[ad_1] New York CNN — With his vast crypto empire in ruins, Sam Bankman-Fried is preparing to be grilled by US lawmakers who are demanding answers about how his digital asset exchange, FTX, came unraveled, leaving at least a million customers unable to access their funds. Bankman-Fried tweetedf Friday that …
Read More »Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
[ad_1] CNN — Fresh off her elated return to the US after months in Russian custody, Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court. But her reintegration into American life is far from over, as is the fight by WNBA players for equity as US professional athletes. …
Read More »Biden administration announces $2.5 billion loan to help GM and LG make EV batteries
[ad_1] CNN — The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office will announce Monday that it is issuing a $2.5 billion loan to help start three lithium battery manufacturing hubs in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan. The DOE loan programs office will loan the money to Ultium Cells LLC, a joint …
Read More »Outgoing LA Mayor Eric Garcetti on why his stalled ambassador nomination was a ‘gift’
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — A few days before Karen Bass was sworn in on Sunday as the first female mayor of Los Angeles, term-limited Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti was …
Read More »Biden and Zelensky speak by phone to discuss recent US assistance for air defense
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Sunday to discuss Russia’s invasion and recent US efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Zelensky thanked Biden for an additional $275 million in security assistance, which the Pentagon announced Friday, as well as for the wider and …
Read More »Special Counsel Smith speeds ahead on criminal probes surrounding Trump
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Newly-appointed special counsel Jack Smith is moving fast on a pair of criminal probes around Donald Trump that in recent months have focused on the former president’s state of mind after the 2020 election, including what he knew about plans to impede the transfer of power, …
Read More »January 6 committee ends meeting on criminal referrals
[ad_1] Washington CNN — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection concluded its meeting on Sunday where members discussed criminal referrals, multiple sources told CNN. The subcommittee tasked with investigating criminal referrals presented its recommendations to the full panel at a 1 p.m. ET virtual meeting, but …
Read More »Karen Bass to be sworn in as first female mayor of Los Angeles by Kamala Harris
[ad_1] CNN — Karen Bass is being sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career. Kamala Harris – the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president – is set to administer the oath of office …
Read More »Lockerbie bombing: Suspect in US custody
[ad_1] London CNN — A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, authorities in the United States and Scotland said Sunday. The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud …
Read More »Kevin de Leon: Video shows LA city councimember involved in a physical altercation months after involvement in racist conversation
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Los Angeles city council member Kevin de León is facing renewed scrutiny after a video surfaced online Friday night of him engaged in a physical altercation with a community activist during a holiday event. A 35-second video of the incident posted to Twitter by two local …
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