LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have qualified 1-2 for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, setting up a showdown between the Formula One championship contenders at the very start of Sunday’s race. Hamilton won the 102nd pole of his career and fourth of the season. Hamilton trails Verstappen by 14 points in
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenley Goertzen and Coy Wire, CNN Last year, driver Kyle Larson watched the NASCAR Cup Series Championship from afar. This year, in one of the most dominant racing seasons seen in over a decade, he overtook his teammate and former winner Chase Elliott to claim the sport’s ultimate prize. After 312 laps at
Continue ReadingBy Brenley Goertzen and Coy Wire, CNN Last year, driver Kyle Larson watched the NASCAR Cup Series Championship from afar. This year, in one of the most dominant racing seasons seen in over a decade, he overtook his teammate and former winner Chase Elliott to claim the sport’s ultimate prize. After 312 laps at the
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis is hoping that a charity soccer match that includes Swiss Guards, Vatican employees, priests, a player with Down syndrome, migrants and members of the Roma community will deal a significant “kick” to discrimination. The match takes place on Sunday in Rome and will be refereed by Lazio team captain Ciro
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los padres rara vez salen bien parados en el cine y la televisión, pero “King Richard” rompe esa tendencia, colocando a Will Smith al centro de la cancha en un retrato abrumadoramente halagador del patriarca del tenis Richard Williams. Smith interpreta muy bien su papel, y es el principal atributo para
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The family of a prominent Afghan doctor says he was kidnapped and killed in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The doctor’s son said on Saturday that Mohamed Nader Alemi was abducted two months ago by kidnappers demanding a ransom. The son says
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los medios estatales chinos están tratando de aliviar las crecientes preocupaciones sobre el paradero y el bienestar de la tenista china, Peng Shuai. Varias personas conectadas con los medios de comunicación estatales chinos y al sistema deportivo tuitearon fotos y videos que, según dicen, muestran a Shuai cenando este sábado. Uno
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En cuestión de meses, el gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis pasó de ser un brillante ejemplo a los ojos de Donald Trump de un líder “MAGA” moldeado a su imagen y semejanza a ser un político promedio que olvidó sus raíces mientras ascendía al estrellato republicano. Personas cercanas a ambos hombres
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una pandilla de seis personas acusada de robar caballos para el matadero y vender la carne a los restaurantes disfrazada de carne de res fue detenida en el sur de Brasil, según las autoridades. Un comunicado del Ministerio Público de Rio Grande do Sul (MPRS) señala que la pandilla distribuía más
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s record high coronavirus death toll has persisted for a second straight day, as the number of new infections declined. The state coronavirus task force reported 1,254 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, matching Friday’s tally. The task force also reported 37,120 new confirmed cases. Russia’s daily new infections in recent weeks appear to
Continue ReadingCNN By Becky Anderson and Jack Bantock, CNN As athletes grapple with the pros and cons of using social media, Usain Bolt says he has the utmost sympathy for them as he recalled the way he was treated as a young athlete. The eight-time Olympic champion — widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all-time
Continue ReadingBy Becky Anderson and Jack Bantock, CNN As athletes grapple with the pros and cons of using social media, Usain Bolt says he has the utmost sympathy for them as he recalled the way he was treated as a young athlete. The eight-time Olympic champion — widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all-time —
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon says its navy has rescued a boat carrying migrants that had left the country heading west across the Mediterranean Sea, but broke down off the coast. It’s the latest case of desperate people — mostly Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians — sailing toward European Union member Cyprus, and sometimes Turkey, seeking to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Era la mañana del 4 de abril de 2003 y Jennifer Lowther lloraba en un rincón de la sala de espera del aeropuerto de Toronto porque iba a perderse la boda de su mejor amiga. Era el comienzo de la primavera, pero una repentina tormenta de nieve había sumido a Toronto
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang, CNN Three construction workers have died after scaffolding collapsed in northern Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The incident, which left two others injured with leg fractures, occurred at a metro construction site in Sanxia, New Taipei City, according to CNA. The report did not say what caused
Continue ReadingLEVI, Finland (AP) — Petra Vlhova has held on to her first-run lead to beat Mikaela Shiffrin and win the first World Cup slalom of the season. The Slovakian overall champion initially lost a few hundredths from her slim lead of .11 but accelerated near the end of her final run to win by .31
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Realmente importa el tamaño? Cuando se trata de superyates, parece que la respuesta es un rotundo sí. El título del yate más grande del mundo le perteneció, por casi un siglo, al barco El Mahrousa. Pero, en los últimos años, el título ha cambiado de manos con mucha más frecuencia a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The man who was once Britain’s most powerful newspaper editor has dropped his bid to head the country’s broadcasting regulator. The decision is a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre was the government’s favorite candidate to be chairman of Ofcom — so much so that when
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here. A grassroots organization is forcing a South Carolina city to reckon with its history of White supremacy — a past some residents would rather leave buried. Since
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Harlan and Andy Rose, CNN Two teens were arrested over the weekend in connection with a shooting that wounded three teenagers during a fight in the parking lot of a Colorado high school Friday, authorities said Sunday. A third teen was arrested Friday, Aurora police previously said. “All three that have been arrested
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