By JIM VERTUNO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The new world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly expanding pop-up industry: Nonprofit collectives are being formed to set up athletes with deals and pay them to promote charities. The collectives are pitched as feel-good partnerships. But they also raise questions of
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The new world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly expanding pop-up industry: Nonprofit collectives are being formed to set up athletes with deals and pay them to promote charities. The collectives are pitched as feel-good partnerships. But they also raise questions of
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Class is back in session once again. “Community,” the six-season hit NBC comedy series about a group of students at a community college, will return with a long-awaited movie, NBC’s streaming service Peacock announced Friday — fulfilling the show’s own “six seasons and a movie” prophecy. “‘Six seasons and a movie’
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE and VICTOR CAIVANO Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of poor people, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office — either in Sunday’s first round or in a runoff.. The far-right leader is reminding them of his pandemic
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — France midfielder Boubacar Kamara has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage. Kamara was injured while playing for Aston Villa in a 1-0 win against Southampton this month. The 22-year-old Kamara was picked in France’s Nations League games this month but had to withdraw. Villa manager
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do so on opening weekend. FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMED in Burlington will all open on Saturday. A fourth business has been licensed to sell recreational
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do so on opening weekend. FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMED in Burlington will all open on Saturday. A fourth business has been licensed to sell recreational
Continue ReadingCNN, US COAST GUARD, DAN ALLERS, FRANK LONI, WKMG, WCSC By Jay Croft, CNN Particularly hard hit by Hurricane Ian, the Fort Myers area in southwest Florida is in shambles. “It’s horrific,” Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told CNN’s John Berman Friday morning at the city’s devastated marina, its boats strewn about and cement slabs
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Alicia Wallace, CNN Americans are feeling more positive about the economy and believe inflation will settle down — but plenty of uncertainty is still swirling. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index for September settled in at 58.6, down slightly from preliminary readings of 59.5, according to findings from the school’s
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini has criticized the European Union for not working together on a common response to the energy crisis but instead “protecting their own interests.” Speaking at a Milan demonstration by farmers protesting the impact of high energy prices, Salvini said the EU
Continue ReadingST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — English golfer Richard Mansell has stood up to bad weather to shoot a stunning 4-under 68 on the Old Course and open a two-shot lead halfway through the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Mansell carded five birdies and a single bogey to post the lowest round of the day.
Continue ReadingCNN, AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA announced approval of Relyvrio, developed by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, on Thursday. The oral medication can be taken as a standalone therapy or with other treatments, according to the
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan The apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia underscore Europe’s massive energy vulnerabilities, former US energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN. “It’s a scary situation. They are basically hoping and praying for a mild winter,” Chatterjee, a former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan The apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia underscore Europe’s massive energy vulnerabilities, former US energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN. “It’s a scary situation. They are basically hoping and praying for a mild winter,” Chatterjee, a former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said in
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add Nike to the list of brands and stores discounting excess merchandise to clear it off shelves. Nike said Thursday its inventory levels soared 65% in North America, its largest market, and 44% overall last quarter from a year ago. After navigating limited supply in 2021 Nike is now carrying
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year, gun rights groups and firearms owners have launched another attempt to overturn Connecticut’s ban on certain semiautomatic rifles that was enacted in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. A new lawsuit was filed Thursday in
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN In the wake of a devastating Hurricane Ian, theme parks and other sites of interest to tourists worked to reopen in hard-hit Florida as well as the Carolinas. Here’s a status report of the latest plans of various theme parks and other tourist attractions in Florida along with what’s going on
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN As Hurricane Ian approached the South Carolina coastline midday Friday, theme parks and other sites of interest to tourists are assessing their situations in hard-hit Florida. Walt Disney World and a few other places reopened on Friday, and other spots aim to reopen this weekend. Here’s a status report of
Continue ReadingCNN By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Marnie Hunter, CNN Hurricane Ian is dealing another blow to air travel as it moves up the East Coast. The main airport in Charleston, South Carolina, has closed, while many airports in Florida are reopening on Friday. Charleston International Airport airfield has closed because of high winds from
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El huracán Ian puede haber causado hasta US$ 47.000 millones en pérdidas aseguradas, según la última estimación, lo que podría convertirlo en uno de los ciclones más costosos de la historia del estado. CoreLogic, una empresa de investigación que calcula las pérdidas por catástrofes naturales, publicó la estimación
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