By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Another damning report into government corruption in South Africa has recommended further investigations and the possible prosecution of former President Jacob Zuma for allegedly receiving bribes to influence the awarding of state contracts. It has also implicated current and former cabinet ministers and other senior figures in
Continue ReadingKRASNODAR, Russia (AP) — Former Norwich manager Daniel Farke has quit his job as coach of Russian club FC Krasnodar. The decision comes a week after Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. Krasnodar says the club and Farke “reached a deal to end the contract by mutual agreement” and that the German’s three assistant coaches would leave
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s biggest oil driller says it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants across the Midwest and pump it underground for permanent storage. Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources said Wednesday it’s
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s biggest oil driller says it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants across the Midwest and pump it underground for permanent storage. Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources said Wednesday it’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN Confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin on March 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday, with Democratic leaders setting a goal of reaching a final Senate vote by April 8. “There’s no reason to wait on this,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Devan Cole, CNN The White House on Wednesday appeared to downplay its openness to sanctioning Russian oil as a means of punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin. The administration declined to rule it out entirely but said doing so was not in US strategic interests, citing disruptions to the global oil supply
Continue ReadingBy HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has a new warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: You must protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing the money. In a new report to Congress, the Transportation Department says it
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has halted its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is a Russian metals tycoon who has been sanctioned by the European Union. The move came in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Everton says it had “suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has halted its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is a Russian metals tycoon who has been sanctioned by the European Union. The move came in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Everton says it had “suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Business staff A growing number of international companies, including Apple, Disney and Ford, are dialing back operations in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, Exxon announced it would quit its last Russian project, while Boeing said that it had suspended major operations in Moscow. Other global energy players, including BP
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN The former Louisville Metro Police detective who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 testified through tears at his trial Wednesday as he defended his decision to open fire into the home. Former Detective Brett Hankison testified that when a
Continue ReadingCNN, WAVE, WCCO, CELL PHONE VIDEO, LOUISVILLE POLICE, TAYLOR FAMILY By Aaron Cooper, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN The former Louisville Metro Police detective who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 testified through tears at his trial Wednesday as he defended his decision to open fire into
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany is removing all countries currently on its list of “high-risk areas” as part of a rethink of its coronavirus travel rules that will take effect on Thursday. The country’s disease control center said that from now on Germany’s list will only include places where high infection rates are linked to variants
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany is removing all countries currently on its list of “high-risk areas” as part of a rethink of its coronavirus travel rules that will take effect on Thursday. The country’s disease control center said that from now on Germany’s list will only include places where high infection rates are linked to variants
Continue ReadingBy RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds A build-to-order vehicle from the factory ensures you get the exact car, color and option combination that you want. It’s a little-known method to save time tracking down a vehicle that fits your needs.
Continue ReadingBy RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds A build-to-order vehicle from the factory ensures you get the exact car, color and option combination that you want. It’s a little-known method to save time tracking down a vehicle that fits your needs.
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Ford will split its electric vehicle and internal combustion operations into two individual businesses to accelerate its adaptation of new technology. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that its transformation into an EV company is accelerating. Ford plans a major restructuring with two distinct but strategically interdependent auto businesses –
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Ford will split its electric vehicle and internal combustion operations into two individual businesses to accelerate its adaptation of new technology. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that its transformation into an EV company is accelerating. Ford plans a major restructuring with two distinct but strategically interdependent auto businesses –
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Kaiser and Stephanie Elam, CNN Winter is California’s wet season, but a discouraging snow survey performed on Tuesday, along with an ominous (lack of) precipitation record set in Sacramento, shows that California reservoirs will likely not fill up again this year. “With below-average precipitation and snow up until this point, our team’s latest
Continue ReadingKGO, CA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR), CNN By Caitlin Kaiser and Stephanie Elam, CNN Winter is California’s wet season, but a discouraging snow survey performed on Tuesday, along with an ominous (lack of) precipitation record set in Sacramento, shows that California reservoirs will likely not fill up again this year. “With below-average precipitation and
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