By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is rich with history in the basketball world with the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and LeBron James among the many greats to have been recognized for their individual achievements throughout a season. This year, the race to become the league’s regular season
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los helicópteros de los medios de comunicación planeaban mientras una hilera de vehículos todoterreno recorría a toda velocidad la FDR Drive de Manhattan. Una multitud de periodistas, simpatizantes y curiosos esperaban en el Tribunal Penal de Manhattan, rodeados de agentes de policía. Todos esperaban la llegada del acusado. Puede que el
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of UBS has voiced confidence that the Swiss bank will succeed in a government-engineered takeover of hobbled rival Credit Suisse. Chairman Colm Kelleher pledged Wednesday that the deal will reduce costs, benefit shareholders and buttress Swiss finance despite “huge” risk in knitting
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of UBS has voiced confidence that the Swiss bank will succeed in a government-engineered takeover of hobbled rival Credit Suisse. Chairman Colm Kelleher pledged Wednesday that the deal will reduce costs, benefit shareholders and buttress Swiss finance despite “huge” risk in knitting
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China. This takes place despite no known resolution to the case of Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai. Peng disappeared from public view shortly after accusing a former high-ranking Communist Party official — in a web posting in November of 2021 — of
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will not shine pink tonight, despite its name, but the bright golden orb could still offer a sight to behold. Moon observers can begin to see the lunar event starting Wednesday night, and it will peak early Thursday morning at 12:34 a.m. ET. “The April
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Michelle Toh, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing this week for a visit France has framed as a high stakes chance to push China to do more for peace in Ukraine, but where European economic interests will also loom large. Macron
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More than three months after Patrick Holland’s first shot at getting a heart transplant was ruined by winter weather that upended his travel and prevented him from getting to the Washington state hospital in time, the Alaska man has been given a second chance. The father of seven
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La boda mediática del verano ya no será. El multimillonario magnate de los medios de comunicación Rupert Murdoch y Ann Lesley Smith cancelaron su compromiso apenas unas semanas después de anunciar que se casarían, según informó a CNN una persona familiarizada con el asunto. La revista Vanity Fair, que fue el
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he also said that Kyiv’s troops battling in the eastern city of Bakhmut could pull out if they face a threat of
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party has decided to oppose the government’s model for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in a development that appears to doom the prospects of a successful referendum this year. A referendum has not succeeded in changing Australia’s Constitution since 1977, and bipartisan support
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Rising expenses, workforce shortages and stalled revenue cratered Oregon hospitals’ operating margins in 2022, putting hospitals in one of the worst overall financial positions seen since 1993, according to a report prepared for the state’s hospital association.
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves. Officials at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Wednesday that wastewater surveillance will potentially provide a
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken rallied from two goals down to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Tuesday night. Yanni Gourde, Brandon Tanev, Jayden Schwartz and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who have consecutive wins for the first time since March
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.7% in afternoon trading to 27,808.75. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 stood little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.7% in afternoon trading to 27,808.75. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 stood little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up today to chilly temperatures lingering from our cold lows overnight. We will warm up throughout the day and begin a warming trend that looks to continue all week. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 40s. Winds will turn southerly and remain gentle, between 5-10 mph.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Con motivo de la celebración en abril del Mes de Concienciación sobre el Estrés, sé que hay muchos motivos para estar estresado: tiroteos masivos, guerras en todo el mundo, los efectos a largo plazo de la pandemia y el estrés diario de vivir y trabajar en el siglo XXI. Seguro que
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández and AJ Pollock each hit two homers, combining to drive in nine runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-2 on Tuesday night. Luis Castillo (1-0) turned in a second consecutive strong outing, allowing two hits and striking out six in 5
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Suspected Israeli airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks have killed two Iranian military advisers, temporarily put the country’s two largest airports out of service, and raised fears of regional escalation. While Israel has fought a shadow war with Iran in Syria for years, it
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