British skeleton quartet aim to maintain medal streak at 2022 Winter Olympics
Since skeleton returned at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, British women sliders have dominated. Laura Deas hopes to carry the mantle when…
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Biden joins pope, imam in calling for ‘human fraternity’
NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden is joining Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam in calling for greater…
Continue ReadingIn Alpine skiing, bad timing for an injury means no Olympics
By PAT GRAHAM and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers It is not uncommon for athletes who compete in Alpine skiing to get left behind and miss an…
Continue ReadingFrench, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension
By ANGELA CHARLTON, GEIR MOULSON and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf…
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Team USA defeats Sweden in mixed doubles curling
Team USA picked up a much needed win over Sweden in their fourth mixed doubles curling game at 2022 Winter…
Continue ReadingAn Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its…
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Canada defeats China in mixed doubles curling
Canada scored two points in five different ends on the way to a win over China in mixed doubles curling action at the 2022 Winter…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in connection with assault of San Francisco 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium, police say
KGO, DANIEL LUNA, FACEBOOK, KABC, LUNA FAMILY, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, CNN, Daniel Luna/Facebook By Josh Campbell and Stella Chan, CNN A man has been…
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Thursday’s Oregon prep basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Alsea 48, Siletz Valley 45 Amity 59, Yamhill-Carlton 40 Central Linn 57, Lowell 43 Cleveland 66, Roosevelt 54 Columbia…
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Italy defeats Czech Republic in mixed doubles curling
Italy defeats Czech Republic to stay unbeaten in mixed doubles curling at the 2022…
Continue ReadingJapan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limbo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of foreigners have been denied entry to study, work or visit families in…
Continue ReadingRussians win in women’s hockey after quarantine at Olympics
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team has gone from quarantine to an Olympic win in two days. The…
Continue ReadingNearly 80% of US Olympians signed up for opening ceremony
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says 177 of its 223 athletes signed up to go…
Continue ReadingNearly 80% of US Olympians signed up for opening ceremony
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says 177 of its 223 athletes signed up to go…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan’s legacy of land mines hurts recovery from war
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press GONDOKORO, South Sudan (AP) — As South Sudan struggles for peace, it’s still cleaning up the deadly threat posed…
Continue Reading¿Cuán preocupados deberÃamos estar por la nueva versión ‘sigilosa’ de ómicron? Lo que dice una experta
olivertapia (CNN) — Una nueva versión de la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus se está extendiendo rápidamente en algunas partes del…
Continue ReadingMéxico: Alberto Baillères, reconocido empresario, muere a los 90 años
olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Este jueves, el secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México, Marcelo Ebrard, informó a través de su cuenta…
Continue ReadingBody camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant. Attorneys say he wasn’t the target
By Omar Jimenez, Ray Sanchez, Brad Parks and Peter Nickeas, CNN In the early morning hours Wednesday, Minneapolis police officers gently placed a key…
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Nathan Chen makes a statement with commanding short program in Olympic team event
Nathan Chen explains the relief he felt after skating a clean short program at an Olympic…
Continue ReadingHong Kong activist arrested ahead of Olympics protest
HONG KONG (AP) — A veteran Hong Kong activist has been arrested days after announcing plans to protest the Beijing Winter Olympics outside…
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