Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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‘Watered down’ anti-Cheney and Kinzinger resolution advances at RNC winter meeting
By Gabby Orr, CNN Members of the Republican National Committee’s resolution committee unanimously passed a motion on Thursday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their service on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. The resolution will advance to the full 168-member voting
Continue ReadingHow worried should we be about the new ‘stealth’ Omicron? Our expert weighs in
CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron (BA.1) as the
Continue ReadingAustrian-born Raimann on brink of improbable NFL career
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Central Michigan left tackle Bernhard Raimann is hoping the next stop in his long journey to a football career is the NFL. The Austrian-born Raimann is among the NFL prospects at the Senior Bowl trying to improve their draft stock. Raimann arrived in the United
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Mind the gap: Biney, Jackson debate whose sport is better
Short track speed skater Maame Biney thinks short track is better than long track. Long track speed skater Erin Jackson thinks long track is better than short track.
Continue ReadingGobernador de La Paz fue aprehendido y será imputado por supuestamente consumir bebidas alcohólicas en su despacho
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — En Bolivia, el gobernador de La Paz, Santos Quispe, será imputado por la Fiscalía paceña por los presuntos delitos de uso indebido de bienes y servicios públicos y obstrucción de la justicia, según informó este miércoles la estatal Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI). Esto se da luego de que un
Continue ReadingOregon firefighter dies after explosion at fire in barn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A firefighter injured in an explosion while battling a fire at a barn in rural Oregon has died. Crews responded to the blaze around 4 a.m. Thursday. The injured firefighter later identified as by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office as 30-year-old Austin Smith was airlifted to
Continue ReadingSome Trump endorsements spark frustration and fractures in the GOP
By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial bid to run for a US House seat in Georgia, and you’ll earn the former President’s endorsement. Jones is still debating whether to stick with the uphill race against former Sen. David
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C.O. Irrigation District raising rates amid drought, assures costs will stay lowest in area
The Central Oregon Irrigation District is raising its rates over the next four years because it is losing hydropower contracts.
Continue ReadingGreece: Police raid soccer fan clubs after deadly attack
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police have raided multiple soccer supporters’ clubs in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki in the wake of attack linked to violent fan rivalry that left a 19-year-old man dead. The raids were carried out at venues suspected of being used for organizing attacks, and police set up roadblocks in the
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Fire destroys mobile home south of Madras; 7 residents escape; heater likely cause
Seven residents, three dogs and two cats escaped a fire late Wednesday night that destroyed a mobile home south of Madras, but five other cats perished in the blaze, likely caused by a portable electric heater, officials and a resident said.
Continue ReadingTwo dead from Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads, CDC says
By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads that has resulted in two deaths. The outbreak has also sickened 17 people and resulted in 13 hospitalizations across 13 states. The recalls began at the end of December and are for products
Continue ReadingAP interview: UEFA wants politics out of Albanian soccer
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says his concerns about political interference in Albanian soccer elections were alleviated after meeting with the country’s prime minister on Thursday. Ceferin also committed to staging the inaugural Europa Conference League final in Tirana after a meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama
Continue ReadingBeef giant JBS to pay $52.5M to settle price-fixing lawsuit
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that some say supports their concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects prices. Colorado-based JBS didn’t admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement and a spokeswoman
Continue ReadingEstudio encuentra qué tratamiento para la calvicie masculina funciona mejor
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Unas entradas que retroceden. Una calvicie que se extiende en la parte superior de la cabeza. Pelo dolorosamente fino que se nota especialmente en donde se parte el cabello. Alrededor del 90% de los hombres sufrirán algún tipo de pérdida de cabello a lo largo de su vida, lo que suele
Continue ReadingUS oil prices hit $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices jumped above $90 a barrel on Thursday for the first time in more than seven years. The latest rally comes just a day after OPEC and its allies declined to aggressively ramp up production to cool off red-hot energy prices. Crude jumped 2.2% to $90.15 a barrel
Continue ReadingChargers hire Ryan Ficken as special teams coordinator
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Ficken has been hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as special teams coordinator after he spent the past 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Ficken was Minnesota’s special teams coordinator this season after spending the previous eight years as the assistant special teams coach. He replaces Darius Swinton, who
Continue ReadingEquity-rich homeowners are ‘sitting pretty’ amid sky high real estate prices
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Sky high real estate prices have made a growing number of homeowners “equity rich,” according to a report on home equity. That means they have at least 50% equity in their property, or put another way, that the amount they owe on the home is no more than half of
Continue ReadingThe big reason the US and UK are facing such a massive labor shortage
Opinion by Carlo Pizzinelli and Ippei Shibata for CNN Business Perspectives Almost two years after the pandemic upended labor markets, job openings are plentiful in many advanced economies, yet workers have not fully returned. The broader trend of plentiful jobs and not enough workers can have major implications for growth, inequality and inflation. This gap,
Continue ReadingWag, a dog-walking startup that once raised $300 million from a single investor, is going public through a SPAC
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Wag, a dog-walking startup that once received $300 million from a single investor only to stumble in executing its strategy, is set to go public in a deal valued not much higher than that one investment. Wag said Thursday that it has entered an agreement to go public through
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