Snow Report: Tuesday morning, April 9th
Some resorts reported a couple inches of snow. Although it will remain dry for a few days, there is still plenty of snow on the mountains.…
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Why do we die? The latest on aging and immortality from a Nobel Prize-winning scientist
By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Since time immemorial, humans have done their darnedest to try and cheat death. Today, as revolutionary…
Continue ReadingSpain to scrap ‘golden visas’ for foreign investors
Reuters Spain will scrap its so-called “golden visa” program granting residency rights to foreigners who make large investments in real estate in…
Continue ReadingFans welcome UConn’s repeat champs back to the ‘Basketball Capital of the World’
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn’s men’s basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school…
Continue ReadingKey Biden lawyer Richard Sauber to depart White House in May
By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Richard Sauber, the White House lawyer who battled an onslaught of highly politicized Republican…
Continue Reading96 shots fired in a fatal traffic stop. Here’s what the bodycam footage shows
By Omar Jimenez and Holly Yan, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Newly released bodycam footage reveals the mayhem that unfolded in a residential…
Continue ReadingSimon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest-ever leader
By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Simon Harris has become the youngest-ever prime minister of Ireland, officially taking office in…
Continue ReadingChampions League matches go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League soccer games are going ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat. Several…
Continue ReadingIf you’re retired or about to retire, think carefully about your tax strategy
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Coming up with the best tax strategy in retirement can be much trickier than it seems, and tax…
Continue ReadingSimon Harris is installed as Ireland’s new prime minister. He’s the country’s youngest leader
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Irish lawmaker Simon Harris has been elected prime minister by a vote in parliament. At 37,…
Continue ReadingA Moroccan activist was sentenced to 5 years for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel
By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel has been…
Continue ReadingNew EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are…
Continue ReadingAmanda Knox faces a new slander trial in Italy that could remove the last legal stain against her
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy in a case that could remove the last…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans confront fight over FISA reauthorization
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — House lawmakers are returning to Washington to a contentious issue this week – an…
Continue ReadingNew EPA rules for about 200 US chemical manufacturers take aim at ‘cancer alleys’
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules on Tuesday to protect neighborhoods near more than 200…
Continue ReadingMany eclipse visitors to northern New England pulled an all-nighter trying to leave
By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of…
Continue ReadingLibrarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in…
Continue ReadingTurkey restricts exports to Israel, saying its request to airdrop aid to Gaza was denied
By Scott McLean, Umut Sevdi Tangor and Caitlin Danaher, CNN Istanbul/London (CNN) — Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel…
Continue ReadingThe eclipse is all anyone talked about at The Masters
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Play was suspended due to a very special brand of conditions at The Masters on Monday. The total solar eclipse…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement in fiery Ohio derailment. Locals fear it’s not enough
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train…
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