CNN By Marianne Garvey Ed Sheeran and Elton John are releasing a new Christmas duet for charity. The song, titled “Merry Christmas,” will be released on Friday, the two announced Monday. John took to Twitter to share the news, writing, “Just under a year ago, I called @edsheeran to see if he wanted to make
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Ed Sheeran and Elton John are releasing a new Christmas duet for charity. The song, titled “Merry Christmas,” will be released on Friday, the two announced Monday. John took to Twitter to share the news, writing, “Just under a year ago, I called @edsheeran to see if he wanted to make a
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INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Britain took an early lead over Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinals when Daniel Evans beat Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1. Evans built a 4-0 lead and didn’t face a break point in the match. Gojowczyk double-faulted on match point. Evans says he “tried to get some rhythm early on. I played
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bryan Harsin has fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Bobo after one season. Spokesman Kirk Sampson confirmed Tuesday that Bobo wasn’t retained. He was hired in January with a three-year contract worth $1.3 million annually. Auburn will owe him the remaining $2.6 million. The Tigers lost their last
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By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The lead investigator of an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett is countering a defense attorney’s claims that Chicago police rushed to judgment in the case. Former detective Michael Thiel is testifying Tuesday. He says roughly two dozen detectives clocked some 3,000 hours before concluding
Continue ReadingCNN By Marnie Hunter, Naomi Thomas and Karla Cripps, CNN Governments are trying to buy time with a rash of new travel restrictions as they figure out the potential impact of Omicron. But the restrictions are being criticized by some officials and medical experts as ineffective and potentially damaging to global coronavirus tracking. “I think
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos matched a record streak of eight straight months of $1 billion or more in house winnings in October, showing that hospitality and tourism have returned to pre-pandemic levels in a state dependent on gambling revenues. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that casinos statewide won a little more
Continue Reading BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Two Southern California ski areas will open this week despite dry fall weather. Big Bear Mountain Resorts has announced that Friday will be opening day for the general public at Bear Mountain and Snow Summit. Season pass holders will get an early start on Thursday. Weather across Southern California
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A suburban Detroit office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell has been broken into and ransacked, with memorabilia belonging to her late husband and longtime Congressman John Dingell damaged. Dingell reported the break-in at the office in Dearborn on Monday and said it was being investigated by local and U.S. Capitol
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit a Minnesota community college Tuesday to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers. The trip occurs at a crucial pivot point for Biden. He is facing the threat of the new omicron strain of the
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit a Minnesota community college Tuesday to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers. The trip occurs at a crucial pivot point for Biden. He is facing the threat of the new omicron strain of the
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in November, held back by rising worries about inflation and lingering concerns about the coronavirus. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 109.5, down from 111.6 in October. It was
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in November, held back by rising worries about inflation and lingering concerns about the coronavirus. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 109.5, down from 111.6 in October. It was
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A ridge of high pressure dominating the Western U.S. will keep winds offshore and breezy, and help push highs near 90 by late this afternoon. Overnight lows were not quite as cool as they were yesterday morning, indicative of the warming trend underway. Afternoon highs climbed to 91, tying the previous record set in 1949!
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN VICKERS Click here for updates on this story MISSION, Kansas (KCTV) — A new phone, video game console or laptop may be harder to find in time for Christmas due to supply shortages and production delays. In October, CBS News reported that Apple may fall short of its production goals for the year
Continue ReadingBy Walé Azeez, CNN Business European consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace since 1997. Annual inflation across the 19 countries that use the euro, including Europe’s largest economies Germany, France, Italy and Spain, hit 4.9% in November, driven mainly by soaring energy prices, according to Eurostat, the EU statistics office. That’s the highest
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urielblanco (CNN) — Ómicron, la nueva variante del coronavirus, con sus numerosas mutaciones y su aparentemente rápida propagación en Sudáfrica, está preocupando a los cientÃficos y a las autoridades gubernamentales. Pero los médicos quieren recordar a los estadounidenses que ya se enfrentan a una variante de coronavirus bastante considerable, y es delta. Delta consiguió extenderse
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN With the stroke of midnight, Barbados cut its last remaining bonds to the British monarchy after nearly 400 years. In a ceremony on Monday evening, Prince Charles acknowledged the “appalling atrocity of slavery” as the nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and inaugurated its
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Lara Logan, a Fox News personality and host on its streaming service, was condemned by prominent Jewish groups and the Auschwitz Museum after she compared Dr. Anthony Fauci to a Nazi doctor infamous for performing medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camp. In an appearance on “Fox News Primetime” Monday,
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Newly hired LSU coach Brian Kelly is in Baton Rouge after flying in on a private jet with athletic director Scott Woodward. LSU says Kelly has agreed to a 10-year contract worth $95 million plus incentives. Kelly has coached at Notre Dame for the past 12 seasons and eclipsed
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