By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Britain and Sweden will play for the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling. Britain beat the United States 8-4 and Sweden topped Canada 5-3 in the semifinals at the Ice Cube venue in Beijing. John Shuster’s American foursome, the reigning gold medalists, will play Canada for
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week, approaching levels not seen since 2019. The average rate on a 30-year loan reached 3.92%, up from 3.69% the previous week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The last time the 30-year rate was higher was in
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street, chipping away at the weekly gains for major indexes. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% in the early going Thursday, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down by the same amount. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%. Markets are still unsettled by tensions
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. It is valued between 18 million and 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million-$6 million). The painting — owned by a British citizen — will go on
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent hate.” Shiffrin had wondered aloud about what sort of vitriol might be directed her way after she skied off course for the third time at the Beijing Olympics. And she went on
Continue ReadingBy JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story IDABEL, Oklahoma (KTBS) — Authorities have captured the final escaped inmate from southeast Oklahoma. McCurtain County sheriff’s deputies said Jerome Rutherford is in custody in Sherman, Texas. The US Marshals Service caught up to him Wednesday evening and he was taken into custody without incident.
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The Hallsville School District will move to a four-day week starting next school year.
Continue Reading By SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics. Schizas was part of
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy. Jobless claims rose by 23,000 to 248,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average for claims, which compensates for weekly volatility, fell
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By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday morning said the US believes that Russia could be “engaged in a false flag operation” in order to spark a military conflict with Ukraine, despite Kremlin claims that they are withdrawing forces. “Every indication that we have is that they are prepared to go into Ukraine,
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By Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden warned Thursday morning a Russian attack on Ukraine could begin in the coming days, casting a new incursion into the country as all but certain and warning Moscow could stage events in the lead-up to generate a pretext for war. It was the latest sign
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two universities across the Carolinas were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats. A press release from Fayetteville State University in North Carolina says the school received an “unverified bomb threat” on Wednesday, leading to campus operations being suspended. University
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Michael Masi will be replaced as Formula One’s race director following the late controversy surrounding the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last December. Motorsport’s governing body reached its decision after conducting a detailed analysis of the wild ending at
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Opinion by Erik Lundh for CNN Business Perspectives Last year was a tough one for American consumers. Prices for just about everything, from eggs to used cars to electricity, crept higher, and by the end of the year were up 7% from a year earlier. Unfortunately, that number went even higher last month, with the
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index tracking how Americans are feeling fell to 110.5 this month, a steeper decline than economists had expected and the lowest level since September. The January number was revised down as well. Inflation
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-present); Elizabeth Haas (1965-1981, divorced) Children: with Hadassah Lieberman:
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. It is valued between 18 million and 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million- $6 million). The painting — owned by a British citizen — will go
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20, 1999, her
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while Russian teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics. Shcherbakova performed a near-flawless free skate to
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Polk County School students are recovering after a bus accident off Howard Gap Road on Wednesday evening. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Bus 133 was involved in a single-car collision on Howard Gap Road in the Saluda community
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