Baldwin Jr. leads Milwaukee past Robert Morris 77-69
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Robert Morris 77-69. Rasheem Dunn led the Colonials with 21 points, six rebounds and six assists.
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Anger simmers over Omicron travel bans in southern Africa
By Zaina Adamu and Stephanie Busari, CNN African leaders are hitting back against travel bans imposed over the Omicron variant, accusing wealthy countries of being hypocrites for delivering new restrictions instead of the vaccine doses the continent desperately needs. Omicron, initially detected in Botswana, has reignited debate over the effectiveness of strict border closures and
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UK tightens travel testing rules amid omicron concerns
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has tightened travel restrictions amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. It said all travelers arriving in England will need to take a COVID-19 test before they board their flight. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the new rules will apply from 4 a.m. London time Tuesday. He
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UK tightens travel testing rules amid omicron concerns
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has tightened travel restrictions amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. It said all travelers arriving in England will need to take a COVID-19 test before they board their flight. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the new rules will apply from 4 a.m. London time Tuesday. He
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Biden administration still seeking return to compliance with original Iran nuclear deal while preparing for world without it
By Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is still seeking a return to mutual compliance to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but is “preparing for a world in which there is no return” to the landmark agreement, a senior State Department official said Saturday. The official’s bleak assessment following
Continue Reading Trump media partner says it has lined up $1B in capital
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump’s new social media company and its special purpose acquisition company partner say the partner has agreements for $1 billion in capital from institutional investors. The former president launched Trump Media & Technology Group in October as he unveiled plans for a new messaging app called “Truth Social.” It
Continue Reading Trump media partner says it has lined up $1B in capital
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump’s new social media company and its special purpose acquisition company partner say the partner has agreements for $1 billion in capital from institutional investors. The former president launched Trump Media & Technology Group in October as he unveiled plans for a new messaging app called “Truth Social.” It
Continue Reading No. 25 Seton Hall bench helps roll past DII Nyack 113-67
By MATT SUGAM Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — No. 25 Seton Hall had a trio come off the bench and combine for 66 points and lead the Pirates to a 113-67 victory over D-II Nyack. Substitutes Tyrese Samuel had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jamir Harris had 23 points, and Tray Jackson had
Continue Reading Jackson-Davis, Bates lead Indiana in Big Ten opener, 68-55
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 14 points and Tamar Bates came off the bench to score a career-high 13, hitting a trio of 3-pointers as Indiana defeated Nebraska 68-55 to open the Big Ten season. Jackson-Davis scored 10 points in the second half when Indiana took control, adding seven rebounds, four blocked shots
Continue Reading Gillespie, Moore lead No. 6 Villanova past Saint Joe’s 81-52
By AARON BRACY Associated Press VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 23 points to lead No. 6 Villanova to an 81-52 victory over Saint Joseph’s. Justin Moore added 16 points and Eric Dixon had 12 for the 6-2 Wildcats. They won their 10th straight in a series dating to 1921 between Big Five rivals
Continue Reading South Africa Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled since Tuesday, with Omicron fueling the surge
By Duarte Mendonça, CNN South Africa’s Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days, underscoring concerns around how contagious the new coronavirus Omicron variant might be as the country enters its fourth wave of the pandemic. On Friday, South Africa reported on 16,055 new Covid-19 cases, up from 4,373 new cases on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma St coach says RB Warren out of Big 12 title game
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says injured star running back Jaylin Warren will not play in the Big 12 championship game against No. 9 Baylor. Warren did not get on the field in the first half as the fifth-ranked Cowboys fell behind 21-6.
Continue Reading Oklahoma St coach says RB Warren out of Big 12 title game
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says injured star running back Jaylin Warren will not play in the Big 12 championship game against No. 9 Baylor. Warren did not get on the field in the first half as the fifth-ranked Cowboys fell behind 21-6.
