Women’s skeleton preview: Team USA’s Katie Uhlaender joins the Olympics’ five-timers club
Team USA’s Katie Uhlaender competes in her fifth and final Olympics when the women’s skeleton competition begins Thursday evening.
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Snoop Dogg acquires Death Row Records
By Chloe Melas, CNN Snoop Dogg is officially in charge at Death Row Records. The announcement that the rapper has acquired the label came Wednesday It’s a sentimental move, considering Death Row Records launched his career in the ’90s with his debut album “Doggystyle.” “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the
Continue ReadingIraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN He’s arguably Iraq’s best-known face abroad. Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, was the country’s longest-serving foreign minister, often hobnobbing with Western diplomats and journalists, but also cultivating strong ties with neighboring Arab states to make his country’s case. But a bid to crown his political career with a run
Continue Reading60,000 bees stolen from grocery company’s pollinator field
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company’s field in Pennsylvania. Pennlive.com reports that the bees were said to have been stolen in Carlisle at the end of January. The Giant Company’s community impact manager said that the bees were an essential part of the local food chain
Continue Reading60,000 bees stolen from grocery company’s pollinator field
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company’s field in Pennsylvania. Pennlive.com reports that the bees were said to have been stolen in Carlisle at the end of January. The Giant Company’s community impact manager said that the bees were an essential part of the local food chain
Continue ReadingTesla recalls more vehicles as US agency increases scrutiny
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as U.S. safety regulators increase scrutiny of the
Continue ReadingTop German court throws out comic’s case over Erdogan poem
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court says it has dismissed a television comedian’s complaint against rulings that prohibited him from repeating parts of a crude poem he wrote about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The German Federal Constitutional Court published the ruling from Jan. 26 on Thursday. The legal battle goes back to 2016 when
Continue ReadingSpurs no longer want club linked to offensive term for Jews
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham no longer wants the club to be associated with a term for Jews that is considered offensive and has asked its fans to stop using it. Supporters of Tottenham, a north London club that has traditionally drawn a large fan base from Jewish communities, have long described themselves by using the
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USA snowboarder Chloe Kim accepts her second career gold
American Chloe Kim receives the women’s halfpipe gold medal.
Continue ReadingFrontier Airlines flight diverted due to disruptive passenger
Julia Buckley, CNN It may be a new year, but there’s no new behavior when it comes to unruly passengers in the skies. Since 2022 began, we’ve seen a transatlantic flight turned around because of a mask dispute, another plane turning back due to disruptive passengers on a long-haul flight, and partying passengers stranded in
Continue ReadingVenues are re-opening, pushing Coke sales up 10% in Q4
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Coca-Cola’s revenue rose 10% to $9.5 billion in the fourth quarter as coffee shops, movie theaters and other venues continued to reopen. The Atlanta-based beverage giant said the fourth quarter was the first time since the pandemic that away-from-home sales volumes were ahead of 2019 levels. Coke said its
Continue ReadingPrince Charles isolating after testing positive for COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — Royal officials say Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating. A message on the his official Twitter page said Charles tested positive on Thursday morning and was “deeply disappointed” not to be able to attend a scheduled visit in Winchester, England. No other details were immediately available. The
Continue ReadingHistoric Coretta Scott home where she wed MLK now forgotten
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MARION, Ala. (AP) — A little-known but important piece of American history stands vacant on a two-lane highway in rural western Alabama. It’s the house where Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott were married in 1953. There’s no sign or historical marker on the property. The home is in
Continue ReadingOver COVID, Meyers Taylor gets Olympic bobsled training runs
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has finally made it to the Olympic track. The worst of her coronavirus scare that started with a positive test on Jan. 29 is behind her and the three-time Olympic medalist was able to participate in the first official session of
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Haemmerle, Grondin, Visintin accept snowboard cross medals
In the medal ceremony for men’s snowboard cross, Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria wins gold, Canada’s Eliot Grondin accepts silver, and
Omar Visintin of Italy takes the bronze.
Tesla recalls more vehicles as US agency increases scrutiny
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as U.S. safety regulators increase scrutiny of the
Continue ReadingParis and Brussels ban protests linked to French ‘Freedom Convoy’
By Joseph Ataman, Lianne Kolirin, Mick Krever and Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Authorities in both Paris and Brussels have announced a ban on protests linked to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that is scheduled to arrive in the French capital from Friday. Following the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada — which has seen truckers protesting against vaccine
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USA’s Nathan Chen accepts his very first gold medal
Nathan Chen adds a gold medal to his collection in the men’s figure skating medal ceremony.
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents are growing increasingly frustrated with ever tighter coronavirus restrictions imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ordered new strict measures to take effect Thursday as the highly-contagious omicron variant of the virus
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents are growing increasingly frustrated with ever tighter coronavirus restrictions imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ordered new strict measures to take effect Thursday as the highly-contagious omicron variant of the virus
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