PORTLAND, Ore. — Mikey Dixon scored 27 points as Idaho ended its seven-game road losing streak, narrowly defeating Portland State 84-79. Trevante Anderson added 20 points for the Vandals. Damion Squire led the Vikings with 15 points and five steals.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week. When Beijing held the Summer Olympics in 2008, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Games could improve human rights, and Chinese politicians hinted at the same. There are no soaring promises this time. The Games are again a
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By Meera Senthilingam, Pallabi Munsi and Vanessa Offiong, CNN Skin whitening is the use of cosmetic products or services to reduce the amount of melanin, or pigment, in the skin to make it appear lighter. It’s a big industry and predominantly targets women of color in every region of the world, with the Asia-Pacific region
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 37 points to help No. 5 Kansas avenge its only conference loss of the season with a 94-91 double overtime win over No. 13 Texas Tech. Agbaji outdueled Bryson Williams, who poured in 33 points for Tech. Kansas led by one
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 37 points to help No. 5 Kansas avenge its only conference loss of the season with a 94-91 double overtime win over No. 13 Texas Tech. Agbaji outdueled Bryson Williams, who poured in 33 points for Tech. Kansas led by one
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Pity the poor space flight passenger: Flying up up and away from Earth could get even more expensive as New Mexico lawmakers consider taxing the tickets on Virgin Galactic. A bipartisan bill in the state Legislature would close a loophole excluding spaceflight passenger tickets from gross receipts taxes. The move
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial options being bruited about to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal. They include cutting Russia off from U.S. dollars and international banking and even slapping sanctions on Putin’s reported girlfriend. Publicly, the United States and
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — With decreasing snowpack due to drought and climate change, the ski industry has invested millions of dollars in more efficient snowmaking systems. According to the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association, about 87% of the 337 U.S. alpine resorts the trade group represents have snowmaking capabilities. Some question
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — With decreasing snowpack due to drought and climate change, the ski industry has invested millions of dollars in more efficient snowmaking systems. According to the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association, about 87% of the 337 U.S. alpine resorts the trade group represents have snowmaking capabilities. Some question
Continue Reading By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns has been languishing for more than eight months. Biden signed an executive order in May that would create a Cyber Safety Review Board, molded after the National Transportation Safety
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Opponents of abortion rights insist their work won’t end even if the Supreme Court decides to dismantle the Roe v. Wade decision establishing the constitutional right to an abortion. A conservative majority of justices on the high court has indicated openness to upholding a Mississippi law that bans abortions after
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched study by an anti-corruption organization finds that most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade. It also says authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has weighed on accountability. Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption
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CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN An undersea pipeline set to deliver gas from Russia to Germany has become exactly what the two countries have always insisted it would never be: A weapon in a geopolitical crisis. The United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine and several European Union member states have fiercely opposed the pipeline ever since
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Restrictions which resulted in the removal of a spectator for wearing a T-shirt supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open have been overhauled after international backlash. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says it will OK for spectators to wear the shirts
Continue Reading By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen scored, Pavel Francouz made 23 saves for his third career shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 16 games. It was the seventh straight victory overall for the Avalanche, who tied
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Global stocks were mixed Tuesday, after a dramatically volatile day on Wall Street fueled by concerns over the US Federal Reserve’s plans to hike interest rates and tensions in Ukraine. Markets in Asia Pacific fell sharply throughout the day, with Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 and Japan’s benchmark Nikkei closing down 2.5%
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif and Maya Brown, CNN The death of Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Connecticut woman who died of an overdose, is now being investigated as a crime, Bridgeport police said Tuesday. Officials said the department’s narcotics and vice division has opened an investigation and will be assisted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. A
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA. Jim Garvin, chief scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano on January 15 released “hundreds of times
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 33 points, Chris Paul had 15 of his a season-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 115-109 win over the short-handed Utah Jazz. Paul just missed a triple-double with 14 assists and nine rebounds. The Suns
Continue Reading GRAMBLING, La. — Shawndarius Cowart scored a career-high 23 points as Grambling State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76-65. Cameron Christon added 20 points for the Tigers. Dequan Morris led the Golden Lions on Monday night with 22 points.
Continue Reading POCATELLO, Idaho — Steele Venters had 21 points as Eastern Washington easily defeated Idaho State 89-63. Angelo Allegri had 17 points for Eastern Washington. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 15 points.
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Brian Williams doesn’t want to anchor the “Evening News.” Just years ago, in 2015, the notion that Williams would be rebuffing an offer to helm one of the big three
Continue Reading SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Aaron Wheeler tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds and St. John’s spoiled Seton Hall’s return to historic Walsh Gymnasium, defeating the Pirates 84-63. Seton Hall made it a students-only event, as Walsh Gym holds only 1,360 fans. Posh Alexander had 19 points and seven rebounds for St. John’s. Myles Cale had
Continue Reading SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Josip Vrankic had 22 points as Santa Clara edged past San Diego 78-74 in overtime. Terrell Brown led the Toreros on Monday night with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
Continue Reading PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jawaun Daniels had 30 points as Prairie View romped past Alabama A&M 72-48. Daniels hit 11 of 12 shots, including 6 of 6 from behind the arc. Jalen Johnson led Alabama A&M with 15 points.
Continue Reading PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jawaun Daniels had 30 points as Prairie View romped past Alabama A&M 72-48. Daniels hit 11 of 12 shots, including 6 of 6 from behind the arc. Jalen Johnson led Alabama A&M with 15 points.
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. — Jayden Saddler had a career-high 21 points as Southern romped past Mississippi Valley State 100-72. Kadar Waller led the Delta Devils on Monday night with a season-high 20 points.
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande is still trying to appease growing anger among its offshore creditors, who have threatened to take legal action over the embattled Chinese developer’s plans to restructure the business. The company is now asking international bondholders to give it “more time” to work on a restructuring plan, according to a
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Si estuviste en contacto con una persona infectada con covid-19, seguro querrás hacerte una prueba para detectar la enfermedad. Ante esto y la escasez de algunos tests, ¿quiénes deberían hacerse la prueba? Y ¿cuál es la más conveniente? El Dr. Elmer Huerta nos explica en este episodio. Puedes escuchar
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen A federal court blocked Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map on Monday, ruling that it likely violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because it only includes one district where Black voters have the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The order gives the legislature 14 days to draw a
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