By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Boston Jr. had career highs of 27 points and five 3-pointers, sparking the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. With Paul George sidelined by a bruised right elbow, Boston scored 18 points in 14 minutes in the first half
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Bill Willoughby was a high-flying phenom when he jumped into the NBA out of high school nearly 50 years ago. He was blessed with such amazing athleticism hat he is one of the few players to ever block Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s famed skyhook at its apex. Willoughby helped pave the
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government plans to pass next year, the minimum age to buy cigarettes would keep
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking — a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government plans to pass next year, the minimum age to buy cigarettes would keep
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By Alexandra Meeks, Natasha Chen and Stephanie Becker, CNN Following allegations of excessive force, racist text messages and other misconduct, the Torrance Police Department in California faces an independent review from the state’s department of justice, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday. More than 1,800 cases spanning over a decade in Los Angeles County are
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Noel Coleman had a career-high 23 points as Hawaii easily beat Hawaii Pacific 88-52. Rodney Hounshell led the Sharks  with 14 points.
Continue Reading ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says a helicopter that crashed and killed the military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others lost contact with air traffic control seven minutes before it was supposed to land and sent no distress call before it was found in flames. In a statement
Continue Reading By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press Work has begun on giving some of America’s most spectacular natural settings and historic icons a makeover. The Great American Outdoor Act was passed by Congress last year and dedicated up to $1.6 billion a year for the next five years to extensive maintenance and repairs that have been put
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Business An Australian Senate committee on Thursday issued a scathing indictment of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, calling it the country’s “clearest example of a troubling media monopoly.” But the committee stopped short of calling on News Corp to dilute or otherwise cede any of its Australian interests, and instead
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Biden said the plan will create good-paying jobs and bring much-needed modernization to the nation’s transportation system. But most Republicans say the plan is too expensive.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Business) — Si tienes empleo en Estados Unidos, probablemente obtengas un aumento salarial importante el próximo año. El salario base puede aumentar en un promedio de 3,9% en 2022, el aumento más grande proyectado en un año desde 2008, según la última encuesta salarial de The Conference Board a 240 empresas, la
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Costco está buscando formas de hacer que el pago de US$ 60 por una membresÃa anual valga más para los compradores en lÃnea, y asà mantenerlos alejados de Amazon. Por lo tanto, está expandiendo un beneficio en lÃnea que solo estaba disponible para los miembros del club:
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By Steve Almasy, CNN A coalition of more than 40 organizations, including abortion rights advocacy groups, issued a report on Wednesday with 45 recommendations to “protect, strengthen and expand abortion services” in California. The report comes as the US Supreme Court weighs new laws in Texas and Mississippi that are much more restrictive than 1973’s
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy, CNN A coalition of more than 40 organizations, including abortion rights advocacy groups, issued a report on Wednesday with 45 recommendations to “protect, strengthen and expand abortion services” in California. The report comes as the US Supreme Court weighs new laws in Texas and Mississippi that are much more restrictive than 1973’s
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Boston Jr. had career highs of 27 points and five 3-pointers, sparking the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. With Paul George sidelined by a bruised right elbow, Boston scored 18 points in 14 minutes in the first half
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El olor a pino y savia pegajosa recorre la casa. Un abeto Douglas está erguido en la sala de estar, adornado con ornamentos brillantes y luces relucientes. Casi nada es sinónimo de decoración navideña como un árbol de hoja perenne recién cortado. La tradición comenzó en Alemania en el siglo XVI
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is in Qatar for the first time since the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their yearslong rift and embargo on the tiny Persian Gulf country. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived late on Wednesday to Qatar from the
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Zealand plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation so they will never be legally able to buy tobacco in the country. Under proposed new legislation, the legal age of 18 for buying tobacco will be raised progressively, Associate Health Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall said at a news conference Thursday.
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against omicron even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case. Experts doubt today’s vaccines will become useless, and the first hints this week suggested boosters likely do offer some protection against the newest variant threat. But further
Continue Reading By CALEB JONES Associated Press COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists are trying to speed up coral’s evolutionary clock to build reefs that can better withstand the impacts of global warming. For the past five years, researchers in Hawaii and Australia have been conducting experiments to prove their Darwinian theories work. They say they do,
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