Newly affirmed, tribe looks at casino plans with fresh eyes
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The new head of a Massachusetts tribe says he intends to take a cautious approach to gambling…
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Kazakhstan death toll spikes as 164 reported killed and thousands detained in violent protests
Niamh Kennedy and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 164 people have been killed and more than 5,000 detained during violent upheaval in Kazakhstan this…
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A glance at who’s getting paid sick days
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron is shining a spotlight on the disparities between who gets paid sick days and who doesn’t. Nearly…
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron is shining a spotlight on the disparities between who gets paid sick days and who doesn’t. Nearly…
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose…
Continue Reading Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
CNN, HLN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to…
Continue Reading Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand…
Continue Reading Big banks are booming. Now here come earnings
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The prospect of higher interest rates this year is spooking investors in tech stocks and other high growth…
Continue Reading German vaccine mandate may take months to pass, parties say
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s ruling parties are hitting the brakes on plans for compulsory coronavirus vaccinations,…
Continue Reading Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers: Division rivals clash in win-and-in game for NFL playoffs
By Ben Morse, CNN And so, it all comes down to this: the Los Angeles Chargers at the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Night Football. The winner qualifies…
Continue Reading Lithium-ion battery sparks apartment building fire in the Bronx
By Liam Reilly, CNN A lithium-ion battery in an electric bike or scooter self-combusted in a Bronx apartment building, sparking a four-alarm fire…
Continue Reading Pakistani police say they killed 6 militants in southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani counterterrorism police say they have killed six militants from the Islamic State group in an overnight raid at a…
Continue Reading Snow cleared after deaths of 22 people at Pakistani resort
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say roads at a popular Pakistani resort are clear after the deaths of 22 people who were stuck in their cars during a…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic’s visa hearing looms as Australian government request for delay is rejected
By Hannah Ritchie, Ally Barnard and George Ramsay, CNN An Australian government request to delay Novak Djokovic’s visa hearing by two days has…
Continue Reading What Biden is missing on for-profit college debt
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has pledged to make college more affordable. But it has chosen not to reinstate an Obama-era rule…
Continue Reading Border Patrol officers rescued 25 migrants from a locked, freezing trailer in Texas
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Border patrol agents have rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a locked trailer in Texas where they were left in the cold with…
Continue Reading Scientists name new tropical tree species after Leonardo DiCaprio
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Leonardo DiCaprio has an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe awards under his belt. But his latest accolade comes from a…
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Unheralded Strolz is shock winner of World Cup slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Johannes Strolz was the shocking winner of a World Cup slalom on Sunday wearing low-ranked bib No. 38. The…
Continue Reading An Asian man injured in an unprovoked attack in New York last April has died, officials say
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Yao Pan Ma, a 62-year-old Asian man who police said was bashed in the head in an unprovoked attack in East Harlem, New…
Continue Reading An Alabama family started an antiracist library to promote racial justice and the importance of diversity in reading
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Kristen Berthiaume remembers when George Floyd was murdered, with body cam footage revealing his struggles to breathe and cries…
Continue Reading Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
Continue Reading 5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…
Continue Reading China foreign minister in Sri Lanka to discuss Belt and Road
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Sri Lanka seeking to advance Beijing’s…
Continue Reading How 10 parents of school-age kids are coping with Omicron, in their own words
By Eric Levenson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One mom said she feels like she’s endangering her kids’ health. Another said she feels…
Continue Reading Two bald eagle eggs have hatched in Florida, part of a huge success story. Here’s what conservationists say we can learn from it
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When two baby bald eagles hatched in Florida in front of a livestream camera in late December, thousands of people tuned…
Continue Reading Snowboard star Shaun White’s Olympic status still uncertain
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. (AP) — Snowboarding superstar Shaun White’s attempt to lock up a spot on a fifth…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka seeks Chinese debt restructuring amid crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The president of debt-ridden Sri Lanka has asked China for the restructuring of its…
Continue Reading NFL Week 18: Which records could be broken in the exciting final round of games?
By Ben Morse, CNN The NFL season has never been bigger. For the first time in its history, the 2021 season saw teams play 17 regular season games,…
Continue Reading Taliban arrest popular Afghan professor critical of govt
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s spokesman says the group has arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of…
Continue Reading Djokovic detention draws focus to Australia’s asylum-seekers
SYDNEY (AP) — Novak Djokovic has spent a fourth day among the unwilling occupants of Melbourne’s Park Hotel. As the tennis superstar awaited…
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