Ledecka defends Olympic snowboard PGS title, ski racing next
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic defended her Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom…
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Czech Ester Ledecka repeats gold in snowboarding parallel giant slalom
The Czech Republic’s Ester Ledecka defended her gold medal in snowboarding parallel giant slalom with a big-final victory over Daniela Ulbing of…
Continue ReadingUS approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan
By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…
Continue ReadingThe biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SoftBank’s record-breaking sale of a prized chip designer to Nvidia has officially been called off. At an…
Continue ReadingFor love or country: Speedskater Fontana feuds with Italy
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arianna Fontana became the most decorated short track speedskater in Olympic history in Beijing. She…
Continue ReadingJapan’s SoftBank drops sale of Arm, plans IPO
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology investor SoftBank says its planned sale of the British semiconductor and…
Continue ReadingJapan’s SoftBank drops sale of Arm, plans IPO
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology investor SoftBank says its planned sale of the British semiconductor and…
Continue ReadingOlympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…
Continue ReadingUN: 13 million people face severe hunger in Horn of Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the…
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Sweden rolls to mixed doubles curling bronze medal
Sweden scored in four straight ends and forced Great Britain to concede after the sixth Tuesday to give Almida De Val and Oskar Eriksson the 9-3 win…
Continue ReadingUS and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions
By EDITH M.. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the U.N. Security…
Continue ReadingNominaciones a los Razzie 2022: ‘Diana the Musical’, Jared Leto y Bruce Willis en la lista
olivertapia (CNN) — Esto es lo mejor de lo peor del cine de 2021. Las nominaciones a los 42º Premio Razzie se anunciaron el lunes e incluyeron…
Continue ReadingItaly beats Norway to win Olympic gold in mixed curling
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Italy won the gold medal in mixed doubles curling to complete a near-perfect Olympics. The 8-5 win…
Continue ReadingMessing skates at Olympics after virus, travel whirlwind
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Keegan Messing went from being stuck in a room with COVID-19 to traveling around the world.…
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Canada’s women beat U.S. in preliminary hockey clash
The U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams locked horns in a preliminary tilt at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and it was Canada who earned the 4-2…
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Layden: Ryan Cochran-Siegle fulfills family destiny, steps into Alpine spotlight
It was a self-proclaimed “special run” that put a silver medal around Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s neck Wednesday in China. But the path that led the United…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson juror will be offered immunity to testify
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a juror in Scott Peterson’s two-decade-old murder trial will be granted immunity before testifying at…
Continue ReadingThe biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SoftBank’s record-breaking sale of a prized chip designer to Nvidia has officially been called off. At an initial…
Continue ReadingFreshman Azzi Fudd finally fit; No. 8 UConn looking forward
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Azzi Fudd was supposed to pair with good friend Paige Bueckers this season and…
Continue ReadingWeddle gives Rams spark after returning from retirement
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer As the coach of his son’s 12-and-under Pop Warner championship team, Eric Weddle had a message for the young…
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