Norway cross-country skiing star has COVID-19, isolates until eve of Olympics
Norway cross-country skiers, including Heidi Weng, tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
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Why economists believe 2021 ended on a high note despite Omicron
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Omicron variant put America’s recovery through the ringer. But the post-Thanksgiving timing may mean the economic scorecard for the final quarter of 2021 could still look decent. At least that’s what economists are hoping. Omicron caused infections to skyrocket, businesses to struggle and workers to stay home sick in
Continue ReadingJustice Department charges a man who allegedly sold a gun to the Texas synagogue hostage-taker
By Tara John, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Federal prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old man with a federal firearm crime, alleging he sold the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue hostage-taker the gun he used during this month’s 11-hour standoff. Henry Williams, who was charged Tuesday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, allegedly
Continue ReadingGerman government cuts 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.6%
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has cut its growth forecast for this year. But it says that Europe’s biggest economy remains “robust” and will return to its pre-pandemic size in 2022. The Economy Ministry predicted on Wednesday that gross domestic product will grow by 3.6%. That’s down from the 4.1% Germany’s previous government forecast
Continue ReadingWhite House attempts to strengthen federal cybersecurity after major hacks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The White House plans to release an ambitious strategy Wednesday to make federal agencies tighten their cybersecurity controls after a series of high-profile hacks against government and private infrastructure in the last two years, according to a copy shared with CNN. It’s one of the biggest efforts yet by the Biden
Continue ReadingFormer Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown says team tried to pay him $200K to receive mental health care
By Ben Morse, CNN Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has said that the team offered to pay him $200,000 to step away from the team and commit himself to a mental health facility. Speaking weeks after he removed his uniform and shoulder pads, waved to the crowd and walked off the field
Continue ReadingNorwegian skiers, other Olympic hopefuls positive for virus
OSLO (AP) — Two members of Norway’s women’s cross-country team and a U.S. bobsledder have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics. Heidi Weng and Anne Kjersti Kalvå contracted COVID-19 at a training camp in the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm and are now isolating. Norwegian cross-country manager Espen Bjervig
Continue ReadingThe futuristic superyacht concept that can fly as well as sail
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Why build a superyacht that just moves on water when you can create one that flies through the air as well? Rome-based design company Lazzarini Design Studio has dreamed up a new concept named Air Yacht that has the ability to “sail in the sky” as well as the ocean. Renderings of
Continue ReadingUK’s Bentley pouring billions into electric car overhaul
LONDON (AP) — Luxury automaker Bentley says it is pouring billions into upgrading manufacturing to accelerate its electric vehicle development plan, joining other auto brands shifting away from gasoline engines. U.K.-based Bentley Motors said Wednesday that it’s investing 2.5 billion pounds into sustainability efforts over the next decade. The company said the money will be
Continue ReadingEPA acts to curb air, water pollution in poor communities
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states. The EPA’s actions follow a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall in Mississippi, Louisiana
Continue ReadingWater- and stain-resistant products contain toxic plastics, study says. Here’s what to do
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Many of the water-resistant and stain-proof home furnishings and apparel we purchase may contain toxic “forever” chemicals, called PFAS, that are linked to numerous health concerns, including liver and heart damage, immune disorders, cancer and hormone disruption, a new report found. Independent laboratories commissioned by Toxic-Free Future, an environmental and health
Continue ReadingUkrainian Foreign Minister says current Russian troop numbers insufficient for full invasion
By Tim Lister and Jack Guy, CNN Russia has not assembled sufficient forces to launch an imminent full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threatened “appropriate response measures” if the West continues its “aggressive line.” Kuleba told reporters in Kyiv that Russian troops could attack
Continue ReadingLavrov dice que Moscú espera que las garantías de Blinken “se hagan realidad”
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, dijo este miércoles que Moscú espera que las garantías ofrecidas por el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, durante las conversaciones mantenidas el pasado viernes en Ginebra “se hagan realidad” y que el gobierno de Joe BIden proporcione esta semana
Continue ReadingWhat is curling? Everything you need to know about this winter sport
By Ben Morse, CNN When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling. Whether it be the seemingly
Continue ReadingLebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, enough for about two hours
Continue ReadingEl papa Francisco convoca a una jornada de oración por Ucrania
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El papa Francisco convocó a una jornada de oración por Ucrania, durante su audiencia general en el Vaticano. “Con la oración de Nuestro Señor, los invito a rezar por la paz en Ucrania, y a hacerlo a menudo hoy”, dijo. “Pidamos a Nuestro Señor con insistencia que ese país pueda
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Cómo la variante ómicron encendió nuevas batallas y cambió la política de la pandemia
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La variante ómicron puede estar mostrando los primeros signos esperanzadores de estar pasando su punto álgido. Pero la furiosa política del covid-19 no hace más que intensificarse y, dadas sus futuras implicaciones electorales, parece seguro que durará más que la propia pandemia. Tras dos años de venenosas disputas partidistas sobre
Continue ReadingOffshore oil spill threatens beaches in eastern Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s navy is working to clean up a spill of as much as 128 tons (160,000 liters) of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand. The spill is near the country’s Eastern Seaboard industrial area but an official with the Pollution Control Department said some of the
Continue ReadingHere’s where things stand for New York’s mask mandate after differing legal decisions
CNN, KGTV By Travis Caldwell and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN After a legal battle played out in New York’s court system this week, its state mask mandate was temporarily upheld Tuesday, but the back-and-forth left many residents trying to determine whether mask wearing at certain places was required or optional. The mandate, which was enacted in
Continue ReadingHere’s where things stand for New York’s mask mandate after differing legal decisions
By Travis Caldwell and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN After a legal battle played out in New York’s court system this week, its state mask mandate was temporarily upheld Tuesday, but the back-and-forth left many residents trying to determine whether mask wearing at certain places was required or optional. The mandate, which was enacted in December and
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