Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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US officials: Indications Russia has moved blood supplies to Ukraine border
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Matthew Chance, CNN The US has seen indications that Russia has positioned supplies of blood near Ukraine’s borders, two senior US defense officials told CNN Saturday, as part of its accumulation of medical supplies, troops and military equipment in the area that US officials have said could signal
Continue ReadingOwners of new Lincoln gaming café mix work and play
By JENNA THOMPSON Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — On a wintry Friday in the Haymarket, families escape the cold and gather around tables inside the historic Creamery building with coffees and hot chocolates in hand. Each group leans over a different board game, teasing, cheering and laughing
Continue ReadingOhio lured Intel’s chip plant with $2B incentive package
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s price tag for landing Intel’s new computer chipmaking factory comes in at roughly $2 billion. The state’s development director said Friday that the combination of tax breaks and incentives are likely the largest ever offered by Ohio. State officials say the deal
Continue ReadingThe ultimate rebuttal: West Virginia governor hoists dog’s derrière in cheeky response to critics
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state’s critics when he hoisted the posterior of his bulldog, Babydog, during his State of the State address and told them to “kiss her hiney.” “Absolutely people doubted us. They never believed in West Virginia,” Justice, a Republican, said Thursday,
Continue Reading‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic has sentence reduced by one year, to 21 years, in ‘murder-for-hire’ plot
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the murder-for-hire plot reduced by one year to 21 years, according to the courtroom sentencing sheet from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City. “We are unsatisfied with the
Continue ReadingCourt ruling gives Biden chance for reset on climate policy
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling. A judge tossed the drilling plan late Thursday, saying the Interior Department did
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‘We see you’: Redmond group plans campaign to thank schools for following Covid-19 rules
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next week, the group Redmond Collective Action will host an online and in-person campaign, thanking schools for their hard work during the pandemic to keep everyone safe and kids in class.
Continue ReadingHusband, Wife Both Sent To Prison After Road Rage Shootings In 2 Denver Metro Area Counties
By Logan Smith Click here for updates on this story CENTENNIAL, Colorado (KCNC) — Theodore Hrdlicka was sentenced to 30 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections in late November for a 2019 road rage incident during which he said he was drunk and high when he fired his gun into three vehicles. The sentence
Continue ReadingTexas biologist indicted for alleged wildlife trafficking
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — An associate professor of biology at West Texas A&M University has been indicted for smuggling goods into the United States and violating the Endangered Species Act, US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced Thursday, January
Continue ReadingMan sentenced for hiding body in suitcase in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Albany man has been sentenced to six months in prison for putting a deceased man in a suitcase inside the trunk of a car in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports 51-year-old Linson Johnson pleaded guilty this month to abuse of a corpse in Marion County Circuit Court. Salem police responded
Continue ReadingElon Musk acaba da dar un golpe al sector de los vehículos eléctricos con estos comentarios
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Hace seis meses, Elon Musk comentó que dejaría de asistir a reuniones telefónicas con inversionistas a menos que tuviera “algo importante” por decir. Y debió haberse apegado a ese plan. Después de no participar en la llamada del tercer trimestre de Tesla, regresó a la conferencia de este miércoles
Continue ReadingGiants hire Bills O coordinator Brian Daboll as head coach
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their head coach Friday. Daboll, 46, replaces Joe Judge, who was fired two days after the Giants finished a 4-13 season, their fifth straight double-digit losing season. Daboll spent the previous four
Continue ReadingTyson Fury, Dillian Whyte to meet in UK for heavyweight belt
LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte in the UK this spring after promoter Frank Warren won a purse bid for the bout. The deal concludes the drawn-out negotiations over the unbeaten Fury’s return for his first bout since his dramatic 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder last October
Continue ReadingFinnish diplomats’ mobile devices hacked with spyware
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland’s government says the mobile devices of Finnish diplomats working abroad have been hacked with sophisticated spyware. The country’s spy chief says a “state actor” was likely to blame. The Foreign Ministry said Friday the victims were targeted through Pegasus software developed by Israeli spyware company NSO
Continue ReadingIn blow to telecoms, California’s net neutrality law upheld
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecom groups to prevent it from going into effect. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous ruling, which means the status quo stays and the state can continue to enforce the law. This
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U.S. Forest Service is hiring for variety of engineering jobs in NW
Do work that matters in some of the most beautiful places on Earth as a U.S. Forest Service engineer. The Forest Service is hiring a variety of positions in engineering.
Continue ReadingSaints GM Loomis: Allen among candidates to replace Payton
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is an “excellent” candidate to replace retired coach Sean Payton. But Loomis also is emphasizing his desire to thoroughly consider candidates from outside the club. Loomis says it is “correct to assume” the
Continue ReadingWidow of slain NYPD officer recalls youthful love and the anguish of his death, calls out new DA’s policies
CNN By Jay Croft and Laura Ly, CNN The widow of slain New York Police Department Officer Jason Rivera tearfully recalled her childhood love at his funeral Friday, and said she has been living in a “nightmare” since his killing a week ago. “I would say good morning to you all, but in fact, this
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Oregon chief justice asks lawyers to act as public defenders
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters in an unusual public request is asking members of the State Bar to take on clients in need of public defense. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports in a letter Thursday, Walters asked members of the State Bar to “help in representing those who are accused
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