Acrisure Arena erupted after the Firebirds marched back down 5-2 in the second period, and beat the Ontario Reign, 7-6, on Wednesday night. Down 4-2 after the 1st period, the @Firebirds come roaring back and beat @ontarioreign 7-6!! Incredible atmosphere at @AcrisureArena 🔥 highlights on @KESQ tonight! 🏒 @Jesus_G_Reyes pic.twitter.com/D7SQyPwaaE— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) December 29,
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its first metro rail service in the capital Dhaka, with officials and commuters hopeful it will help ease traffic in one of the world’s most densely populated and congested cities. The largely Japanese-funded project, known as Line 6, was inaugurated at a ceremony by Prime Minister Sheikh
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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire raging more than 12 hours in a Cambodian hotel casino killed at least 11 people, injured 30 and apparently trapped others Thursday as neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border region. Videos posted on social media
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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire raging more than 12 hours in a Cambodian hotel casino killed at least 11 people, injured 30 and apparently trapped others Thursday as neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border region. Videos posted on social media
Continue Reading By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting national infrastructure. Air raid sirens rang out across the country. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno de las Islas Vírgenes de EE.UU. presentó una demanda este martes contra el banco JPMorgan Chase, alegando que el gigante bancario se benefició financieramente del tráfico sexual del multimillonario Jeffrey Epstein y no cumplió con su deber de informar sobre actividades financieras sospechosas. “La trata de personas era
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Bradley’s 27 points helped San Diego State defeat Air Force 71-55 on Wednesday in a Mountain West Conference opener. Bradley was 9 of 12 shooting, including 6 of 7 on 3-pointers for the Aztecs (10-3). Keshad Johnson added nine points and five rebounds. Adam Seiko also had nine points. Jeffrey
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China. The department on Wednesday said the Volcano system and all related equipment would cost an estimated $180 million. It’s capable of scattering anti-tank and anti-personnel mines from either a ground
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, Forrest Brown, Barry Neild and Karla Cripps, CNN Southwest Airlines says it’s set up to resume normal schedules on Friday after a tumultuous eight days that left hundreds of thousands of passengers delayed or stranded and prompted its executives to make apologies to the riding public and government officials. In a statement
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Henrique had two goals, John Gibson made 49 saves in his return after missing five games because of a lower-body injury and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday night. Trevor Zegras had two assists to pass 100
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jermarl Baker Jr., scored 20 points as Fresno State beat Wyoming 58-53 in a Mountain West Conference opener on Wednesday. Baker was 8 of 15 shooting, including 4 for 7 from distance for the Bulldogs (5-7). Isaih Moore was 6 of 7 shooting to add 14 points and he had nine
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was “agreed” he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country. Daulat Khan, 23, was convicted in May of raping the
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 15 points and Sage Tolbert added five in the overtime as San Jose State knocked off UNLV 75-72 on Wednesday in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Moore added seven assists for the Spartans (10-4). Tibet Gorener scored 11 points and added five rebounds. Robert
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nom Pen, Camboya (CNN) — Un mortal incendio en un casino en Camboya dejó escenas trágicas de personas obligadas a saltar de edificios en llamas en un frenético intento de escapar a la muerte, dijeron los equipos de rescate tailandeses. Al menos 16 personas han muerto y 58 están desaparecidas tras un
Continue Reading By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Even before the Taliban barred Afghan women from working at non-governmental groups, their forces visited the office of one local organization in the capital Kabul several times to check female staff were obeying rules on dress codes and gender segregation. Already, the women in the office
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors might not have pulled off a win like this without their superstars on the court. The backups are making big strides for the defending champions. Jordan Poole scored 26 points and converted a key layup with 1:27 left
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Malik Monk scored 33 points, including the tiebreaking free throw with 0.7 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings came back from down 19 points late in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Wednesday night. “I was talking to my old teammate, DeAndre
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press State lawmakers around the country introduced thousands of bills to change the way elections are run after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed his 2020 loss on voter fraud. Hundreds became law. Even with proponents of Trump’s election lies roundly defeated during this year’s midterms, advocates on
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