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Rescatan a una bebé recién nacida tras el devastador terremoto en Siria, según reportes
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Según los reportes, una niña recién nacida fue rescatada de los escombros de su casa en el norte de Siria tras el gran terremoto del lunes. Su cordón umbilical aún estaba unido a su madre cuando la encontraron, dijo un pariente a la Agence France-Presse. Se cree que su madre murió después de dar a luz. Últimas noticias del terremoto en Turquía y Siria: más de [...]
Will Ferrell, Alicia Silverstone star in Super Bowl ads
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big name advertisers from Netflix to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl on Sunday. In order to get as much as a return on investment for those millions, most advertisers release their ads in the days ahead of the big game to get the most publicity for their spots. In [...]
El matrimonio de falsificadores que engañó al mercado de arte… y logró llevarse millones de dólares
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tras décadas enteras pintando cuadros falsos, falsificando pruebas y cubriendo diligentemente sus huellas, fue un simple descuido el que puso al descubierto el engaño de los Beltracchi. El esposo de este matrimonio alemán, Wolfgang Beltracchi, se había quedado sin el zinc que utilizaba para crear la pintura blanca de sus falsificaciones. En su lugar, compró un pigmento de zinc a un fabricante holandés que no mencionó [...]
After ticket flap, Springsteen’s fan magazine shutting down
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A fan publication devoted to Bruce Springsteen says it is shutting down after 43 years, with its publisher saying he’s been disillusioned by the talk about ticket prices for their hero’s current tour. Backstreets, active as both a website and magazine, is unusual for its journalistic rigor while leaving no doubt of its fan worship. But its publisher wrote that [...]
States push to enshrine protections for tribal children
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Leo Thompson received plenty of love, food and shelter from the non-Native American family who raised them, but missed out on any exposure to their Indigenous culture, heritage, ancestors and community. “The only time they acknowledged my heritage was when they’d make passive comments like, ‘Oh, you know, you’ve always liked that Native American stuff,'” said Thompson, who lives in [...]
Air Force leader’s spouse shot at intruder in base breach
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The intruder who breached Joint Base Andrews, the home of Air Force One, reached the residence of one of the Air Force’s top leaders before her spouse opened fire. That’s according to the air base and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, who confirmed the intruder had reached her home on Monday. Joint Base Andrews is home to the [...]
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $3.03 to $77.14 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $2.70 to $83.69 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 9 cents to $2.46 a gallon. March heating oil rose 13 cents $2.90 a gallon. March natural gas rose 12 cents to $2.58 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold for April delivery rose $5.30 to $1,884.80 an [...]
Alec Baldwin’s legal team moves to disqualify special prosecutor overseeing ‘Rust’ case
By Chloe Melas and Josh Campbell, CNN An attorney for actor Alec Baldwin filed a motion Tuesday to disqualify special prosecutor Andrea Reeb, who is overseeing the “Rust” shooting case. The filing states that Reeb’s participation in the case is “unconstitutional” under New Mexico law due to her elected position in the New Mexico House of Representatives. CNN has obtained the documents which were filed Tuesday in the First Judicial [...]
Protests over cash shortage as Nigeria banknote switch looms
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — New clashes between protesters and security forces in southern Nigeria have left at least one person injured, amid demonstrations against a cash shortage. That was caused by the West African nation’s push to rapidly phase out its old currency notes. People on Tuesday attacked banks accused of not dispensing the newly designed currency notes, meant to replace the old ones before [...]
Delta is raising pay as airlines cope with travel rebound
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says most of its workers will get a 5% pay raise in April. The airline said Tuesday it will also increase the amount of money available for merit raises. The pay hikes are for non-union employees including flight attendants, who have been the target of several close organizing campaigns by unions. The raises are smaller per year than ones that Delta’s union pilots are [...]
China has more ICBM launchers than US, senior general tells lawmakers
By Haley Britzky, CNN A senior American military officer notified lawmakers in January that China has more land-based fixed and mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers than the US, according to a letter sent to Congress. The letter from Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of US Strategic Command which oversees the US nuclear arsenal says that as of October 2022 China’s inventory of land-based fixed and mobile ICBM launchers “exceeds the number [...]
How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize the collection of demographic information to help streamline donations to minority-led groups. Candid CEO Ann Mei Chang believes harnessing diversity data can advance racial equity and she plans to launch a nonprofit movement to amass more information this month. The new initiative — dubbed Demographics via Candid, or DvC [...]
3 displaced after early morning basement fire on 11th Street
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - There were no injuries following Tuesday morning’s house fire on 11th Street in Idaho Falls; however, three individuals were temporarily displaced from their homes. The 9-1-1 call came into the Idaho Falls Bonneville County Dispatch Center just after 4:30 a.m. when the resident was awakened by a smell of smoke coming from the basement. There were three adults – one male and two females – inside [...]
Newborn baby reportedly rescued from earthquake rubble in Syria
CNN Digital Photo Team A baby girl has been reportedly rescued from the rubble of her home in northern Syria following Monday’s massive earthquake. Her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother when she was found, a relative told Agence France-Presse. Her mother is believed to have died after giving birth. “We heard a voice while we were digging,” cousin Khalil al-Suwadi told the AFP on Tuesday. “We cleared [...]
AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union
BY STEPHEN WHYNO, ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association. That’s according to two people familiar with his plans. The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr. A serious fan of the Boston Bruins, Walsh showed [...]
Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. In the newest images released by the Navy on Tuesday, sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 are seen leaning over [...]
In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year. Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years. The St. Louis, Missouri, beverage giant will still be the largest alcohol advertiser during the game, with three minutes of national airtime and a 30-second regional Budweiser spot. But this year, it will [...]
Here’s why this year’s Super Bowl beer ads go beyond Bud
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year, now that Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years. In addition to celebrities hawking Budweiser and Michelob Ultra, viewers will see some famous folks touting the qualities of Heineken and Coors, and even suggesting they drink cognac or whiskey — [...]
Ukrainian skier pushes to keep Russians out of the Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Ukrainian skier Ivan Kovbasnyuk can’t train at home in the Carpathian Mountains because war in the country has damaged the power grid to the point that there’s not enough energy to make the chairlifts operate. That’s just one of the reasons why he thinks athletes from Russia and Belarus shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the next Olympics. Kovbasnyuk says [...]