By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, is about to send football legend Michael Strahan into space — with a football. The former NFL player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” is set to blast off Saturday morning from West Texas. Five others will join him on the 10-minute
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, is about to send football legend Michael Strahan into space — with a football. The former NFL player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” is set to blast off Saturday morning from West Texas. Five others will join him on the 10-minute
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Blane Bachelor, CNN After nearly a decade of delays and billions of euros over budget, Berlin’s long-awaited airport, Berlin-Brandenburg, finally opened on October 31, 2020. But turbulence has continued for BER during its first year of operation, with a long list of problems and passenger complaints: lengthy check-in and security lines; confusing layout and signage;
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By JEFF ROBERSON, ROBERT JABLON and JIM SALTER Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather were blamed for several deaths and injuries across parts of the Midwest and the South late Friday and early Saturday as a storm system caused significant damage. Many people were feared dead in Kentucky where officials say
Continue Reading By JEFF ROBERSON, ROBERT JABLON and JIM SALTER Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather were blamed for several deaths and injuries across parts of the Midwest and the South late Friday and early Saturday as a storm system caused significant damage. Many people were feared dead in Kentucky where officials say
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Las tormentas desataron tornados devastadores el viernes por la noche y la madrugada del sábado en partes del centro y sur de Estados Unidos, derrumbando edificios que quedaron escombros y cobrando vidas, y los funcionarios temen que el número de muertos supere los 80. Solo en Kentucky, el gobernador del estado
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN You all excited for a third year of the pandemic? Neither are we. But as restrictions tighten around the world, CNN Travel has been taking solace in the world’s greatest cocktail bars and Europe’s finest cheeses. Here are the latest travel developments you need to know about from the past seven
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health officials say Taiwan has recorded its first case of the omicron variant in a passenger who recently traveled to the southern African country of Eswatini. The Central Epidemic Command Center said Saturday that the passenger, a Taiwanese woman in her 30s, is now in quarantine in hospital. Taiwan reported a
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — UEFA says Tottenham’s postponed Europa Conference League game against Rennes will not be played. That puts Spurs at risk of having to forfeit the match and be eliminated from the competition. Tottenham said this week it couldn’t play Thursday as scheduled because of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the club. The
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TODAY: Breezy with clouds exiting in the morning; wind gusts will peak up to 30 mph. Highs reach the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Bright and warmer. Highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: A cold front brought dangerous storms to end the workweek and will bring back winter-like chill for Saturday. This is short-lived with winds shifting out of
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations were meeting in Liverpool for talks dominated by Russia’s military buildup near its border with Ukraine and what host country Britain called Moscow’s “malign behavior” around the world. The U.K. is seeking elusive consensus from
Continue ReadingBy Nadeem Muaddi, CNN Sometimes dreams do come true. A 46-year-old woman from Kalamazoo County, Michigan, won a $300,000 lottery jackpot after having previously dreamed it would happen. The woman, who is choosing to remain anonymous, won playing the Cashword Multiplier scratch-off game, which she bought from a Citgo gas station in Kalamazoo. “Years ago,
Continue Reading VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt has posted the fastest time in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom. Odermatt best handled challenging course conditions on the Face de Bellevarde following overnight snowfall to lead defending overall champion Alexis Pinturault by .32 and Croatian skier Filip Zubcic by .33
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN British graffiti artist Banksy has announced that he will be selling T-shirts to help those charged with pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Anti-racist protesters toppled the statue in the city of Bristol in southwest England on June 7, 2020, during a
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The Norm Stewart Classic, a high school basketball tournament consisting of 48 hours straight of basketball with over 25 matchups is set to continue throughout Saturday.
Continue Reading By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are clearing protest sites along the capital’s fringes and returning home, marking an end to yearlong demonstrations against controversial farm laws. Farmers on Saturday began dismantling their makeshift accommodations at multiple sites and started to vacate highways ringing New Delhi
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By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are clearing protest sites along the capital’s fringes and returning home, marking an end to yearlong demonstrations against controversial farm laws. Farmers on Saturday began dismantling their makeshift accommodations at multiple sites and started to vacate highways ringing New Delhi
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By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350 people on the Gulf Coast. The action, dubbed “Operation Triple Beam – Third Coast,” targeted documented gang members and violent offenders, and sought to identify targets and collect criminal intelligence,
Continue Reading By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are clearing protest sites along the capital’s fringes and returning home, marking an end to year-long demonstrations against controversial farm laws. Farmers on Saturday began dismantling their makeshift accommodations at multiple sites and started to vacate highways ringing New Delhi
Continue Reading By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are clearing protest sites along the capital’s fringes and returning home, marking an end to year-long demonstrations against controversial farm laws. Farmers on Saturday began dismantling their makeshift accommodations at multiple sites and started to vacate highways ringing New Delhi
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