By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
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By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s friendship will go on, despite distance or time. When the two Oscar winning actors reunited in Los Angeles after nearly three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was emotional. “I couldn’t stop crying,” Winslet told The Guardian. “I’ve known him for half my life! It’s
Continue Reading CNN By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to
Continue Reading By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to work
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University museum official has received a unique retirement gift — researchers in Alabama and South Carolina named a prehistoric shark species after her. For 26 years, Suyin Ting has been collections manager for vertebrate paleontology at the LSU Museum of Natural Science. A news release from LSU
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CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the
Continue Reading By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services. Such moves are a huge disappoint to pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight. Other churches are planning outdoor services or proposed a hybrid of online and
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 continúan aumentando y la variante ómicron se extiende por todo el mundo, algunas naciones están aplicando cuartas dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus para las personas más vulnerables. La oficina del primer ministro de Israel, Naftali Bennett, anunció esta semana que los adultos de
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas surprise to dozens of military families by paying off their layaway balances. The running back announced through his foundation that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to pay the balances at all Army & Air Force Exchange and the Navy
Continue Reading 2022 is right around the corner. CNN’s Harry Enten has new numbers on how many people make New Year’s resolutions, and how many actually keep them.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La actriz mexicana Silvia Pinal fue hospitalizada luego de un episodio de alta presión arterial y tras diagnosticársele covid-19, informaron este jueves sus hijas en entrevistas en medios de comunicación locales. “Esa es la cosa, que tiene covid”, dijo la cantante Alejandra Guzmán, hija de Pinal, en declaraciones al
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent. Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Trae Young all were in the NBA’s health and safety protocols in the days leading up to the league’s holiday showcase. More than
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent. Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic and Trae Young all were in the NBA’s health and safety protocols in the days leading up to the league’s holiday showcase. More than
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Con los viajes de vacaciones volviendo a los niveles prepandémicos, un experto en salud ofrece consejos para aquellos que planean visitar a sus seres queridos en Navidad, dado el aumento de los casos de covid-19 en muchas partes del país. Tanto el estado de Nueva York como Washington informaron el
Continue Reading By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an emergency order the mayor wants to tackle an opioid epidemic in its troubled Tenderloin district. The emergency order is part of Mayor London Breed’s plan to crack down on drug use and drug dealing in the neighborhood. The
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An author known as the father of Chicano literature has left behind a bilingual children’s tale after his 2020 death. The book from Rudolfo Anaya about Christmas in the American Southwest is being published posthumously this year, extending a cycle of illustrated children’s books with
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An author known as the father of Chicano literature has left behind a bilingual children’s tale after his 2020 death. The book from Rudolfo Anaya about Christmas in the American Southwest is being published posthumously this year, extending a cycle of illustrated children’s books with
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An author known as the father of Chicano literature has left behind a bilingual children’s tale after his 2020 death. The book from Rudolfo Anaya about Christmas in the American Southwest is being published posthumously this year, extending a cycle of illustrated children’s books with
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Republican victories last month in Virginia gave the GOP control of the governor’s mansion and House of Delegates. But in the state Senate, they still need to find at least one Democrat to join them if they want to enact Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s agenda. The slim
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Coordinator Leslie Frazier is credited for providing the Buffalo Bills a calm and reassuring voice even at the most troubling times. Such was the case in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in May 2020 when Frazier shared his personal experiences of growing up
Continue Reading Heavy rain and snow for the West, record warm temperatures for the South, and cool rain for the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the forecast.
Continue Reading Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the Pacific Northwest. The northern cold stops short of the southern US, where balmy springlike temperatures will likely break records. An atmospheric river event along the West Coast is packing moisture into the
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the Lower
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN Struggling to find a last-minute Christmas gift? A trip to your local convenience store could make you the best gift-giver ever. The Powerball jackpot is now up to an estimated $400 million, and the winning numbers will be drawn on Christmas Day. The cash value of the prize is placed at
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Brasil anunció este viernes que donará 500.000 dosis de vacuna contra el covid-19 a Paraguay, que será la primera nación en beneficiarse de un esfuerzo por “salvar vidas y da un paso más para superar la pandemia”, según un comunicado conjunto de los ministerios brasileños de
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak has taken place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week. At the same time, the number of coronavirus cases in Florida has hit its highest level since the start of the pandemic. Carnival said in a statement Friday that an undisclosed number
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are bringing Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren’t well enough to go home for the holidays. It’s longstanding tradition for first ladies to visit Children’s National Hospital in Washington at Christmastime. But Joe Biden’s visit was a
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Will Anderson Jr. can muscle past or blow by blockers with regularity. His five older sisters were tougher to dominate. Alabama’s sophomore All-America linebacker says with a laugh, “they terrorized me every day.” Now, Anderson is terrorizing opposing quarterbacks and running backs. The Bronko Nagurski Award winner leads the
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Will Anderson Jr. can muscle past or blow by blockers with regularity. His five older sisters were tougher to dominate. Alabama’s sophomore All-America linebacker says with a laugh, “they terrorized me every day.” Now, Anderson is terrorizing opposing quarterbacks and running backs. The Bronko Nagurski Award winner leads the
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