Former CNN Digital Asia Director Marc Lourdes dies, age 40
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia on…
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Kaori Sakamoto’s beautiful free skate in team event
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto put out a beautiful women’s free skate in the team event at the 2022 Winter…
Continue ReadingSpotify CEO condemns Rogan’s use of racial slurs, but says company won’t be ‘silencing’ him
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Daniel Ek, the chief executive of Spotify, addressed Joe Rogan’s past use of racial slurs on Sunday night,…
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Bend city councilor discusses homeless issues with concerned residents at Drake Park gathering
“The more shelters we have, the less people on the streets, the less crime that we have on our streets,” City Councilor Megan Perkins told dozens…
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Double measurement in extra ends eliminates Canada
The reigning champions from Canada are heading home after dramatic extra ends finish against…
Continue ReadingOmicron forces S. Korea to end GPS monitoring, some checkups
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end…
Continue ReadingOmicron forces S. Korea to end GPS monitoring, some checkups
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end…
Continue ReadingStacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren
By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift…
Continue ReadingStacey Abrams comes under fire for not wearing a mask in now-deleted photos with masked schoolchildren
CNN By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN A since-deleted tweet featuring photos of a mask-less Stacey Abrams posing among masked schoolchildren has prompted swift…
Continue ReadingSpotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn’t ‘the answer’
By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he…
Continue ReadingSaints’ Alvin Kamara arrested on battery charge in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night…
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New hope for Norway’s Simen Krueger after negative COVID-19 test
Norway’s double Olympic cross-county ski champion Simen Krueger tested negative for COVID-19, giving him a chance to make it to the Olympics in time…
Continue ReadingNew satellite images show advanced Russian military deployments in Belarus
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show that Russia’s military has advanced…
Continue Reading18 people rescued from ice floe on Lake Erie
By Tina Burnside and Joe Sutton, CNN Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe that separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, the US…
Continue ReadingAwkwafina issues statement addressing accusations that she has used a ‘blaccent’
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Eric Levenson, CNN The comedian and actress Awkwafina issued a lengthy Twitter statement Saturday addressing criticism in the…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after Wall St falls amid rate hike unease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street fell as investors watched for signs of whether…
Continue Reading2 inmates who escaped Tennessee jail are dead. A third has been arrested, authorities say
By Joe Sutton, CNN An inmate who escaped with two others from a jail in northeast Tennessee last week was arrested Thursday in North Carolina,…
Continue ReadingSaints’ Alvin Kamara arrested on battery charge in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night…
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Steve Kornacki explains the freestyle aerial skiing event
One of the most high-flying sports in the olympics, freestyle aerial skiing is as intimidating as it comes. Steve Kornacki helps us learn more about…
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USA falls to Britain in final mixed doubles curling game
Having been eliminated from the semifinals, Team USA finished their Olympic campaign with a loss to Great Britain…
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