By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Officials from Russia and the United States and its NATO allies will sit down for talks focusing on Moscow’s demand for Western security guarantees amid a buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine. Russian and U.S. negotiators launched the talks in Geneva on Monday. They will be followed
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Officials from Russia and the United States and its NATO allies will sit down for talks focusing on Moscow’s demand for Western security guarantees amid a buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine. Russian and U.S. negotiators launched the talks in Geneva on Monday. They will be followed
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By Laura He, CNN Business China’s largest private education provider laid off 60,000 employees last year as it grappled with fallout from Beijing’s sweeping overhaul of the industry. Yu Minhong — the billionaire founder of New Oriental Education — confirmed the massive shakeup in a post on his WeChat account over the weekend, adding the
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals worked Monday to save the lives of multiple people gravely injured by inhaling smoke in a fire that is already New York City’s deadliest in three decades. Dozens of people were hospitalized, and as many as 13 were
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El tenista No. 1 del mundo, Novak Djokovic, podrá defender su tÃtulo individual masculino en el Abierto de Australia en Melbourne este mes, luego de que un juez anulara la decisión del gobierno de cancelar su visa y ordenara su liberación. Luego de horas de deliberaciones, fallas técnicas y argumentos de ambas
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By ROD McGUIRK and MARK D. BAKER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated against COVID-19, but the government has threatened to cancel his visa a second time. A judge reinstated Djokovic’s visa, which was
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK and MARK D. BAKER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated against COVID-19, but the government has threatened to cancel his visa a second time. A judge reinstated Djokovic’s visa, which was
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By Omar Jimenez and Kelly McCleary, CNN Dominick Black, who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the gun he used in deadly shootings during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, will no longer face criminal charges. Black instead will plead no contest to a county ordinance citation of contributing to the delinquency of a child and face a
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By Amir Vera, Brad Parks and Holly Yan, CNN Chicago teachers will be back in school Tuesday and students are scheduled to return to in-person learning on Wednesday after the Chicago Teachers Union house of delegates voted to end the teachers’ work action over Covid-19 mitigation measures, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a Monday night
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Genevieve Beacom has made history as the first female pitcher for an Australian professional baseball team. The 17-year-old Beacom appeared in the three-game Melbourne Challenge Series which was organized after the 2021-22 Australian Baseball League season was canceled because of COVID-19. Beacom signed for the Melbourne Aces earlier this month as
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has granted residency rights to thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip after years of legal limbo. The residency allows people to get an official ID number and passport. Without this official status, it is impossible to
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger delayed his retirement a little longer, guiding Pittsburgh to a 16-13 overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens that left the Steelers on the verge of an improbable playoff berth. Then they had to sweat out a dramatic night game between the Chargers and Raiders.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Amigos y excolegas de Bob Saget, quien murió el domingo a los 65 años, recordaron al comediante y actor por su humor y amabilidad. FOTOS | Los famosos que han muerto en 2022 La conclusión de la autopsia al cuerpo de Bob Saget John Stamos encabezó los tributos. En redes sociales, el
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daniel Carlson kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired in overtime and the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 35-32 on Sunday night to earn their first playoff berth since 2016. Las Vegas survived Los Angeles’ late-game comeback to win its fourth straight
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By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to another four years in prison on Monday, the second round of verdicts against the Nobel prize winner. Suu Kyi was found guilty of multiple charges that include possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source with knowledge of the court proceedings told
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to overhaul Senate rules that stand in the way of their sweeping voting legislation. They argue dramatic action is needed to counteract dark forces unleashed by Donald Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election. Seizing on the one-year anniversary of the Jan.
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is beginning to recede as a top priority in the minds of Americans. It’s increasingly overshadowed by concerns about the economy and personal finances, particularly inflation. That potentially spells political trouble for Democrats heading into the midterm elections. A poll from
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says a court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence,
Continue Reading By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record with their ninth straight win, getting 16 points and a breathtaking block from Ja Morant in a 127-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Desmond Bane had 23 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 and Memphis won for
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its monthly index of consumer prices Wednesday. Delta Air Lines reports quarterly results Thursday. The Commerce Department serves up its December tally of U.S. retail sales Friday.
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