Continue Reading Malmo defends Swedish league title with draw in final round
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Malmo defended its Swedish league title with a 0-0 draw against Halmstad in the final round on Saturday. The point was enough to ensure Malmo finished ahead of Stockholm club AIK on goal difference for its 22nd domestic league title, with fans storming the pitch at the final whistle to celebrate. Both
Continue Reading Oakland uses early burst to put away IUPUI in blowout win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Moore scored 15 points in shooting 10 for 10 from the foul line and Oakland dismantled IUPUI 78-45. Jamal Cain, Micah Parrish and Trey Townsend each scored 14 points for the Grizzlies which now have won five straight. B.J. Maxwell scored 19 points for the Jaguars which have lost back-to-back contests
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A rare sea turtle and seal pups have washed up on UK beaches after a storm
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A rare sea turtle and dozens of seal pups have been washed onto the UK’s beaches after the country was hit by Storm Arwen last week that brought strong winds and the deaths of three people. The severe weather, with winds reaching speeds of over 90 mph (144 km/h) in some
Continue Reading Mourinho’s Roma loses 3-0 to former team Inter Milan
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Roma coach José Mourinho has had a nightmare match against his former team Inter Milan. The capital side lost 3-0 at home to Inter in Serie A. Hakan Çalhanoğlu, former Roma forward Edin Džeko and Denzel Dumfries scored in the first half. Inter moved to second on
Continue Reading Un leopardo le arrebató a su hijo. Ella lo persiguió y lo rescató
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Un niño secuestrado por un leopardo tiene suerte de estar vivo después de que el animal lo soltó cuando su madre lo persiguió. El niño anónimo, que se cree que tiene alrededor de 5 años, estaba sentado en su cabaña con su madre y sus hermanos cuando el gran felino
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Texas police officer ‘hero’ shot to death while responding to disturbance
By Kelly Murray and Raja Razek, CNN A police officer has died from gunshot wounds he sustained while responding to a disturbance in Mesquite, Texas, authorities said. At 1:40 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to a disturbance near a grocery store at the 1500 block of S. Beltline Road, police said. “During the course of
Continue Reading Cómo saber si es hora de un “divorcio de sueño” con tu pareja
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Ronca hasta que las paredes tiemblan. Y tu pareja de sueño emite una enorme cantidad de calor corporal. Uno de ustedes acapara las cobijas, patea por la noche o se levanta constantemente para ir al baño a las 3:00 a.m. Quizás caminas dormido o sufres de insomnio. La lista de
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If the Supreme Court curtails abortion rights it could flip the script on the 2022 midterm elections
CNN, WAPT By Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN With the looming possibility of the Supreme Court gutting Roe v. Wade, the future of reproductive rights in America is poised to become a central and potentially defining issue in the upcoming midterm elections. The high court is expected to deliver its ruling on a Mississippi
Continue Reading Navas concedes blunder goal as PSG draws at Lens 1-1
LENS, France (AP) — Georginio Wijnaldum snatched a late equalizer for Paris Saint-Germain at Lens after goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a blunder in an enthralling French league game. Despite a second draw in the space of four days, PSG increased its lead to 13 points after second-placed Marseille lost 2-1 at home against Brest. Franck
Continue Reading A plumber found cash and checks stashed in a wall at Joel Osteen’s Houston mega-church
A plumber working at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church told a local radio show he discovered a large sum of money inside a wall at the church while doing routine repairs. Police are investigating whether the discovery is connected to a 2014 case in which $600,000 dollars in cash and checks were stolen from the church safe. CNN affiliate KPRC reports.
Continue Reading A plumber found cash and checks stashed in a wall at Joel Osteen’s Houston mega-church
By David Williams, CNN A plumber doing repair work at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church found hundreds of envelopes of cash and checks hidden in a wall that police think is connected to a massive 2014 theft at the Houston mega-church. Officers were called to the church on November 10 to investigate the discovery, according
Continue Reading More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday said the cases appear to be unrelated. Seven of them have been found in New York City and
Continue Reading Big 12’s Bowlsby: CFP expansion for 2024 ‘in some jeopardy’
By RALPH D. RUSSO ARLINGTON, Texas ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says expanding the College Football Playoff as soon as the 2024 season is “in some jeopardy” if an agreement on a new format cannot be reached soon. Speaking to reporters before the Big 12 championship game between No. 5 Oklahoma
Continue Reading Big 12’s Bowlsby: CFP expansion for 2024 ‘in some jeopardy’
By RALPH D. RUSSO ARLINGTON, Texas ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says expanding the College Football Playoff as soon as the 2024 season is “in some jeopardy” if an agreement on a new format cannot be reached soon. Speaking to reporters before the Big 12 championship game between No. 5 Oklahoma
Continue Reading Army Col. Edward Shames, the last remaining officer of World War II’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ dies at 99
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of 99. Shames “passed away peacefully at home,” said the obituary posted by the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home & Crematory. During World War
Continue Reading Omicron variant cases identified in at least 12 states but Delta still dominates
By Jamie Gumbrecht, Jen Christensen and Maggie Fox, CNN While at least 12 states have identified cases of the Omicron coronavairus variant, US health officials remain concerned about the Delta version that accounts for practically all new infections. “We now have about 86,000 cases of Covid right now in the United States being diagnosed daily,
Continue Reading Police get complaints over U.K. leader’s festive parties
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has raised complaints to police about Christmas parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff in his office last year in breach of coronavirus restrictions. Labour lawmakers wrote to London’s Metropolitan Police asking them to investigate reports that two parties were held at No. 10 Downing Street in
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