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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New Zealand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics New Zealand was a poster child early on for how to deal with Covid-19. Its early lockdown and strict border measures meant it suppressed the virus
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Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak has taken place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week. At the same time, the number of coronavirus cases in Florida has hit its highest level since the start of the pandemic. Carnival said in a statement Friday that an undisclosed number
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By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50% to 70% of new coronavirus cases in parts of the most populous state heading into the holidays, California health officials said Thursday. Omicron has quickly become the most common form of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73%
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By The Associated Press The International Ice Hockey Federation has canceled the under-18 women’s world championship for the second straight year over COVID-19 concerns, drawing sharp criticism with the men’s world junior hockey championship opening this weekend. The IIHF says tournaments scheduled to begin in January have been canceled because of the rapid spread of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s men’s basketball home games against No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 30 and Arizona State on Jan. 1 have been postponed because of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the program. The Bruins have not been played since a Dec. 11 victory at Marquette. Five games have been called off
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s men’s basketball home games against No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 30 and Arizona State on Jan. 1 have been postponed because of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the program. The Bruins have not been played since a Dec. 11 victory at Marquette. Five games have been called off
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s men’s basketball home games against No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 30 and Arizona State on Jan. 1 have been postponed because of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the program. The Bruins have not been played since a Dec. 11 victory at Marquette. Five games have been called off
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Prosecutors say a North Carolina man awaiting trial on charges he assaulted two police officers during the Capitol riot had an assault rifle and ammunition in his vehicle when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month. The Justice Department on Thursday asked a federal judge to
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica. He went ahead with the service despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees .A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle of the
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If you’re heading home after celebrating the holiday, you’ll encounter a much smoother ride than travelers did on Christmas Eve. Roads that had been closed due to flooding on Christmas Eve are now open and conditions are improved. ORIGINAL COVERAGE: The winter storm has brought rain and heavy flooding throughout the Coachella Valley. It has
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden made a Christmas Eve call to North American Aerospace Defense Command on Friday at the White House, updating children on Santa’s progress across the globe as part of what NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck on the call called “DOD’s largest outreach program.” The first call was plagued by
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CNN By David Williams, CNN Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas surprise to dozens of military families by paying off their layaway balances. The running back announced through his foundation that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to pay the balances at all Army & Air Force Exchange and the
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The California Highway Patrol will begin its annual Christmastime “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. tonight with all available officers deploying to catch drunken or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators. The maximum enforcement period will conclude late Sunday night. During last year’s Christmas maximum enforcement period, CHP officers statewide arrested 573 motorists
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Jason Hanna, CNN A Carnival cruise ship that departed Miami has “a small number” of people aboard who have tested positive for Covid-19, and it has been denied entry to ports at two Caribbean islands, the cruise line said. However, the Carnival Freedom ship was granted access to visit Amber Cove
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY IMAGES By Carma Hassan and Jason Hanna, CNN A Carnival cruise ship that departed Miami has “a small number” of people aboard who have tested positive for Covid-19, and it has been denied entry to ports at two Caribbean islands, the cruise line said. However, the Carnival Freedom ship was granted access to
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s friendship will go on, despite distance or time. When the two Oscar winning actors reunited in Los Angeles after nearly three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was emotional. “I couldn’t stop crying,” Winslet told The Guardian. “I’ve known him for half my life! It’s
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Uber driver is charged with raping a female passenger who police say fell asleep before waking up as she was attacked during a ride in metro Las Vegas. Clark County jail records say 30-year-old Dawed Oumer Mekonene was arrested Tuesday and remained in jail Friday pending a Thursday court hearing
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Uber driver is charged with raping a female passenger who police say fell asleep before waking up as she was attacked during a ride in metro Las Vegas. Clark County jail records say 30-year-old Dawed Oumer Mekonene was arrested Tuesday and remained in jail Friday pending a Thursday court hearing
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maxx Crosby wasn’t popular in high school, struggled with his focus while in college at Eastern Michigan and checked himself into rehab for alcoholism after a disappointing rookie season with the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, in his third year, it’s all coming together for the 24-year-old
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maxx Crosby wasn’t popular in high school, struggled with his focus while in college at Eastern Michigan and checked himself into rehab for alcoholism after a disappointing rookie season with the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, in his third year, it’s all coming together for the 24-year-old
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