By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chip Ganassi and Jimmie Johnson are both out of contention at the 24 Hours of Rolex at sunrise of the twice-round-the clock endurance race. It left only four cars running for the overall victory with about six hours remaining at Daytona International Speedway.
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has signed Luis Diaz from Porto to strengthen its attacking options on the penultimate day of the January transfer window. The 25-year-old Colombia international is yet to be granted a British work permit to complete the transfer that will see Porto receive 45 million euros ($50 million) and potentially 15
Continue Reading GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Cornelia Huetter and Federica Brignone have tied for first place in a World Cup super-G in the final race before the Beijing Olympics. Brignone could only smile and shake her head in disbelief as Huetter crossed the line with exactly the same time of 1:18.19. It was a 19th World Cup
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By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon January 6 rioters if he wins the White House again. He encouraged mass protests if investigations into him and his businesses don’t shake his way. And he falsely claimed that the vice president has the power turn to overturn an
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By Alaa Elassar and Laura Studley, CNN Police recovered about 100 bags of fentanyl from the bedroom of a 13-year-old who died after a presumed fentanyl exposure at his school in Hartford, Connecticut. Forty bags of fentanyl were also removed from the teen’s school, according to police. Both sets of bags were packaged the same
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By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Portuguese citizens are heading to the polls this Sunday for a snap parliamentary election in which proposals to boost the country’s sluggish economy have been the dominant theme throughout the campaign. Covid-19 has also played a key role in campaign focuses — particularly as over a tenth of the country is
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United is looking into allegations of assault made against forward Mason Greenwood. The statement from the Premier League club was issued in response to allegations being posted within images and audio that are no longer visible on a woman’s Instagram account. United says it is “aware of images and allegations
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN More than 500 acres of California redwood forestland has been officially returned to a group of Native American tribes whose ancestors were expelled from it generations ago. The land, formerly known as Andersonia West, was purchased by San Francisco conservation group Save the Redwoods League and donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has claimed that NATO wants to pull Ukraine into the alliance amid escalating tensions over NATO expansion and fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s comments on state television Sunday also challenged NATO’s claim to be a purely defensive
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By Jasmine Wright More than 100 influential Black women leaders thanked President Joe Biden in a letter for honoring his promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, who if confirmed, would be the first to ever sit on the bench. The letter, delivered to the White House Friday, is intended to both
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By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its show this week with its President Joe Biden reviewing Russia’s efforts to spread misinformation on social media in Ukraine. The scene opened with Biden, played by James Austin Johnson, surrounded by advisers in the Oval Office, including a military adviser portrayed by Kenan Thompson. Johnson’s
Continue Reading By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its show this week with its President Joe Biden reviewing Russia’s efforts to spread misinformation on social media in Ukraine. The scene opened with Biden, played by James Austin Johnson, surrounded by advisers in the Oval Office, including a military adviser portrayed by Kenan Thompson. Johnson’s
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business In October 2020, the moment Trish Priest had been dreading arrived: Tab, the decades-old diet drink, was being killed off by parent company Coca-Cola. What to some was a mere news blip was a crisis for Priest. “I lived in fear of it being discontinued for years,” she said. “When
Continue Reading By JERRY HARMER Associated Press RAYONG, Thailand (AP) — Favorable wind and sea conditions are keeping an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand but concerns remain that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island. Emergency workers in protective gear are removing contaminated sand from the beach in Rayong province southeast of
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By Akanksha Sharma, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has entered self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case. “The exposure event took place on Saturday 22 January during flight NZ8273 from Kerikeri to Auckland,” the New Zealand government said in a press release Saturday. The statement added
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French left runs divided and weakened in the presidential race. At least five main candidates rejected any alliance with each other. An online vote meant to pick a leader Sunday appears doomed to fail. The so-called Popular Primary has been organized by left-wing supporters as an
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN At least four people have been released from an Ohio hospital after breathing life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide in a Hampton Inn pool area. They are among 13 people, including an unconscious 2-year-old girl, who were hospitalized in the incident Saturday night in Marysville, Ohio. Two critical patients — now stabilized
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Losing the enhanced monthly child tax credit pushed Joi Lansdowne to start toilet training her daughter Kaleasi, who recently turned 2. That way, the mom of two could save money on diapers, which run her about $100 every 10 days or so. “That is a huge expense,” said Lansdowne, 26, who
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Sunday: Winds will switch from the southwest to the northwest leading to a cooler breeze today. We still start out warmer in the 20s but only make it to near 40 in the afternoon. Monday: Another shift in winds will lead to a nice warmup to start the workweek. Highs break into the mid-50s under
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN On paper, the change was subtle — the word “caste” appearing in parentheses after the term “race and ethnicity.” But for many advocates and student leaders, the tweak to California State University’s anti-discrimination policy that quietly went into effect on January 1 was a civil rights victory: An acknowledgment from the
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