5 things to know for February 4: ISIS, Ukraine, Olympics, Covid-19, Afghanistan
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has renewed concerns over China’s surveillance tactics and repression of free speech, leading many athletes to take…
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Mark Zuckerberg is in danger of losing his top 10 billionaire ranking
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The historic collapse in Meta’s shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s personal…
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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 4 de febrero: Asà murió el lÃder de ISIS
CNNEspañol sjv CocaÃna adulterada en Argentina: ¿qué ocurrió? El covid-19 hará impredecibles los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Beijing 2022. Esto es lo…
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Stoltenberg to become Norway’s next central bank governor
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.…
Continue Reading Google to work with Ford on Detroit research hub
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Google is joining Ford Motor Co.’s effort to transform a…
Continue ReadingUn video de cámara corporal muestra a policÃa de Minneapolis disparar a un hombre negro durante operativo para hacer cumplir una orden de arresto. Abogados dicen que él no era el objetivo
olivertapia (CNN) — En las primeras horas de la mañana del miércoles, agentes de policÃa de Minneapolis colocaron suavemente una llave en la…
Continue Reading Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics
Billionaire investor George Soros warned China’s economy, especially the real estate market, is facing a crisis under President Xi…
Continue Reading Travis McMichael will be tried on federal hate crime charges after indicating he will not plead guilty in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Alta Spells, Pamela Kirkland and Dakin Andone, CNN Travis McMichael will stand trial on federal hate crimes charges in the killing of 25-year-old…
Continue Reading Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a call for NATO to halt…
Continue Reading Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president…
Continue Reading ¿Dónde están los usuarios? ¿Por qué las acciones de Facebook están cayendo?
olivertapia Londres (CNN Business) — La competencia de TikTok. Una base de usuarios estancada en mercados clave. Una apuesta costosa para…
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Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc: How US figure skaters forged their own paths in a sport where stereotypes run deep
By George Ramsay, Nina Avramova and Dan Moriarty, CNN Competing in a discipline with synergy at its heart, figure skating pair Ashley Cain-Gribble…
Continue Reading Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc: How US figure skaters forged their own paths in a sport where stereotypes run deep
Maame Biney became the first black woman to make a US Olympic short track speed skating team in 2018. Known for her smile and infectious personality,…
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A hug, a wave, a big win for American mixed doubles curlers
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American mixed doubles curlers Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys survived an extra end against Sweden…
Continue Reading South Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision
By Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Politics is never far removed from the selection of any Supreme Court justice, but the political…
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What we know — and don’t — about director Zhang Yimou’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Oscar Holland, CNN Filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was, for many, the abiding memory of China’s…
Continue Reading US starts Olympic preparation in Beijing without 3 players
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. men’s hockey team is trying to get up to speed quickly at the Olympics despite…
Continue Reading Ever wonder how athletes plan their lavish trips? Here’s the man who organizes them
Johnny Vegas works with the football superstars of the future, aiming to alleviate any stress his clients might have by planning their entire…
Continue Reading Ever wonder how athletes plan their lavish trips? Here’s the man who organizes them
By Adam Pourahmadi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Johnny Vegas strolls onto the balcony of a suite at the Five Palm Resort overlooking the glittering Dubai…
Continue Reading Esta es la razón por la que los presidentes de Estados Unidos envÃan soldados al extranjero
Germán Padinger (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden aprobó el envÃo de 3.000 soldados de Estados Unidos a Polonia, Alemania y Rumania para…
Continue Reading Caimanes de Barranquilla, campeones de la Serie del Caribe de Béisbol 2022
olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Los Caimanes de Barranquilla de Colombia se coronaron este jueves campeones de la Serie del Caribe de Béisbol…
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How many Olympic athletes hail from every state in the US
Stacker compiled roster data from Team USA and the U.S. Census Bureau to break down how many Olympians hail from each…
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State-by-state breakdown of the more than 34 million living in primary care deserts with limited telehealth access
Sidecar Health cited data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Microsoft to identify counties considered primary care shortage…
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10 productivity game changers for entrepreneurs
To help make workdays more productive, Persona Talent has put together a list of 10 ways to meet the challenges of improving business…
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100 best John Wayne movies
Stacker ranked John Wayne’s 100 best movies according to its IMDb rating, with ties broken by votes. The Duke appeared in more than 175 films—so…
Continue Reading Risk-taker Eileen Gu makes China an Olympic force on snow
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American-born daredevil Eileen Gu will be trying to win gold medals for China at the…
Continue Reading Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts
By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China invited the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Olympics. Beijing…
Continue Reading In Alpine skiing, bad timing for an injury means no Olympics
By PAT GRAHAM and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers It is not uncommon for athletes who compete in Alpine skiing to get left behind and miss an…
Continue Reading An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its…
Continue Reading Russians win in women’s hockey after quarantine at Olympics
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team has gone from quarantine to an Olympic win in two days. The…
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