February 2023

Biden administration restores protections for Alaska’s Tongass forest

February 4, 2023 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Biden administration has restored protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, sometimes called, “America’s Amazon.” The new protections, announced on January 25, repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule that opened the doors for road construction and timber harvest in the forest and also restore “longstanding roadless protections to 9.37

Disney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers

February 4, 2023 9:25 AM Associated Press

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida. The unions said that 13,650 out of 14,263 members

Pope says South Sudan’s future depends on treatment of women

February 4, 2023 9:18 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD, DENG MACHOL and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is rampant, child brides are common and the maternal mortality rate is the

Iranian director freed on bail after going on hunger strike

February 4, 2023 9:18 AM Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been released on bail, two days after going on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment last summer. Panahi was arrested last July and ordered to serve a six-year sentence dating back to 2011 that had never been carried out. He is among several

Sorry, Spike. There’s a new world’s oldest living dog — and he’s the oldest ever recorded

February 4, 2023 9:16 AM CNN

By Amarachi Orie, CNN It was only two weeks ago that Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, was named the oldest living dog. Now, he has been utterly dethroned. Bobi, at the age of 30 years and 268 days, has been crowned the world’s oldest living dog — and the oldest dog to ever

Lesia Tsurenko reaches Thailand Open final, to face Zhu Lin

February 4, 2023 9:15 AM Associated Press

HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine has reached her first final in four years after the top-seeded Bianca Andreescu retired with a shoulder injury during their semifinal match at the Thailand Open. Tsurenko was leading the 2019 U.S. Open champion 7-5, 4-0 when the Canadian stopped playing. The former world No. 23

Frontier Airlines announces new unlimited summer flight pass

February 4, 2023 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Call it the summer buffet of air travel. Frontier Airlines has announced its newest incentive to get travelers back in the air post-pandemic: An unlimited summer flight pass that costs $399. The all-you-can-fly plan allows Frontier customers to book “an unlimited number of flights” from May 2 to September 30, says

Clare Crawley is no longer a ‘Bachelorette’ after marrying Ryan Dawkins

February 4, 2023 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Clare Crawley, who made history on “The Bachelorette,” is single no more after tying the knot with Ryan Dawkins. Crawley, 41, announced that she was engaged to Dawkins in October 2022. The “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” alumna posted several romantic snapshots of her weddings to Instagram on Friday. “Mr. And Mrs. Dawkins,”

In Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood, Black residents fear police

February 4, 2023 8:57 AM Associated Press

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press MEMPHIS (AP) — In a terrible way, the death of Tyre Nichols brings vindication to members of the Black community in Memphis who live in constant fear of the police. Often, before, people didn’t believe them when told how bad it is. The fatal beating of Nichols, 29, by five

Hombre de Indiana muere tras caer de acantilado en Puerto Rico mientras grababa un video para TikTok

February 4, 2023 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un hombre de Indiana murió después de caer de un acantilado en Puerto Rico mientras intentaba grabar un video para TikTok, según su familia. Edgar Garay, de 27 años, de Indiana, estaba en un viaje recreativo de un día en la costa suroeste de Puerto Rico el 29 de enero cuando

Sorry, Spike. There’s a new world’s oldest living dog — and he’s the oldest ever recorded

February 4, 2023 8:52 AM CNN

By Amarachi Orie, CNN It was only two weeks ago that Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, was named the oldest living dog. Now, he has been utterly dethroned. Bobi, at the age of 30 years and 268 days, has been crowned the world’s oldest living dog — and the oldest dog to ever

American teenagers stun surfing great Stephanie Gilmore at Women’s Championship Tour opener in Hawaii

February 4, 2023 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore is widely regarded as the greatest female surfer of all time, so it came as a surprise when the eight-time world champion started her title defense with an early exit at Pipeline in Hawaii. Finding herself in the elimination round in the World Surf League’s Women’s Championship Tour

A look at China’s history of spying in the US

February 4, 2023 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, CNN The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that violated American airspace this week has fueled a diplomatic crisis with the postponement of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned trip to Beijing. But the two countries have a long history of spying on each other. The US has sought to collect its own intelligence

Teenage girl killed by shark while jet skiing in Australia

February 4, 2023 8:40 AM Associated Press

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A teenage girl was killed in a suspected shark attack in the Western Australian city of Perth after she jumped from her jet ski, police said Saturday. The 16-year-old was pulled from the Swan River with critical injuries. Emergency personnel provided medical assistance to her at the scene but she died,

MRIs show racism and poverty may alter brain development of Black children, study says

February 4, 2023 8:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Justin Gamble, CNN Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers at Harvard University examined MRI scans of 7,350 White and 1,786 Black children ages 9 and

Arsenal loses 1-0 at Everton for 2nd Premier League defeat

February 4, 2023 8:35 AM Associated Press

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Arsenal has lost in the Premier League for just the second time this season as Everton pulled off a surprising 1-0 win over the leaders in its first match under new manager Sean Dyche. A couple of Dyche’s former players at Burnley did the business for him at a lively Goodison

Sci-fi ideas that could change the future of space exploration

February 4, 2023 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the past year, a tiny helicopter flew on Mars, a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid and the James Webb Space Telescope revealed dazzling new insights about the universe. Beginning decades ago as ideas that seemed more like science fiction, these missions took years of research and testing to come

Ford Mustang Mach-E has a mile of wires it doesn’t need. That’s a big deal

February 4, 2023 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Ford showed this week that it’s not going to be as easy for traditional automakers to catch Tesla in the race to build the better electric vehicle, despite what Tesla’s doubters think. Ford CEO Jim Farley was rather blunt about the problems that Ford experienced as it rolled out its hot

Nueva Hampshire bate récord nacional de temperaturas mínimas, a medida que las temperaturas extremas comienzan a ceder

February 4, 2023 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La ola de frío potencialmente mortal comenzó a ceder en el noreste de Estados Unidos este sábado, después de que se rompiera un nuevo récord nacional de sensación térmica en Nueva Hampshire. El récord fue en Mount Washington este viernes por la noche, cuando las sensación térmica fue de -108 grados

Indiana man dies after falling from Puerto Rico cliff while filming a TikTok video

February 4, 2023 8:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An Indiana man died after falling from a cliff in Puerto Rico while trying to make a video for TikTok, according to his family. Edgar Garay, 27, of Indiana, was on a recreational day trip to the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico on January 29 when he fell off a 70-foot coastal

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