By Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will announce his intent to nominate four additional ambassadors to key posts, including the United Kingdom, ahead of his Wednesday afternoon news conference. CNN reported in July that Biden would name Jane Hartley, a former US ambassador to France, to be ambassador to
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a national security memorandum to bolster cybersecurity for sensitive computer systems used by the Pentagon and US spy agencies amid an array of hacking threats from foreign governments. The White House said the measures would “[raise] the bar for the cybersecurity of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget left us a lovely gift. The final episode of his podcast “Bob Saget’s Here For You” was released this week and it is, of course, bittersweet. It opens with Saget’s friend and fellow stand-up comedian Bill Burr giving an intro, which Burr called an “honor.” Burr said the
Continue ReadingOSLO, Norway (AP) — A psychiatrist who has observed a Norwegian far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 says Anders Behring Breivik “has the same diagnosis that he has had all along” and can’t be trusted. Breivik is serving Norway’s maximum 21-year sentence for setting off a bomb in Oslo’s government district and carrying
Continue ReadingHannah Ryan, CNN Several early works by one of the world’s most renowned Impressionist painters, Claude Monet, are to be put up for sale by the British auction house Sotheby’s, with a combined estimate of $50 million. The five paintings, which together chart the French master’s shift to a more abstract style over a 15-year
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor is expecting about a 40% chance of snow showers that will last through today, tonight and well into Thursday. Highs will be in the mid 30’s through the end of the workweek. Plenty of sunshine is expected on the slopes from Friday on into next week. Beginning Saturday, highs will rise to the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing his nominating prominent Democratic fundraiser Jane Hartley to serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. He’s also nominating major donor Alan Leventhal to serve as envoy to Denmark. Other announcements from the White House on Wednesday include longtime diplomat
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said the deal would be good
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said the deal would be good
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The cloud cover will vary from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy today, and let’s not be surprised if, by the end of the day, some areas see a light shower or two. Highs will be in the mid to upper 40’s and breezes will be light out of the south and
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat facing reelection in Arizona, announced he will back a rules change to pass voting rights legislation, revealing a schism with his fellow Arizonan, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has remained steadfast in her opposition to such a change. In a lengthy statement, Kelly wrote that “protecting
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Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business With the trucking industry facing a shortage of qualified drivers, the US government is setting up an apprenticeship program for young truckers. The new program will allow people as young as 18 to drive big interstate semi trucks. The new program is coming on-line as the industry complains of driver
Continue ReadingBRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Officials say the trial of three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery cost taxpayers $1.08 million for security and related expenses. The Brunswick News reports commissioners in Glynn County, Georgia, spent the money on overtime and other costs stemming from having extra sheriff’s deputies, police and other public safety workers
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Knights of Malta, an ancient Catholic order, are warning that the Vatican’s proposals for reforming the order risk its internationally recognized status as a soverign state. The Knights’ grand chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager, wrote a letter to the Knights’ members saying the Vatican proposals contradict assurances
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make the European Union more powerful as his country holds the bloc’s presidency for six months. Yet he has been accused by adversaries and critics of using the position as a springboard toward a reelection bid. Macron spoke at
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Liakos and Richard Quest, CNN The president of Emirates tells CNN that the airline was not aware of some of the potential 5G rollout issues until yesterday morning, calling the situation “one of the most delinquent, utterly irresponsible” he has seen in his aviation career. Major international airlines are scrambling to
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent’s office. Ulliel, who was 37, was known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles. He portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007′s “Hannibal
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — After the deadly August floods, students in Waverly have been forced to attend classes at other schools across Humphreys County. Now Humphreys County Schools are getting closer to getting those students back in town under the same roof. “The room we
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered as tickets went on sale. The steep rise in the prices for the FIFA showpiece match contrasts with the group stage seeing a reduction in
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