By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has surpassed 8,000 deaths from COVID-19 as virus infections increased and significantly more children were hospitalized with the virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday posted 19,049 confirmed positive cases in the past week, and the state’s seven-day moving average of positive
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By Aleks Klosok, Hannah Ritchie and Helen Regan, CNN Novak Djokovic has arrived in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, but a reported visa bungle raised questions about his participation at the season-opening grand slam. Tournament organizers announced on Tuesday that Djokovic had been granted a medical exemption — a decision which has provoked a
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: AT&T, Walmart rise; PG&E, Catalent fall.
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Keenum had a front-row seat to watch Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield play through injuries this season. Keenum, who made one start so Mayfield could let his left shoulder heal, said he’s never seen a tougher performance by an NFL quarterback. Keenum is starting Sunday’s season
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MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of passengers who embarked on an 11-day cruise from Miami were returned to port after less than two days at sea because of several dozen COVID-19 cases among crew members. The pandemic also prompted a last-minute cancelation of another cruise that was scheduled to depart Wednesday. Norwegian Cruise Line said it
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic had to spend the night at the Melbourne airport as officials refused to let him enter the country for the Australian Open after an apparent visa mix-up. It led Serbia’s president to blast the “harassment” of the top-ranked tennis player. Djokovic flew in
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic had to spend the night at the Melbourne airport as officials refused to let him enter the country for the Australian Open after an apparent visa mix-up. It led Serbia’s president to blast the “harassment” of the top-ranked tennis player. Djokovic flew in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 ya dio su banderazo inicial. Este miércoles, el mayor evento de tecnología del mundo comenzó oficialmente con sus actividades de este año. Y se trata de una edición especial, pues es la primera vez desde 2020 que el CES regresa a Las Vegas y además
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By Jeff Zeleny and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next Tuesday, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of Martin Luther King Day. Biden and Vice President Kamala
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By Jeff Zeleny and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta next Tuesday, traveling to the cradle of the civil rights movement to shine a brighter light on election reform in advance of Martin Luther King Day. Biden and Vice President Kamala
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By Sara Smart, CNN One Kentucky family recently got a piece of royal mail in their mailbox, sent straight from Windsor Castle. When Katelyn Sutherland checked the mail on December 27, she wasn’t expecting to find a letter addressed to her daughter, Jalayne, with a royal stamp on it. “It was mixed in with our
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, as investors dealt with Omicron headlines as well as the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes that confirmed the central bank has its foot on the stimulus brakes. The Dow, which hit a record high Tuesday, closed down 1.1%, or 393 points. The S&P
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities in the Twin Cities say they’ve arrested the suspected gunman in the Mall of America shooting that left two people injured on New Year’s Eve. The Bloomington Police Department says that officers arrested an 18-year-old suspect Tuesday afternoon in Roseville.
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Patients are dying in emergency rooms of small Kansas hospitals as larger hospitals that are struggling with soaring staff absences and COVID-19 cases turn down transfers. Hospitals across the state painted a dire picture Wednesday of worsening conditions as the highly contagious omicron variant collides with
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los precios de bitcoin han dado marcha atrás últimamente, pero Goldman Sachs aún ve fuertes ganancias en los próximos años. La criptomoneda más valiosa del mundo ha caído a aproximadamente US$ 46.000 después de subir a una cifra récord que estuvo cerca de los US$ 69.000 en
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By Holmes Lybrand Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building. “This wasn’t Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said before handing down the sentence
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were sentenced to 30 days in jail each for unlawfully parading in the building. “This wasn’t Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said before handing down the sentence
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple who made headlines by waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020 is in court trying to get the weapons back back. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Robert Dierker of the City Counselor’s Office told a judge during a virtual hearing Wednesday that the city of
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple who made headlines by waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020 is in court trying to get the weapons back back. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Robert Dierker of the City Counselor’s Office told a judge during a virtual hearing Wednesday that the city of
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say they have found the mother of a baby found abandoned in a cardboard box in frigid conditions in Fairbanks last week. Troopers identified the mother as a juvenile, and say she was taken to a Fairbanks-area hospital for evaluation and medical care.
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