CNN, KXAN, KGNS, WBNS, KVRR, WTVF By Dana Bash, Abbie Sharpe and Ethan Cohen, CNN The capital of Texas is a pretty liberal town. Proudly so. Crosswalks repainted in rainbow Pride colors. Signs welcoming gay patrons. It has a vibe that even some locals boast is more like Berkeley, California, than a stereotypical southern city.
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By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Spend enough time in the personal finance corners of social media and you’re bound to come across someone talking about how much passive income they make — and it’s likely they make it sound pretty easy. Yet, there’s much more to it than what influencers might suggest. What some might
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The Professional Fighters League and ESPN have announced a new, multi-year agreement that will see expanded coverage on ESPN linear networks and ESPN-plus. PFL CEO Peter Murray said he expected undefeated champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison to return to the league in 2022. Harrison is 12-0
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Tom Brady will not have his shot at an eighth Super Bowl ring this season. Will he get another? Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers were a casualty of what has been dubbed the best weekend of football in NFL history — falling agonizingly short of a 24-point second-half comeback against the Los
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer and BioNTech have begun studying a COVID-19 vaccine tweaked to match to the omicron variant in healthy adults. COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots in case global health authorities decide a change is needed. The study announced Tuesday will include more than 1,400 volunteers ages 18
Continue Reading By Amanda Sealy, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial for their Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine candidate, they announced in a news release on Tuesday. The study will evaluate the vaccine for safety, tolerability and the level of immune response, as both a primary series and a booster dose, in up to 1,420 healthy
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Cold temperatures remain for parts of the Upper Midwest as rain, storms, and cool air hit parts of the South, including the Gulf Coast. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The federal tax filing season is underway. And even though the IRS still hasn’t processed millions of returns from last year due to Covid-19 and a lack of funding, there are still ways to help ensure your tax filing experience is hassle-free. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies already handing out the masks and other expecting to do so in the coming days. The program is part of the Biden administration’s effort to distribute 400 million free N95 masks from
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies already handing out the masks and other expecting to do so in the coming days. The program is part of the Biden administration’s effort to distribute 400 million free N95 masks from
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies already handing out the masks and others expecting to do so in the coming days. The program is part of the Biden administration’s effort to distribute 400 million free N95 masks from
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s job market hasn’t fully recovered yet. But some states are already back to normal. In November, Texas and Arizona joined Utah and Idaho in recouping all their pandemic job losses, according to a report by ratings agency Fitch. In comparison, California and New York were at only 70% and
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Collin Morikawa has had plenty of thinking to do ahead of this week’s Dubai Desert Classic. The British Open champion finished tied for 62nd at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday and the guy with one of the purest swings in golf says “I didn’t know where the golf
Continue Reading SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Sara Hector has won the final World Cup giant slalom before the Beijing Olympics. Hector was second after the opening run but overtook defending overall champion Petra Vlhova for her second straight GS victory. The Swedish skier let out a scream after crossing the line 0.15 seconds ahead
Continue Reading By MEHMET GUZEL and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have dug through snow and ice to clear roads that came to a standstill after snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece. The weather had left countless people and vehicles in both cities stranded overnight in freezing conditions.
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite, Tara John and Luke McGee, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police say they are investigating a “number of events” in Downing Street and Whitehall over the pandemic amid claims of Covid rule-breaking at the heart of the UK government. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee on Tuesday
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN First it was Mr. Big, the character from “Sex in the City,” dying in Carrie Bradshaw’s arms from a heart attack after a 45-minute ride on his Peloton. Then it was Mike “Wags” Wagner, the drug-abusing, sadistic right hand of Axe Capital’s Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series “Billions,” who too
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The leader of Kazakhstan has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the worst outburst of public unrest the country of 19 million has seen in three decades. The measures are aimed at reducing the state’s deep involvement in the economy and bridging the gap between
Continue Reading By Jessica DuLong, CNN Whether it’s caring for kids, parents, coworkers or our community, many people feel utterly tapped out because of all the extra caretaking thrust upon us as the pandemic has upended daily life over these past two years. Putting someone else’s needs first, yet again, can feel like the worst way to
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — Un gasoducto submarino destinado a suministrar gas de Rusia a Alemania se ha convertido exactamente en lo que los dos países siempre han insistido en que nunca sería: un arma en una crisis geopolítica. Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Ucrania y varios estados miembros de la Unión Europea se
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By Lilit Marcus and Ivan Watson, CNN “Private jet for your pet” is the kind of phrase you might expect to hear from a movie star or media mogul. But in 2022 Hong Kong, it’s just as likely to be a regular person looking into this very unusual expense. Many people who are moving away
Continue Reading CNN’s Ivan Watson reports on the mounting pressure for pet owners wishing to leave Hong Kong to save their animals as officials kill thousands of hamsters and small animals over Covid-19 fears.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide. The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence increased to 95.7 points in January from 94.8 in December. Economists had forecast another slight dip to 94.5. The index was led higher by
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music. The recording company described the deal for 60 years worth of music as a “landmark agreement” in a statement. The deal was concluded in July last year, but announced Monday. The deal includes “the entirety of Bob
Continue Reading CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The United States team for next month’s Olympics lost one of its top medal prospects when downhill racer Breezy Johnson said injury will force her to miss the Beijing Games. Johnson placed second in each of the three World Cup downhills she started this season. She then crashed in training
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN A love of fishing, a flowing mullet and a friendly personality: Cameron Smith is a one-of-a-kind golfer. The Australian can often be seen on his Instagram page on a boat with fishing gear or one of his catches. Between a smiley disposition and his ‘business at the front, party at the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque anunció este lunes que Euclides España, alias ‘Jhonnier’, considerado uno de los cabecillas de las disidencias de las FARC, fue muerto en el corregimiento de Tacueyó, en el departamento del Cauca. Esto ocurrió, según el mandatario, tras una operación conjunta de las Fuerzas
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se enfrenta a una serie de crisis y focos globales distintos pero interconectados, con enemigos estadounidenses que se alinean para poner a prueba el temple de un líder bajo presión y su propia sensación de que Estados Unidos es una potencia global en retirada. Biden tomó
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Think all IT specialists are paid the same? Think again with Twingate’s roundup using Bureau of Labor Statistics reports of the 25 states with the highest-paid IT specialists.
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Alcohol consumption has been on the rise with binge-drinking increasing by 21% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zinnia Health explored binge-drinking trends and how they vary across several states.
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