Opinion by Christopher Leonard for CNN Business Perspectives Even the smartest Wall Street investors don’t know if markets will be up or down tomorrow, but they do seem to agree on one thing: The coming year will be a wild and dangerous ride. The roller coaster is already underway. Over the course of one day,
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus is planning to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country. A draft agreement between Russia and its ally Belarus endorsed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and released Monday states that the Belarusian troops will work to provide
Continue ReadingBy LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Officials in Madagascar say that Cyclone Batsirai has caused the deaths of 20 people and made more than 55,000 others homeless after slamming into the island’s eastern coast. The national meteorological department said Monday that the tropical storm weakened quickly after hitting Madagascar late Saturday and
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger has been here twice before, holding the lead midway through the Olympic women’s luge race. Both times, she won gold. She’s not celebrating this time quite yet. As many other medal hopefuls — including the two USA Luge Olympic veterans — slipped, skidded and
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China’s Ren Ziwei won the gold medal in the men’s 1000m after Hungary’s Liu Shaolin, who finished first, was penalized. Ren is the first Chinese short track skater to win an Olympic gold medal in this discipline.
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Slovenia’s Nika Kriznar, Timi Zajc, Ursa Bogataj, and Peter Prevc scored 1001.5 points, over 100 points more than any other team, to win gold in the mixed team ski jumping event.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elsa Desmond knows she’s not going to medal at the Beijing Olympics. She isn’t even expecting to be in the top half of the field. Doesn’t matter. The first women’s luge Olympian from Ireland feels like she’s already prevailed. Desmond won’t be in China for long.
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Germany’s luger Natalie Geisenberger is on her way to a third straight women’s singles gold after compatriot Julia Taubitz crashed out.
Continue ReadingBy IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Delta Airlines flight reportedly blew a tire and skidded across the runway while landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport Sunday. Airport officials said the the plane “experienced a flat tire and came to rest on the taxi way.” Customers were deplaned and
Continue ReadingBy IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Investigators are working to learn why a fire bomb was thrown into a law office Sunday night. At approximately 7:45 p.m., fire crews dispatched to Arrington Phillips Law Office on Fairborn Road SW after a caller reported a fire bomb was thrown
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Italy will take on Norway Tuesday in the gold medal game of Olympic mixed doubles curling. Here’s what to know about the game.
Continue ReadingBy MARCY JONES, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — Following a video of a man from Fairfield going on a viral threatening rant at a smoothie shop, he’s due in court on Monday. The video of James Iannazzo was viewed by millions after a Robeks employee posted it.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A person attempting to escape a traffic stop in Salem was shot by police before dying from their injuries Monday, the Salem Police Department confirmed. According to the Salem P.D., the attempted traffic stop took place shortly after 12:30 early Monday
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Jordan Spieth’s knack of salvaging an errant shot has become a trademark of his game. The three-time major winner took those recovery skills to another level at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Saturday’s third round in what proved to be a bit of a cliffhanger. After his drive on the
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Ireen Wuest, 35, won the 1500m in Olympic-record time and in doing so became the first athlete to win individual gold at five Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN MOBLEY, SHAIN BERGAN Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Jackson County officials on Monday morning are set to discuss whether to bring back a countywide school mask mandate, even as local COVID hospitalizations numbers drop significantly. The Jackson County Legislature is set to discuss the matter at
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say police fatally shot a 40-year-old man who fled a traffic stop in Salem, Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Richard Meyers died in a confrontation involving Salem officers Chad Treichler, Griffin McDowell, Jonathan McNichols and David Baker. Police tried stopping his vehicle after 12:30 a.m. Monday, but say Meyers drove away.
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president is hosting his Djiboutian counterpart for talks on improving ties and a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary, which Egypt deems an existential threat, if filled and operated without agreement. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi reiterated his country’s demand
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander has resigned after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff. It marks the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration. Press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden accepted Lander’s resignation Monday
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN An officer from a Minneapolis SWAT team shot a man to death while serving a Wednesday morning warrant in connection with a homicide investigation, and though the man who they shot was armed, he was not the target of the warrant, attorneys and police say. The shooting by an officer on
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