale, others find fields to stay loose
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam…
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Here’s how social media platforms are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Ukraine’s official Twitter account wants @Russia to be removed from the platform. YouTube is facing…
Continue Reading Even in water-rich Michigan, no guarantee of enough for all
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would seem the last place to worry about water shortages. The state is…
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posts nearly $40 billion profit
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a nearly $40 billion profit in the fourth quarter, up more than…
Continue Reading Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For transgender Catholics across the United States, retaining their faith can entail complex calculations. They…
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Mid-budget movies as we knew them are in decline. What does that mean for cinema?
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Many have lamented the perceived demise of the mid-budget movie in recent years. These movies — everything from romantic…
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How social media rebuilt advertising
Social media has revolutionized the way marketers create campaigns. Planoly takes a look at how social media has changed the advertising…
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10 common health metrics pro athletes track
Guava Health compiled a list of health metrics that professional athletes measure, and broke down what they reveal about overall health and athletic…
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How saving when you’re young impacts your overall wealth
Using data from GoHenry, we detail how you can grow wealth over time by saving as little as $1 a day starting at the age of…
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10 terms to pay attention to while searching for your dream home
Real estate platform ZeroDown analyzed real estate listings and compiled a list of 10 key terms to pay attention to when browsing for a home…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt
By ALICE FUNG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from…
Continue Reading Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For transgender Catholics across the United States, retaining their faith can entail complex calculations. They…
Continue Reading Detectan en Puerto Rico la subvariante BA.2 de ómicron
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico informó este viernes la detección en la isla de un caso positivo de la…
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Inside Biden’s decision to pick Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN President Joe Biden’s choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court came about like so many of his big…
Continue ReadingBattle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with…
Continue ReadingBattle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The battle for a strategic bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine, was still raging Saturday after days of fighting, with…
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James Harden all smiles as he excels in Philadelphia 76ers debut after blockbuster trade
By Ben Morse, CNN Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid squeezes a plastic water bottle into his mouth, looks over to the player he’s…
Continue Reading Buffett still wants deals but can’t find any attractive ones
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says his company has benefited from some “extraordinary luck” in…
Continue Reading Spurs rip through Leeds’ frail defense in 4-0 win in EPL
LEEDS, England (AP) — Tottenham has became the latest team to rip through Leeds’ fragile defense by winning 4-0 at Elland Road to give manager…
Continue Reading Path to war in Ukraine was laid in months of plans, warnings
By LORI HINNANT, MSTYSLAV CHERNOV, AAMER MADHANI and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press The path to war in Ukraine was convoluted but also inexorable.…
Continue Reading Norway ski body says Russians not welcome to compete there
GENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway. The Nordic country’s ski federation call was made Saturday citing Russian…
Continue Reading Tight security as thousands make annual Iraq pilgrimage
BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of pilgrims clad in black are making their way on foot towards a gold-domed shrine in northwestern Baghdad, part of a…
Continue Reading 43 injured as tourist bus veers off road in Bavaria
VIENNA (AP) — A tourist bus headed for the Austrian Alps crashed on a local highway in Upper Bavaria Saturday morning. Forty-three of the 61 people…
Continue Reading War via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia is revving up its sophisticated propaganda machine as its military advances in Ukraine. Analysts who monitor…
Continue Reading War via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia is revving up its sophisticated propaganda machine as its military advances in Ukraine. Analysts who monitor…
Continue Reading Finland, Sweden brush off Moscow’s warning on joining NATO
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Sweden have brushed off warnings from neighboring Russia that their possible joining…
Continue Reading State of the Union: Biden speech comes amid crises, setbacks
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s State of the Union speech is normally crammed with new proposals. But…
Continue Reading Police arrest man over ‘brutal’ hammer attack at New York subway station
By Brynn Gingras, Kiely Westhoff, Laura Studley and Liam Reilly, CNN Police have arrested a man who allegedly hit a woman over the head several times…
Continue Reading Coal disaster 50 years later: WVa creek teeming with fish
By JOHN RABY Associated Press MAN, W.Va. (AP) — Fifty years ago in West Virginia, the collapse of a coal-waste impoundment unleashed a torrent of…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Pakistani students stuck in Ukraine since attack
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The families of hundreds of Pakistani students stuck in Ukraine following the Russian invasion are urging their government…
Continue ReadingZelensky refuses US offer to evacuate, saying ‘I need ammunition, not a ride’
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States of evacuation from the capital city…
Continue Reading Rusia dice que no está afectando la infraestructura civil de Ucrania. La evidencia sugiere lo contrario
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Este viernes, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergey Lavrov, trató de tranquilizar al mundo sobre las bajas…
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US lobbying firms rush to cut ties with Russian businesses hit with sanctions
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Daniel A. Medina, CNN In the years leading up to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, US lobbyists have raked in…
Continue Reading Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia despite govt crackdown
By DASHA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — As Russian troops were closing in on the Ukrainian capital, more and more…
Continue Reading After Trayvon Martin, Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Before Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and other Black people died…
Continue ReadingRadiation levels rise after Russian troops capture Chornobyl plant, monitoring agency says
By Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Radiation…
Continue ReadingCanada to sanction Putin, Russia’s foreign minister for Ukraine invasion
By Sarah Turnbull, CTVNews.ca producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Prime…
Continue Reading Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Invading Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine’s capital. The city is warning of street…
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