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Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ‘grateful’ for support after being airlifted to hospital following ‘brutal’ crash

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde posted a picture from his hospital bed after suffering a “brutal” full-speed crash and being airlifted off the slopes during a World Cup downhill race in Switzerland. The 31-year-old was nearing the finish line on the challenging Lauberhorn course in Wengen on Saturday, before

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More countries join talks on Ukraine leader’s peace formula. But Russia is absent and war grinds on

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to join one day, an admittedly distant goal as the nearly two-year war grinds on and with neither side

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Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term. But that is not an easy task

By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week. According to the European Union’s internal market chief, Thierry Breton, Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 that “if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to

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War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan on Sunday accusing China of making “fallacious comments” and China criticizing the U.S. for congratulating the winner. The verbal sparring highlighted the seemingly intractable divide over Taiwan’s

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City of Redmond road and traffic report: Week of Jan. 13-19

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s road and traffic report for the week of January 13-19. Wickiup Ave./Reservoir Dr., between 49th & 43rd St., 1/15 – 3/15, road closure, local access only, Please use detour, Capital Improvement Project www.redmondoregon.gov/ReservoirDriveProject, Taylor Northwest **Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased

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