Jefferson Quran returns to US as Dubai Expo 2020 winds down
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rare, two-volume Quran owned by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is returning…
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Three American men qualify for the snowboard halfpipe final
Americans Shaun White, Taylor Gold and Chase Josey all put down runs to the qualify for the men’s snowboard halfpipe…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher after Wall Street tech rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors try to gauge U.S. inflation, tensions between Russia…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher after Wall Street tech rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors try to gauge U.S. inflation, tensions between Russia…
Continue ReadingGerman exports rise again in December, strong gains in 2021
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German exports increased for the third consecutive month in December. That capped a year in which they…
Continue ReadingGerman exports rise again in December, strong gains in 2021
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German exports increased for the third consecutive month in December. That capped a year in which they…
Continue ReadingBelarusian skier flees to Poland after she was barred from Winter Olympics
By Hannah Ritchie and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Skier Darya Dolidovich has fled Belarus after being barred from competing in the Winter Olympics over…
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Alpine skier misses gate, climbs back up hill to finish run
Chinese Taipei skier Lee Wen-Yi would not be denied her chance to finish the Winter Olympics slalom race, even after missing a…
Continue ReadingJacobellis earns 1st US gold at Olympics in snowboardcross
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of…
Continue ReadingSweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has ended wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of a…
Continue ReadingSweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has ended wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of a…
Continue ReadingUS shots aren’t turning into goals in Olympic women’s hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight and the U.S. women’s hockey team aren’t lacking for shots at the Beijing…
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USA’s Lindsey Jacobellis brings home gold in snowboard cross
In the women’s snowboard cross final, American representative Lindsey Jacobellis races for the gold…
Continue ReadingIran unveils new missile with reported region-wide range
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has unveiled a new missile with a reported range that would allow it to reach both U.S. bases in the region and targets…
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Snowboarders shred men’s halfpipe qualification
Hirano Ayumu and Hirano Ruka of Japan and
Scotty James of Australia leave their marks as the top three scorers on the men’s halfpipe…
Taiwan, Somaliland ties growing despite diplomatic isolation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan and Somaliland are expanding economic and political ties despite being two of the world’s most diplomatically…
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Jacobellis on gold: ‘I felt like I was already a winner’
After winning her first snowboard cross gold medal at her fifth Winter Olympics, Lindsey Jacobellis reflected on her victory and everything she’s…
Continue ReadingIndonesia frees croc from tire stuck on its neck for 6 years
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has…
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With the pressure on, Shaun White gets it done in qualifying
After a fall on his first, defending gold medalist Shaun White of the U.S. entered his second and final qualifying run sitting in 19th place, but he…
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Alysa Liu runs through free skate at 2022 Winter Olympics
U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu runs through her free skate program during a practice session at the 2022 Winter…
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