ROC kicks off men’s Olympic hockey tournament with 1-0 win over Switzerland
The ROC took down Switzerland in a low-scoring affair to win the first game of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design
Leah Dolan, CNN For more than fifty years, athletes competing in the Olympic games have often been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy friend. The Olympic mascot — a cartoonish encapsulation of the host city’s culture and history — is so important, designs are often selected and finalized years before the Games
Continue ReadingSlovakia approves defense military treaty with US
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament and president have approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79-60 in the 150-seat legislature Wednesday in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force
Continue ReadingSlovakia approves defense military treaty with US
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament and president have approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79-60 in the 150-seat legislature Wednesday in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force
Continue ReadingLindsey Jacobellis wins Team USA’s first gold medal at Beijing Games with victory in women’s snowboard cross
By Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Lindsey Jacobellis secured Team USA’s first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the women’s snowboard cross big final on Wednesday. After near misses at previous Games, the 36-year-old finally topped the podium at her fifth Winter Olympics. “This feels incredible because this level that all
Continue Reading5 things to know for February 9: Capitol riot, Covid-19, USPS, TikTok, North Korea
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Are you up for a challenge? Fall in love with taking care of your body! Replacing a “typical Western diet” focused on red meat and processed foods with an “optimized diet” can add up to 13 years to your life, according to a new study. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingProtesters angry over Canadian Covid-19 mandates have blocked key roads and bridges. Now a judge has temporarily banned some from honking their horns
By Paula Newton, Aya Elamroussi and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Tensions stemming from protests spearheaded by Canadian truck drivers over the country’s Covid-19 mandates have been simmering in recent weeks, so much so that traffic at key US transit points has ground to a stop and a judge has temporarily banned demonstrators in the nation’s
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Best car matches for Valentine’s Day
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Like people, cars have different personalities, and choosing a car like you would a date might help you find the perfect one. Edmunds wants to match you with your next car by explaining some of the personality types cars share with people.
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Best car matches for Valentine’s Day
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Like people, cars have different personalities, and choosing a car like you would a date might help you find the perfect one. Edmunds wants to match you with your next car by explaining some of the personality types cars share with people.
Continue ReadingJacobellis finally wins Olympic gold medal, 1st for US
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis is finally an Olympic gold medalist. Let that sink in for a moment because Jacobellis has been trying for 16 years. Jacobellis helped make the wild sport of snowboardcross famous. After all, who could forget her premature celebration as she approached the finish line
Continue ReadingLos casos y las hospitalizaciones por covid-19 aún son demasiado altos para cambiar la guía de mascarillas, dice la directora de los CDC
olivertapia (CNN) — La jefa de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) defiende las pautas de uso de mascarillas de la agencia y el martes subrayó que ahora no es el momento de cambiar las recomendaciones o relajar las restricciones destinadas a prevenir el covid-19. Los CDC “todavía
Continue ReadingCourt raises penalty for Little Mermaid copyright violation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An appeals court in Denmark has increased the compensation a newspaper was ordered to pay for violating the copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue with a cartoon depicting the bronze landmark as a zombie and a photo of it with a facemask. The Berlingske newspaper published the cartoon in 2019
Continue ReadingCourt raises penalty for Little Mermaid copyright violation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An appeals court in Denmark has increased the compensation a newspaper was ordered to pay for violating the copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue with a cartoon depicting the bronze landmark as a zombie and a photo of it with a facemask. The Berlingske newspaper published the cartoon in 2019
Continue ReadingRoger Goodell says NFL ‘won’t tolerate racism’ and will look at policy changes
By Travis Caldwell, Ray Sanchez and David Close, CNN NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday admitted the league has fallen short by “a long shot” in ensuring head coaching opportunities for Black and minority candidates and vowed to see if policies need to change. “I don’t think you take anything off the table until you
Continue ReadingThai wildlife group says tiger missing a leg needs help
By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Forest rangers in Thailand are searching a remote jungle on the Myanmar border hoping to rescue a wild tiger with a missing leg from an area where poachers have recently been operating. Staff from the wildlife protection organization Freeland spotted the animal earlier this week on video
Continue ReadingTesla recall: Heat pump won’t defrost windshield fast enough
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. The latest in a series of recent recalls covers certain 2021 and 2022 Models 3, S, and X, and some 2020 through
Continue ReadingTesla recall: Heat pump won’t defrost windshield fast enough
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. The latest in a series of recent recalls covers certain 2021 and 2022 Models 3, S, and X, and some 2020 through
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Liu Shaolin Sandor sets Olympic record in men’s 1500m
Speed skater Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary sets a new Olympic record in the men’s short track 1500m quarterfinals.
Continue ReadingNetflix got slammed by Wall Street. Is Disney next?
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Wall Street was not kind to Netflix when the streaming giant released its year-end results last month. Weak financial guidance sent its stock tumbling. Is Disney+ — the other big name in streaming — about to take a similar beating? Disney is set to report first-quarter earnings on Wednesday and
Continue ReadingShipping company Maersk sees record profit as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk says 2021 was the most profitable year yet for the world’s biggest shipping company. It reported Wednesday that profits before taxes reached $18.7 billion last year as surging demand from a rebounding global economy led to supply chain logjams. The figure soared from $3.3 billion in 2020. The
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