By Jack Guy and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN At least 44 people have been killed after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Petropolis, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is unknown how many people are missing, according to the latest report by the Rio de Janeiro Fire and Civil Defense Department. The
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a newly-hatched ghost shark which they say could inform their knowledge of the “mysterious” creature. The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor off the east coast of the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Finalmente, el inicio del juicio contra el empresario colombiano Alex Sabb será el 11 de octubre, según lo fijó este miércoles la audiencia realizada en el Distrito Federal de Miami. Saab fue extraditado a EE.UU. a mediados de octubre de 2021 desde Cabo Verde. El Departamento de Justicia de
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Canada won the men’s 5000m relay gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The Canadian team of Charles Hamelin, Pascal Dion, Jordan Pierre-Gilles and Steven Dubois finished 0.41 seconds ahead of South Korea.
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Choi Min-Jeong from South Korea won the women’s 1500m gold medal for the second straight Winter Olympic Games. She collected three medals total at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingCNN, KGO By Gregory Krieg, CNN Three San Francisco School Board members were removed from their positions by voters on Tuesday, CNN projects, following a tough recall campaign that pitted Democrats against Democrats as interlocking controversies over school closings and renamings fueled a well-funded backlash. The successful effort in one of the country’s most liberal
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN “Teen Wolf” is getting the pack back together. Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) has announced the first joint production from MTV Entertainment Studios and MGM’s Orion Television will be a full-length “Teen Wolf” movie. The film will air on Paramount+ and will reunite original cast members Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of consumer advocate and former candidate for president Ralph Nader. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1934 Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut Birth name: Ralph Nader Father: Nathra Nader Mother: Rose (Bouziane) Nader Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1955, Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1958 Military: US Army, 1959 Other
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Gold medalist speed skater Erin Jackson talks about making pancakes in her room, overpacking, and how much she values her roller derby teammates back in Florida.
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The City of Asheville will hire a consultant to help leaders address and manage the homeless crisis. The city asks consultants to submit proposals and associated costs in the next 45 days. A consultant will be chosen in April. In
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2010 rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in the Atacama region of northern Chile. Timeline August 5, 2010 – A collapse of the main ramp into the San Jose mine leaves 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet underground. Emergency officials are unable to communicate with the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Quecreek Mine Rescue. From July 24 through 28, 2002, nine coal miners were trapped for 77 hours in the Pennsylvania mine. All survived. Facts Nine coal miners from Quecreek Mining Inc. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were trapped in a four-foot-high chamber 240 feet below the surface
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN A superstar origin story, “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” is the product of an extraordinary bet made nearly a quarter-century ago: that young, then-fledgling music producer Kanye West would become a Grammy-winning headliner. Yet that front-row view of West’s meteoric rise in the first two parts of this docu-trilogy then gives
Continue ReadingVIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Jon Rahm has been voted as the European tour’s player of the year for the second time in three seasons. The top-ranked Spaniard won the 2021 award after a year in which he captured his first major at the U.S. Open and spent 27 weeks at No. 1. Rahm was
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by pay gains, solid hiring and enhanced savings, Americans sharply ramped up their spending at retail stores last month in a sign that many consumers remain unfazed by rising inflation. Retail sales jumped 3.8% from December to January, the Commerce Department
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A man convicted of using a homemade bomb to try to burn a Jewish-sponsored assisted living home in Massachusetts has been sentenced to five years in prison. John Rathbun, of East Longmeadow, was also sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to three years of probation. Prosecutors say Rathbun used
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria says he expects a committee representing the Syrian government and the opposition to resume talks next month over draft constitutional reforms. Geir Pedersen’s comments on Wednesday came as government shelling killed four in the rebel-held northwest. Pedersen
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Frustrated Haywood County parents complained Tuesday night about the superintendent’s recent move to pull the book “Dear Martin” from the district’s high school curriculum. Earlier this month, a parent raised concerns over language used in the book, saying he thought
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Finland took down Switzerland by a score of 4-0 to win its third women’s hockey bronze in the last four Olympics.
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The Norwegian team of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Erik Valnes captured Olympic gold in the men’s team sprint classic.
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