By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are modestly higher after stocks advanced on Wall Street with encouraging reports about the potential impact of the omicron variant of coronavirus. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the U.S. economy grew at a 2.3% rate in the third quarter, slightly better than previously
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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has seized a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition being smuggled by a fishing ship from Iran likely bound for war-ravaged Yemen. U.S. Navy patrol ships say they discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy described as a
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By Katie Hunt, CNN An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between dinosaurs and birds. The 70-million-year-old fossil preserves the embryonic skeleton of an oviraptorid dinosaur, which has been nicknamed Baby Yingliang after the name of the Chinese museum which houses the
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s stock market celebrated an extraordinary year as some of the country’s buzziest tech firms made their public debuts. And while one high-profile blunder cast a chill over the festivities, that’s probably not enough to stop the excitement in 2022. By December, more than $15 billion had been raised in
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CHICAGO (AP) — Maya Dodson scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Maddy Westbeld scored 22 and 20th-ranked Notre Dame held off DePaul for a 91-86 win. Notre Dame had a whopping 51-26 rebounding advantage with almost half (24) coming on the offensive end leading to 29-second chance points. Westbeld made 1 of 2
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Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which the Chinese military crushed protests led by college students in Beijing with deadly force. Atop a podium in the University
Continue Reading By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a 20-year-old university student, has rarely left her small apartment in Kabul, where she lives with her older sister, brother and father. Her days, which were once punctuated by exam preparation, fitness
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VERMILLION, S.D. — Evan Gilyard II had a career-high 31 points with five 3-pointers as Kansas City defeated South Dakota 68-57. Mason Archambault led the Coyotes with 14 points.
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Assistant chief Bryant Gladney had served the citizens of Boone County for 25 years but had worked in emergency response in the Mid-Missouri area for more than three decades.
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By Anna Coren, Jessie Yeung, Abdul Basir Bina and Jadyn Sham, CNN Kamila is almost 3 years old, but she weighs just 11 pounds (5 kilograms). Her wrinkled skin sags off her skeletal limbs and stretches around her distended belly. Kamila has been malnourished for eight months now, says her grandmother Bilqis, as she attempts
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By David Williams and Sara Smart, CNN An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. The capsule was found last week in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. CNN affiliate
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A congressional committee has launched an investigation into the promoter of the Astroworld music festival in Houston, in which 10 people were killed during a massive crowd surge. The House Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter Wednesday to Live Nation’s president and CEO, Michael Rapino,
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Un jurado declaró culpable este miércoles a Rafael “Raphy” Pina Nieves, productor y representante de varios artistas de música urbana, de supuestas violaciones a la ley federal de armas de fuego. La lectura de la sentencia está programada para el 1 de abril de 2022. Pina Nieves enfrentaba dos cargos,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms. The South Carolina Democrat said in a statement Wednesday he tested negative ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit last week to South Carolina State University. But on Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department will now help with some of the Boone County Fire Protection District’s calls after Assistant Fire Chief Bryant Gladney died in the line of duty Wednesday morning. The tragic death of their fellow firefighter has shaken up the Boone County Fire Protection District. Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Jenkins
Continue Reading By David Williams and Sara Smart, CNN An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. The capsule was found last week in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. CNN affiliate
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Los elementos que guardaba desde 1887 una cápsula del tiempo finalmente fueron relevados. La cápsula se descubrió la semana pasada en la base de una estatua del general confederado Robert E. Lee, en Richmond, Virginia. Un almanaque de 1875, libros y una moneda se hallaron dentro de una cápsula del tiempo descubierta
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. — Tyson Etienne had 20 points as Wichita State romped past Prairie View 102-66. Morris Udeze had 16 points for Wichita State (9-3). Clarence Jackson added 15 points. Dexter Dennis had 14 points. It was the first time this season Wichita State scored at least 100 points. Jeremiah Gambrell Jr. scored a season-high
Continue Reading By Kristin Wilson and Devan Cole, CNN Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia, but was physically unharmed during the incident, her office said Wednesday. “(On) Wednesday afternoon, at around 2:45 p.m., Congresswoman Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in FDR Park following a meeting at that location,” her spokesperson
Continue Reading By PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — When Gabriel Boric is sworn in as Chile’s president he’ll not only be the youngest to lead the South American country but also the first in Latin America to sport several tattoos. The question is whether he’ll openly display them. But the 35-year-old has made a
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