5 things to know for February 8: Covid, Ukraine, SCOTUS, Trump, Government shutdown
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial…
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Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians
CNN By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…
Continue ReadingSuspect in a deadly shooting inside a Washington state grocery store has been arrested, police say
KEPR, RICHLAND POLICE, CNN By Chris Boyette and Kelly McCleary, CNN The suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting inside a grocery store in…
Continue ReadingA woman falls to her death after a drawbridge in Florida opens as she attempted to cross
CNN, WPTV By Amanda Jackson and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, are investigating the death of a bicyclist who fell to…
Continue ReadingTeenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet
CNN By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens…
Continue ReadingOlympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that…
Continue ReadingThe biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SoftBank’s record-breaking sale of a prized chip designer to Nvidia has officially been called off. At an…
Continue ReadingExperts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast
CNN, RUSSIA 24, US ARMY, RUSSIAN DEFENSE MNISTRY TWITTER, NORD STREAM 2, AXEL SCHMIDT, CNN By Tim Lister, CNN Even in the 21st century, warfare is…
Continue ReadingThe biggest chip deal in history has fallen apart
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SoftBank’s record-breaking sale of a prized chip designer to Nvidia has officially been called off. At an…
Continue ReadingNeil Young says Spotify staffers should ‘get out of the place before it eats up your soul’
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue ReadingPanda-monium: From medal podiums to spectator stands, Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen is everywhere
CNN Coy Wire, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing 2022’s official mascot has emerged as a fan favorite at the Winter Games. Eliciting some of…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Gautam Adani unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest billionaire
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s Gautam Adani has overtaken his fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to become the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s indoor mask mandate will end next week for vaccinated people, governor says
CNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Citing a 65% drop in Covid-19 cases since the peak of the Omicron surge, California will end its statewide indoor mask…
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More summer shows set for Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Two more shows were announced Monday, and they couldn’t be more different: Kenny Chesney and Nine Inch Nails. The venue and its Live Nation partners…
Continue ReadingChimpanzees apply ‘medicine’ to each others’ wounds in a possible show of empathy
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, chimpanzees were spotted capturing insects and applying them to their own wounds, as well as the…
Continue ReadingAtlanta DA investigating Trump’s election interference: ‘We’re not here playing a game’
CNN By Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election…
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Groups gather outside courthouse during Cranston bail hearing
While a judge heard arguments and ruled against a requested release on bail by Ian Cranston in the fatal shooting of Barry Washington, members of…
Continue ReadingWhite House science adviser resigns and acknowledges ‘disrespectful and demeaning’ behavior after investigation
POOL By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN Eric Lander, a top science adviser to President Joe Biden, resigned Monday after a White House…
Continue ReadingThree words that sparked GOP firestorm were not part of early draft of Cheney-Kinzinger resolution
CNN By Jeff Zeleny and Gabby Orr, CNN The three words about the US Capitol attack that have sparked a firestorm inside the Republican Party —…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court lets GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map that critics say dilutes power of Black voters stay in place
CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to…
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