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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ferran Torres has been presented as a Barcelona player although the Spanish team isn’t able to register him in the squad yet. Barcelona’s director of football, Mateu Alemany, said the club knew there was no room for Torres in the squad “in terms of salaries” when he was bought from Manchester
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting rights legislation. Schumer says in a letter to colleagues that the Senate “must evolve” on the rules. Pointing to the Jan. 6 attack on the
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Para los residentes de la ciudad de Xi’an, en el noroeste de China, el comienzo de 2022 se parece mucho al de 2020 cuando se iniciaba la pandemia de covid-19, y la indignación está en alza. Desde diciembre, la antigua ciudad conocida como el hogar de los Guerreros de Terracota ha
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wind, rain and snow are returning to Northern California. The Sacramento weather office says significant travel problems are possible Monday on Interstate 5 north of Redding and lighter snowfall accumulations are expected to impact travel over the northern Sierra Nevada on Interstate 80 and U.S. 50. Light precipitation is forecast to
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A southern Arizona Indian tribe plans to begin construction on a development that will provide members with affordable housing. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is using a low-income housing tax credit award from the Arizona Department of Housing to help secure $8.3 million in private investment. That will mainly fund the $9.6
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El emblemático monumento de Southernmost Point —el punto más al sur de Estados Unidos continental, a 90 millas (144 km) de Cuba— una boya de concreto anclada en Key West, Florida, sufrió “daños extensos” el sábado por la mañana temprano después de que vándalos colocaron un árbol de Navidad frente a
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for adults anymore. A new year can bring new excitement and opportunities to grow for kids, too. They can learn to focus on healthy habits and new goals just like adults. New Year’s resolutions can be a beneficial way for kids to get motivated, according to
Continue ReadingBy KELLY MEYERHOFER Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A blind UW-Madison professor requested to teach online this fall semester. She had the support of her department, documentation from her doctor and a long history of receiving disability accommodations from the university. UW-Madison instead offered English professor Elizabeth
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW and BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers The NFL’s schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth. To finish off the NFL’s first 17-game season, the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders game was flexed from daytime to primetime. Both AFC West rivals are
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW and BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers The NFL’s schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth. To finish off the NFL’s first 17-game season, the Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders game was flexed from daytime to primetime. Both AFC West rivals are
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The Build Back Better bill, the large social safety net and environmental spending bill being considered by Congress, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the nation’s growing wealth gap. It would raise taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and then would use those funds to strengthen
Continue Reading By HAROLD ISAAC Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has welcomed the new year with violence as Prime Minister Ariel Henry fled the northern city of Gonaïves following a shootout between his security forces and an armed group that had warned the leader not to set foot in the city. Local media reported that
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted Baghdad’s international airport, and hackers hit a major Israeli newspaper. The assaults Monday show the reach of Iran-allied militias on the second anniversary of America’s killing of a top Iranian general.
Continue Reading AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — American forward Ricardo Pepi signed with Augsburg of Germany’s Bundesliga from Major League Soccer’s Dallas, agreeing to a 4 1/2-season contract that includes an option to extend through the 2026-27 season. The Augsburger Allgemeine reported the German club was paying more than 13 million euros ($14.8 million) plus potential add-ons for
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga la insurrección del 6 de enero está dando señales de que logró penetrar el muro de obstrucción montado por Donald Trump sobre lo que ocurría dentro de la Casa Blanca y de su propia familia mientras se negaba a detener el
Continue ReadingBy Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story RINGGOLD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A disabled veteran say he was left high and dry in Ringgold. He says he paid contractors $10,000 to work on his home and though the check cleared right away the company never started the job. Monte and LeAnn Thames showed
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business The nation’s biggest cellular carriers say they won’t further delay the rollout of 5G wireless service near airports — ratcheting up tensions between transportation officials and the telecom industry ahead of a critical deadline this week that could trigger widespread US flight delays and diversions. In a letter Sunday reviewed
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Sweetgreen is hoping to alleviate some of the pain of paying for its expensive salads with a new discount program. Beginning Monday, the salad chain is selling a subscription-like offering called Sweetpass that gives customers as much as 30% off each purchase. With a $10 subscription, a customer will get
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to be a sky-gazer’s delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar. There is always a good chance that the International Space Station is flying overhead. And if
Continue Reading GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a fourth person has died after several people pulled out weapons and fired more than 50 bullets at a New Year’s Eve party in Mississippi. A coroner said 52-year-old Nathaniel Harris died Sunday from multiple gunshot wounds. Three others were wounded but survived. Dozens of people were thought to
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