CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — “Sinners,” the new period piece/crime thriller/vampire horror hybrid from director Ryan Coogler, scored top marks with critics and fans (97% on Rotten Tomatoes) and has earned more than $200 million at the box office. But the closest movie theater to Clarksdale, Mississippi, which served as the inspiration for
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in private he used violence and threats to coerce women into drug-fueled sexual encounters that he recorded, a prosecutor said Monday in opening statements at Combs’ sex trafficking
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand cyclist Dion Smith got quite the scare during the third stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, after almost being knocked off his bike by a runaway goat on Sunday. The bizarre incident occurred during the 160km stage of the prestigious race, which started and finished in the
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s oil industry is facing immense pressure during Trump 2.0. Even though President Donald Trump vowed to usher in a period of American energy dominance, the administration’s trade war and OPEC’s production hikes have cast a shadow over the oil patch. In fact, once-gangbusters US oil production
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Recruiting women into construction has been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump’s aim to stamp out diversity and inclusion programs threaten to cripple community-based organizations that have been critical to
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CNN By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener, thoughtful and had a certain presence about him. Our
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By JAMEY KEATEN, DAVID McHUGH, ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks on resolving their trade disputes. Stock markets
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By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Over the weekend, an international university student facing deportation by the Trump administration was allowed to return to her home in the US while her case continues to play out in court, marking a victory for one of the many cases involving students who could be removed from the
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CNN, POOL By Nectar Gan, Auzinea Bacon and Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The United States and China agreed Monday to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough that has de-escalated a punishing trade war and buoyed global markets. The announcement, which was
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for the overuse of his whip during the race. Alvarado was found to have used his riding crop eight times during the race at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DMYTRO ZHYHINAS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated it would take part in possible
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Virat Kohli, one of India’s greatest ever players, announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. “It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught
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By Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — Megan Thee Stallion is no stranger to taking risks on the red carpet – from the sparkly Y2K-reminiscent dress she wore to the “Mean Girls” musical movie premiere in 2024, to the wave-like, body-hugging gown by Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta she opted for at the 2022 Oscars, to
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Assocaited Press TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership that had further strained sensitive ties between the two Asian neighbors. Dozens of temple members
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By The Associated Press The Hamas militant group said it would release the last living American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza on Monday as as Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people in the embattled enclave, mostly women and children. At least five children and four women were among
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 0 Final Texas 2 Colorado 1 Final L.A. Angels 9 San Diego 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 14 Boston 2 Final Kansas City 7 Houston 5 Final N.Y. Yankees 11 Seattle 5 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 2 Final Atlanta 4 Washington
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Monday, May. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as a recent spate of incidents has thrust the high-stress profession into the spotlight. Recent college graduates looking to join the field will enter a chaotic landscape of antiquated and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term — an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage. Arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday with
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is wading into one of Washington’s most contentious and intractable political problems as he puts forward a plan Monday aimed at reforming the country’s immigration system and beefing up border security. The plan by Gallego, who beat Republican Kari Lake in last
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Kurdish militant group PKK announced Monday that it is disbanding and renouncing armed conflict as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of hostilities. The decision by the PKK, or Kurdistan Workers’ Party, promises to end one of the longest insurgencies
Continue ReadingAnálisis de Matthew Chance La victoria tiene mil padres, como dicen, pero la derrota es huérfana. Y así sucede después del breve, pero doloroso conflicto entre los rivales nucleares India y Pakistán, con ambos lados alabando a viva voz sus éxitos mientras minimizan en silencio las derrotas. En los frenéticos canales de noticias de televisión
Continue ReadingNectar Gan, Auzinea Bacon y Juliana Liu Estados Unidos y China acordaron reducir drásticamente los aranceles sobre los productos de cada uno durante un período inicial de 90 días, según una declaración conjunta publicada por los dos países este lunes, en un avance sorprendente que ha impulsado los mercados globales. El anuncio se produce después
Continue ReadingPor Análisis de Stephen Collinson El equipo de Donald Trump se está embarcando en la serie de negociaciones diplomáticas de alto nivel más amplia y simultánea en años, en la que participan China, Ucrania, Rusia , Irán , Medio Oriente y múltiples rivales comerciales globales. La gran pregunta esta semana, mientras el presidente emprende su
Continue ReadingJessie Yeung y Gul Tuysuv El Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán (PKK) dijo el lunes que se disolvería, según medios cercanos al grupo separatista militante, en lo que sería un movimiento histórico después de décadas de conflicto con Turquía que han matado a decenas de miles de personas. “El 12º Congreso del PKK decidió
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-PHILLIES DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park. 150 words, more on
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