NEW YORK (AP) — The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with opening statements Wednesday as prosecutors seek to convince a jury that the longtime powerful Democrat was willing to sell his influence to benefit three businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a fancy car. The three-term […]
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China to kick off 1 trillion yuan stimulus bond issues this week
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s finance ministry plans to start raising 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in long-awaited, long-term special treasury bonds this week to raise funds it will use to stimulate key sectors of its flagging economy. The finance ministry confirmed what four sources had told Reuters earlier on Monday that the 1 trillion yuan ($138.23 […]
Sunny skies, light breezes kick off workweek
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother figures in the community! The Borderland got to celebrate Sunday with sunny skies and warm breezes. The warm, breezy trend will carry on into the first half of the workweek. Let’s break down what you can expect. Monday will be another sunny day, […]
UFC on ESPN 56 video: Esteban Ribovics head kick knockout seats Terrance McKinney against fence
UFC on ESPN 56 was a decision-heavy affair until Esteban Ribovics showed up. On the prelims at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) knocked out Terrance McKinney (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) with a heavy right high kick. The stoppage came 37 seconds into the first round. For as short as it was, […]
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off Olympic flame’s journey across France
Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port city of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. It was the first leg of an 11-week journey across the country for the torch, which will be carried […]
Torchbearers in Marseille to kick off Olympic flame’s journey across France
Torchbearers are to carry the Olympic flame through the streets of France’s southern port city of Marseille, one day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for the welcoming ceremony. The torch begins its 11-week journey across the country with about 10,000 bearers passing through more than 450 towns until the Games’ opening ceremony […]
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Boeing Starliner launch set to kick off long-awaited mission with NASA crew
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two NASA astronauts have reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, marking the first crewed mission of the brand-new spacecraft. Starliner — which the aerospace giant designed to rival SpaceX’s […]
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California EV sales kick off strong this year despite recent slump, Tesla fatigue
California electric vehicle sales started strong this year, a sign of a healthy market for low and zero-emissions cars despite last year’s drop in sales, concerns about public charging and fatigue with the state’s leading EV manufacturer. The news comes just days after Tesla, which still sells the most electric vehicles of any other car […]
Vice President Kamala Harris set to arrive in Atlanta to kick off economic opportunity tour
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to arrive in Atlanta on Monday afternoon. According to a press release from the White House, the vice president is kicking off her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Vice President Harris will have a “moderated” discussion on the investment in […]
Trump’s promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and kick out migrants are at odds. Here’s why.
LEA COUNTY, N.M. – This sliver of southeastern New Mexico dotted with pumpjacks and gas wells helped catapult the U.S. to energy independence five years ago. Immigrant workers, including those here illegally, helped make it happen. That has made for an uncomfortable reality here in this proudly conservative county, where immigration has fueled growth but […]