A home in search of a family: Non-profits build house for licensed foster families
By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The need for foster…
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How cold is it in Miami? It’s so cold that ‘falling iguanas’ are forecast
By Jay Croft, CNN Cold weather is relative to where you are, right? A freezing wind chill in Minneapolis might be a warm snap. People in the…
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Legendary Mexican-Argentinian singer Diego Verdaguer dies at 70
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer — a legend of the Latin American music scene — has died at the age of 70. On…
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Young Brazilian players seek last-minute transfers to Europe
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The transfer window for many big soccer leagues in Europe is coming to an end and many…
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Germany’s climate-focused Greens elect new leadership duo
VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s Greens party has elected a new leadership team that has vowed to continue fighting for the party’s core issues,…
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Germany’s climate-focused Greens elect new leadership duo
VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s Greens party has elected a new leadership team that has vowed to continue fighting for the party’s core issues,…
Continue Reading Auburn gives Pearl 8-year contract, starting at $5.4 million
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl stands to make more than $50 million under a new eight-year contract. Athletic director Allen Greene…
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2 dead after car crashes into Missouri store
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Two people are dead after a car crashed into a…
Continue Reading Bengals alums reflect on 1988 ‘shuffle’ to Super Bowl
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Anthony Muñoz and Ickey Woods are among alumni from the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals excited about…
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Bette Midler hits back at West Virginia governor’s request she kiss his dog’s derrière
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Actress Bette Midler on Friday hit back at West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who earlier this week told her…
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Tennessee family of 4 dead after father admits he ‘snapped’
By MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A family of four in…
Continue Reading Hope and healing in Kosovo’s Oscar entry ‘Hive’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmaker Blerta Basholli’s debut feature “Hive,” about an Albanian-language film about a woman who…
Continue Reading Jesse Jackson’s son seeks to fill Rush’s US House seat
CHICAGO (AP) — A son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Chicago-area congressional seat held by Bobby Rush, who…
Continue Reading Norwegian cross-country skier replaced due to COVID
The pandemic continues to impact cross-country ski teams as they head to the Beijing Olympics, with a Norwegian skier replaced and a Swedish…
Continue Reading Mascot hand gesture revised to avoid tie to white supremacy
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the…
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Senate Judiciary chair says panel will move quickly on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
By Devan Cole, Sonnet Swire, Daniella Diaz and Aaron Pellish, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee will move quickly once President Joe Biden announces…
Continue Reading 49ers-Rams rivalry leads to NFC title game matchup
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay arrived in California five years ago, a pair of…
Continue Reading 49ers-Rams rivalry leads to NFC title game matchup
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay arrived in California five years ago, a pair of…
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Michigan basketball announcer stepping into his late father’s shoes
By KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story GRAND BLANC, Michigan (WNEM) — Charlie Carmody was…
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GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
By Sonnet Swire and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The first Black woman nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Joe Biden will be a…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Eritrea cyclists excluded from Tour of Rwanda
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Eritrea cycling team has been excluded from the Tour of Rwanda race because its…
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‘I still can’t get the blood off my hands,’ says mom whose 6-month-old baby was killed
By CRYSTAL BUI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police say they’ve arrested a man…
Continue Reading McIlroy moves within 2 shots of Harding in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy has moved within two shots of leader Justin Harding after three rounds at the Dubai Desert Classic…
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Portland business owner’s son shoots burglary suspect, calls on city to address crime
By CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A business owner in northeast…
Continue Reading Special Ks: Kyrgios, Kokkinakis win Australian Open doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis entered on a wild card and were dubbed the Special Ks on their wild ride to the…
Continue ReadingSergio Mattarella re-elected as Italian president for a second term
By Livia Borghese, CNN Italy’s current president Sergio Mattarella has been re-elected for a second mandate, speaker of the Chamber of…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Zoo brings back popular snow globe picnic attraction
By Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Families looking for some winter fun…
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¿Cómo repercutiría en todo el mundo una invasión rusa a Ucrania?
Alejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — La posibilidad de una inminente invasión rusa a Ucrania intensifica el estado de alarma en la región,…
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NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a…
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What an astronaut could see from space that changed him for good
By Ashley Strickland, CNN “It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right.” The catchy song from “The Rocky…
Continue Reading Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Across the U.S., historic urban churches built decades ago to accommodate hundreds…
Continue Reading Elon Musk apuesta por los robots. Podrían tardar mucho en llegar
Sol Amaya (CNN) — El CEO de Tesla, Elon Musk, dijo el miércoles que cree que el objetivo de robots humanoides es lo más importante en lo que…
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Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say
By Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, CNN An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested…
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Navy to drain millions of gallons of water daily after Hawaii fuel leak
By Michelle Watson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The US Navy has been granted a permit to discharge up to five million gallons of treated water a day…
Continue Reading Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach
BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach,…
Continue Reading La policía de Colorado resuelve homicidios de hace cuatro décadas con ADN del asesino exhumado
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Usando genealogía genética y ADN familiar, la policía de Colorado resolvió los casos de hace décadas de los homicidios…
Continue Reading WPI president to step down to become director of JPL
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin has announced that she is stepping down at the end of the current…
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How not to be a ‘West Elm Caleb’: Entering and exiting dating app relationships gracefully
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It seemed too good to be true: The cutie who you matched with on a dating app sent sweet messages, told fantastic stories…
Continue Reading Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach
BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach,…
Continue Reading Russia’s daily COVID-19 count soars above 110,000
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily count of new coronavirus infections has spiked above 110,000 as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads…
Continue Reading Charges: Nurses made $1.5 million off fake vaccination cards
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two nurses on New York’s Long Island have been accused of forging fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more…
Continue Reading What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report. But…
Continue Reading What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report. But…
Continue Reading Thousands displaced in Congo’s east amid rebel, army clashes
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press KIBUMBA, Congo (AP) — Thousands of people in Congo have been displaced after they fled ongoing clashes between…
Continue ReadingMajority of NFTs made with free tool are plagiarized or fake, marketplace says
By Maggie Parkhill, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19: Canada reaches more than 3 million total cases, a million in last month
By Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — More than three…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Europa podría vivir con menos gas ruso, pero un cierre total sería “catastrófico”
Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Estados Unidos y sus aliados se apresuran a elaborar planes de contingencia en caso de que el…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s FM goes to Kuwait with answers to Gulf suggestions
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister has headed to Kuwait to deliver answers to a list of policy suggestions made to the country by Persian…
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Kyrgios, Kokkinakis end ‘Special Ks’ show with doubles triumph
Story by Reuters The “Special Ks” show at the Australian Open ended on a high after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed their…
Continue Reading Russia moves naval exercise that rattled EU member Ireland
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns…
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