US regulator orders crypto firm to stop minting Binance stablecoin
By Michelle Toh, CNN New York’s top financial regulator has ordered a crypto company to stop minting a major stablecoin, widening a clampdown…
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Red Sox ballpark turns back to baseball after busy winter
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park is getting ready for baseball again after perhaps its busiest offseason ever. Even with…
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TikTok ‘de-influencers’ want Gen Z to buy less – and more
By HALELUYA HADERO and ALI SWENSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A slew of TikTok users are using their platforms to encourage people to buy…
Continue Reading TikTok ‘de-influencers’ want Gen Z to buy less – and more
By HALELUYA HADERO and ALI SWENSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media…
Continue Reading 5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)
By Holly Yan, CNN The massacre that ripped apart 17 families in Parkland, Florida, five years ago on Valentine’s Day ignited a wave of…
Continue Reading Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle pounds North Island
By Hilary Whiteman and Taylor Ward, CNN New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as Cyclone…
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Letting Roger Federer leave Nike for Uniqlo was an ‘atrocity,’ says former Nike tennis director
By Simon Cambers and Simon Graf for CNN When Roger Federer made the decision to hang up his tennis racket last year at the age of 41, he did so as…
Continue Reading DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the…
Continue Reading Qatar donates World Cup mobile homes to earthquake survivors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of…
Continue Reading Open hearts, helping hands: Jill Biden’s valentine to US
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The handprints of military children pressed onto paper hearts will decorate a corner of…
Continue Reading Germany to produce ammo for air defense guns sent to Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says a deal has been signed for new ammunition for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns it provided to…
Continue Reading Sweden’s king to undergo planned surgery in heart area
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will undergo a planned a surgical procedure through peephole surgery in the heart area. The…
Continue Reading Kyiv clamors for fighter jets as war nears ‘critical’ phase
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine is renewing its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frustrate Moscow’s…
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White House says leading theory is objects shot down were ‘benign’ balloons as it tries to tamp down on conspiracies
By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN The leading explanation among US intelligence officials is that three objects shot down over North America last…
Continue Reading Indian authorities raid BBC offices after broadcast of Modi documentary
By Manveena Suri, Kunal Sehgal and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks…
Continue Reading Flex LNG: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Flex LNG: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading UAE’s COP28 leader: ‘Fight climate change, not each other’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in…
Continue ReadingChina goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility
By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang, CNN It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late last…
Continue ReadingHainan island: Known as ‘China’s Hawaii,’ the vacation hotspot is also a strategic military base
By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN It’s known as the “Hawaii of China,” a tropical island paradise where the Chinese middle class…
Continue ReadingChina goes on the offensive as balloon fallout threatens to damage credibility
By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang, CNN It’s been about two weeks since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered American airspace late last…
Continue ReadingAi Weiwei’s new show considers the value of everyday objects
Gareth Harris The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is headed to the Design Museum in London this spring with a major new show unveiling works…
Continue Reading Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Lawyers say Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival…
Continue Reading UAE’s COP28 leader: ‘Fight climate change, not each other’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in…
Continue ReadingTurkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…
Continue ReadingTurkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…
Continue Reading Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe, mostly in Germany, UK
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to…
Continue Reading Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe, mostly in Germany, UK
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to…
Continue ReadingMeet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…
Continue ReadingMeet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…
Continue Reading The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine
By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…
Continue Reading Hackers target Bahrain airport, news sites to mark uprising
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers say they have taken down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport and state news agency to mark…
Continue Reading Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after…
Continue Reading Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after…
Continue Reading Love blossoms in Serbia between Ukrainian, Russian ‘enemies’
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — She is from Ukraine and he is from Russia. Their love blossomed online, but with their…
Continue Reading Amid quake’s devastation, parallel rescue bid targets pets
By BERNAT ARMANGUÉ Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Six days after the earthquake that flattened parts of Turkey and Syria, two survivors…
Continue Reading Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
By SARAH EL DEEB, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, BERNAT ARMANGUÉ AND ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Continue ReadingChina’s new top diplomat to visit Russia as tensions with the US mount
By Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s top diplomat will visit Russia this month, according to its Foreign Ministry, in the first visit to the country…
Continue Reading Voice of Democracy, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets, has been shut down
By Heather Chen, CNN One of Cambodia’s last remaining independent media outlets has been shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of national…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q announces plan to reopen after deadly mass shooting shuttered the LGBTQ ‘safe space’
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN Almost three months after Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q was the site of a deadly mass shooting, the…
Continue Reading Some Ukrainian soldiers freeze sperm amid war with Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Vitalii Khroniuk lay facedown on the ground taking cover from Russian artillery fire,…
Continue Reading For Syrian women, quake adds disaster on top of war’s pain
By SARAH EL DEEB and FAY ABOUELGASIM Associated Press ATAREB, Syria (AP) — Draped in a heavy wool shawl against the cold, Ayesha dragged her feet,…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall after US inflation feeds rate hike fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after U.S. inflation edged down less than expected, fueling…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall after US inflation feeds rate hike fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after U.S. inflation edged down less than expected, fueling…
Continue Reading Idris Elba on James Bond: ‘I’m not going to be that guy’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented…
Continue Reading10 romantic paintings that stir feelings of love
Forrest Brown, CNN Whether it’s couples locked in a tender embrace or a still-life with sensuous qualities, throughout history, artists have…
Continue Reading Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact…
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