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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. secretary of agriculture says that a Russian invasion of Ukraine offers American farmers a chance to boost production and prevent supply chain problems. During a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told The
Continue ReadingBy Matt Villano, CNN Words mean everything to 13-year-old Amelia Blackney. At a younger age, Amelia was most definitely a “she.” The Santa Rosa, California, resident was born a girl, raised as a girl and socialized with friends as a girl. Somewhere along the way, Amelia’s feelings about gender identity started to change. Instead of
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case it attacks Ukraine. The comments from Ursula von der Leyen, head of the EU’s Executive Commission, came Saturday as
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Brad Lendon, CNN A Chinese warship allegedly used a laser to “illuminate” an Australian Air Force jet in what Canberra called a “serious safety incident” in a statement released on Saturday. “Acts like this have the potential to endanger lives,” the statement from the Australian Defence Force said, adding it strongly
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Like many Indigenous people of North America, Miali Coley-Sudlovenick fears that her native language is dying. European colonization left Inuit struggling to preserve their culture and tongue in an environment of horror and abuse, she says. That’s why she has taken to the internet to teach Inuktitut, one of the dialects
Continue ReadingCNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN After months of military buildup and brinkmanship on Ukraine’s border, Russia is ratcheting up pressure on its ex-Soviet neighbor, threatening to destabilize Europe and draw in the United States. Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine since last year, amassing tens of thousands of soldiers, as well as
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris prometió este sábado que habría una respuesta “rápida, severa y unida” si Rusia invade Ucrania, en un discurso muy esperado en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Munich en Alemania. Harris presentó medidas de represalia acordes con su carrera anterior como fiscal, prometiendo costos económicos “significativos y sin
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The photos look like a scene out of science fiction: Robot dogs patrolling the US-Mexico border, climbing over harsh terrain to search for threats and contraband. But these images are real. The Department of Homeland Security recently released them as it revealed details about how it’s testing the technology. Officials
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Real estate platform ZeroDown compiled major statistics for the Los Angeles, CA metro area real estate market for the four weeks ended June 19, 2022.
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By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Journalists who spent weeks of reporting on the Beijing Olympics while hermetically sealed inside the “closed-loop” system will leave with an incomplete picture of what reporting in China entails. Inside the closed-loop Olympic “bubble,” those telling the story of the Games to the world are surrounded
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Frenchman fared better in the first week. The Norwegian nailed it in the second. The biathlon competition at this year’s Olympics produced an epic battle between two of the sport’s best. Quentin Fillon Maillet came close to becoming the first man to win six medals
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Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it spoke to the men’s hockey team after members were involved in a noisy late-night party at the athletes village. The USOPC confirmed to The Associated Press that a noise complaint was reported. No property damage was involved, and
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The International Olympic Committee member who oversaw preparations for the Beijing Games has been voted back onto the body’s executive board. Juan Antonio Samaranch was the only candidate for the sole vice president slot that was open. His father was IOC president from 1980-01. The move
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Wind created a full-blown mess in the mountains around Beijing on the Olympics’ penultimate day. Gusts up to 40 mph prompted delays and disarray at several outdoor events, with wind chills down to minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit making Olympians miserable. Mikaela Shiffrin’s hopes for a medal-worthy
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Niklas Edin of Sweden claimed the only major title missing from a career in which he’s established himself as the most decorated skip in curling history. Edin led Sweden to the gold medal by beating Britain 5-4 in the first extra-end men’s final in Olympic history.
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker and Rosa Flores, CNN Nine-year-old Arlene Alvarez, sitting in the backseat of her parents’ car, wore headphones to watch a movie on the way to a Houston restaurant for Valentine’s Day dinner. The girl’s father, Armando Alvarez, made a stop at a drive-thru ATM, where he witnessed a robbery underway. Gunfire suddenly
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Irene Schouten of the Netherlands has captured her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. She won the women’s mass start in the final speedskating event of the Winter Games. Schouten established herself as the biggest star at the Ice Ribbon with a furious push to
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Finland men’s hockey player Marko Anttila spent his first six days at the Beijing Olympics in an isolation hotel after testing positive for the coronavirus. Now, he and his teammates are in the final with the chance to bring home the country’s first Olympic hockey gold
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. figure skaters whose Olympic silver medals are being withheld have filed an appeal to have them awarded before the end of the Beijing Games, with a decision expected as soon as Saturday night. The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed that
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