LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Leipzig has reported six more positive coronavirus cases following its Champions League game in Belgium against Brugge. The club says defender Willi Orban, forwards Yussuf Poulsen and Hugo Novoa, and goalkeeping coach Frederik Gößling all tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Belgium. Defender Mohamed Simakan and a
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are urging the U.S. Forest Service to again allow a decades-old foot race that goes through a wilderness area and up into mountains overlooking Albuquerque. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan and Rep. Melanie Stansbury asks the agency to reverse its 2020 decision that
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water. The long-awaited report by the Interior Department on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN There are a few surprises in “The Beatles: Get Back.” One that grabbed Stephen Colbert was how pianist Billy Preston came to be known as “the fifth Beatle.” During an interview on his late show that aired on Thanksgiving, Colbert talked with Peter Jackson, who directed the newly released Beatles
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water. The long-awaited report by the Interior Department on
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Wake Forest needs to beat Boston College to earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. The Demon Deacons blew one chance to clinch the Atlantic Division when they lost to Clemson last week. Now they have another chance against a BC team that is coming off a loss
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The International Ice Hockey Federation council held a call to review the eligibility of Chinese men’s national team players for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. No decisions were made about China’s status for the tournament. Another meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 6. Officials are set to review
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By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Police in Liverpool, northwest England, have launched a murder inquiry after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an assault in the city center Thursday evening. Merseyside Police said the girl, named as Ava White, had been with friends at the time. The lights on the Christmas tree on Church Street, at
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Appellate arguments over a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s abortion law have been pushed into the new year. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says oral arguments have been rescheduled for the last week in January. They had originally been planned for next month. Planned Parenthood
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Appellate arguments over a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s abortion law have been pushed into the new year. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says oral arguments have been rescheduled for the last week in January. They had originally been planned for next month. Planned Parenthood
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you get a sense of déjà vu when you see actor Chris Diamantopoulos on screen, but can’t place his name, he’s OK with that. The actor regularly pops up in movies and TV shows as a variety of characters. His current roles are villains in
Continue Reading HAYDEN, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods in Alabama. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 300 to 400 packages of various sizes were found in a ravine near the small town of Hayden on Wednesday. Sheriff Mark Moon said deputies were
Continue Reading SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have signed forward Ryan Lomberg to a two-year, $1.6 million extension through the 2023-24 season. Lomberg had one goal and two assists in his first 10 appearances of the season with the Panthers. He is in his second season with the Panthers. He spent parts of the 2017-18
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — En el caso por el que esta semana condenaron a Karim Benzema, todo comenzó con un teléfono celular averiado. En 2014, el futbolista francés Mathieu Valbuena buscaba obtener algunos datos de su antiguo teléfono cuando su vida cambió para siempre y cayó en un complot de chantaje. Más de siete años
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — European champion Italy and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal have been drawn in the same World Cup qualifying playoff bracket, meaning at least one of them will miss next year’s tournament in Qatar. Italy will face North Macedonia at home in a playoff semifinal next March, and the
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — No. 20 Pittsburgh visits Syracuse on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Panthers are already Coastal Division champions with a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Orange have lost two straight and need a victory to qualify to
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El descubrimiento de una nueva variante de coronavirus detectada por primera vez en Sudáfrica llevó a varios países a imponer restricciones de viaje a al menos seis naciones africanas. Minuto a minuto: nueva variante del coronavirus lleva a prohibiciones de viajes y sacude los mercados Actualmente conocida como B.1.1.529, la variante recientemente
Continue Reading Celebrities and family took digs at the three brothers in an hour-long Netflix comedy special, the “Jonas Brothers Family Roast.”
Continue Reading More than 14 people rushed into a Louis Vuitton store in Oak Brook, Illinois and stole at least $100,000 in merchandise, police say.
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States and six other nations are calling on the international community to suspend all assistance to Myanmar’s military, and expressing grave concern over reports of human rights abuses by its security forces. Their call comes as fears of an escalation of violence grow in the
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CNN By Melanie Zanona and Chandelis Duster, CNN Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, on Thursday laid out demands for a GOP leader to earn her vote for House Speaker if Republicans are able to retake the majority after the 2022 elections and cast doubt on House Minority
Continue Reading HAYDEN, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods in Alabama. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 300 to 400 packages of various sizes were found in a ravine near the small town of Hayden on Wednesday. Sheriff Mark Moon said deputies were
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Online videos show police firing tear gas and fighting protesters with batons in a central Iranian city that has seen days of demonstrations demanding government action over a drought. The social media videos and others from activists show police and protesters clashing in the dry bed of the Zayandehrud
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany, which has opposed many of the country’s pandemic restrictions, has canceled its planned party congress next month due to the surge in coronavirus cases. Germany has seen record infection rates in recent days and this week passed the mark of 100,000 deaths since the start of the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 14 Texas A&M is looking for its first victory at LSU since 1994. The Aggies can improve their bowl options by finishing the regular season with nine victories and keep alive chances for their first 10-win season since going 11-2 in 2012. LSU needs a victory to become bowl eligible
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 14 Texas A&M is looking for its first victory at LSU since 1994. The Aggies can improve their bowl options by finishing the regular season with nine victories and keep alive chances for their first 10-win season since going 11-2 in 2012. LSU needs a victory to become bowl eligible
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have ruled out starting cornerback Shaquill Griffin for Sunday’s game against Atlanta. Griffin is dealing with a concussion. Coach Urban Meyer also says running back James Robinson and rookie cornerback Tyson Campbell are good to go against the Falcons. Meyer added that center Brandon Linder and tight end
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans museum plans to launch an elaborate nighttime sound-and-light show next year to showcase individual stories of bravery and sacrifice during World War II. The National WII Museum plans to premier its “Expressions of America” show next November, on Veterans Day 2022. It will use music, art installations and
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As an African American growing up in Queens, New York, Al Holcomb spent his Sundays watching Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys on television and dreaming of one day becoming an NFL head coach. The 51-year-old Holcomb has spent more than a quarter-century chasing that
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Cartman navigate life after the pandemic in “South Park: Post Covid,” streaming now on Paramount+. We see some of the boys as adults in the animated special. “You remember when we were little as friends, we said we’d always be there for each other when things got bad?”
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