From blade to boot, not all ice skates are created equal
Jo Ling Kent learns what crucial design details make different types of skates unique, with help from figure skater Ashley Wagner and speed skater Joey Cheek.
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Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor on her son and support system
37-year-old bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor is getting ready for what could be the last race of her Olympic career, with her toddler and husband by her side.
Continue ReadingAs Wentzville students sue district over banned books, local bookstores help highlight diverse literature
By GABRIELA VIDAL Click here for updates on this story WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — Wentzville students are now taking legal action against their school district for banning certain works of literature from school libraries. “Books that are about queer kids, you’re looking at books that are about mental health, size-ism and strong female characters,” said
Continue ReadingBanner 2021 for stocks boosts gains for 401(k) savers
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stock market’s blockbuster gains in 2021 helped pad savers’ retirement accounts, lifting the average balance on some popular investment plans to new highs. The average 401(k) plan balance stood at $130,700 at the end of last year, a 7.6% increase from 2020, according to
Continue ReadingShortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba. The pandemic, inefficient production, government controls and U.S. economic sanctions have aggravated an economic crisis. A drastic drop in crucial tourism income caused by COVID-19 helped spur the government last year to adopt reforms it
Continue ReadingShortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba. The pandemic, inefficient production, government controls and U.S. economic sanctions have aggravated an economic crisis. A drastic drop in crucial tourism income caused by COVID-19 helped spur the government last year to adopt reforms it
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Great Britain gets the best of U.S. in curling semifinal win
A tight battle throughout was won by the outstanding play of Great Britain to defeat Team USA in the men’s curling semifinals and advance to the gold medal game.
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ROC athletes highlight need for change in figure skating
The Olympic Ice team discusses how Anna Shcherbakova’s golden win in the women’s figure skating competition was impacted by Kamila Valieva’s positive drug test from December.
Continue ReadingSearch halted for missing cruise traveler in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger who jumped from her balcony into the sea and is missing in the Gulf of Mexico. An airplane had been conducting search patterns, but Coast Guard officials said Thursday night that the search had been called off. The
Continue ReadingSearch halted for missing cruise traveler in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger who jumped from her balcony into the sea and is missing in the Gulf of Mexico. An airplane had been conducting search patterns, but Coast Guard officials said Thursday night that the search had been called off. The
Continue ReadingUncertainty looms in Mali as France announces troop pullout
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from Mali has been anticipated by many in this West African nation where Malians have protested the presence of soldiers from the former colonial power. But politicians and experts worry the French pull-out will result in a security
Continue ReadingExperts see avocado price rise, damage to Mexican producers
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts say you may be paying more for your avocado toast in the short term, and distributors may be looking beyond Mexico to guard against future supply disruptions. Mexico is negotiating security guarantees for U.S. inspectors who certify avocados for export in western Mexico, where avocado
Continue ReadingVirginia court rules masks will be optional in Loudoun County Public Schools
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jenn Selva, CNN Masks will be optional at public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, starting Thursday, following a ruling by a county circuit court judge. The ruling comes as a statewide law goes into effect allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates, with schools required to comply
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Skiers worried about organization of Milan-Cortina Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Several skiers have expressed reservations about how the next Winter Olympics are being organized. The men will be competing in Bormio and the women in Cortina d’Ampezzo for the Milan-Cortina Games. The 2026 Games mark a return to the Alps after three straight Winter Games on
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Analyzing ‘heartbreaking’ women’s figure skating competition
Ashley Wagner, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano break down an unprecedented women’s figure skating competition that saw ROC go 1-2.
Continue ReadingHarris faces the most critical foreign trip of her vice presidency
CNN By Jasmine Wright and Natasha Bertrand, CNN When Vice President Kamala Harris enters the famed Hotel Bayerischer Hof on Friday in Munich, she’ll do so under the largest international gaze of her career. She leads the American delegation to the Munich Security Conference on Friday as Russia creeps closer to mounting what US officials
Continue ReadingCharlie Munger defends windowless dorms and China investments
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A conversation with 98-year old Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger is never dull. Munger talked about his reasons for investing in China, how he still hates bitcoin and why windowless dormitories aren’t as bad as people make them out to be in a wide-ranging chat at the
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Sweden defeats Canada in low scoring contest to advance to men’s curling gold medal game
Sweden defeated Canada in the semifinals to advance to the men’s curling gold medal gold. Canada will now face Team USA in the bronze medal match.
Continue ReadingBiden advierte que “todo apunta” a que Rusia atacará a Ucrania “en los próximos días”
macamilarincon (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, advirtió este jueves que un ataque de Rusia contra Ucrania podría comenzar en los próximos días, apuntando a que una nueva incursión en el país es casi segura. Y también destacó que Moscú podría fabricar eventos en momentos previos para generar un pretexto para la
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