By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. The 36-year-old rode hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title. Jacobellis had been best known
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone line appears to be discontinued. But for those who miss it, the Note lives on in one of Samsung’s new flagship devices. The company announced during a virtual event on Wednesday its next-generation flagship Galaxy S smartphones: the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and the
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. Livestream replay: The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a pedestrian was hit and killed on Interstate 70 at Kingdom City. According to a tweet from the highway patrol at 6 a.m., troopers responded to the crash in the eastbound lanes near the 148-mile marker. State Troopers are investigating a crash on eastbound
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Leah Dolan, CNN For more than fifty years, athletes competing in the Olympic games have often been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy friend. The Olympic mascot — a cartoonish encapsulation of the host city’s culture and history — is so important, designs are often selected and finalized years before the Games
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By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities across the world, and impeded access to the busiest land crossing between the United States and Canada as drivers and their supporters demonstrate against vaccine mandates and pandemic control
Continue Reading By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities across the world, and impeded access to the busiest land crossing between the United States and Canada as drivers and their supporters demonstrate against vaccine mandates and pandemic control
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Oregon’s health department and the governors of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey have announced when their states will end the school mask mandate. Leaders in other states, cities and counties are also considering when to end required masking as well. The White House is also reported to be discussing an off-ramp
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mitch McConnell no dice nada por accidente. Cada movimiento del líder de la minoría del Senado está al servicio de su largo juego dedicado a asegurar el poder. Así que la denuncia del senador de Kentucky sobre la visión del Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC, por sus siglas en inglés) de
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Canadian protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have captured attention in the US and abroad — and prompted a flurry of misinformation, including a false claim that was promoted by prominent podcaster Joe Rogan and on Fox. We’ll debunk some of that
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN “It turned out to be a horrible day,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, recalling his first day of kindergarten as a 5-year-old still learning English. His mom had to pick up her overwhelmed son early that day, but Cardona eventually found Connecticut’s public school system to be a place of ample
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday is turning his focus to making new commitments to elect more Democratic governors, a Biden adviser told CNN, following on his pledge to be deeply involved in this year’s midterm elections. Democrats are defending 16 governors’ seats and Republicans are defending 20. Not all of these
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democratic senators are calling for suspending the federal gas tax for the remainder of the year to help consumers struggling with rising fuel prices. The bill announced Wednesday faces an uphill fight to become law. But the legislation from Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire could
Continue Reading By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Worrying about overall financial issues can make people less likely to plan for retirement, according to a 2021 report. If you don’t have enough saved for your golden years, it could mean retiring later than you planned or running out of money during retirement. To avoid this outcome, find ways
Continue Reading The Associated Press COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus helped push CVS Health past fourth-quarter expectations. But the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager reaffirmed and did not raise a 2022 forecast it laid out in December, and its shares slid in early-morning trading. CVS Health Corp. posted adjusted earnings of $1.98 per share
Continue Reading LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Everett turned himself in at a Virginia jail Tuesday after an investigation found he was speeding when his car slammed into trees and rolled over. The 29-year-old NFL player was seriously injured and his passenger, 29-year-old Olivia S. Peters of
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Vinzenz Geiger of Germany won Olympic gold in Nordic combined after rallying from a 1-minute, 26-second deficit to cross the finish line first in a 10K cross-country race. He ranked 11th in ski jumping. Joergen Graabak of Norway finished eight-tenths of a second behind to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Are you up for a challenge? Fall in love with taking care of your body! Replacing a “typical Western diet” focused on red meat and processed foods with an “optimized diet” can add up to 13 years to your life, according to a new study. Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Are you up for a challenge? Fall in love with taking care of your body! Replacing a “typical Western diet” focused on red meat and processed foods with an “optimized diet” can add up to 13 years to your life, according to a new study. Here’s what you need to know
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) An early morning fire on Wednesday destroyed a two-story home near Rocheport. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the home in 2100 block of Columbia Street around 3:45 a.m. Firefighters said crews struggled to get fire trucks to the property due to icy and snowy conditions on the home’s driveway.
Continue Reading BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament has approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79-60 in the 150-seat legislature Wednesday in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases for
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