STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sky Sports News has been dropped from U.S. television following the shutdown of the NBC Sports Network. SSN was the leading outlet of British and European soccer news on U.S. television. It was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel for many years, then was dropped when NBC took over U.S. broadcast rights
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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sky Sports News has been dropped from U.S. television following the shutdown of the NBC Sports Network. SSN was the leading outlet of British and European soccer news on U.S. television. It was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel for many years, then was dropped when NBC took over U.S. broadcast rights
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el ataque al Capitolio el 6 de enero tiene información de múltiples fuentes, con conocimiento de primera mano, que describe lo hacía el entonces presidente Donald Trump durante la insurrección, según una persona familiarizada con la investigación. “Hay un grupo
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A fast-moving redistricting trial over North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative maps has started. Three state trial judges started hearing evidence Monday offered by lawyers for plaintiffs in lawsuits that allege district boundaries approved by the Republican-controlled legislature in November are tainted by extreme partisanship
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Kane Tanaka, la persona viva más anciana del mundo, cumplió 119 años este domingo, según publicó en Twitter su bisnieta Junko Tanaka. Exclusiva de CNN: Con 118 años, la persona viva más vieja del mundo llevará la llama olímpica en Japón “Gran logro. (Kane Tanaka) cumplió 119 años”, tuiteó Junko, junto a una
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has promoted interim athletic director Erick Harper to serve in the job full time. Harper had served as interim athletic director since Desiree Reed-Francois left UNLV for Missouri in August. He worked for nine years as UNLV’s senior associate athletic director for development before being appointed interim AD on Aug.
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick has fallen to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho’s 82nd-minute strike earns Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League. Outplayed for much of the game, United’s players look like they would survive for a point until Moutinho met a defensive headed clearance with
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It’s yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No.
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By Ben Burnstein and Lindsay Benson, CNN With nothing but the clothes on their backs, thousands of people in north central Colorado fled their houses as intense fires bore down. The flames scorched almost 2,000 acres, leaving ashes and uncertainty where homes had stood just hours prior. The fires have displaced entire communities. And aid
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ top doctor says lawmakers should move to a “maximal telework posture.” The attending physician, Brian P. Monahan, says there have been surging numbers of coronavirus cases at the Capitol, with most of them breakthrough infections of people already vaccinated. In a letter to congressional leaders, Monahan
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Editor’s Note: The jury has now returned a verdict in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes. Read the full story here. The jury tasked with determining the fate of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos in her criminal trial, said that it remains
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes has unveiled a new all-electric concept car, the EQXX, that the company claims can go 620 miles on a single charge. The futuristic luxury car is also made with a host of innovative recycled and sustainable materials including mushroom fibers, ground up cacti and trash such as food scraps.
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The nation’s longest-serving secretary of state who built a reputation for fiercely defending New Hampshire’s position at the front of the presidential primary calendar says he will be stepping down. The 73-year-old Bill Gardner was first elected by the Legislature in 1976. He was reelected to
Continue ReadingBy BOB CYPHERS Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Missouri (KMOV) — For 41 years, Pat McCarrick proudly wore the badge of the St. Charles Police Department. When it came time to retire, McCarrick looked at the calendar. He remembers the exact date he was hired: December 15, 1973. He looked again
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has postponed the Seattle Kraken’s home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It’s the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres added
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has verbally attacked the king of Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh helped spread extremist Islamic ideology worldwide and is taking the thousands of Lebanese who work in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region as “hostages.” Hassan Nasrallah’s statements during a speech in Beirut came in response to
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick has fallen to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho’s 82nd-minute strike earns Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League. Outplayed for much of the game, United’s players look like they would survive for a point until Moutinho met a defensive headed clearance with
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In a story published December 30, 2021, about new nonprofit initiatives to help artists, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the Apollo Theater’s chief development officer. She is Donna Lieberman, not Donna Leiberman.
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By Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The Chicago Teachers Union is planning to convene an emergency meeting to vote on whether its teachers should move to virtual teaching amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a union official, setting up a potential “electronic lockout” by the school district. Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The Chicago Teachers Union is planning to convene an emergency meeting to vote on whether its teachers should move to virtual teaching amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a union official, setting up a potential “electronic lockout” by the school district. Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest
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