By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the state by allowing the NFL team to forgo what could be $1 billion or more in future tax payments to help finance a potential new football stadium. The move is intended to
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will soon release the results of a study looking at a learning loss from the pandemic in North Carolina schools. “It actually looks at the difference between where we expected students to
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — A los funcionarios de inteligencia de EE.UU. les preocupa que Kyiv pueda caer bajo control ruso en unos días, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con la última información de inteligencia. Las fuentes dijeron que la evaluación inicial de Estados Unidos antes de la invasión, que anticipaba que la capital ucraniana sería invadida entre
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Numerous animals were seized and a woman charged Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in an animal cruelty case in Rutherford County. After the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Rutherford County Animal Control executed a search warrant on Paws Ranch Road,
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Research and local leaders say one of the top reasons for homelessness here in the mountains is lack of support for mental health, coupled with substance abuse. “Last time I was here was probably back in 2005,” said Donna Ball,
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By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and European officials are holding one key financial sanction against Russia in reserve. They’re choosing not to boot Russia off SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a barrage of new financial sanctions Thursday.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked more punitive measures across the sporting world. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris and Formula One has dropped the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. The International Olympic
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business International companies that hold a major presence in Russia are bracing for more sanctions from Western countries. Russia has already paid a price for its aggression: the country’s stock markets and currency have tanked this week after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine. Sanctions from the United States and
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business International companies that hold a major presence in Russia are bracing for more sanctions from Western countries. Russia has already paid a price for its aggression: the country’s stock markets and currency have tanked this week after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine. Sanctions from the United States and
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. The announcement Friday clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. It’s the largest settlement
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer The Haas Formula One team has yet to make a decision whether Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will continue driving for the team this year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. F1 has canceled the race in Russia scheduled for Sept. 25 saying it was “impossible” to race there given
Continue Reading GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at a retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky. Old Friends says the colt’s ashes will be interred in a memorial garden alongside 1999 Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and 2002 Derby winner War Emblem. The farm located in
Continue ReadingCNNEE Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, sigue siendo un “objetivo principal para la agresión rusa”, dijo este jueves por la noche el portavoz del Departamento de Estado de EE. UU., Ned Price, en medio de la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Hablando con Wolf Blitzer de CNN en “The Situation Room”, Price
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By Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Williams, CNN US intelligence officials are concerned that Kyiv could fall under Russian control within days, according to two sources familiar with the latest intelligence. The sources said that the initial US assessment from before the invasion — which anticipated that the Ukrainian capital would be overrun within one
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, Haley Brink and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm that brought heavy snow and ice to parts of the Northeast on Friday is beginning to move out of the region this evening. The storm caused rough road conditions, prompted school closures and resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. Three million people from
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By Laura He, CNN Business China has relaxed restrictions on imports of Russian wheat, a move that could address food security concerns in the world’s second largest economy and ease the impact of Western sanctions on Russia. The decision to allow imports of wheat from all regions of Russia was made during Russian President Vladimir
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(KMIZ) LINK: Closings & delays 6:35 a.m. The Jefferson City School District is the latest school district to cancel classes for Friday. Poor road conditions in Callaway County made it unsafe for school buses, according to a Twitter post from the school district. Due to the potential for unsafe travel conditions for buses and drivers,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Formula One says it is “impossible” to hold a race in Russia this year following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Grand Prix had been scheduled for Sochi on Sept. 25. F1, governing body FIA and the teams agreed not to race there. F1 says in a statement “it is impossible
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Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian club Spartak Moscow will play at Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League before needing to find a neutral venue outside the country to host the return match. The clubs were drawn to face each other about two hours after the UEFA executive
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