How to watch: World champion Brittany Bowe gets last shot at gold in 1000m
U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe is set to compete in the 1000m for a shot at her first gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Mills becomes 1st female head coach in Morocco men’s hoops
SALÉ, Morocco (AP) — Trailblazing basketball coach Liz Mills has become the first female head coach of a men’s team in Morocco. Mills has been hired by AS Salé which competes in Morocco’s top division and she is set to be the first female head coach in the Basketball Africa League when the joint NBA-FIBA
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Perdue struggles in Republican primary challenge in Georgia
By Michael Warren and Gabby Orr, CNN David Perdue kicked off his campaign for governor of Georgia with an emphatic endorsement from former President Donald Trump. But since then, his primary challenge to unseat Brian Kemp — the Republican governor Trump loves to hate — has been a big flop. Perdue, a former US senator,
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Daily Olympic Recap: Hall, Goepper go 1-2 on Day 12
Results, updates, and news from Day 12 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Continue ReadingDevelopment bank accused of lending millions to companies allegedly linked to forced labor in Xinjiang
By Rebecca Wright, CNN The International Finance Corporation, one of the world’s leading development banks, has for decades touted its success in funding companies it says can help end extreme poverty in developing countries. But new research suggests the organization, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars
Continue ReadingUber now lets you see how many one-star ratings you received from drivers
By Jennifer Korn Confused how you ended up with a low rating on Uber? A new feature will offer a bit more insight. Uber on Wednesday announced an option that lets you see a breakdown of how many drivers left you a one-star rating, a five-star rating and other ratings in between. Previously users of
Continue ReadingVikings finalize hire of champion Rams OC Kevin O’Connell
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their hiring of head coach Kevin O’Connell. The announcement completes a sharp offseason shift in direction for the team. The 36-year-old offensive coordinator of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams replaces Mike Zimmer and becomes the 10th head coach
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Moments of Greatness: Winter Olympics Day 12
Day 12 of the Winter Olympics was filled with show-stopping performances, including Alex Hall winning slopestyle gold! For more moments like these, watch Winter Gold daily at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock.
Continue ReadingWalter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80
By JONATHAN DREW and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger has died. The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University. His son Hampton Dellinger says he died Wednesday morning at the age of
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Panda mascot Bing Dwen Dwen taking 2022 Olympics by storm
Meet Bing Dwen Dwen, the panda mascot that’s warming even the coldest of hearts at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingMan admits he incited 2020 Chicago riots with online posts
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join the massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020 has pleaded guilty to inciting and participating in a riot. Twenty-three-year-old James Massey entered his plea in federal court on Tuesday. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that he will
Continue ReadingUS Navy aircraft had an ‘extremely close’ encounter with multiple Russian military jets over the Mediterranean
By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US Navy aircraft had an “extremely close” encounter with multiple Russian military jets over international waters in the Mediterranean this weekend, according to multiple US officials directly familiar with the US military reports of the incident. The sources would not detail precisely how close the Russian aircraft
Continue ReadingEx-Goldman banker testifies 1MDB scheme a ‘house of cards’
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top banker at Goldman Sachs has testified that he and other corrupt executives at the firm built a “house of cards” to try to conceal an audacious scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund. Tim Leissner told a New York City jury on
Continue ReadingOscar Mayer and Velveeta got price hikes. Kraft isn’t done
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kraft Heinz, the behemoth food company behind Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia cream cheese, may raise its prices. Again. The company told retailers in January that it would raise prices in March on dozens of products, including Oscar Mayer cold cuts, hot dogs, sausages, bacon, Velveeta cheese, Maxwell House coffee, TGIF
Continue ReadingOscar Mayer and Velveeta got price hikes. Kraft isn’t done
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kraft Heinz, the behemoth food company behind Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia cream cheese, may raise its prices. Again. The company told retailers in January that it would raise prices in March on dozens of products, including Oscar Mayer cold cuts, hot dogs, sausages, bacon, Velveeta cheese, Maxwell House coffee,
Continue ReadingFamily of man whose car crashed off bridge into river sues
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of a Portland, Oregon, man whose car slid off the Glenn Jackson Bridge and plunged into the Columbia River during a winter storm is suing the Oregon Department of Transportation for $12 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a crash investigation shows Antonio Amaro Lopez was driving home from his Hazel
Continue Reading9 bodies found, 12 missing in fishing disaster off Canada
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers have recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine. But the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon. A Canadian official said high winds and 10-metre seas
Continue ReadingGermany announces end to most COVID restrictions on March 20
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20. The decision coincided with moves by neighboring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their virus curbs sooner. A three-step plan was endorsed Wednesday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s
Continue ReadingDr. Dre talks Eminem taking a knee at Super Bowl
By Lisa Respers France, CNN It was all good in the hood during the Super Bowl halftime show, according to Dr. Dre. The uber producer, who performed along with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar on Sunday, told TMZ there was no problem with Eminem taking a knee during the show. The
Continue ReadingWhy the US may find itself forced back into the Middle East
By Abbas Al Lawati, Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Perceived disengagement by the United States in the Middle East has led to a strategic shift in regional priorities of late. Alarms about the withering of America’s security umbrella perhaps rang loudest in Arab capitals after a 2019 attack on the heart of the Saudi
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