Anna Deavere Smith among winners of arts academy prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Adrienne Kennedy, actor-playwright-educator Anna Deavere Smith and author-essayist Phillip Lopate are among this…
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White House ramping up its warnings about potential disruptions to Covid response without new funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is amping up its warning that aspects of the federal Covid-19 response will be curtailed after lawmakers failed…
Continue ReadingChicago blues, rock ‘n’ roll landmark easily overlooked
By KIM CURTIS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — On a nondescript stretch of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago is a little-known site that can…
Continue ReadingBritain’s cost of living crisis is pushing millions to the brink
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Nazmin Begum has a problem: she’s having to pay much more to keep her two children warm and fed as the United…
Continue ReadingSlovaks charge 2 with spying for Russia’s military service
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Slovak authorities say they have broken a Russian spying network that was operating on Slovak…
Continue ReadingKey inflation measure hits double digits for February
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Prices kept rising in February as another key inflation gauge soared and hit double digits. The US producer price…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump’s misleading claims on Obama-Biden aid to Ukraine
CNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addressed members of Congress on Wednesday to press the United States…
Continue ReadingPoodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles…
Continue ReadingThey moved to Ukraine for an education. Now they’re living in a city occupied by Russian forces
By Shama Nasinde and Stephanie Busari, CNN African students trapped in southern Ukraine’s Kherson are crying out for help, as Russian forces…
Continue ReadingOil prices dropped 30% in a week. What gives?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business After Russia invaded Ukraine, global oil prices experienced a dramatic spike. Just over a week ago, Brent crude…
Continue ReadingJon Huntsman Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Personal…
Continue ReadingHank Paulson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hank Paulson, former US Treasury secretary and CEO of Goldman Sachs. Personal Birth date: March…
Continue ReadingTransport Canada investigating whether Freedom Convoy supporters aboard flight were screened for vaccination
By Glen McGregor Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Transport Canada is looking into a…
Continue ReadingRussians who oppose the war in Ukraine are leaving through Finland
By Genevieve Beauchemin Click here for updates on this story Finland (CTV Network) — Twice a day, a packed train from…
Continue ReadingUS producer prices climbed 10% in February from a year ago
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Wholesale inflation in the United States shot up 10% last month from a year earlier — another sign that…
Continue ReadingChelsea scraps bid to close FA Cup game to all fans
LONDON (AP) — The Football Association says Chelsea has withdrawn its request to play its FA Cup game against Middlesbrough without a crowd, a…
Continue ReadingGroff, Delany, Arnett among ‘Lammy’ nominees for LGBTQ books
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Lauren Groff and Kristen Arnett, erotica by Samuel R. Delany and nonfiction by Daisy…
Continue ReadingHaitians aiming for Florida Keys outpace 2021 migration
By DANICA COTO and FREIDA FRISARO FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Haitian migrants are reaching Florida’s shores in repeated suspected human…
Continue ReadingWhen will people get fed up with high prices?
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans have watched prices for everything from diapers to gas go up over the past year. So far, they have kept…
Continue ReadingAirlines fight Calif. law that expands breaks for employees
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry is raising the stakes in a fight over mandatory rest breaks under California…
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