By Julia Horowitz and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Ever had a persistent boss who won’t stop messaging you once you’ve left work or logged off? In Portugal, that behavior is now illegal. The country recently introduced a law that bans employers from contacting workers outside of their regular hours by phone, message or email. “The
Continue ReadingCNN, TWITTER, PORTUGUESE MINISTER FOR WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY By Julia Horowitz and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Ever had a persistent boss who won’t stop messaging you once you’ve left work or logged off? In Portugal, that behavior is now illegal. The country recently introduced a law that bans employers from contacting workers outside of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN There was a time not long ago when comedian Gary Gulman couldn’t get out of bed. Now he’s headlining Carnegie Hall. Gulman’s had quite a journey through the depths of crippling depression to a new 90-minute show, “Born On 3rd Base,” which he will perform at Carnegie on November 13 as
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was 2015 when Congress last approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs. Back then, the measure passed with decisive majorities of both parties. This year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill easily cleared the Senate by a 69-13 vote with some GOP support. But
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Fourth-ranked Oklahoma has won an FBS-best 17 games in a row, and is the Big 12’s only undefeated team. The six-time defending league champions are trying to get to 10-0 for the first time since 2004. Baylor still has a chance to get into the Big 12 title game for the
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writere LONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs have united in their opposition to plans for biennial World Cups when they discussed the FIFA overhaul of the international calendar. At a Premier League meeting, the 20 teams also all opposed a FIFA proposal to reduce the five windows for international
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A near-Earth asteroid may be a fragment that once broke away from the moon. Named Kamo’oalewa, which derives from a Hawaiian creation chant that alludes to an offspring traveling on its own, the quasi-satellite was first discovered in 2016 by astronomers using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. Pan-STARRS is short for
Continue Reading
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The current system pressing into the Pacific NW will keep us under overcast skies today and deliver a 40% chance of more rain showers. Highs will be warmer, though, right around 60 degrees. Breezes, generally out of the south, will be gentle at 5-10 mph. We will cling to those gentle
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A French man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor to death in an antisemitic attack. The case triggered widespread outrage and called attention to resurgent anti-Jewish sentiment in France. Mireille Knoll’s family welcomed the verdict but is pushing for an annual homage to all victims
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Former President Donald Trump‘s attempt to withhold records from the House of Representatives related to the January 6 US Capitol attack based on executive privilege — a claim rejected by President Joe Biden — would present the US Supreme Court with a novel legal
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says the government has signed a contract with a group of companies from the United Arab Emirates to build a solar power station in a suburb of the capital of Damascus. Thursday’s announcement follows a meeting this week between the UAE foreign minister and Syria’s President Bashar Assad in Damascus,
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says the government has signed a contract with a group of companies from the United Arab Emirates to build a solar power station in a suburb of the capital of Damascus. Thursday’s announcement follows a meeting this week between the UAE foreign minister and Syria’s President Bashar Assad in Damascus,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tampa Bay’s high-scoring offense faces Washington’s slowly improving defense in a rematch of the teams’ playoff game last season. Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers are 6-2 and look like legitimate contenders. Washington fell to 2-6 before its bye week with a 17-10 loss at Denver. Taylor Heinicke
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Alabama has plenty of fine-tuning after a struggle against heavy underdog LSU when the running game was all but nonexistent. It’s the Crimson Tide’s final nonconference game _ and biggest mismatch of the season. New Mexico State gets its annual big payday from a Power Five team with a largely new
Continue ReadingBy ANGIE RICONO Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Police departments across the country are looking ahead and making changes when it comes to their K-9 officers, all because drug laws are changing. Many departments are deciding new dogs should not detect marijuana. Von Liche Kennels in Denver,
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two Europe-wide fan groups that work with UEFA have teamed with national leagues to lobby more effectively. They’re aiming to resist projects they believe threaten domestic soccer such as the Super League and the biennial World Cup proposal by FIFA. Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and Supporter
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Buffalo Bills are looking to bounce back after a dreadful loss at Jacksonville last weekend. Josh Allen threw two interceptions and lost a fumble during Buffalo’s first four series in the second half of a 9-6 loss. The Bills failed to score a TD last week and that marked the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 1 Georgia already has a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game. The Bulldogs can remain undefeated and finish SEC play with a perfect 8-0 record for the first time in program history. Tennessee becomes eligible for a bowl with its next victory. The Vols are coming off an upset
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Vincent Zhou couldn’t have had better timing. Not specifically on his jumps and spins and footwork, all of which must be precise when you are an elite figure skater. More so on just when he put everything together for perhaps the best performance of his career. Zhou nailed
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two new medicines against the coronavirus for people at risk of severe disease. In a statement on Thursday, the EU drug regulator said it had concluded that the monoclonal antibody treatments — a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab, and the drug regdanvimab —
Continue Reading