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Norway’s Telenor to sell stake in Myanmar’s Wave Money

January 17, 2022 10:12 PM Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor says it plans to sell its stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main…

Before pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse

January 17, 2022 10:06 PM Associated Press

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A year-old report by Washington’s Afghanistan watchdog has now been declassified…

Bloomberg funds city programs to build new urban solutions

January 17, 2022 10:05 PM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting the innovative solutions of 15 cities to try to get others to use them as…

Japan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge

January 17, 2022 9:52 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron…

El Paso bond proposal sees street maintenance as high priority

January 17, 2022 9:53 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — Eco-tourism, solar energy, streets, Green infrastructure, and unfunded priorities. These are some of the areas the El Paso city…

A Tennessee jury orders Cracker Barrel to pay man $9.4 million after he was served glass filled with a chemical

January 17, 2022 9:32 PM CNN

Cracker Barrel ordered to pay Tennessee man $4.3M in lawsuit stemming from 2014 accidental poisoning…

A Tennessee jury orders Cracker Barrel to pay man $9.4 million after he was served glass filled with a chemical

January 17, 2022 9:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Simonson, CNN A jury in Marion County, Tennessee, ordered Cracker Barrel to pay a man $9.4 million after it found the company at fault for…

If Las Cruces dam is reconstructed, artist worries her art may be destroyed

January 14, 2022 5:21 PM Kate Bieri, Tom Scott

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Kathy Morrow has spent thousands of hours planning, assembling and maintaining a stunning public art project in southeast…

Órgano electoral de Venezuela aprueba solicitud para iniciar posible referendo revocatorio del mandato de Maduro

January 17, 2022 8:58 PM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela aprobó este lunes tres solicitudes de inicio de procedimiento…

Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress

January 17, 2022 8:54 PM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state…

Asesinan en Tijuana a fotoperiodista que cubría temas policiales y de seguridad

January 17, 2022 8:43 PM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de Tijuana confirmó este lunes la muerte del fotoperiodista…

Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat

January 17, 2022 8:41 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…

Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat

January 17, 2022 8:41 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…

Liberan a mujer condenada por la muerte de su bebé en El Salvador

January 17, 2022 8:29 PM CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un juzgado de Vigilancia Penitenciaria ordenó este lunes liberar a una mujer condenada a 30 años por la…

Jossell leads Stephen F. Austin over Lamar 86-78

January 17, 2022 8:01 PM Associated Press

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Latrell Jossell had 23 points as Stephen F. Austin got past Lamar 86-78. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals on Monday night with…

Residents save driver after car sinks in frozen river

January 17, 2022 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren M. Johnson and Sharif Paget, CNN Residents near Ottawa used a kayak to save a woman whose car plunged into icy water after she drove on a…

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

January 17, 2022 7:57 PM Associated Press

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

January 17, 2022 7:39 PM Associated Press

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…

McKinnis leads Jackson State over Texas Southern 61-58

January 17, 2022 7:31 PM Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — Jayveous McKinnis had 12 points and 12 rebounds to carry Jackson State to a 61-58 win over Texas Southern. John Walker III led…

Douglas carries Prairie View over Alcorn State 74-73

January 17, 2022 7:01 PM Associated Press

LORMAN, Miss. — Will Douglas had 21 points as Prairie View snapped its 10-game road losing streak, edging past Alcorn State 74-73. Darrious Agnew…

Despite huge volcano blast, Tonga avoids widespread disaster

January 17, 2022 6:55 PM Associated Press

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Despite sitting almost on top of the volcano that erupted so violently, the Pacific…

La cuarta dosis de la vacuna aumenta los anticuerpos, dicen investigadores, pero probablemente no lo suficiente como para prevenir las infecciones posvacunación por ómicron

January 17, 2022 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Datos primarios de Israel sugieren que una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech o Moderna…

State of New Mexico doubles plant limits for cannabis growers

January 17, 2022 2:05 PM Kate Bieri

SANTA FE, New Mexico – With fewer than three months until all adult New Mexicans can legally buy cannabis, the state has raised the limit on the…

Kraken snap 9-game losing streak, beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO

January 17, 2022 6:01 PM Associated Press

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Donato scored the tying goal early in the third period, Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout and…

‘No end in sight:’ Texas abortion clinics dealt new setback

January 17, 2022 5:45 PM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt opponents of Texas’ strict abortion law another defeat.…

Fort Bliss family sells dog treats in honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday

January 17, 2022 5:36 PM Crista V. Mack

EL PASO, Texas – Betty White, a well-known animal lover, died on December 31, 2021, just two weeks shy of her 100th birthday. Jennifer Demings and…

Kelly Rizzo, esposa de Bob Saget, comparte un emotivo homenaje tras el funeral del actor

January 17, 2022 5:16 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La viuda de Bob Saget publicó un homenaje a su “dulce marido” tras su funeral. Kelly Rizzo honró a la…

Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

January 17, 2022 2:40 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois…

Mexican governor says predecessor made deals with gangs

January 17, 2022 4:47 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is claiming his predecessor and the previous police chief negotiated with a drug gang.…

Long Covid testing lines boost hot dog vendor’s bottom line

January 14, 2022 2:41 PM Jerry Najera

EL PASO, Texas – Covid testing lines have been wrapping around buildings. Frustrated El Pasoans have been waiting for hours. One business happens…