By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Washington Football Team is just barely still in playoff contention. A 56-14 loss to NFC East champion Dallas was its third in a row, and the most-lopsided setback for the team since 2007. Taylor Heinicke threw an interception on Washington’s first offensive play when
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed at the outset of the last trading week of the year as countries grapple with the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. Many markets were closed for holidays. Benchmarks rose in Shanghai and Bangkok on Monday but fell in Tokyo and Seoul.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed at the outset of the last trading week of the year as countries grapple with the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. Many markets were closed for holidays. Benchmarks rose in Shanghai and Bangkok on Monday but fell in Tokyo and Seoul.
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Dipali Roy couldn’t afford to eat. She and her husband, Pradip Roy, were garment workers in Bangladesh when the Covid-19 pandemic hit last spring, leading to mass layoffs at their factory. Like millions of people around the world, both lost their jobs in the capital city of Dhaka, where
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 22 rebounds, rallying Denver past the Los Angeles Clippers 103-100 after the Nuggets blew a 17-point lead. Brandon Boston Jr. took the Clippers’ final shot but his potential tying 3-pointer was off the mark at the buzzer. Boston and
Continue ReadingCNN By Gawon Bae and Alaa Elassar, CNN Three members of the K-pop supergroup BTS have tested positive for Covid-19, according to BIGHIT Music statements published on global fan community platform Weverse. The group had recently returned to South Korea from the US, where it kicked off its first tour in two years since the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN Series like “Insecure” can struggle to come up with significant finales because, when all’s said and done, life goes on. Yet the HBO dramedy’s final episode managed to create something memorable, informed by the line when the central character says, “I just wanna fast-forward to the part of my life where
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up hazardous post-Christmas travel conditions Sunday and into the final week of 2021. Across the Intermountain West, “travel will remain dangerous and is discouraged, especially along mountain passes where long duration closures are likely.
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up hazardous post-Christmas travel conditions Sunday and into the final week of 2021. Across the Intermountain West, “travel will remain dangerous and is discouraged, especially along mountain passes where long duration closures are
Continue ReadingBy JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 32 points in his return from the NBA’s health and safety protocols, DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 113-105. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 15 rebounds as the Bulls won their third straight. Caris LeVert had
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Continue ReadingBy TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and rookie Aaron Wiggins added a career-high 24 as Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 117-112, snapping the Pelicans’ four-game win streak. Wiggins, who had never scored in double figures this season, eclipsed his previous season best by halftime when he led
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs had their highest-scoring game of the season to beat short-handed Detroit 144-109, extending the Pistons’ road skid to 10. San Antonio has won three straight and four of five to move. Spurs reserve center Jock Landale
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — After the final kneel down, the few remaining snowballs being tossed from the stands were no longer only directed toward officials or the opponent. There were at least some being flung toward the home sideline and tunnel as the Seattle Seahawks left the field. What was
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Dipali Roy couldn’t afford to eat. She and her husband, Pradip Roy, were garment workers in Bangladesh when the Covid-19 pandemic hit last spring, leading to mass layoffs at their factory. Like millions of people around the world, both lost their jobs in the capital city of Dhaka, where they
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Some families say it is a tradition to sled the day after Christmas, especially when there’s snow in town.
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The sweaters were already paid for, and the funds will help a woman in Peru recover from losing her business to the pandemic.
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The man is moving to the Portland area, and was hoping to put the trailer in storage.
Continue ReadingBy DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Denver Broncos let an opportunity slip away on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, and their chances of returning to the postseason for the first time since winning Super Bowl 50 are in jeopardy. Allowing the Raiders to come from behind for a 17-13 win
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime Yale University professor and sinologist Jonathan D. Spence has died at age 85. The British-born scholar’s book “The Search for Modern China” became standard reading in his field. The 870-page publication began in the 17th century, at the peak of the Ming dynasty, and
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