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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is on the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in California, where the Serb would face a vaccine mandate. Djokovic was unvaccinated against COVID-19 as of last month. He was detained and eventually deported from Australia for failing to meet that country’s strict vaccination requirements. It
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Henrik Pettersson, CNN The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States’ and NATO’s defenses across eastern Europe, which for decades have acted as a buffer between Russia and the West. NATO has four multinational battalion-size battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which
Continue Reading By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press A seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits and outrage from parents made the saga of San Francisco’s school board a riveting pandemic sideshow. Next week, it will play out at the ballot box. A special election on Tuesday will decide the fate of three school board members, all Democrats,
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With American consumers spending freely and many supply chains still snarled, year-over-year inflation may have notched yet another four-decade high in January. The factors that have accelerated prices since last spring remain largely in place: Wages are rising at the fastest pace in at least 20
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We continue to follow the debate over the proposal to change the voting districts in Palm Desert from two to five, which could go to the ballot later this year. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke in-depth about the issue with Carlos Garcia, of Drive4Five, a local organization pushing for the change citing a lack
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. It appears the right-wing media universe supports the “occupy” movement after all. For weeks, Fox, talk-radio, podcasters, and sites like Breitbart have fawned over the Canadian truckers who have crippled
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Alejandra Ramos Teherán, Irán (CNN) — La decapitación de una adolescente de 17 años la semana pasada, supuestamente a manos de su esposo, en la provincia de Juzestán al oeste de Irán, ha vuelto a despertar inquietudes sobre las leyes del país en torno al homicidio y la violencia de género. La agencia oficial de
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, Henrik Pettersson and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near Ukraine’s border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion could be imminent. As frantic diplomatic efforts are made to avert war, Russia announced Tuesday that some
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a Los Angeles man who posed as a woman on a dating app so he could lure men to a location and rape them. Police say Aadrian Evelyn was arrested Tuesday in connection with three assaults that took place in recent months. Police say he posed as
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By DAVE SKRETTA and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva practiced as usual Thursday morning at the Beijing Olympics, despite reports that the Russian 15-year-old has tested positive for a banned substance. The Russian newspaper RBC reported she tested positive for a banned heart medication, putting in
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde took the lead after the first run of the men’s Alpine combined skiing race at the Beijing Games. The Norwegian leads Jack Crawford of Canada by 0.02 seconds after the downhill run of the event. The combined adds the times from one downhill
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Geo Baker had 25 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 18.8 seconds left, and Rutgers scored the final 10 to stun No. 16 Ohio State 66-64 on Wednesday night. Baker scored eight points in the game-ending spurt and assisted on a dunk by Cliff
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Queen Egbo had 19 points and 16 rebounds, and three other Baylor players had at least 19 points as the 10th-ranked Bears overwhelmed Kansas State 95-50. Jordan Lewis had 24 points while NaLyssa Smith had 22 and Sarah Andrews 19 for the 18-5 Bears. Kansas State center Ayoka Lee entered the
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A woman was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash over the weekend in Indio that left a man on life support. The suspect, identified as a 34-year-old woman from Indio, was arrested Tuesday evening. County jail records show that she was released the following day on $65,000 bail. She faces charges of Hit and
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson tipped in shots from John Klingberg twice on the power play, Luke Glendening scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 4-3. Roope Hintz had his team-leading 21st goal in the opener of a crucial
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand was suspended six games by the NHL on Wednesday night for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry the previous day. It is Marchand’s eighth career suspension and second this season. Marchand received a match penalty with 25 seconds to play Tuesday night after throwing a
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors try to gauge U.S. inflation, tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of the pandemic. Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong and Shanghai were lower. Japan extended measures in Tokyo and some other places to curb
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her Olympic halfpipe title. The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and with the contest already over, the 21-year-old from California still attempted to go big on a trick one last
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court said Wednesday it would not reinstate President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court’s order putting the requirement on hold — potentially setting the stage for the case to go to the Supreme Court. The 5th US Circuit Court of
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