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By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It could be any other top-notch hospital in Doha, the capital of Qatar. There are radiology and operation rooms, and all the the high-tech tools of modern surgery on hand. But there’s just one difference: it’s for falcons. In the tiny, wealthy emirate of Qatar, the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10 million since the pandemic began, as funeral homes struggle to keep up with a sudden surge in deaths. Cases began rising in February, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The country is
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By The Associated Press Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 26th and final appearance in the Sweet 16 is a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. The second-seeded Blue Devils face No. 3 Texas Tech in a West Region semifinal Thursday night in San Francisco. Duke is scoring better than 80 points per game and Texas Tech
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.” Barty surprised almost everyone in tennis when she announced her retirement at age 25 in a video posted to social media on
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden won’t host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision — ending a college basketball tradition that dates to 1938. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The roar of a fighter jet engine forces Andriy into silence. As he waits for the aircraft to take off, the Ukrainian fighter pilot’s flight mask covers half his face, hiding his identity, but his squinting eyes still reveal a jovial smile. “Yes, that’s ours,”
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks are mixed in Asia following a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices rose sharply. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai were lower while Sydney edged higher. U.S. futures rose and U.S. benchmark crude oil slipped. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 lost 1.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Boeser got things rolling by taking advantage of a turnover with a goal 1:23 into the final period.
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world will miss a target for giving doses to the U.N.-backed effort to deliver shots to poorer countries. COVAX planned to make available 250 million doses from Novavax by
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Tras un rotundo éxito en Europa, Ricardo Arjona llega a Estados Unidos con su “Blanco y Negro tour”, la cual inicia en Albuquerque, Nueva México, con un concierto a casa llena. La gira lleva el nombre de las producciones “Blanco”, lanzada en 2020 y “Negro”, que se publicó este
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This has been a very warm week across the Coachella Valley. Both Palm Springs and Thermal reached a high of 87° this afternoon, 5° above the average for the date. As high pressure remains in place over Southern California, temperatures will continue to warm into unseasonable ranges. An average high for Thursday in Palm Springs
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on for a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James. Two nights after the Sixers beat Eastern Conference-leading Miami despite playing without Embiid and
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on for a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James. Two nights after the Sixers beat Eastern Conference-leading Miami despite playing without Embiid and
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Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter and the San Antonio Spurs routed the Portland Trail Blazers 133-96 on Wednesday night. Keldon Johnson added 26 points for the Spurs, who are still in the mix for a play-in game in
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden emerged from a series of emergency summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia as allies worked behind the scenes to formulate their plans for the next phase of the war in Ukraine. Biden said he supported ejecting Russia from another summit, the Group
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Boeser got things rolling by taking advantage of a turnover with a goal 1:23 into the final period.
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Marijuana regulators around the country face a vexing question: What place does chemically derived THC have in regulated adult-use or medical markets? THC is marijuana’s most prominent high-inducing component, but it can be chemically created from CBD, another cannabis compound that is extracted from hemp plants. It’s much cheaper to
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