MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has dropped David de Gea and included Brentford goalkeeper David Raya in the squad for upcoming friendly matches against Albania and Iceland. De Gea played the entire match for Manchester United on Tuesday when the team lost to Atlético Madrid 1-0 and was eliminated from the Champions League
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business The S&P 500 surged 6% this week, its best weekly performance since November 2020. What? That’s right. US stocks had a banner performance even as war raged on in Ukraine, Russia teetered on the brink of default and the Fed hiked rates for the first time since 2018. The S&P
Continue ReadingCNN, KMAX, KOVR By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them during the pandemic. The retired secretary from Salt Lake City babysits for Layla, 3, and Harlow, 1, three times a week while her daughter and son-in-law are at work. She also loves
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a hamstring injury. The injury rules Alexander-Arnold out of the England squad for upcoming friendlies and raises doubts about his availability for Liverpool’s visit to Manchester City on April 10. City leads Liverpool by one point
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business After some of the hundreds of Black students stranded in the besieged city of Sumy, Ukraine, released desperate pleas for help on social media earlier this month, a grassroots group of volunteers sprang into action to help them safely evacuate the war zone. Black Women for Black Lives, a new
Continue ReadingBy VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been freed from custody following an investigation by prosecutors, who failed to come up with enough evidence to press charges. His supporters earlier had taken to the streets to protest his detention. The 62-year-old Borissov was detained for 24 hours
Continue ReadingBy VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been freed from custody following an investigation by prosecutors, who failed to come up with enough evidence to press charges. His supporters earlier had taken to the streets to protest his detention. The 62-year-old Borissov was detained for 24 hours
Continue ReadingBy PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A 75-year-old Norwegian photographer has been arrested on the Greek island of Lesbos on espionage-related charges and appeared in court. Knut Bry was working with a local non-profit organization that helps migrants and refugees. Bry’s lawyer told the AP he would formally present
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said Friday the action undermines efforts to improve transparency in a region seeing rising official exports of the mineral. The U.S. announced sanctions late Thursday targeting Alain Goetz and African Gold
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Reigning champion Chelsea will face 13-time winner Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after the draw for the last eight took place Friday. Chelsea is mired in the middle of controversy after its owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government and the European Union following Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press Fire crews in Central Texas are struggling to contain massive, windswept wildfires that have burned homes, destroyed a church and left a local sheriff’s deputy dead. Several wildfires have merged to form what fire officials call a “complex” that’s burning near Eastland, about 120 miles west of Dallas. Officials say
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Defending champion Chelsea has been drawn to play record 13-time European champion Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. The first pairing drawn at UEFA headquarters sent Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to the London club where he won a league and cup double a
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Acclaimed Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has been killed in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv. The Young Theater — a Ukrainian theater troupe she had been part of since 1980 — announced the star’s death on Thursday. In a statement shared on its Facebook page, the company
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Ya no hay misterios: los ocho equipos que siguen en carrera en la Champions League ya conocen sus rivales de cuartos de final y el camino rumbo a la final en París, según lo determinó el sorteo realizado este viernes. En el evento realizado en la sede de la UEFA en
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ support for economic sanctions on Russia is broad and bipartisan, according to new polling on the public’s response to the war in Ukraine. And so far, that’s the case even when the potential for higher gas prices is considered. At the same time, the American public largely continues to oppose
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN What are your sleep myths and facts? You know, the things you are absolutely sure you should do — and not do — to get a good night’s sleep. Studies show that most of us are practicing bad sleep habits without knowing it — which can lead to serious health consequences.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has already ruled in epic battles between Congress and former President Donald Trump, rebuffing efforts to shield White House testimony and records. President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, who begins Senate hearings on Monday, twice sided with US House committees trying to wrest information from Trump and
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Se espera que tormentas severas azoten partes del sureste de Estados Unidos, con pronósticos de vientos dañinos, granizo y posibles tornados. Casi 45 millones de personas corren el riesgo de sufrir condiciones meteorológicas adversas el viernes a medida que las tormentas eléctricas se desplazan hacia el este a lo largo de la
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