Start your week smart: World Cup, Pope Francis, Kenny DeLand Jr., NFL, Kevin McCarthy
By AJ Willingham, CNN Welcome to the weird two-week stretch where nothing really gets done and everyone’s just riding it through the holidays.…
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Rozner wins Mauritius Open for 3rd European tour title
GRAND BAIE, Mauritius (AP) — French golfer Antoine Rozner has produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the front nine to win the Mauritius Open by…
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Iraq officials: Explosion in northern Iraq kills 9 policemen
By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials say an explosive device went off in the country’s north, killing at least…
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Mandatory military instruction affects Black and Latino high school students most frequently, report says
By Rikki Klaus, CNN When high school student Trevor Reed was automatically enrolled in a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) class…
Continue Reading Revived UConn, hot Marshall play in Myrtle Beach Bowl
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Revived UConn and hot Marshall will face each other in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. The Huskies had won just four games…
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Listen up: Headphones are getting really weird
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch…
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Pandemic fueled alcohol abuse, especially among women, but there are treatment options
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
Continue Reading Pandemic fueled alcohol abuse, especially among women, but there are treatment options
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it said were…
Continue Reading P-22, Los Angeles’ famous mountain lion, has been euthanized after ‘severe injuries’ from possible ‘vehicle strike’
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN P-22, a mountain lion who has spent years in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, has been euthanized after…
Continue Reading Jewish festival of lights begins in Ukraine as battles rage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Jews in Ukraine waging a “war between darkness and light” lit a giant menorah on Sunday night to start the eight-day…
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Resumen, reacciones y resultado del Argentina – Francia de la final del Mundial de Qatar
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (Crédito: Julian Finney/Getty Images) Esta cobertura ya terminó. Resumen del partido: Así fue la victoria histórica…
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Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…
Continue Reading Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential…
Continue Reading What to watch as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public…
Continue Reading Shiffrin takes win No. 77 to move within 5 of Vonn’s record
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has a women’s World Cup super-G victory to top off her first speed race weekend of the season…
Continue Reading World Cup champions to get $42 million in prize money
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup champions will earn $42 million in prize money for their soccer federation. The losing team in the final between…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential…
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Housing slump likely to continue but some see hopeful signs ahead
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term…
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‘Election marshals’ and runoff rules: States eye a new round of voting changes ahead of 2024
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Texas will consider adding a new election police force. Ohio has moved forward on photo ID requirements for voting. And…
Continue Reading Messi, Mbappé lead selections for AP’s team of the World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé head the selections for the team of the tournament as chosen…
Continue Reading Argentines wake up dreaming of World Cup glory in Qatar
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines woke up ready to watch the national team play for its third World Cup…
Continue Reading Argentines wake up dreaming of World Cup glory in Qatar
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines woke up ready to watch the national team play for its third World Cup…
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Why we can’t get enough of the ‘Wednesday’ dance
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Wednesday Addams doesn’t do anything by accident. The most stoic and deliberate member of the Addams Family, she rarely…
Continue ReadingGet ready for a ‘polar plunge.’ The first week of winter brings snow and bitterly cold temperatures
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Astronomical winter officially begins this Wednesday and Jack Frost will arrive in full force. Temperatures…
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Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him…
Continue Reading Southgate to stay on as England manager after World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — After saying he needed time to consider his future, England coach Gareth Southgate has…
Continue Reading UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…
Continue Reading UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…
Continue Reading Pope wrote resignation note in case of health impediment
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation…
Continue Reading Braathen, the skier and fashion designer, wins Alta Badia GS
LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Lucas Braathen won the Alta Badia giant slalom for his second win in as many races. Braathen moved up from third after the…
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Overrun Amsterdam targets sex and drugs tourists with ‘stay away’ campaign
By Blane Bachelor, CNN It’s barely dusk on a cold Saturday afternoon in early December. But Amsterdam’s Red Light District is already…
Continue Reading Fuel tanker tunnel blast kills at least 19 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A local official in Afghanistan says a fuel tanker explosion in a tunnel has killed at least 19 people and injured 32.…
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You may be seeing a more ‘woke’ Santa this Christmas
By John Blake, CNN On a frigid December night outside a suburban Chicago church, a group of parents and wide-eyed children line up to see Santa…
Continue Reading 3 escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden; 4 shot dead
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Officials at a Swedish Zoo have managed to get three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure back into a secure space,…
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As games draw to a close, plight of migrant workers has cast a shadow over World Cup
By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Boniface Barasa worked for three years as a construction worker in Qatar, but the life-long football fan…
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Fresh criticism for Qatar and FIFA as World Cup ends on International Migrants Day
By Larry Madowo, Sophie Jeong and Heather Chen, CNN As the 2022 World Cup comes to a close, global rights organizations have renewed criticism of…
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Why the ‘unstoppable’ Kylian Mbappé now wears the crown as world’s best player
By Ben Church, CNN At just 23, Kylian Mbappé has won more in his short career than most players are ever able to achieve. He’s already claimed…
Continue Reading ‘This was a hate crime’: A year after a fire destroyed their house, an interracial family may soon be homeless again
By Jalen Brown, CNN A year after his Tennessee home was burned down and a racial slur was spray-painted on his property, Alan Mays says he’s…
Continue Reading ‘This was a hate crime’: A year after a fire destroyed their house, an interracial family may soon be homeless again
By Jalen Brown, CNN A year after his Tennessee home was burned down and a racial slur was spray-painted on his property, Alan Mays says he’s…
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Stepping out of Maradona’s shadow. How Lionel Messi won over the hearts of all of Argentina
By Matias Grez, CNN When engaging in discussions or debates about the greatest players of all time, soccer fans and pundits will often point to…
Continue Reading ‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO & SAM MEDNICK Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Kavira Mathe was making dinner for her two sons when bullets began…
Continue Reading Kings get second straight shootout win, beat Sharks 3-2
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored the shootout winner for the second straight game, giving the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Skidding Dolphins see positives despite 32-29 loss to Bills
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa remains optimistic in seeing the Dolphins take positive steps despite…
Continue Reading Key Ukrainian city’s rapid fall leaves unanswered questions
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — When about 100 Russian troops rolled into Kherson’s Lilac Park on the morning of…
Continue Reading In this Montana city, defendants can pay off their court fines with food bank donations
By Zoe Sottile, CNN For the third year in a row, a Montana city is embracing the holiday spirit by allowing defendants to pay off some of their court…
Continue Reading Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Baran Ramadan Mesko had been hiding with other migrants for weeks in…
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Before dramatic Buffalo Bills victory, game was paused due to fans throwing snowballs onto field
By Jacob Lev, CNN The Buffalo Bills claimed victory in a last-second 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins Saturday night, a dramatic win after the game…
Continue Reading Mitchell guides UC Santa Barbara past Portland State 85-73
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell totaled 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 85-73 victory over Portland…
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