By Casey Barber, CNN Even for vegetable lovers, beets can be a hard sell. Beets are one of those love-’em-or-hate-’em vegetables, with strong opinions on both sides. As beets come into their peak season from late summer through late fall, the debate rages on. If you fall into the camp of beet haters because of
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.25%, citing the normalization of the economy that suggests “there is no longer a need to maintain the current degree of monetary accommodation.” The rate has been at 0% since May 7 2020.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Tyrannosaurus rex battled parasites and got gout from its meat-rich diet. Duck-billed hadrosaurs suffered cancerous tumors, and a towering sauropod in China survived a nasty pus-filled infection from a predator bite. Dinosaurs, like us, got sick and injured. By detecting these medical conditions in fossils, paleopathologists, experts in ancient disease and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Las nuevas directrices de calidad del aire publicadas el miércoles por la Organización Mundial de la Salud podrían prevenir millones de muertes en todo el mundo cada año, dijo la agencia de la ONU. El material particulado fino, o PM 2.5, es el contaminante más pequeño y, a su vez, uno de
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos autorizó el uso de emergencia para una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer en personas de 65 años o más, aquellos con riesgo de sufrir una enfermedad grave y las personas
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — UEFA has doubled prize money for the Women’s European Championship while maintaining vast disparities with the cash distributed for men’s tournament. The 16 teams in the women’s competition next year will share 16 million euros, while 4.5 million euros will go to clubs who release
Continue ReadingBy Channon Hodge, CNN; Video by Natalia V. Osipova and Tawanda Scott Sambou, CNN With children returning to school, there’s a massive effort underway within many districts around the country to keep Covid-19 at bay. But additional issues — stress and anxiety — are finding their way in. Doctors and psychiatrists want parents to take
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has issued presidential decrees bolstering the already near-total power he granted himself two months ago. Wednesday’s decrees include the continuing suspension of the Parliament’s powers and the suspension of all lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution. But the text published in the official
Continue ReadingBy KARIN LAUB Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — For the first time in Germany, climate change is perhaps the most dominant issue in an election campaign, especially for young voters. But a group of young climate activists fears the promises of politicians will quickly dissipate after Sunday’s vote or give way to pressure from corporations.
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A local official in Kenya says seven people are dead after their boat capsized on Lake Victoria. The Homa Bay county commissioner says the seven bodies pulled from the lake after the accident on Tuesday include one of a child. Officials say four people are still missing. The county commissioner says
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school principal who was extradited from Israel after a six-year legal battle was ordered to stand trial on 70 charges of child sex abuse. Malka Leifer, 55, pleaded not guilty to all the charges at the end of a court hearing. The committal hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates Court
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Relatives of a six-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy are appealing for privacy during a custody battle. The two sides of Eitan Biran’s family appeared in court in Tel Aviv on Thursday, with his relatives from Italy seeking his return and his grandparents in Israel defending
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Swati Gupta, CNN India’s Supreme Court has set a deadline for women to be admitted to the country’s elite defense academy for the first time next year, potentially opening the door for females to achieve high-ranking military positions in a field traditionally dominated by men. The court first ruled in August
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills, CNN When Lorraine West told her mother about a new exhibition celebrating the work of Black jewelers, she burst into tears over the phone. West, a jeweler for more than 20 years, said she doesn’t normally “get emotional” when it comes to her professional achievements, which include seeing celebrities like Beyoncé and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — It might be the best-kept secret in sports. Each Saturday at the Ryder Cup, captains have to submit one name that goes into a sealed envelope when they fill out the singles lineup. If a player is injured and can’t go, he gets a half-point,
Continue ReadingBy JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The United States may be the host team for the 43rd Ryder Cup, but the Whistling Straits golf course will feel a lot like home for most of the visiting European side. The humpy, bumpy, windswept 7,355-yard layout designed by Pete Dye sits on the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Martijn Edelman, CNN It’s not often that you’d find a country’s leader on the soccer pitch. And it’s even rarer as a professional, as Suriname’s Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk finds himself at the advanced athletic age of 60. Suriname is a South American country with a population of nearly 600,000, but
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Former Southwest Conference rivals Texas A&M and Arkansas highlight play in the Southeastern Conference this week. The seventh-ranked Aggies and 16th-ranked Razorbacks are both looking to stay perfect this season and gain a leg up in difficult SEC West. Texas A&M has won the past nine in the series.
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are unbeaten after two games, in part because of an improved defense that is making timely plays and putting the football back in the hands of quarterback Derek Carr. And, Carr is equally responsible for Las Vegas being one of two undefeated
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Oakland right-hander Chris Bassitt promised to return to the mound by season’s end following a frightening 100 mph line drive to the face on Aug. 17. He’ll get his chance in the series finale against Seattle at the Coliseum. Bassitt underwent facial surgery Aug. 24 to repair three cheekbone fractures after
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