By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In politically divided North Carolina, hostilities between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and majority-Republican lawmakers have eased somewhat as 2021 nears its end. The governor last month signed a $53 billion state spending measure more than three years after the last comprehensive budget was enacted. The
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel in the Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada. A statement released Tuesday night by Sisolak’s office said the emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways
Continue Reading CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel in the Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada. A statement released Tuesday night by Sisolak’s office said the emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Lori Loughlin took on the “Jerk.” The former “Fuller House” star made a rare social media appearance in her daughter Olivia Jade’s TikTok account recently. Olivia Jade, who is a social media influencer, rated her family members doing a viral dance known as the “Jerk.” “Mom: 100/10 cute af and
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said workers and villagers were still searching the Darsaya mine for more bodies or possible survivors. The defunct mine collapsed earlier this week,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El basquetbolista profesional mexicano Alexis Cervantes fue hallado con vida por las autoridades, según anunció este miércoles el fiscal general de Michoacán, Adrián López Solís, en su cuenta de Twitter. Cervantes estaba desaparecido desde el 21 de diciembre, según informó la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, que pidió ayuda para
Continue Reading By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s rate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the lowest in Europe, but one population in the Balkan country has bucked the national trend: its prison inmates. Authorities say that over 80% of the 2,000 men and women serving sentences in Bosnia’s 13 prisons
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Joe Sutton, CNN There were no winners in the final Powerball drawing of 2021, and the jackpot grew to $483 million, according to the game operator. The winning numbers Wednesday were 02 – 06 – 09 – 33 – 39 and Powerball 11. The next drawing will take place place January
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Moscú (CNN) — Un tribunal de Moscú ordenó este miércoles el cierre del Centro de Derechos Humanos Memorial, en el último golpe a los grupos de la sociedad civil rusa. El centro fue acusado de múltiples violaciones de la ley rusa de “agentes extranjeros” y de “justificar el terrorismo y el extremismo”
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Greece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant. The restrictions were originally supposed to take effect on Jan. 3. But they will start early Thursday after the daily
Continue Reading Greece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant. The restrictions were originally supposed to take effect on Jan. 3. But they will start early Thursday after the daily
Continue Reading By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have decided to allow a boat carrying 120 Rohingya Muslims to land after drifting for days off the country’s northernmost province of Aceh. An official says the decision was made because of the severe conditions experienced by the passengers, who are overwhelmingly women
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CHRISTIAN PRENDERGAST Associated Press SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — The coast of Sao Paulo has become the epicenter of Brazilian surfing that, in just a few years, has become a global powerhouse. The three world titles of local star Gabriel Medina have drawn surfers from all over to an area that
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CHRISTIAN PRENDERGAST Associated Press SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — The coast of Sao Paulo has become the epicenter of Brazilian surfing that, in just a few years, has become a global powerhouse. The three world titles of local star Gabriel Medina have drawn surfers from all over to an area that
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer World Cup ticket sales begin in January but supporters are in for a shock when they look for somewhere to stay: Qatar already looks sold out. Extensive searches by The Associated Press of hotel websites found only one property with availability for the entire tournament which runs from
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer World Cup ticket sales begin in January but supporters are in for a shock when they look for somewhere to stay: Qatar already looks sold out. Extensive searches by The Associated Press of hotel websites found only one property with availability for the entire tournament which runs from
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN If you test positive for Covid-19, you’ll be advised to isolate for anywhere from five days to two weeks. It all depends on where you live. The United States and the United Kingdom have slashed their recommended self-isolation periods for asymptomatic people — and more countries may soon follow suit, as
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una mujer de Tennessee se entregó este martes al FBI tras ser acusada de agredir a dos auxiliares de vuelo durante un vuelo de Spirit Airlines el mes pasado, según anunció el Departamento de Justicia. Amanda Renee Henry fue acusada en una denuncia penal de interferir con una tripulación de
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Jackson, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Barrie, Ont., Canada (CTV Network) — A team of scientists have identified antibodies they say can neutralize Omicron and other COVID-19 variants. According to a new study, a group of international researchers have found certain antibodies can target areas of the virus spike
Continue ReadingBy Tom YUn, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — A new study has found that preserved ancient hominin DNA from tens of thousands of years ago can be recovered from sediments from archaeological sites. Geologists have generally considered archeological sediments as unimportant byproducts of excavation. However, a
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