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By Sarah Moon, CNN Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, became the first woman and the fourth person on “Jeopardy!” to earn more than $1 million in winnings on Friday’s episode. Schneider’s $42,200 score in her 28th victory brought her total winnings to $1,019,001, according to the game show. “It feels amazing, it
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Governor Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard to support local communities with additional testing facilities and capacity amid the national surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. “California has led the country’s fight against COVID-19, implementing first-in-the-nation public health measures that have helped save tens of thousands of lives,” Newsom said. “We
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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist, Ville Husso stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-1. Torey Krug, Oskar Sundqvist and Ivan Barbashev also scored to help the Blues improve to 8-2-2 in their last 12 games, and 10-0-1
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BEIJING (AP) — Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month’s Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame. Zhang directed an awe-inspiring opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008 and is returning in the same role for the 2022
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month’s Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame. Zhang directed an awe-inspiring opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008 and is returning in the same role for the 2022
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Kunkel scored 25 points off the bench to lead No. 22 Xavier past Butler 87-72 on Friday night. Kunkel sank 8 of 12 shots, including 5 of 8 3-point shots for the 12-2 Musketeers. Paul Scruggs contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Xavier.
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her semifinal match at a WTA tournament in Melbourne with an abdominal injury. That will allow her opponent Veronika Kudermetova to advance to the final on a walkover. Osaka said: “I had a lot of fun playing here in Melbourne. Unfortunately I
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 27 points, Coby White added 21 and the Chicago Bulls won their ninth straight game, beating the Washington Wizards 130-122. The Eastern Conference-leading Bulls matched their longest win streak since the 2010-11 team won nine in a row to finish the regular season.
Continue Reading By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. had 19 points and seven assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 130-106 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night despite missing two stars and their head coach. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis and coach Jason Kidd, who entered the
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 27 points and 12 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 135-105 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Russell made 11 of 12 field goals and 4 of 5 3-pointers to help the Timberwolves beat the Thunder
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Cameron Smith was going the wrong direction at Kapalua. He turned it around in a big way. After a bogey-bogey start, Smith got on a roll and shot a 64 to build a three-shot lead in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. The scoring conditions have
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Nicolas Cage y su esposa, Riko Shibata, esperan su primer hijo, confirmó un portavoz del actor estadounidense a CNN el viernes. La pareja se casó en una ceremonia en Las Vegas en febrero de 2021. Shibata tiene 26 años y es 32 años más joven que Cage, quien cumplió 58
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico ended 2021 with an annualized inflation rate of 7.36%, the highest in 20 years. The national statistics institute said Friday that inflation in December was led by fresh food products, air travel and other rising costs. The institute said annual inflation had last been this high in 2001. Mexico’s central
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico ended 2021 with an annualized inflation rate of 7.36%, the highest in 20 years. The national statistics institute said Friday that inflation in December was led by fresh food products, air travel and other rising costs. The institute said annual inflation had last been this high in 2001. Mexico’s central
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lani Guinier, a civil rights lawyer and scholar whose nomination by President Bill Clinton to head the Justice Department’s civil rights division was pulled after conservatives criticized her views on correcting racial discrimination, has died. She was 71. Harvard Law School Dean John F.
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By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese had 20 points and No. 4 Arizona used a dominant third quarter to beat visiting Washington State 60-52 in its Pac-12 Conference opener and first game in three weeks. It was the 100th victory for Wildcats coach Adia Barnes, and it came as
Continue Reading By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese had 20 points and No. 4 Arizona used a dominant third quarter to beat visiting Washington State 60-52 in its Pac-12 Conference opener and first game in three weeks. It was the 100th victory for Wildcats coach Adia Barnes, and it came as
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3. Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two
Continue Reading By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — For the first time in years, Víctor Escobar stopped taking most of the medicines needed for his lung disease. There was no longer any need. On Friday evening he became the first Colombian to be euthanized despite not yet being in a terminal condition. He had
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