By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Approaching a race weekend where she can set yet another Alpine skiing World Cup record might sound like business as usual to Mikaela Shiffrin. But it’s not. The American double Olympic champion has arrived in Finland for two slaloms after dealing with back pain that limited her preparation in Copper
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Dozens of relatives of two civilians killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir are pleading with authorities to return the bodies so they could bury them. Police say four people, including two civilians and two suspected rebels, died Monday night in a raid by government forces
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Tim Pawlenty, former Republican governor of Minnesota. Personal Birth date: November 27, 1960 Birth place: St. Paul, Minnesota Birth name: Timothy James Pawlenty Father: Gene Pawlenty, a truck driver Mother: Virginia “Ginny” Pawlenty Marriage: Mary (Anderson) Pawlenty (1987-present) Children: Mara, 1996; Anna, 1993 Education: University
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski John Gibbs, the former Trump administration official backed by the ex-President in his bid to unseat a Republican congressman who voted for impeachment, has a history of conspiratorial and inflammatory tweets and defended a notorious anti-Semitic troll banned by Twitter. CNN’s KFile first reported on Gibbs’ statements in 2018, when he was
Continue ReadingBy CBSMiami.com Team Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — After being hospitalized in July with COVID-19, Miami Beach Police Officer JC Sampedro is back home. Sampedro spent 11 weeks in the ICU where he had to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. Miami Beach Police Officer JC Sampedro released from
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion. That figure easily surpassed the just over $1 billion worth of bets that Atlantic City’s nine casinos and
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion. That figure easily surpassed the just over $1 billion worth of bets that Atlantic City’s nine casinos and
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines. It hopes that will build capacity to produce an additional 1 billion shots per year to share globally as well as prepare for the next pandemic. Under the
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines. It hopes that will build capacity to produce an additional 1 billion shots per year to share globally as well as prepare for the next pandemic. Under the
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Slovakia have both reported record daily new coronavirus cases. The Czech daily tally soared to 22,479 new cases, eclipsing the previous record set Jan. 7 and nearly 8,000 more than just a week ago. Slovakia’s 8,342 new virus cases broke a record set
Continue Reading By The Associated Press In a rematch of the 2017 Super Bowl, the New England Patriots will go for their fifth straight victory when they visit the Atlanta Falcons in a prime-time game Thursday. The 6-4 Patriots are on quite a roll behind rookie quarterback Mac Jones, blowing out the Browns 45-7 in their last
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 13 points, Lauren Ebo had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Texas beat Southeast Missouri State 88-47. Ebo started a 14-0 run in the first quarter and Allen-Taylor scored the final four points as Texas led 18-4. Allen-Taylor and Rori Harmon combined to score Texas’ final
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 13 points, Lauren Ebo had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Texas beat Southeast Missouri State 88-47. Ebo started a 14-0 run in the first quarter and Allen-Taylor scored the final four points as Texas led 18-4. Allen-Taylor and Rori Harmon combined to score Texas’ final
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By Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Wednesday night cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance the annual defense policy bill. The procedural vote on the measure passed by a wide bipartisan margin of 84-15. This comes after congressional leaders struck a deal earlier Wednesday evening, agreeing to negotiate on the China
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox Sports rules analyst Mike Pereira and game analyst Daryl Johnston will be part of the United States Football League’s senior management team when the league debuts next spring.  Pereira, who will be the head of officiating, was the NFL’s vice president of officiating for six seasons before retiring after the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El alcalde de Cambridge, Maryland, fue arrestado y acusado de 50 cargos de distribución de pornografÃa de venganza, según un comunicado de prensa de la Oficina del fiscal del estado de Maryland. Los registros judiciales indican que Andrew Bradshaw, quien asumió el cargo en enero pasado, fue arrestado este lunes
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are asking the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that rejected the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on for-profit private prisons and immigration detention facilities. Last month’s ruling by a three-judge appellate panel maintained a key piece of the nation’s detention
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A large amount of marijuana was seized from a property after deputies located an illegal grow operation while responding to a burglary call over the weekend, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 6 a.m., on Sunday, deputies
Continue ReadingBy KDKA-TV News Staff Click here for updates on this story HARMONY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Seneca Valley senior got perfect scores on both of his college admission exams. Liam Volk-Klos got a 1600 on the SAT and a 36 on the ACT, the district said on Facebook. Out of the two million students who
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion. That figure easily surpassed the just over $1 billion worth of bets that Atlantic City’s nine casinos and
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