By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Raúl de Tomás and Javi Puado scored late goals as Espanyol fought back to win 2-1 at 10-man Valencia and earn its first away win of the Spanish league season. The match that closed out 2021 will be the last one to be played with 100%
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after reporting its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, the US shattered the record Thursday, with an average of 355,990 infections reported every day in the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University. As the latest surge sweeps across the US, pushing cases and hospitalizations to unprecedented levels and
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By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally. The power philanthropists Bill Gates and Melinda French
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By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally. The power philanthropists Bill Gates and Melinda French
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sarah Weddington is being remembered this week as a champion of feminism whose work impacted the nation’s politics as views shifted on abortion. The young Texas lawyer who won the Roe v. Wade case at the U.S. Supreme Court died Sunday at 76.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — En el último día de cada año, se ha convertido en un ritual para grandes multitudes reunirse en el caos brillantemente iluminado de Times Square de Nueva York para dar la bienvenida a nuevos comienzos. A las 11:59 p.m., una bola deslumbrante desciende por un poste, mientras que los asistentes, y
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — La economía de EE.UU. se dirige hacia 2022 con un gran impulso. La recuperación de la economía en EE.UU. ganó fuerza en los últimos meses, culminando lo que podría ser el año de crecimiento del PIB más rápido desde 1984, cuando Ronald Reagan estaba en la Casa Blanca. La
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FOLEY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after an eastern Missouri sheriff’s deputy shot a man after the man allegedly shot his own mother. Lincoln County deputies were called Thursday morning to a report of a domestic disturbance near Foley. Authorities say they found a 52-year-old woman arguing outside a home
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections. By late morning Friday on the East Coast, airlines scrubbed more than 1,550 U.S. flights, according to tracking service FlightAware. The disruptions are likely to
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections. By late morning Friday on the East Coast, airlines scrubbed more than 1,550 U.S. flights, according to tracking service FlightAware. The disruptions are likely to
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As you’re gassing up the car for your holiday plans, you may want to include an ice scraper and other items to help you survive the incoming winter weather.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Devils’ game against the Edmonton Oilers and was isolated from the team. The Devils made the announcement roughly 45 minutes after Ruff did not show up for a pregame news conference. When the conference started, assistant coach Alain Nasreddine
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections. By late morning Friday on the East Coast, airlines scrubbed more than 1,300 flights, according to tracking service FlightAware. That compared with about 1,400 cancellations for all
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections. By late morning Friday on the East Coast, airlines scrubbed more than 1,300 flights, according to tracking service FlightAware. That compared with about 1,400 cancellations for all
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Vance Joseph’s first NFL head coaching experience didn’t go so great. He’s got plenty of company in that regard. He’d also have good company if he received a second chance, which is an opportunity that’s proved elusive for a lot of the league’s Black head
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and NICK PERRY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Beset by the fast-spreading omicron variant, the world ushered in 2022 with a bittersweet cocktail of sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections, and hope for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. In many places, celebrations were muted or canceled for
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say Hall of Famer Sam Jones has died at the age of 88. Jones won 10 NBA titles in his 12-year career, second only to teammate Bill Russell. A Celtics spokesman says Jones died Thursday night in Florida, where he had been hospitalized
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cruise company stocks had been holding up remarkably well in December despite concerns about Covid outbreaks on ships and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. But that’s no longer the case. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that even vaccinated people should no longer take
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TONIGHT: A big warmup has temperatures pushing upper 50’s and low 60’s this afternoon. A big influx of warmth and moisture will end us warm with a chance for showers late tonight. These are part of a strong system that will pull in cold air early Saturday that will turn showers into a wintry mix
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — With the Utes making their first appearance and the Buckeyes back for the 16th time, “The Granddaddy of Them All” returns home after last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal was relocated to Arlington, Texas, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trying to reach 11 wins for the ninth
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