The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as investors keep a wary eye on the developing situation in Ukraine as Russia amasses troops on the border. The S&P 500 was moving between small gains and losses in the early going Monday. The index had taken a sharp turn lower
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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Dave Ryding knows the expectations on a British skier will be high for the first time in decades when he gets to the start gate of the men’s slalom at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Ryding became the first British winner in the 55-year history of
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) — Dice Ray Dalio, el multimillonario fundador del fondo
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story DESCHUTES COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two skiers died in two incidents on consecutive days on Mt. Bachelor, the ski area said. The ski area said on Friday just before 12:30 p.m., Mt. Bachelor ski patrol responded to a skier injury. The skier was taken to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El Super Bowl es el escenario más grande de la televisión en Estados Unidos para los anuncios publicitarios: ofrece el máximo beneficio al dinero de los anunciantes y atrae famosos de igual estatura. Sin embargo, muchos de los comerciales de este año parecieron reclutar celebridades ––o pandillas de celebridades–– sin una idea
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Love hurts — but one local brewery provided a relief for Valentine’s Day stress in an unconventional way. Hi-Wire Brewing’s third annual “Cupid is Stupid” car smashing took place Saturday, Feb. 13 in Biltmore Village. Participants got the chance to
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will vie for gold in one of the Olympics’ most high profile events Tuesday, after being cleared to compete amid a doping controversy that’s cast a shadow over Russia’s involvement in the Games. Fifteen-year-old Valieva has been at the center of rapidly unfolding scandal following
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any human has traveled in a half
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any human has traveled in a half
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Ten thousand fans will be able to attend the Champions League final for free. The gesture by competition organizer UEFA for the biggest club final in world football stands in contrast to the cheapest tickets for the Super Bowl on Sunday costing thousands of dollars.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Ten thousand fans will be able to attend the Champions League final for free. The gesture by competition organizer UEFA for the biggest club final in world football stands in contrast to the cheapest tickets for the Super Bowl on Sunday costing thousands of dollars.
Continue ReadingBy Tim O’Shei Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — Everything, everybody and every business has its place. That includes the Buffalo Bills. For me, reporting on the negotiations for a new stadium over the last several months has crystallized Western New York’s place in the National Football
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police say one man has died and eight other people have been hospitalized in serious condition after unknowingly drinking Champagne spiked with Ecstasy at a bar in Bavaria. The man who died was 52 and the others are between 33 and 52. The German news agency dpa reported Monday that the
Continue ReadingBy Barb Ickes Click here for updates on this story LECLAIRE, Wisconsin (Quad-City Times) — With two months still to go in the year since LeClaire’s two speed cameras have been issuing tickets, more than 88,000 motorists have been cited. By the end of January, the city’s camera vendor, Sweden-based Sensys Gatso Group, had levied
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By Ben Morse, CNN There were four gold medals up for grabs on Monday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 10 of the Games. Bobsled Women’s monobob: Kaillie Humphries, USA Figure Skating Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, France Freestyle
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Xu Mengtao of China landed a jump with three somersaults to win Olympic gold in women’s aerials. Xu is the first woman from China to win the Olympic ski aerials event. She instantly knew her run was a gold-medal worthy jump. She
Continue ReadingBy Chris Hubbuch Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — As utilities and private developers scramble to replace coal-fired power plants with wind and solar farms, a new tool could help avoid conflicts with wildlife. By analyzing wildlife habitat and land use data, scientists at The Nature Conservancy found
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By Joe Sutton and Amir Vera, CNN At least 11 people were stabbed Sunday in Albuquerque, New Mexico — and police believe the same suspect was responsible for each attack. “Officers are investigating 7 possible scenes — stretching from Downtown to Central and Wyoming — with reports of 11 stabbing victims,” the Albuquerque Police Department
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By Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN The speed of the shifts in the Middle East’s geopolitical scene is enough to give even the most seasoned regional observers whiplash Longtime foes Iran and Saudi Arabia are talking, the UAE is trying to mend ties with Iran, and Qatar was welcomed back into the Gulf Cooperation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in central Missouri say a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man following a police chase of a car that ended in a field east of Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported on its Facebook page that the shooting happened Sunday morning, killing 37-year-old Blain Johnson, of Columbia. The
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