Month: January 2022

Biden officials weighing Russia sanctions options after warnings about economic fallout, heightened cyber risk for US and allies

January 7, 2022 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration is still weighing exactly how it would penalize Russia if the country invades Ukraine, as US diplomats are just days away from high-stakes meetings with Kremlin officials. Some Biden administration officials are warning of collateral economic damage from harsh sanctions and the risk of retaliatory

Djokovic’s fans in Serbia protest his detention in Australia

January 7, 2022 9:00 AM Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic’s supporters have gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade to protest his confinement in Australia after his entry was denied by border authorities because of COVID-19 vaccination regulations. The top-ranked Serb is hoping to defend his title at the Australian Open and win a men’s record 21st

Cone, Perez, Ravech replace A-Rod, Vasgersian on ESPN Sunday

January 7, 2022 9:00 AM Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts. Alex Rodriguez, the scandal-tainted three-time MVP who had been on the telecasts during the past four seasons, will shift to eight Sunday night alternate telecasts on ESPN2 with

UNC: Bateman, Dewitt won’t return to defensive staff

January 7, 2022 8:59 AM Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s defensive struggles are leading to changes on Mack Brown’s coaching staff. In a statement, the school said Friday that defensive coordinator Jay Bateman and assistant Jovan Dewitt won’t return to the football staff next season. That comes after the Tar Heels have allowed more points and yards per

Leg injury sidelines Tottenham forward Son through January

January 7, 2022 8:57 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will likely be sidelined until the end of the month because of a leg injury. The South Korea international leads the team with eight Premier League goals this season with sixth-place Tottenham challenging for a Champions League spot. Manager Antonio Conte says Son had a scan after feeling

Biden touts low unemployment rate after US adds fewer jobs in December than expected

January 7, 2022 8:53 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unemployment rate dropping to 3.9% in December and credited his economic agenda with getting America “back on its feet,” despite Friday’s job report showing the US economy added fewer jobs than expected last month. “I think it’s a historic day for our

Biden touts low unemployment rate after US adds fewer jobs in December than expected

January 7, 2022 8:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unemployment rate dropping to a new pandemic low in December and credited his economic agenda with getting America “back on its feet,” even as Friday’s job report showed the US economy added fewer jobs than expected last month. The US economy added 199,000 jobs

Nicolas Cage and wife Riko Shibata are expecting their first child together

January 7, 2022 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Spary, CNN Nicolas Cage and wife Riko Shibata are expecting their first child together, a spokesperson for the American actor confirmed to CNN Friday. The couple married at a ceremony in Las Vegas in February 2021. Aged 26, Shibata is 32 years younger than Cage, who turned 58 on Friday. Little is known

US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast

January 7, 2022 8:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US and Moroccan navies rescued 103 migrants from two rafts taking on water some 40 miles west of the Moroccan coast late Tuesday night, the US Navy said Friday. The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, received reports of the two

Vandals defaced ancient Big Bend rock art by scratching their names into it

January 7, 2022 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Spary, CNN A panel of prehistoric stone artworks, thought to be between 4,000 and 8,500 years old, have been “irreparably damaged” by vandals at Big Bend National Park in Texas, the US National Park Service has said. The ancient petroglyphs were defaced by visitors who scratched their names and a date into the

US Women’s Open purse soars to $10 million on fabled courses

January 7, 2022 8:40 AM Associated Press

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The biggest event in women’s golf now has the prize money to match. And the U.S. Women’s Open is also headed to major courses. The USGA has announced a $10 million purse for this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. That’s nearly double what it was last year. The prize money

El caso Novak Djokovic en Australia: ¿cómo llegamos a esta polémica?

January 7, 2022 8:38 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La participación del tenista serbio Novak Djokovic en el Abierto de Australia 2022 se volvió una novela que terminó desencadenando intercambios verbales entre dos gobiernos, así como un debate sobre el cumplimiento de los mandatos de vacunación en todo el mundo. Pero, ¿cómo llegamos hasta aquí? Esto es lo

Papa Johns plans to open over 1,350 stores in China

January 7, 2022 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Papa Johns is making a big bet on China. The pizza chain plans to open over 1,350 stores in South China by 2040 in partnership with the Asian private equity firm FountainVest Partners, it said on Friday. The deal will increase Papa Johns current global count by 25%, and marks

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

January 7, 2022 8:31 AM Associated Press

By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a worrisome trend in youngsters too young to be vaccinated. That’s according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday. Since early December, as the highly contagious omicron variant has spread

EXPLAINER: Kazakhstan seeks Russia-led security group’s help

January 7, 2022 8:31 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — As Kazakhstan struggles to cope with an increasingly violent uprising this week, it has turned for help to a Russian-led security bloc, the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Known as the CSTO, it was created in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Thousands of Russian troops have now been

HS coach serves 1-game suspension after 88-point blowout win

January 7, 2022 8:28 AM Associated Press

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut girl’s basketball coach served a one-game suspension Thursday night, the result of his team’s 88-point win earlier in the week that sparked a statewide debate over sportsmanship. Sacred Heart Academy coach Jason Kirck was suspended after routing Lyman Hall 92-4 on Monday night. Sacred Heart had issued a statement

Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap line just got a whole lot fancier

January 7, 2022 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Kanye West is expanding his sellout Yeezy Gap line by bringing on luxury fashion powerhouse brand Balenciaga. Gap announced Friday that the tieup, branded as “Yeezy Gap Engineered By Balenciaga,” pairs Ye’s creative vision with Balenciaga’s creative director, Demna Gvasalia. Gvasalia is the 40-year-old Georgian designer who has been designing

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer tests positive for COVID

January 7, 2022 8:25 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s office says he has tested positive for the coronavirus after apparently being infected by a member of his security team. The chancellery said Friday that Nehammer currently has no symptoms and is working from quarantine at home. It said that he has received three vaccine shots, and that

Stocks slip following mixed jobs data as tech sinks again

January 7, 2022 8:20 AM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping Friday as Treasury yields rise, with much of Wall Street seeing the Federal Reserve on course to raise interest rates as soon as March despite a mixed report on the U.S. jobs market. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in midday trading,

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