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Barcelona out of Champions League, snow extends group stage
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Barcelona’s 17-year streak of advancing to the Champions League knockout rounds each season has ended with an exit from the group stage that failed to finish on time because of snow in Italy. Barcelona fell to a 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich that dumped the five-time European champion into
Continue ReadingTexans waive linebacker Cunningham after suspension
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Outside linebacker Zach Cunningham was waived by the Houston Texans on Wednesday following his second suspension for violating team rules this season. Cunningham was a second-round pick in 2017 and has been one of the team’s most consistent performers. The Texans signed him to a four-year,
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Oregon lawmakers push for state divestment from fossil fuels
The state of Oregon should divest from the fossil fuels industry to protect both the environment and its investments, three Oregon lawmakers said Wednesday as a new study put the level of that investment at almost $1.8 billion.
Continue ReadingUS could hold off for now on energy sanctions for Russia, fearing impact on global prices
By Kylie Atwood and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The Biden administration is drafting options for multiple rounds of harsh sanctions on Russia if it moves to invade Ukraine, but energy sanctions could be a last resort given the impact they could have on the global economy and domestic gasoline prices, three US officials tell CNN. “We’re
Continue ReadingPenguins F Jake Guentzel out with upper-body injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel’s scorching start for the Pittsburgh Penguins has come to an abrupt halt. The team says the star forward is “week to week” with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan did not go into detail about how or when Guentzel was hurt. Guentzel left the ice briefly in the first period
Continue ReadingSixteen co-workers win $1 million Powerball prize
By Victoria Kemper Click here for updates on this story MISSOURI (Daily Journal) — A group of 16 coworkers from Pense Brothers Drilling in Fredericktown matched all five numbers in the Nov. 8 Powerball drawing. The prize of $1 million will be split equally among the 16 winners, each receiving $62,500 before taxes. The group
Continue ReadingAustralia’s deputy leader tests positive for virus in the US
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus while traveling in Washington D.C. Joyce, who is fully vaccinated, said in a Facebook post that he’d been experiencing mild symptoms and decided to get tested. He says he’ll remain in isolation
Continue ReadingBang! Nebraska crash test could lead to safer road barriers
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Nebraska smashed an 80,000-pound tractor-tanker into a concrete barrier in a test that could lead to safer, more cost-effective barriers throughout the United States. The high-speed safety experiment was part of an effort by the university’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility to
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats say Republicans are holding up nomination for anti-Semitism post
By Jessica Dean, CNN Democrats in Congress told CNN that GOP senators are continuing to hold up the nomination of the woman President Joe Biden tapped to become the next US Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism, five months after she was nominated. Biden nominated Deborah Lipstadt, an Emory professor of Modern Jewish History and
Continue ReadingThese are the best ways to up your workout habits, according to study of over 60,000 people
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN If you asked, most people would probably say they don’t get to the gym enough. Motivation may start high but frequently fizzles quickly, and with it goes the regular workouts. That’s the problem researchers sought to solve with a new study released Wednesday. They call it a megastudy: a new take
Continue ReadingOver 80% of adults don’t meet US strength guidelines. Don’t forget these muscles
CNN By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN There are more than 600 muscles in the human body, and it’s impossible to strengthen each and every one. Yet there are plenty whose power you can enhance, and doing so is key to enjoying a healthy, active life. Strong muscles help combat diabetes, boost cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and mental
Continue ReadingMichigan man charged in assault on officers in Capitol riot
ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 41-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and accused of using chemical spray on law enforcement officers as part of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., says Tim Boughner was charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building
Continue ReadingMark Meadows presenta demanda contra Pelosi y la comisión que investiga el asalto al Capitolio
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mark Meadows, secretario general de la Casa Blanca durante la administración de Trump, presentó una demanda contra la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, y los miembros de la comisión selecta de la cámara que investiga los hechos ocurridos el 6 de enero en el Capitolio. En la demanda,
Continue ReadingProgressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent comments likening a Muslim member of Congress to a bomb-carrying terrorist. Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley appeared with roughly a dozen other progressives at a news
Continue ReadingLas dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna Pfizer reducen las infecciones y muertes por covid-19 en un 90% o más, según estudios israelíes
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer/BioNTech redujo diez veces las infecciones y un 90% las muertes por covid-19, según muestran dos estudios separados de Israel. Los dos estudios, publicados en The New England Journal of Medicine, analizan los efectos de la campaña de
Continue ReadingWoman with COVID-19 who spit on walls at Lincoln hospital, punched nurse found not responsible
By Lori Pilger Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A judge has found a Lincoln woman who spit on the walls and floor at a Lincoln hospital where she was being treated for COVID-19, then punched a nurse, not responsible by reason of insanity. Nyadak Tut, 49, had
Continue ReadingFormer Washington state legislator George Fleming dies at 83
SEATTLE (AP) — Groundbreaking Seattle legislator and college football star George Fleming has died at age 83. A statement released by Fleming’s family Wednesday says he died Monday at his Seattle home. Fleming was first elected to the state House in 1968 and two years later was elected to the state Senate, becoming its second
Continue ReadingCómo cambia la variante ómicron los viajes esta temporada festiva
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los viajes vacacionales volverán a aumentar pronto, y es probable que sea otra época muy ajetreada para los viajeros estadounidenses a pesar de la variante ómicron del coronavirus. Los viajes aéreos durante las vacaciones están ahora en un nivel más alto que los niveles previos a la pandemia. La Administración de
Continue ReadingWKU record-setting QB Zappe named C-USA MVP by coaches
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe has been named the MVP of Conference USA after a vote of the 14 league coaches. UTSA running back Sincere McCormick was chosen as offensive player of the year and Hilltoppers defensive end DeAngelo Malone as the top defender. Zappe has thrown a conference-record 56 touchdowns
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