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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed…
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Nathan Chen not sure what’s next after figure skating gold
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and…
Continue ReadingHalsey, Machine Gun Kelly duet at Super Bowl Music Fest
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Halsey dashed on to the stage unannounced for the first time in two years during Machine Gun Kelly’s set…
Continue ReadingHigh energy prices send Europe’s businesses, homes reeling
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Spiking energy prices are raising utility bills from Poland to the United…
Continue ReadingTony Boselli leads class of 8 Pro Football Hall of Famers
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame ended several long waits and voted linebacker Sam Mills,…
Continue ReadingAt Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia’s way
By BRIAN CAROVILLANO and TED ANTHONY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Be it sports, politics, hacking or war, the recent history of Russia’s…
Continue ReadingSome US Olympians enlist in order to make it to the Games
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Nordic combined is a niche sport. That means Olympians who participate in the mix of ski…
Continue ReadingUS conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have lined up in support of Canadian truckers who…
Continue ReadingStocks fall, this time on Ukraine worries, to cap rough week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled again Friday, and this time bond yields joined in the swoon as…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Putin’s Ukraine strategy mixes threats, diplomacy
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia carrying out a massive military buildup near Ukraine and the West roundly…
Continue ReadingIranians celebrate 43rd anniversary of Islamic Revolution
By NASSER KARIMI The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of cars and motorbikes are parading in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of…
Continue ReadingTommy Castro leads with 5 Blues Music Awards nominations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Castro, Chris Cain and Tom Hambridge have earned the most nominations for this year’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis,…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Scores of activists and pro-democracy protesters are in jail in Sudan for opposing a military takeover…
Continue ReadingEmotional support or hogwash? Man fights to keep his pet pig
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man is in a legal fight to keep a pig he says is his emotional support animal.…
Continue ReadingSpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s Elon Musk says the first orbital flight of his towering Starship…
Continue Reading5th journalist killed in Mexico this year
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist was shot dead in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, the fifth killed…
Continue ReadingUS: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially…
Continue ReadingBlinken says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia could invade Ukraine during the current…
Continue ReadingRecords obtained by Jan. 6 panel don’t list Trump’s calls
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House call logs obtained so far by the House panel investigating…
Continue ReadingBiden doing ‘deep dive’ on ‘about 4’ high court candidates
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden appears to be narrowing his list of…
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