By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people to preemptively suppress plans for a nationwide strike on Tuesday, which is the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power. Military rule opponents have planned the strike to empty the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns by
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Tom Brady, arguably the greatest NFL quarterback of all time and a seven-time Super Bowl winner, said Monday on his podcast that he has made no decision yet on retiring from football. Over the weekend, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington and The Boston Globe, had reported that Brady was retiring,
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says he’s still evaluating his future and the seven-time Super Bowl champion isn’t ready to make a decision about retirement. Speaking on his SiriusXM podcast, Brady said: “I think when the time is right, I’ll be ready to make a decision, one
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has loaned midfielder Ezequiel Barco to Club Atlético River Plate in Argentina’s top flight for the 2022 season. Barco’s loan opens up a designated player spot for United’s pursuit of another promising young Argentinian player, Thiago Almada. The club confirmed that it holds his MLS rights. United also announced it
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Two new world records for megaflashes of lightning have been recorded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), including one for longest distance of a singular flash in North America and one for longest duration in South America. “A mega-flash is a really, really big lightning flash,” Randall Cerveny,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young was scratched from Monday’s lineup against Toronto with a right shoulder contusion. Coach Nate McMillan said Young was a game-time decision. Young’s injury occurred in the first half of Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers when he collided with Carmelo Anthony.
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By Paula Newton, CNN A massive protest by Canadian truckers and others against Covid-19 mandates has been growing for weeks, crippling three US border crossings and downtown Ottawa — with no end in sight. So, why are the demonstrations happening now? What exactly are they about? And what’s being done to address them? Here are
Continue Reading CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has left Juventus on loan to join Scottish champion Rangers on transfer deadline day. The 31-year-old Ramsey has another year left on his contract in Turin but a title win for Rangers would likely pave the way for direct entry to the Champions League group stages and
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona was close to making official the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after reaching a deal with the Arsenal striker in the final minutes of the transfer window. The club couldn’t find a buyer for disgruntled forward Ousmane Dembélé, though, and the France forward apparently will have
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball labor negotiations are set to resume Tuesday, just over two weeks before the scheduled start of a spring training that’s threatened by a lockout. The sport’s ninth work stoppage began Dec. 2 after the expiration of a five-year labor contract. The sides did not
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he is accused of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. Avenatti is acting as his own attorney. He first
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, anunció este lunes que sustituirá a todo su gabinete tras las dimisiones de algunos de sus ministros, entre ellos la presidenta del Consejo de Ministros, Mirtha Vásquez. “Como siempre he anunciado en mis intervenciones, el gabinete está en constante evaluación. Por tal motivo, he
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The search is on for a new Columbia fire chief after Andy Woody announced plans to leave for a new position in Arkansas.
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By Rosa Flores, CNN In what would be his last moments, the 12-year veteran deputy constable sat in his squad car minutes after midnight as the driver’s door of the car ahead of him opened. Cpl. Charles Galloway had just made the traffic stop and was trying to contact a dispatcher when a man got
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Boone County crews are preparing for snow, freezing rain and dangerously low temperatures.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg has apologized after provoking outrage for repeatedly asserting that “the Holocaust isn’t about race.” Her initial comments came during a segment of the ABC talk show on Monday that focused in part on a Tennessee school district’s decision to ban “Maus,” a graphic novel that depicts
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge in Cedar Rapids has sentenced an eastern Iowa man to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to hitting a couple with his sport utility vehicle. Judge Ian Thornhill sentenced 32-year-old Bret D. Klima, of Urbana, after he pleaded guilty to one count each of homicide by
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Here are the local scores from Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman 46 | Capital City 25 FINAL Marshall 33 | Southern Boone 77 FINAL California 61 | Eugene 29 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Boonville 60 | St. Elizabeth 57 FINAL North Callaway 67 | MMA 39 FINAL NJCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (1) Three
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young’s protest against Spotify over podcaster Joe Rogan is rocking the world’s most popular streaming service, and it’s putting a spotlight on its business priorities. Young asked Spotify to remove his music from its platform after Rogan, the popular podcaster, hosted
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Un tiroteo en una vivienda en construcción en México dejó un saldo de al menos seis personas sin vida y un herido, según informó este lunes la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Hidalgo (SSPH). Según las autoridades, el violento incidente ocurrió el domingo por la tarde en la zona residencial
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