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SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova has closed in on the women’s World Cup slalom season title by posting the fastest first-run time in a night race. Vlhova led Lena Dürr of Germany by 0.27 seconds. Canada’s Ali Nullmeyer and Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener both finished 0.35 behind in third. Mikaela Shiffrin was in
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El trabajo de Óscar Mosnalve es hacer reír. Todos los días frente al micrófono da su popular grito de batalla —”¡arrrrrrrrriba raiting!”— con el que acompaña a los oyentes de el tradicional programa de radio ‘La Luciérnaga’ que se trasmite en las tardes en varias ciudades de Colombia. Allí
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have hired Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman says his former teammate will be based in his native Sweden and involved in every aspect of helping him run the organization. Lidstrom’s job duties will include evaluating professional and amateur players.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal of real quality as Nigeria won its opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt. The Leicester striker scored the winning goal in the first half, firing his half-volley high into net after pivoting exquisitely on the edge of the box. Considering his form
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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A medical helicopter has crashed in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia. There was no initial word on injuries in Tuesday’s crash. Insignia on the side of the aircraft indicated it was a medical helicopter. Aerial television news footage showed helicopter wreckage on the ground near a church at an
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CNN, NBC “MEET THE PRESS”, WLS, LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WCBS, ABC “THIS WEEK”‘, FOX NEWS SUNDAY, CBS “FACE THE NATION”, UW MEDICINE, WTVD, WRAL By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN As Covid-19 cases skyrocketed across Britain in late December, Stuart Guest spent his vacation poring over scientific reports about air cleaning and filtration systems. Guest, a
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is bringing back an indoor mask mandate to fight the spread of COVID-19 while preparing for an influx of visitors for the Mardi Gras season. The city health director, Dr. Jennifer Avegno, announced the plan Tuesday. The mandate takes effect Wednesday at 6 a.m.
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board said that the ballots will be mailed out Feb. 4 and must be
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The parents of a five-time champion on the game show “Jeopardy!” are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his death in February 2021. Brayden Smith was one of the last “Jeopardy!” contestants to appear with host Alex Trebek before Trebek died in November 2020. Smith
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business America’s love of debt-fueled spending is making a comeback. During the pandemic, some consumer balance sheets started to improve. Flush with additional cash — from wage increases, stimulus payments, loan forbearance or just fewer opportunities for spending — consumers kept their credit card balances in check. But old spending habits
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy.” But some civil rights groups won’t be there, in protest of what they
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger and House Sergeant at Arms William Walker are working to identify officers with extremist views who could impact security at the Capitol, they told lawmakers on Tuesday. The comments come a year after the deadly Capitol insurrection, which put a spotlight on the law enforcement
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights during an arrest that ended in his death are scheduled to appear in federal court for a pretrial conference. Tuesday’s hearing in St. Paul could address a host of issues, including what evidence
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Police in Italy have arrested a nurse on charges he faked giving coronavirus vaccinations to at least 45 people so they could get a health pass without actually getting the shot. The nurse ditched the vaccines in a bin and even put bandages on his “patients” so the scam would not be
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has announced a second round of sales tax cuts as part of the right-wing government’s efforts to fight inflation after it reached a 21-year high last month. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday that the tax on engine fuels will be cut to 8% from 23% from February through
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has announced a second round of sales tax cuts as part of the right-wing government’s efforts to fight inflation after it reached a 21-year high last month. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday that the tax on engine fuels will be cut to 8% from 23% from February through
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Algunos residentes del edificio residencial del Bronx donde un incendio mató a 17 personas este domingo pueden regresar a los apartamentos del último piso, dijo a CNN este martes el Manejo de Emergencias de la Ciudad de Nueva York (NYCEM). “Algunos residentes ahora pueden reubicar apartamentos en los pisos superiores”,
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks will headline this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The four-day festival in Manchester, Tennessee, is set to return June 16-19 after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and weather. Other performers include The Chicks, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 21 Savage, Machine Gun
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Mexican forward Alan Pulido needs knee surgery and will miss Sporting Kansas City’s entire 2022 Major League Soccer season. The team says Pulido will have surgery on Monday in Los Angeles. Expected recovery time is nine months to a year. Pulido had eight goals in 21 league games last year
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Relatives of Cubans arrested during the largest demonstrations in decades on the island say that at least 57 protesters are scheduled for trial this week. Some reportedly face prison sentences of up to 30 years. The relatives say three collective trials are scheduled — in the eastern
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