CNN Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the space race. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the two richest men on the planet and the CEOs of SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, have grand designs on the cosmos. They predict
Continue ReadingZeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the space race. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the two richest men on the planet and the CEOs of SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, have grand designs on the cosmos. They predict a
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of infections from the new Omicron coronavirus variant, ministers have warned, as they sound the alarm on rapid transmission rates in London and across the country. On Monday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the country’s first death of a person with the variant.
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor opens today and reports a 31″ base to get things under way. They are expecting another 7-13″ of snow over the next 24 hours. Mt. Bachelor joins Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline as open resorts. Hoodoo and Willamette Pass are waiting for more snow and they may see just that with this current
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) — Researchers on an idyllic New Hampshire lake popular with tourists are hunting for what’s inhibiting the loon population growth. The iconic aquatic birds, known for their haunting calls, have long faced threats from development and lead poisoning. But they are also facing exposure to long-banned chemicals
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says that he has postponed getting a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine because he has tested positive for the disease and is recuperating from mild symptoms. The statement issued Monday said that Ramaphosa is receiving medical treatment for his symptoms
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un tornado pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento y amenazar todos los rincones de Estados Unidos. Es hora de prepararse para uno de los tipos de clima más destructivos del mundo: los tornados. En promedio, Estados Unidos registra más de 1.200 tornados al año, mucho más que cualquier país del mundo. Aunque
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… An atmospheric river that will deluge much of California will also deliver an 80-90% chance of mixed showers to the High Desert today. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to low 40’s. Southerly winds will ramp up to 10-20 mph, with gusts to 30-35 mph. Clouds will start to break
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The Internal Revenue Service sent out the last monthly infusion of the expanded child tax credit Wednesday — unless Congress acts to extend it for another year. Eligible families have received monthly payments of up to $300 per child since July as part of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill,
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox and Ella Nilsen, CNN As Democrats race to finish the President’s Build Back Better legislation before the Christmas recess and convince a skeptical West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, there are other obstacles piling up that could prevent them from meeting their self-imposed deadline. With fewer than two weeks to go until
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say a gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed two police and wounded a dozen others, hours after government forces killed two militants in a brief shootout. The police statement on Monday said gunmen sprayed with bullets a bus carrying police on the outskirts of Srinagar, the region’s main city.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business It seems like a good time for General Motors to pull the plug on the Bolt, the only electric vehicle currently in its North American vehicle lineup. GM, which is spending tens of billions of dollars to switch its lineup to electric vehicles in the coming decades, has essentially stopped
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A Nobel laureate in literature, Jewish students and other prominent figures in Austria want the country’s new interior minister removed from office because of allegedly antisemitic comments he made more than a decade ago. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said Monday that he regrets what he said during an election campaign back then,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed the Calgary Flames’ next three games after six players and a staff member entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol over a 24-hour period. The Flames announced Monday that forwards Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane, Brad Richardson and Adam Ruzicka and defensemen Chris Tanev and Nikita Zadorov were in the
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many of America’s leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore. Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar (owned by Dollar Tree), Five Below and Grocery Outlet have all started offering delivery from stores over the past year. They are tapping delivery companies, such as Instacart and
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on a group of private Russian military contractors it accuses of fomenting violence and committing human rights abuses in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. EU foreign ministers agreed to slap asset freezes and travel bans Monday on eight people involved with the Wagner Group, including
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will start vaccinating kids between the ages of 5 to 11 in fresh bid to head off another COVID-19 surge following the first confirmed cases of the omicron variant on the eastern Mediterranean island nation. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela also said individuals can receive booster shots two weeks sooner than
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Communist Party lawmaker in Russia has been charged with illegal hunting for killing an elk. Kremlin critic Valery Rashkin was arrested in October after police said they found an elk carcass in the trunk of his vehicle when he didn’t have a hunting license. Rashkin at first
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press In Hinduism, there aren’t a lot of women among pandits, the priests who perform Hindu religious rituals. But those who study the religion and its traditions say that women in Hinduism globally have and continue to take on leadership roles in other ways. They’re creating community and passing on knowledge.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Los nominados a los premios Golden Globes 2022 (los Globo de Oro) se dieron a conocer este lunes. Los premios Golden Globes, que celebrarán su 79 entrega el domingo 9 de enero, siempre generan gran expectativa, ya que “son una de las pocas galas de premios que incluyen reconocimientos tanto al
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