Turquoise Hill, LKQ rise; Devon Energy, Newmont fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Turquoise Hill, LKQ rise; Devon Energy, Newmont fall.
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UConn women’s team has deep rotation for NCAA Tournament
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The UConn women’s basketball team comes into the NCAA Tournament on a 10-game winning streak and with a growing rotation of players. The Huskies have had eight players miss at least two games this season with illness or injury, resulting in 10 different starting lineups.
Continue ReadingBiden’s plan to reshape the Fed just hit a hurdle
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business President Joe Biden planned to reshape the Federal Reserve through his nominations for the three vacant seats on the board of governors. But Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia threw a wrench into those plans Monday. The crux of the matter is the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, a
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Monday Madness: Gael Monfils upsets top-seeded Daniil Medvedev; Rafa rolls into Round of 16; young Americans continue to shine
MONFILS UPENDS MEDVEDEV Daniil Medvedev is done in the desert. The top seed and World No. 1 was upset in the Round of 32 on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open, losing to Gael Monfils in three sets. 🇫🇷 Magnifique Monfils 🇫🇷@Gael_Monfils defeats a World No.1 for the second time in his career (Nadal 2009),
Continue Reading AP source: Safety Quandre Diggs returning to Seahawks
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms on a contract with free agent safety Quandre Diggs. NFL Network reports the deal is three years and worth up to $40 million. Retaining Diggs was a major victory for
Continue ReadingLyft, like Uber, plans to add a fuel surcharge
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country, days after Uber laid out its plans to do the same. Lyft did not specify how much extra passengers will pay or when the surcharge
Continue Reading Stocks sway lower and crude oil slides to $100 per barrel
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks swayed lower on Wall Street Monday, crude oil prices fell and bond yields rose sharply as waves of market-moving forces crashed into each other. Markets remained jumbled as investors tried to assess the various impacts on the economy from the war in
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Nevada Highway Patrol attrition drawing union attention
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Highway Patrol job vacancies resulting from troopers leaving for better-paying law enforcement jobs elsewhere has a union official calling for immediate legislative action. Gov. Steve Sisolak last month acknowledged what he termed “a big problem” with unfilled jobs and said he’ll propose raises for state police officers next year if
Continue Reading UK to end all COVID-19 travel rules ahead of Easter break
LONDON (AP) — Britain says all remaining coronavirus measures for travelers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement for unvaccinated people be tested for COVID-19 before and after their arrivals, will end Friday. Officials say that should make going on holiday easier for the Easter school vacation. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the changes will
Continue ReadingMale skier, female snowboarder dig selves out of avalanche; dog killed
By Logan Smith Click here for updates on this story CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A male skier triggered an avalanche while he and a female snowboarder and their dog were in the backcountry Thursday afternoon. The slide partially buried both people. The dog has not been found. An incident report from the Colorado Avalanche
Continue ReadingCDC adds 1 destination to ‘very high’ risk category for travel
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added just one new destination, the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The weekly travel risk-level update brought good news for islands clustered in and around the Caribbean Sea with nine destinations
Continue Reading Brent Sass maintains Iditarod lead but cautious about Seavey
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass hasn’t seen another musher in nearly 400 miles, which is a good sign for the leader of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska. He arrived in White Mountain, where mushers must take a mandatory eight-hour layover before making the final 77-mile push
Continue Reading Cubs’ Hoyer says team wants to ‘add a lot more players’
By JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer and new general manager Carter Hawkins are working the phones as the team begins spring training. Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons and veteran reliever Jesse Chavez recently agreed to deals, and manager David Ross finalized a contract
Continue Reading Cubs’ Hoyer says team wants to ‘add a lot more players’
By JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer and new general manager Carter Hawkins are working the phones as the team begins spring training. Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons and veteran reliever Jesse Chavez recently agreed to deals, and manager David Ross finalized a contract
Continue Reading‘The Gilded Age’ reminds us that the Black elite existed and thrived
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The storyline of “The Gilded Age” begins less than 20 years after slavery was abolished in the US, and so the creative forces behind the historical series would have been well within their rights to feature a Black family struggling post Reconstruction. But, instead, there is the well-to-do Scott family,
Continue Reading Jamion Christian out as George Washington basketball coach
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jamion Christian is out as men’s basketball coach at George Washington after wrapping up a third consecutive losing season. GW went 12-18 this season. That includes a 99-88 loss to UMass last week in the Colonials’ first game at the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Christian’s overall record was 29-50 during his three
Continue Reading F1 champ Lewis Hamilton wants to change his name
By The Associated Press Lewis Hamilton wants to change his name to add his mother’s surname. The full name of the seven-time Formula One champion is Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton. He plans to include “Larbalestier” as a third middle name. His father Anthony and mother Carmen divorced when he was a child. Hamilton says, “I
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Small earthquake rattles Whitewater
Did you feel it? A small 3.1 magnitude struck at the mouth of the Whitewater Canyon just west of the Coachella Valley today at 12:16 pm. Shaking was felt as far West as Thousand Palms, CA. No reports of damage or injuries thus far. It was followed shortly afterward by a 1.1 aftershock. Get the
Continue Reading Bills shuffle O-line by signing Saffold, cutting Williams
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills shuffled their offensive line by releasing Daryl Williams and signing free agent Rodger Saffold to a one-year contract. And center Mitch Morse is staying in place, after agreeing to a two-year contract extension which locks up the seventh-year player through the
Continue ReadingJunior helps fight against blood cancers with musical fundraiser
By Vanessa Vasconcelos Click here for updates on this story CLOVIS, California (KFSN) — Nicolas Hambalek was just 10 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “There was a tumor in my back, inside of my ribcage, behind my lungs. It was the size of a grapefruit. I went through five rounds of chemo and
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