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Vehicles in the protest convoy parked on a road leading into downtown Ottawa on Sunday.

Truckers and protesters against Covid-19 mandates block a border crossing. Others tried to take meals away from the homeless in Ottawa, shelter says

January 31, 2022 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Paula Newton and Holly Yan, CNN What started as a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates has snowballed into a blockade in the Canadian capital and the obstruction of a US-Canadian border crossing. Some protesters pressured staff at a homeless shelter to give them food, the facility said. And criminal investigations are underway after

Se registran protestas y bloqueos en jornada de paro en Iquique, Chile

January 31, 2022 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN Español) — Camioneros bloquearon este lunes las principales vías de acceso a la ciudad de Iquique, Chile. Gremios y ciudadanos se manifiestan durante la jornada en contra de la inseguridad y exigen soluciones a la crisis migratoria que se vive en la zona. En declaraciones a CNN Chile, el alcalde Mauricio Soria detalló

The next winter storm takes aim at the South, while the Northeast digs out of last week’s blizzard

January 31, 2022 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist ‘Tis the season for winter storms to line up like parade floats at Mardi Gras. Last week’s storm would have won the prize for a winter wonderland float and this week’s storm would be topped with icicles. The historic blizzard which slammed the Northeast and New England last weekend dumped

The next winter storm takes aim at the South, while the Northeast digs out of last week’s blizzard

January 31, 2022 12:02 PM CNN

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist ‘Tis the season for winter storms to line up like parade floats at Mardi Gras. Last week’s storm would have won the prize for a winter wonderland float and this week’s storm would be topped with icicles. The historic blizzard which slammed the Northeast and New England last weekend dumped

South Carolina, Stanford top women’s Top 25; Michigan at 6

January 31, 2022 12:01 PM Associated Press

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Michigan women’s basketball team is now ranked sixth in The Associated Press Top 25. That is its highest ranking ever. It’s a big week for the Wolverines with games against fifth-ranked Indiana and No. 21 Iowa over the next seven days. South Carolina remained the No. 1 team

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A Michigan university mistakenly told 5,500 students they won a $48,000 scholarship

January 31, 2022 11:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Michigan university sent email notifications to thousands of students notifying them about a scholarship award valued at $48,000, but the email was sent in error. It is the second Michigan university to make a mistake like this in the month of January. On January 4, Oakland University in Rochester Hills,

EU auditor: Fossil fuels get more tax breaks than renewables

January 31, 2022 11:58 AM Associated Press

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s external auditor says the amount that energy sources are taxed doesn’t mirror their greenhouse gas emissions. The European Court of Auditors said Monday that more polluting sources of energy may get a tax advantage compared with others with a better carbon efficiency. Coal, for

Israeli coach Grant faces FIFA case over sexual harassment

January 31, 2022 11:57 AM Associated Press

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ROB HARRIS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soccer coach Avram Grant will be investigated by FIFA after being accused in a new investigative report of sexually harassing multiple women. Israel’s Channel 12 TV on Sunday broadcast a series of interviews with women saying that Grant had made unwanted advances while

COVID-19 deaths on the decline in Missouri

January 31, 2022 11:56 AM Kennedy Miller

New COVID-19 deaths are dropping in Missouri even as hospitals are seeing more patients than during previous pandemic waves.

Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

January 31, 2022 11:48 AM Associated Press

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet. The letter marks

Bridgid Coulter Cheadle forms community, philanthropic voice

January 31, 2022 11:47 AM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer When Bridgid Coulter Cheadle started her search for a new Los Angeles office space for her interior design business, she never dreamed she would also end up finding a whole new philanthropic pursuit. But Blackbird House, a woman-owned co-working space, has become that and much more. “I had this

Trump dice que quería que Pence anulara la elección de 2020 y afirma falsamente que era el “derecho” del vicepresidente

January 31, 2022 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump aseguró el domingo en un comunicado que quería que el entonces vicepresidente Mike Pence anulara las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, repitiendo la falsa afirmación de que Pence tenía el poder de hacerlo. Trump, además, arremetió contra los recientes esfuerzos bipartidistas para reformar la Ley de Conteo Electoral (ECA

Mexico’s economy enters technical recession

January 31, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy entered a technical recession at the end of last year with two consecutive quarters of contraction. That’s despite annual growth of 5% for 2021. Continuing issues with the global supply chain have been a problem for Mexican assembly plants. Despite COVID-19 infections falling late last year and there being

President Joe Biden has selected an ambassador to Ukraine but is waiting on the Ukrainian government's approval. Biden here speaks to a crowd at the Atlanta University Center Consortium on January 11

Biden has selected ambassador to Ukraine but is waiting on Ukraine’s approval

January 31, 2022 11:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is close to publicly naming his ambassador to Ukraine, but his administration is still waiting on formal approval from the Ukrainian government, US and Ukrainian sources told CNN. Biden has selected Bridget Brink, the current US ambassador to Slovakia, but hasn’t officially nominated

Biden issues an infrastructure ‘roadmap’ to help spend $1T

January 31, 2022 11:35 AM Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging U.S. governors to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolls out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden welcomed governors to the White House on Monday as part of the winter

Wolfsburg the busiest on last day of transfers in Germany

January 31, 2022 11:33 AM Associated Press

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Wolfsburg has reacted to its dramatic fall in fortune with a flurry of activity as the winter transfer window closes in Germany. The Volkswagen-backed club was one of the Bundesliga’s busiest as it sold top goal-scorer Wout Weghorst, moved on other players, and brought in two

Vlahovic enjoyed a landmark 2021 with Fiorentina.

Liverpool swooped for Luis Diaz: the key moves in the January transfer window

January 31, 2022 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Bantock, CNN If 2021’s unprecedented summer transfer window was a billion-dollar Hollywood blockbuster, then this January window had all the hallmarks of classic spy thriller, characterized by suspense and cunning. For Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur this January window arguably bore a painful similarity to the 2013 one. Then Spurs were set to

The Biden administration begins quietly flying Venezuelan migrants to Colombia. Pictured is a group of Venezuelan migrants gathered at the immigrant aid center in Sibate

US begins quietly flying Venezuelan migrants to Colombia under controversial border policy

January 31, 2022 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration, unable to return an increasing number of Venezuelans arrested at the US-Mexico border to their home country, is now sending those migrants to Colombia if they previously resided there, according to two Homeland Security officials. White House officials have grown increasingly concerned about the large numbers of single

US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

January 31, 2022 11:25 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency

This could be the biggest Super Bowl ever for online betting. Here’s why

January 31, 2022 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Los Angeles Rams or Cincinnati Bengals? No one knows what the outcome of the Super Bowl will be. But one thing seems certain. No matter who wins, sports betting companies could score financial touchdowns. This year stands to be the biggest one yet for the industry —

Month: January 2022