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Clark Gillies, Hockey Hall of Famer and four-time Stanley Cup winner, dies at 67

January 22, 2022 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Clark Gillies, a Hockey Hall of Fame power forward and four-time Stanley Cup winner with the New York Islanders, died Friday, according to the National Hockey League. He was 67. No cause of death was given. “The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Clark Gillies, a tower of strength on

Two veterans, one decade, Tom Brady, and a congressman: An unlikely Afghan escape leads to reunion at the playoffs

January 22, 2022 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Drew F. Lawrence, CNN It was Tom Brady’s name that got his family out of Afghanistan, and it was a Buccaneers game that helped the former Afghan interpreter turned US Army soldier reunite with a veteran friend he hadn’t seen for a decade. The game on Sunday in Tampa was the first time Said

Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc on Brazil’s ‘New Egypt’

January 22, 2022 8:42 AM Associated Press

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil’s federal police busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7 million reais — $1.3 million — in neatly packed bills. The detainees told police they worked for G.A.S. Consulting & Technology, a cryptocurrency investment firm founded by a former

Nueva Zelandia lanzará la primera “aerolínea vinícola” del mundo

January 22, 2022 8:42 AM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En los últimos años se ha debatido mucho sobre el alcohol y los vuelos, y algunas compañías aéreas han prohibido totalmente el consumo de alcohol a bordo. Sin embargo, una empresa vinícola neozelandesa está llevando las cosas en una dirección ligeramente diferente al lanzar la “primera aerolínea vinícola del mundo”. Invivo

3 Canadians shot, 2 killed, at Mexican resort: local officials

January 22, 2022 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Two Canadians were killed and another was injured in a shooting at a Mexican resort near Playa del Carmen on Friday, local officials have reported. Quintana Roo state security secretary Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez confirmed the triple shooting on

Moderna vaccine recipients have lower risk of breakthrough infections, hospitalization: study

January 22, 2022 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that people who received the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience breakthrough infections compared to those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA shot. The study, led by researchers out of Cleveland’s

Thinking of buying a home in 2022? Here’s what to expect

January 22, 2022 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business If you’re one of many would-be homebuyers who got shut out of the real estate market last year, you might be hoping for better luck in 2022. The good news is that you probably won’t see the jaw-dropping jumps in home prices seen last year. But prices are still expected

Home prices rose 18.8% year-over-year in November

Home prices are starting to lose steam

January 22, 2022 7:40 AM CNN

By Anna Bahney Overheated home prices continue to show signs of cooling off a bit. Home prices rose 18.8% year-over-year in November, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. But that staggering jump was down from a 19.1% increase in October. For the past several months, prices have continued to rise

Baltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine

January 22, 2022 7:37 AM Associated Press

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plan to send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. The United States fully endorsed the move amid Ukraine’s escalating tensions with Russia. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a tweet on Saturday that Washington saluted the

Inflation and supply chain snags have sent prices for everyday items soaring

What’s getting more expensive

January 22, 2022 7:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Inflation and supply chain snags have sent prices for everyday items soaring, from Tide laundry detergent to new cars. Here’s what CNN Business found got more expensive this week, and what might be next. Orange juice A combination of short supply and high demand has sent orange prices soaring. Frozen

Russia President Vladimir Putin chairs a video meeting of the Pobeda organising committee at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on July 2

UK foreign office says Kremlin is planning to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

January 22, 2022 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Joshua Berlinger and Nic Robertson, CNN The UK foreign office said in a Saturday statement it has information that the Russian government is planning to “install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine.” “The former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate,” the

NATO allies are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe

NATO allies put forces on standby as tensions rise over Ukraine crisis

January 22, 2022 7:31 AM CNN

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO announced on Monday that some member countries are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe as the United Kingdom and the United States ordered diplomats’ families to withdraw from Ukraine amid concerns of a Russian invasion. The developments underscore growing fears of a

Un agujero negro que alimenta el nacimiento de una estrella asombra a los científicos

January 22, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Los agujeros negros son más conocidos por triturar estrellas, devorar la luz y actuar como trituradores de basura masivos en el espacio. En un giro, los astrónomos que utilizan el Telescopio Espacial Hubble descubrieron que estos objetos celestiales energéticos también tienen un lado nutritivo. La observación del Hubble de una galaxia

Dozens protesting outside Wabash Bus Station over Columbia’s warming center policies

January 21, 2022 1:45 PM Matthew Sanders

The City of Columbia says it will open the overnight warming center at Wabush Bus Station on Tenth Street Friday and again on Tuesday.

Cómo los cierres por el coronavirus pueden haber llevado a menos rayos en 2020

January 22, 2022 6:44 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Investigadores descubrieron un posible vínculo entre la pandemia de coronavirus y menos casos de rayos reportados durante los cierres en todo el mundo en la primavera de 2020. La actividad global de rayos disminuyó casi un 8 % en 2020 en medio de los bloqueos provocados por la pandemia, según una

Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school.

Woman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school

January 22, 2022 10:32 AM CNN

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school. In the post on the department’s Facebook page, authorities said Amelia King, 42 of Luray, was

Pictures of Gabby Petito and her boyfriend/fiance Brian Laundrie before her disappearance.

FBI: Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death

January 22, 2022 6:32 AM CNN

By Randi Kaye, CNN Before taking his own life, Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook he was responsible for Gabby Petito‘s death, according to the FBI. “A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death,” the FBI’s Denver Field Office said in a statement released Friday. The

Exgobernador de California Arnold Schwarzenegger involucrado en accidente de varios vehículos

January 22, 2022 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El actor y exgobernador de California Arnold Schwarzenegger estuvo involucrado en un accidente de varios vehículos este viernes por la noche en Los Ángeles y un representante le dijo a la revista People que no resultó herido. “Él está bien, su única preocupación en este momento es por la mujer que

Researchers have discovered a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and fewer instances of lightning reported during worldwide shutdowns in the spring of 2020.

How coronavirus lockdowns may have led to less lightning in 2020

January 22, 2022 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Researchers have discovered a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and fewer instances of lightning reported during worldwide shutdowns in the spring of 2020. Global lightning activity decreased nearly 8% in 2020 amid lockdowns triggered by the pandemic, according to research presented in December at the annual meeting of the American

One person transported to hospital following crash in Johnson County

January 22, 2022 5:32 AM Ben Fein

One person was transported to the hospital in serious condition following a single vehicle crash in Johnson County just after 10:00 a.m. Friday morning.