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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Officials in Lake Tahoe are weighing whether to use herbicides for the first time to contain the growth of invasive plants and prevent them from clouding the lake’s waters. Property owners and scientists want local officials to approve a trial program that includes herbicides, but they’re facing opposing from groups like
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time and reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu returned from a long injury layoff to land two quadruple jumps and score a world-leading 111.31 points in his short program at the Japanese championships. Hanyu and American skater Nathan Chen are expected to go toe-to-toe for Olympic gold at the Beijing
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By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
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By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to work
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Lawyers for defendants in a big Vatican financial trial are asking the Holy See newspaper to correct the record after it ran a front-page editorial this week largely defending the investigation and insisting that the rights of the defense were being respected. The letter to L’Osservatore Romano
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY, DAVID McHUGH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to London and Boston, the surging coronavirus dampened Christmas Eve festivities for a second year. Churches are canceling or scaling back services. Travel plans are being disrupted because of flight cancellations, as the pandemic once again casts a pall on
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CNNEE (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 continúan aumentando y la variante ómicron se extiende por todo el mundo, algunas naciones están aplicando cuartas dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus para las personas más vulnerables. La oficina del primer ministro de Israel, Naftali Bennett, anunció esta semana que los adultos de
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University museum official has received a unique retirement gift — researchers in Alabama and South Carolina named a prehistoric shark species after her. For 26 years, Suyin Ting has been collections manager for vertebrate paleontology at the LSU Museum of Natural Science. A news release from LSU
Continue Reading By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services. Such moves are a huge disappoint to pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight. Other churches are planning outdoor services or proposed a hybrid of online and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say one person has been killed and three others were injured in a collision on a Southern California freeway that involved two big rigs and at least seven other vehicles near Dodger Stadium. Three people were taken to the hospital, including an 11-year-old girl, following the Christmas Eve crash in
Continue Reading VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK, Ariz. (AP) — Three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran says he’ll run for reelection in 2022 despite a newly approved redrawn Arizona congressional district seen as more favorable for a Republican opponent. The new congressional map approved by the state’s independent redistricting commission redraws current boundaries for O’Halleran’s rural district centered
Continue Reading Associated Press Parts of Arizona had wet and windy weather Friday, with rain falling on desert cities and snow in Flagstaff and nearby mountains. Forecasters with the National Weather Service reported that Phoenix set a new daily rainfall record with 1 inch. The state Department of Transportation had warned drivers that rain in metro Phoenix
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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 Navy
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La actriz mexicana Silvia Pinal fue hospitalizada luego de un episodio de alta presión arterial y tras diagnosticársele covid-19, informaron este jueves sus hijas en entrevistas en medios de comunicación locales. “Esa es la cosa, que tiene covid”, dijo la cantante Alejandra Guzmán, hija de Pinal, en declaraciones al
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent. Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Trae Young all were in the NBA’s health and safety protocols in the days leading up to the league’s holiday showcase. More than
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent. Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Trae Young all were in the NBA’s health and safety protocols in the days leading up to the league’s holiday showcase. More than
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines together canceled more than 600 flights on Friday and Saturday, while
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines together canceled more than 600 flights on Friday and Saturday, while
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