By Clare Foran, Katie Lobosco and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives voted Friday to make sweeping investments in American manufacturing and scientific research as well as changes to trade policy in an effort to make the US more competitive on the global stage and counter China’s growing economic influence. Congressional Democrats are searching
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that blankets the Pacific Northwest, a new weather satellite will be able to track them all. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will launch GOES-T, the third in its series of advanced
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — España terminará la próxima semana con su requisito de usar máscaras al aire libre para protegerse contra el covid-19, dijo el viernes la ministra de Sanidad, Carolina Darias, en una entrevista. “El próximo martes llevaremos un decreto al Consejo de Ministros para eliminar el uso obligatorio de mascarillas al aire libre”, dijo
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The clock is ticking for American speedskater Casey Dawson to get to his first Olympics. He tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago but recently had been testing negative and believed that by producing two consecutive negative tests he would be cleared to join his teammates
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Video by Finn McSkimming This Friday, a highly-anticipated winter sporting competition with a rich history will get underway — but it’s not the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Over 6,000 miles away from the Chinese capital in Kamas, Utah, thousands will flock to High Star Ranch to watch skiers hurtle around a
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Nordic combined superstar Eric Frenzel and teammate Terence Weber have tested positive for COVID-19 twice in Beijing, landing them in an isolation hotel. Frenzel won gold on the normal hill at the 2018 Olympics _ as he did at the Sochi Games _ and also earned gold in the team competition as
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Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN After years of speculation, James McAvoy has confirmed that he is married to Lisa Liberati. The Scottish actor, best known for playing a young Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise, revealed in an interview with the UK’s Guardian newspaper Thursday that he secretly married his American partner after meeting her on
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — A freak of nature. A beast. Ironman. The Arnold Schwarzenegger of skiing. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has been called each of those names and more for his unusually high ability to withstand pain and set lifting records in the weight room. It’s a big part of what
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By Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the north of the African country. The child, identified only as Rayan, is stuck in the well which reaches more than 100 feet (30 meters) underground in Chefchaouen province. Machines
Continue Readingolivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, hicieron un llamado a la OTAN para que detenga una mayor expansión durante una reunión al margen de los Juegos Olímpicos el viernes, según una declaración conjunta emitida por el Kremlin. La cumbre de los dos líderes, celebrada
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The City of Columbia Public Works snow response crew is set to continue work on city roads throughout the day Friday, as many roads in the city are still covered in snow.
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By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the country. The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, which is significantly better than most economists had expected. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s economic recovery is about to go into reverse. White House officials are bracing for a weak January jobs report later this morning due to speed bumps in the road caused by the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The historic collapse in Meta’s shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth, taking him down three places on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people. He now stands in 10th place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, behind Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and just a few
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv Cocaína adulterada en Argentina: ¿qué ocurrió? El covid-19 hará impredecibles los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2022. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Así fue la operación que terminó con la muerte del líder de ISIS El líder de ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, mató a
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By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. His tenure at NATO ends later this year. Norway’s government announced his appointment at the central bank in a statement Friday and said it hopes he can start in his new role around Dec.
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Google is joining Ford Motor Co.’s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles. Ford also announced Friday that Detroit and the state of Michigan have agreed to provide infrastructure and other support for
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — En las primeras horas de la mañana del miércoles, agentes de policía de Minneapolis colocaron suavemente una llave en la puerta de un apartamento de la ciudad antes de irrumpir gritando “¡Policía! ¡Orden de allanamiento!”, según las imágenes de una cámara corporal publicadas por los funcionarios de la ciudad el jueves por
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