LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Autoridades investigan un posible ataque químico en la sitiada ciudad portuaria de Mariúpol, en el sur de Ucrania, según pudo saber este lunes CNN. CNN no puede verificar de forma independiente que haya habido algún tipo de ataque químico, o cuántas víctimas causó tal incidente. Esto es lo que sabemos:
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Officials with Washington State Ferries acknowledge the system is short on staff and in need of dozens of new recruits. KING-TV reports a March report from the ferry system says staff shortages are unprecedented in the system’s 70-year history. Washington State Ferry spokesman Ian Sterling said Monday that Ferries needs to hire,
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ data protection watchdog has imposed a record 3.7 million euro ($4 million) fine on the country’s tax office. The fine was for unlawfully processing and storing personal information in a “black list” used to detect fraud. Data Protection Authority’s Chairman Aleid Wolfsen said Tuesday the government’s Taxation Service
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ data protection watchdog has imposed a record 3.7 million euro ($4 million) fine on the country’s tax office. The fine was for unlawfully processing and storing personal information in a “black list” used to detect fraud. Data Protection Authority’s Chairman Aleid Wolfsen said Tuesday the government’s Taxation Service
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — La adolescente Eya Guezguez, que representó a Túnez en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, murió en un accidente mientras entrenaba este domingo, según un post de Facebook del Comité Olímpico de Túnez. Guezguez, de 17 años, fue sepultada este lunes en Ariana, Túnez, después de la oración de Asr, dijo
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will accelerate plans to exploit offshore natural gas deposits, describing a return to reliance on fossil fuels as a temporary necessity due to the disruption caused by the war in Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday urveys in six regions in western and southern Greece should
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will accelerate plans to exploit offshore natural gas deposits, describing a return to reliance on fossil fuels as a temporary necessity due to the disruption caused by the war in Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday urveys in six regions in western and southern Greece should
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Jews in war-torn Ukraine as well as those fleeing the country are getting ready to celebrate Passover on Friday. The holiday marks the exodus of enslaved Jews led by Moses from Egypt to Israel. The Passover story is playing out in real time in the lives of Ukrainian Jews as
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea as the process to end the ownership of sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich steps up. Abramovich put the London club up for sale six weeks ago. Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, went public for the first
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea as the process to end the ownership of sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich steps up. Abramovich put the London club up for sale six weeks ago. Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, went public for the first
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer As schools across the U.S. race to help students catch up after the pandemic, some are finding that figuring out who needs help is a challenge of its own. The disruption of online learning led some students to fall under the radar, missing homework and tests that usually help
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nota del editor: Don Lincoln es un científico senior del Laboratorio Nacional de Aceleradores Fermi. Es autor de varios libros de ciencia para el público en general, entre ellos el audiolibro más vendido “The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality”. También produce una serie de videos de educación científica.
Continue ReadingDUBLIN (AP) — Some of the biggest figures in boxing have been urged to cut ties with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang targeted with sanctions by the American government. The U.S. government is offering a reward of $5 million for information that will lead to the “financial destruction” of the Kinahan
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans have been living with soaring prices for months. New inflation data set to be released Tuesday is expected to show that March marked yet another multi-decade high. Having already hit 7.9% in February, economists are hopeful that rampant inflation peaked in the first quarter. But there’s plenty that will keep prices elevated for
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says it has it received witness statements from 290 alleged victims in its first three months of work. Cases involve children as young as two years old. The committee said Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he paid a fine by police for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. His office said his wife, Carrie, and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak also were fined. Tuesday’s news made Johnson the first
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet After paying off credit card debt, it’s important to evaluate your relationship with plastic to determine whether a second chance is worthwhile. While a break from credit can be necessary and useful for establishing new spending habits, doing away with a credit card entirely could negatively impact your credit. Credit
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