Sweden victorious in tight mixed doubles curling match
Sweden shuts down host country China in a back-and-forth mixed doubles curling match.
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Tesla owners are more Republican than you’d think
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk has trained his Twitter guns on top Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Now he’s going after Joe Biden. Last week, after Biden praised General Motors’ announcement that it would invest $7 billion to build EV pickups and batteries in Michigan, Musk tweeted that the president
Continue ReadingFirefall at Yosemite: No reservations this time, but restrictions are in place
By Forrest Brown, CNN Sun and water can cooperate to make a visit to Yosemite National Park in California potentially extra special. It’s a glorious, orange-tinged nature show called “Firefall.” For the 2022 season, the first one is coming up this February. (A possible second one occurs in fall.) The lava-lookalike spectacle happens at Horsetail
Continue ReadingBiden centra su atención en la prevención de la violencia con armas para su viaje a Nueva York
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, se dirige a la ciudad de Nueva York este jueves después de una serie de crímenes violentos que acapararon los titulares. Con su viaje tiene la esperanza de convertir el tema políticamente tenso del crimen en un nuevo enfoque para combatir la violencia
Continue ReadingMore police officers taking Jiu-Jitsu as tactic for subduing subjects with less harm
By REBEKKA SCHRAMM Click here for updates on this story FAYETTE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Inside a public school cheerleading gym south of Fayetteville, law enforcement officers from six states are gathering this week to learn how to use a form of martial arts to subdue a subject. The trainers are from a California-based company
Continue ReadingLa recuperación económica de Estados Unidos está a punto de retroceder
urielblanco (CNN) — La variante ómicron del covid-19 puso un enorme obstáculo en el camino de recuperación económica de Estados Unidos este invierno. Las primeras señales de problemas podrían aparecer en el informe de empleo de enero que se publica este viernes. Este lunes, la Casa Blanca anticipó a los estadounidenses la decepción de las
Continue ReadingHundreds of Tibetans protest outside IOC headquarters
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetans are marching outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, demanding freedom for their homeland as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Games. Waving placards bearing messages like “Save Tibet” and “No More Bloody Games,” Tibetan expatriates from across Europe sought to send a message to China’s
Continue ReadingFed nominee pushes back against GOP claims of anti-oil bias
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key nominee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors has said in testimony before a Senate panel that she would not make it harder for any industry to obtain bank loans. President Joe Biden nominated Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the Fed’s vice chair for
Continue ReadingAmerica’s economic recovery is about to go into reverse
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Omicron variant put a massive speed bump in the road to America’s recovery this winter. The first signs of trouble could show up in the January jobs report Friday. The White House on Monday prepared Americans for disappointment about the jobs numbers: Jared Bernstein, a member of the
Continue ReadingMan arrested in connection with assault of San Francisco 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium, police say
By Josh Campbell and Stella Chan, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with Sunday’s assault of someone who was wearing a San Francisco 49ers jersey outside the SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles, police said Friday. News about the arrest came from Inglewood police Lt. Nicole Loudermilk, who gave no other details. More information
Continue ReadingLago tóxico cerca del volcán Poás en Costa Rica revela cómo pudo haber sido posible la vida antes en Marte
CNNEE (CNN) — Cerca de la cima del volcán Poás de Costa Rica se encuentra uno de los lagos más ácidos de la Tierra, de color azul brillante y lleno de metales tóxicos. Las duras condiciones de Laguna Caliente, donde las temperaturas pueden fluctuar entre los 100 grados Fahrenheit (38 grados Celsius) y los 194
Continue ReadingCzech central bank again increases key interest rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has increased its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point in an effort to tackle soaring inflation. Thursday’s hike to 4.5% was the sixth straight increase since June, and analysts expected it. The bank, which considers high consumer prices a major threat, also had indicated it
Continue ReadingChurch sues city over restricting homeless meal services
BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — A church is suing the city of Brookings after an ordinance was passed barring churches in residential areas from serving more than two free meals a week to people experiencing homelessness. Jefferson Public Radio reports St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church says they are obeying the teachings of Jesus Christ when they give
Continue Reading80-year-old woman drives a car through her house
By MARY ALICE ROYSE Click here for updates on this story STEWART CO., Tennessee (WSMV) — The Stewart County Sheriff’s office investigated Wednesday reports of a woman who drove into her home. Stewart County Media Relations Coordinator Paulette Redman said in a statement on Facebook that an 80-year-old resident was in her vehicle outside her
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Nathan Chen to lead U.S. skaters in Olympic team event
The U.S. chose Nathan Chen, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue and Alexa Knierim/Brandon Frazier to compete in the Olympic team event.
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: A mediating role for Erdogan in Ukraine crisis?
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again offered to mediate between Russia and Ukraine after talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, as Turkey walks a tightrope balancing its relations with both countries. A key NATO member in the Black Sea region, Turkey has been
Continue ReadingHumane Society rescues nearly 60 animals from ‘horrific’ conditions in southwest Missouri
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEWTON COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force made their first large rescue of 2022: 57 animals found in “horrific conditions” in Newton County, Missouri. The animals included Corgis, German Shepherds and Shar Peis. The animals were taken to
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Brianna Decker stretchered off ice during USA vs. Finland game
Brianna Decker was stretchered off the ice in the United States’ game against Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue Reading Brianna Decker stretchered off ice during U.S. vs. Finland game
Brianna Decker was stretchered off the ice during the United States’ game against Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Kingsbury tops first round of moguls qualifying, advances
Defending Olympic gold medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada advanced straight to the finals as the top qualifier, while USA’s Cole McDonald and Dylan Walczyk also made it through directly in fifth and 10th, respectively.
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