PARIS (AP) — The capital of France may be thousands of miles away from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, but what happens in French voting stations this month could have repercussions there. Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has close ties to Russia and wants to weaken the European Union and NATO. That could undercut
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise. That is hurting a slowing economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes, but most
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise. That is hurting a slowing economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes, but most
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter and take it private, saying he believes the company needs to be “transformed.” According to an SEC filing, Musk has offered to acquire all the shares in Twitter he does not own for $54.20 per share, valuing the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on the red planet nearly 10 years ago, has spent the last month climbing the Greenheugh Pediment on Mount Sharp, located at the center of Gale Crater. The Greenheugh Pediment is a
Continue ReadingBy ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears they came here to die. A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the head this
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía de Grand Rapids, Michigan, publicó este miércoles varios videos del encuentro de un agente con Patrick Lyoya a principios de abril. Dos de estos videos muestran el disparo fatal durante una pelea después de una parada de tráfico. El Departamento de Policía de Rapids publicó un video de
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says it will reject “any pressure or coercion” over its relationship with Russia. This is in response to a call from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for Beijing to use its “special relationship with Russia” to persuade Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a wide-ranging investigation Thursday into whether the oil industry has engaged in gas price gouging, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The probe is believed to be the first in the nation directed at the industry for the ongoing bout of high
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN, MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright. He says the social media platform “needs to be transformed” from his perspective as a self-identified “free-speech absolutist.” Musk is currently Twitter’s biggest individual shareholder. The company says in a regulatory filing that he
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection. And those 50 and older have the option of a second booster. Pfizer said Thursday new data shows
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection. And those 50 and older have the option of a second booster. Pfizer said Thursday new data shows
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36 times in kids 5 through 11 years of age, the companies said in a news release Thursday. The companies plan to request emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a booster
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN, MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright. He says the social media platform “needs to be transformed” from his perspective as a self-identified “free-speech absolutist.” Musk is currently Twitter’s biggest individual shareholder. The company says in a regulatory filing that he
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer UnitedHealth Group delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and raised its 2022 forecast, as growth in Medicare Advantage coverage and care delivery once again helped the health care giant. The nation’s largest health insurance provider said enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans grew nearly 9% to about 6.9 million people.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amazon says that for the first time in company history it will charge sellers a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge. So, if it seems like your favorite Amazon items are getting pricier, it could be because businesses are trying to pass along those rising expenses to customers. Here’s what you need to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amazon says that for the first time in company history it will charge sellers a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge. So, if it seems like your favorite Amazon items are getting pricier, it could be because businesses are trying to pass along those rising expenses to customers. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amazon says that for the first time in company history it will charge sellers a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge. So, if it seems like your favorite Amazon items are getting pricier, it could be because businesses are trying to pass along those rising expenses to customers. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN As a sweeping review of the nation’s premier public health agency commences this week, interviews by CNN with more than a dozen people close to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal an agency in need of serious changes to make it more nimble and ready
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Uno de los buques de guerra más importantes de la Armada rusa se hundió en el fondo del mar Negro, un duro golpe para un ejército que lucha contra la resistencia ucraniana 50 días después de la invasión de Vladimir Putin a su vecino, Ucrania. Los marineros rusos evacuaron el
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