COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark says it is lifting a sailing ban in the area of the Baltic Sea around the gas leaks caused by explosions that incapacitated the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. However, the Danish Maritime Authority said Thursday it was maintaining some restrictions on the seabed “due to underwater obstacles.” Shortly
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Ikea is planning to splash €2 billion ($2.19 billion) to expand its furniture empire in the United States in what will be the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in a single country. Ingka Group, Ikea Retail’s Dutch holding company, said in a statement Thursday that it hoped to open eight large stores and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Kelly Clarkson is getting some help from Henry Winkler. The talk show host revealed on her show this week that her daughter has dyslexia and Winkler, who is also dyslexic, offered her some advice. The “Barry” star is also an author of children’s books. “I was driving my daughter to school
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Benfica went into a slump at the worst time of the season and it cost the team a spot in the Champions League semifinals. The Portuguese club couldn’t end its winless streak and was eliminated from the Champions League after a 3-3 draw at Inter Milan on Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A civil society group says at least 20 people have been killed and others abducted by extremists in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province. The Allied Democratic Forces — believed to be linked with the Islamic State group — attacked civilians in Samboko village in Beni territory on Wednesday, Mamove civil society
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday morning, kicking off the vehicle’s historic first test flight. The massive Super Heavy rocket booster, which houses 33 engines, lifted off Thursday morning, sending a massive boom across
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings and a Bay Area hip-hop star who alleged “racial bias” for being kicked out of a playoff game said the situation resulted from a “unfortunate misunderstanding.” The rapper E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, and the team put out a joint statement on Wednesday explaining
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — McDonald’s anunció cambios en sus hamburguesas exclusivas a principios de esta semana, incluida la adición de más salsa Big Mac. Ahora, les está dando a sus seguidores una forma de obtener aún más salsa. A partir de la próxima semana, por tiempo limitado, los clientes que hagan sus pedidos a través
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN “We’re all in — 100%,” US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly told Chelsea fans upon his arrival at the club in May 2022. Fast forward almost a year, it is safe to say that the American has stuck to his word — though at some cost. The 49-year-old said his consortium would
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Tuesday Morning is going out of business and closing all of its stores. It is the second major US home goods retailer to go bust in recent days. The retailer announced on Facebook and its website that it has started a going-out-of-business sale with 30% off discounts
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has emerged largely unscathed politically from his New York indictment. But a new poll suggests that investigations in Georgia and Washington could prove more problematic. Only 4 in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump acted illegally in New York, where he
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Countries across the globe are reporting a sustained spike in the number of invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS) infections at a time when the season for strep infections should be winding down, and Canada is among them. iGAS is
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — One of the oldest known meteor showers will peak this weekend, with Canadians and others in the Northern Hemisphere expected to get some of the best views. Known for its fast and bright meteors, the Lyrids will peak Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN Sen. John Fetterman, who returned to Congress this week after receiving treatment for clinical depression, is speaking out about how his tough Senate race last year worsened his mental health. Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, shared with People magazine in an interview published Wednesday that criticism about whether he could serve
Continue ReadingBy ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a minister known for inflammatory statements and for waging a grassroots campaign against African migrants for the post of consul general in New York. It’s one of Israel’s most sensitive delegations that deals with outreach to American Jews. Netanyahu’s
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in southern Greece say one migrant has died and 47 others have been rescued after a sailboat crashed into rocks and partially sank in a remote coastal area of the Greek mainland. The coast guard said the migrants ‒ 15 men, 16 women and 16 minors ‒ were located near
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Several Anheuser-Busch facilities received threats last week, a company spokesperson confirmed, following weeks of backlash against Bud Light because it sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. “The safety of our employees is always our top priority,” the company spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “We worked quickly with
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Late last year, Facebook-parent Meta quietly phased out certain content labels on its platforms that for much of the pandemic had directed viewers to its central Covid-19 information page, after internal research concluded the labels may be ineffective at changing attitudes or stopping the spread of misinformation, according to a report
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Michelin is recalling more than 542,000 snow tires in the U.S. because they don’t have enough traction to work in all snowy conditions. The recall covers certain Agilis CrossClimate C-Metric tires that Michelin says don’t meet U.S. safety standards. The tire maker says in documents posted Thursday by safety regulators that tires
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