By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that prompted year-long protests from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws would shatter their livelihoods. The demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) statewide COVID-19 dashboard is publishing new data that it finds from “breakthrough infections.” DHSS reports the vaccine remains a strong defense against the virus, and that older age and health co-morbidities are strongly correlated with the “breakthrough infections.” According to DHSS and the Missouri Hospital
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By Ray Sanchez, Eric Levenson and Omar Jimenez, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial in Wisconsin was highlighted by the emotional testimony of the 18-year-old man whose actions as a minor have become emblematic of a divided America. Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges by a jury Friday related to the unrest that followed the police
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TULSA, Okla. — Trey Phipps had a career-high 22 points as Oral Roberts routed Haskell 89-46. Aspen LaPointe led the NAIA’s Fighting Indians with 13 points and six rebounds.
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By Gabby Orr, CNN Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Thursday she recognizes President Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, even as she claimed there were “lots of problems” with the 2020 election that Republican candidates should address. “Painfully, Joe Biden won the election and it’s very painful to watch.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: La doctora Catherine Franssen es una neurobióloga de amplia formación, una destacada comunicadora científica, profesora experimentada y científica de la vida en el Museo de Ciencias de Virginia. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario le pertenecen únicamente a su autora. (CNN) — A medida que las interrupciones en la cadena
Continue Reading JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice, Ville Husso made 26 saves and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. Husso was sharp while playing for the first time since Oct. 25. He was put on the COVID-19 list
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead Missouri over cold-shooting Northern Illinois 54-37. The game was tied 32-32 with about 10 minutes left. Missouri (2-1) scored the next 10 points while Northern Illinois (1-2) added just five more points the rest of the game. Brown also had career
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Bettina Lerman was on a ventilator for weeks after getting Covid-19 and hadn’t responded to doctors’ efforts to wake her from a coma when her family made the difficult decision to take her off of life support. They made funeral arrangements and picked out her casket and headstone as they prepared
Continue Reading RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A florist in Washington state who was in an eight-year legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court will retire after settling with the same-sex couple whose wedding job she refused. The Tri-City Herald reports Barronelle Stutzman of Richland, Washington, announced the settlement Thursday, saying she has paid $5,000 to Robert
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN Before retiring as vice premier, Zhang Gaoli was the face of China’s organizing efforts ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. As the head of a government working group on the Beijing Games, Zhang inspected venue construction sites, visited athletes, unveiled official emblems, and held meeting after meeting to
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government say it’s beginning the process of repealing a Trump-era rule that permitted road-building and logging harvesting in an enormous southeast Alaska rainforest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that a proposed measure to repeal last year’s rule will be published for public comment next week, beginning a
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La Corte Constitucional de Colombia dijo que aplazará el fallo sobre la despenalización total del aborto en el país después de que cuatro magistrados de la sala que delibera el caso votaran para destituir a uno de sus colegas, según informó el jueves el director de comunicación del tribunal, Juan Camilo
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Self knew that Ochai Agbaji was within one point of 1,000 for his career, so the Kansas coach reminded his star player of the milestone in the gentlest way possible during a late timeout against Stony Brook. “Coach told me that if I didn’t
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury has deliberated for four hours in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing 18 older women in the Dallas area. Deliberations began Thursday after prosecutors recounted what they described as an abundance of proof that Billy Chemirmir killed 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. The Dallas County jury
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Bohannon hit four 3-pointers to become the Big Ten Conference leader in that category and Keegan Murray scored 26 points as Iowa rolled to a 108-82 victory over Alabama State in nonconference action Thursday night.Bohannon, who entered play tied with Ohio State’s Jon Diebler (2008-11) with 374 made 3-pointers,
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By Eric Cheung, CNN In just five years, Lin Fei-fan went from charging into Taiwan’s legislature and occupying the building with hundreds of students to a senior job for the island’s ruling party. But his story could have been very different if he lived in Hong Kong, where student activists once brought the financial hub
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN Taiwan on Thursday showed off its newest military hardware — upgraded F-16 fighter jets that would be at the heart of the island’s defense in the event of an air attack from China. The F-16s screamed across the sky at Chiayi Air Base on the island’s southwestern coast
Continue Reading By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An advance team of Canadian soldiers is in British Columbia assessing the needs of local authorities and more are on the way. Officials said Thursday that some major highways have reopened to limited traffic. But they say the situation remains critical after floods and mudslides
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Uno de los momentos más esperados de la alfombra roja de los Latin Grammy fue la llegada de los intérpretes de “Patria y vida”, tema nominado a canción del año y que en la Premiere fue galardonado como mejor canción urbana. Como algunos expertos lo esperaban, varios de los
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