By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have to contend with the daily collection of coronavirus samples as well as the usual doping tests. The 2,900 or so competitors at the Winter Games have to make themselves available for unannounced doping control visits and that puts
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BERLIN (AP) — A German media regulator has ruled that Russian state broadcaster RT must cease broadcasting its German-language programs in the country, saying that it lacks the necessary permission. The ZAK regulator, which decides on applications from private organizations to broadcast nationwide in Germany, said Wednesday that no application has been made or granted
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By Ben Morse, CNN An accidental congratulatory text message from New England head coach Bill Belichick to Brian Flores is at the center of a lawsuit that has rocked the NFL. Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente Joe Biden aprobó formalmente el despliegue de 3.000 soldados de Estados Unidos en Polonia, Alemania y Rumania, según anunció el Pentágono este miércoles. Se trata de una medida que busca fortalecer a los países de la OTAN en Europa del Este ante las decenas de miles de militares rusos que
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By Amanda Watts, CNN Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Wednesday, meaning that if you believe in a groundhog’s ability to predict the weather — we’re in for six more weeks of winter. Phil and his friends at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, have been predicting the seasons since 1887, according to his website. Though Phil
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian appeals court has definitively annulled the pre-trial arrest warrant for the prime suspect in the Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial. That’s according to Gianluigi Torzi’s legal team. The decision by Rome’s Tribunal of Review ends extradition procedures against him in Britain and is a
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By Natasha Bertrand, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden has formally approved the deployment of 3,000 US troops to Poland, Germany and Romania, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, in a move to bolster NATO countries in Eastern Europe with tens of thousands of Russian troops amassed along Ukraine’s border. The deployments to Eastern
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission wants to include nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future. Wednesday’s proposal from the European Commission has divided member countries and drawn outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” The green labeling system would define what qualifies as an investment
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1940 Birth place: Webster, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw Father: Anthony Orville “Red” Brokaw, construction foreman Mother: Eugenia “Jean” (Conley) Brokaw, post office clerk Marriage: Meredith (Auld) Brokaw (August 17, 1962-present) Children:
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Los pronósticos muestran que se avecina una poderosa tormenta que amenaza con traer una combinación potencialmente devastadora de nieve y hielo en gran parte de Estados Unidos. Más de 100 millones de personas se encuentran actualmente bajo alertas de condiciones climáticas invernal desde las Montañas Rocosas hasta Nueva Inglaterra. Mira estos mapas
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By ARIEL MALLORY Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA (WALA) — Frantic moments inside a local home were caught on camera after a fire broke out near two children. The father, Jeremy Hackett, believes it was his son’s hoverboard that went up in a flash. “I heard something like a boom, like somebody
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By Michelle Watson, CNN Prosecutors are suing an Illinois-based Covid-19 testing company over allegedly storing tests in garbage bags, operating without licensure in some locations and improperly collecting customers’ insurance information. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit Monday against the Center for COVID Control (CCC), its testing lab and two of its
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Opinion by Rhonda Sideris and Heleena Sideris for CNN Business Perspectives Like many other businesses, we’ve been through our fair share of challenges running our Park City, Utah vacation rental company during the pandemic. We’ve sacrificed millions of dollars in revenue by honoring generous cancellation policies for guests and keeping properties vacant for a day
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Milwaukee police officer shot in the line of duty is going to the Super Bowl. Herbert Davis was shot last Thursday during a welfare check. He was released from the hospital the next day and cheered the Bengals on over the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A local high school student is showing off her skills after earning a perfect score on the ACT. The test includes an English, reading, math, and science section, with each section scored on a scale of 1-36. Eleanor Hannan, a junior
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter storm has dropped snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri, with weather forecasters saying the snow could continue in some areas through the day. The National Weather Service says Columbia received about 5 inches of snow and Jefferson City had 6 inches before snow tapered off.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter storm has dropped snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri, with weather forecasters saying the snow could continue in some areas through the day. The National Weather Service says Columbia received about 5 inches of snow and Jefferson City had 6 inches before snow tapered off.
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after the screen cracked and a long list of faster models hit the market. Then a year ago, AT&T began sending him emails that the company would be
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after the screen cracked and a long list of faster models hit the market. Then a year ago, AT&T began sending him emails that the company would be
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By Chris Boyette and Amy Simonson, CNN A fire that erupted Monday night at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, still poses a threat to the community Wednesday — and an evacuation radius remains in place, authorities said. The fire is still burning at the plant and the one-mile evacuation radius that
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