TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s health ministry says the government’s ban on travel from certain coronavirus-ravaged countries should be a thing of the past. The Health Ministry on Thursday recommended canceling travel bans and relaxing other testing requirements as the super-contagious omicron variant sweeps the world. The decision removes all countries from Israel’s “red”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo plans to enter the transfer portal. He confirmed his decision to ABC 17 News on Thursday. PowerMizzou was the first to report the news. The SEC All-Freshman Team member played in 12 games for the Tigers this past season. Wingo had 27 tackles, including two for a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Mientras la variante ómicron, altamente contagiosa, sigue aumentando los casos de covid-19 y las hospitalizaciones —y es probable que las cifras empeoren antes de que mejoren—, expertos de la salud afirman que es fundamental que los estadounidenses continúen con las medidas preventivas de seguridad para evitar las infecciones. “No me trago la
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fierce competition, low mortgage rates and soaring prices helped raise the amount borrowers took on to buy homes last year to an all-time high, eclipsing the mid-2000s housing bubble. Banks issued an estimated $1.61 trillion in home purchase loans last year, up about 9% from
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By Dakin Andone and Omar Jimenez, CNN As school district officials and the teachers union continue to negotiate a return to classrooms, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that while most schools will be closed again Friday, a few will have in-person learning and activities. The announcement appeared to catch principals off-guard. The district tweeted Thursday
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Hace exactamente un año, cientos de “trumpistas” tomaron
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are wobbling in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors consider the outlook for rising interest rates and inflation. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 0.3%. Bond yields continued to rise a day
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are wobbling in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors consider the outlook for rising interest rates and inflation. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 0.3%. Bond yields continued to rise a day
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano, informó este miércoles que los peritos forenses identificaron 21 de los 23 cuerpos hallados tras los enfrentamientos de este fin de semana en el departamento de Arauca. Según las autoridades, la confrontación del 2 de enero entre grupos armados de las disidencias de
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to its highest level in more than two decades, as the drugstore chain beat fiscal first-quarter expectations. Walgreens doled out 15.6 million vaccines in the quarter that ended in November 30, as more Americans sought booster shots and vaccine eligibility
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis-area bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for stealing $670,000 from a trust fund that provided money for several charities. Paula K. Smith of O’Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court. She pleaded guilty in July to mail fraud and money laundering
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ZURICH (AP) — Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has been joined by Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea on the FIFA shortlist to be named world’s best coach. Guardiola won his third Premier League title at Man City last season. The European title eludes him at City after losing the Champions League final to Chelsea just a few
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — A medida que siguen aumentando los contagios de la variante ómicron del coronavirus en el mundo, a una tasa que no habíamos visto antes, la demanda por pruebas de covid-19 también ha explotado. En Estados Unidos las pruebas caseras son difíciles de conseguir y han aumentado su precio, y en los
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the 2019 killing of a woman whose body was found in a natural gas-filled Topeka home. Jeremy Lardner pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murder charge, as well as aggravated robbery and kidnapping in the death of 36-year-old Brandi Prchal.
Continue Reading By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s National Assembly has rejected a proposed law that would have doubled the jail time for gays and lesbians if convicted of homosexual acts. Proponents of the bill, though, have vowed to press ahead with their efforts after the proposed measure was formally rejected Wednesday. Homosexuality
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent With more than a half-million Americans being officially diagnosed with Covid-19 every day, the need for clear guidance on isolation and quarantine is critically important. Sadly, the guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is continuously changing, confusing and at times contradictory. Dr. Gerald
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, killing 12 people, including two sisters and several of their children. Specialists from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives took photos Thursday morning and then entered the charred, three-story brick duplex. The city’s
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal third-quarter loss widened, with the home goods retailer saying supply chain issues are continuing to squeeze its business. The Union, New Jersey-based company lost $276.4 million, or $2.78 per share, for the three months ended Nov. 27. That compares with a loss of $75
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si el 6 de enero de 2021 fuera solo un día infame, su mancha en la historia estadounidense aún reverberaría a través de generaciones. Pero el asalto al Capitolio de Estados Unidos estuvo lejos de ser un día de furia autónomo. Fue tanto la culminación del gobierno de un presidente
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the anniversary of the violent Capitol insurrection by forcefully condemning Donald Trump’s election “big lie” that sparked the deadly breaching of the building and continues to motivate deep national division. He declared he will fight for
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