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Month: January 2022

Sheriff responds after 7th inmate dies at Buncombe Co. jail in less than 2 years

By Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller responded Wednesday following the death of a Buncombe County Detention Center inmate on Tuesday night, Jan. 25. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person as 41-year-old Maria Frisbee. Miller said Frisbee was

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‘Jeopardy!’ champ’s impressive winning streak ends

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN It’s game over for “Jeopardy!” champ Amy Schneider, but she has more than 1.3 million reasons to be grateful for her impressive run. Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, closed out the show’s second-longest consecutive win streak Wednesday, ending a 40-game run. Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago, ended Schneider’s

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A Rusia no le bastan las respuestas de EE.UU. y la OTAN sobre seguridad, dice canciller Sergei Lavrov

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las respuestas escritas presentadas por Estados Unidos y la OTAN a las demandas de seguridad de Rusia no abordaron la principal preocupación de Moscú: la expansión de la alianza del Atlántico Norte hacia el Este. “No hay una reacción positiva sobre el tema principal en este documento”, dijo el canciller de

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Southwest returns to profitability

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines reported its first quarterly operating profit since the start of the pandemic. Still, when excluding the financial help it received from the government, Southwest reported another full-year loss. The airline reported it earned $85 million in the quarter, far better than the $23 million forecast by analysts surveyed

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Joe Burrow is in for a ‘rude awakening’ at Arrowhead Stadium, says former Chiefs kicker

By Jack Bantock, CNN As if losing helmet radio communications during a divisional round game wasn’t tough enough, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s sound-related trials are apparently only just beginning. The second-year signal caller faces the challenge of steering his team past the Kansas City Chiefs and into the Super Bowl in Sunday’s AFC Championship

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Danielle Collins: American reaches maiden grand slam final with victory over Iga Swiatek at Australian Open

By Aleks Klosok and Ben Church, CNN American Danielle Collins reached her maiden grand slam final with victory over Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open semifinal on Thursday The 28-year-old Collins overpowered the 7th seed in straight sets 6-4 6-1 and will meet world no.1 Ash Barty in Saturday’s women’s singles final at Melbourne

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US and NATO responses fail to address Russia’s main concerns, says Foreign Minister Lavrov

By Uliana Pavlova, Tara John and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The written responses presented by the United States and NATO to Russia’s security demands fail to address Moscow’s concerns over the eastward expansion of the military alliance, Russia’s Foreign Minister said Thursday as fears of a possible invasion of Ukraine remain high. “There is no positive

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Sarah Palin dines outdoors at restaurant two days after it’s revealed she tested positive for Covid-19

By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan restaurant where Sarah Palin was spotted dining indoors while unvaccinated over the weekend confirmed that the former Alaska governor returned to dine outdoors on Wednesday, just a few days after testing positive for Covid. At issue are current local guidelines that advise people who tested positive to remain in

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Kerry, Blinken host world’s largest carbon emitters in first forum since UN climate summit

By Ella Nilsen, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry and Secretary of State Tony Blinken hosted their first major international climate meeting of the year on Thursday, attended by the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. The Major Economies Forum focused on next steps following November’s UN climate summit in Glasgow. Blinken opened the meeting by

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ANÁLISIS | Lo último que necesita Estados Unidos es otra tensa batalla en la Corte Suprema, pero probablemente sea lo que le espera.

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Lo último que necesita un Estados Unidos internamente distanciado es una batalla de confirmación de la Corte Suprema alienante. Pero eso es lo que se avecina tras la decisión del juez Stephen Breyer de retirarse. La primera elección del presidente Joe Biden para la Corte supondrá un momento prometedor para

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Israel, Cyprus, Greece power cable link secures EU funding

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says the European Union has earmarked 657 million euros ($736 million) for the construction of a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable linking the power grids of Israel, Cyprus and Greece. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides told reporters on Thursday the funding is Cyprus’ largest-ever investment

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Gianni Infantino: FIFA president says his comments about refugees ‘crossing the Mediterranean’ were ‘misinterpreted’

By George Ramsay, CNN Gianni Infantino, the president of football’s global governing body FIFA, has said his remarks about a biennial World Cup and bringing “hope” to refugees crossing the Mediterranean have been “misinterpreted.” Speaking in an address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday, Infantino spent the final part

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Former South Carolina officer is found not guilty of assault and battery in an arrest last year that led to nights of protests

By Chris Boyette, CNN A South Carolina jury found former police officer Jonathan Moreno not guilty Wednesday in connection with the arrest of a man last summer that sparked nights of protests. “I want to thank everybody out there in the community that believes and supports my family,” Moreno said after the verdict was read.

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‘Wider idea of beauty’: Valentino embraces gray-haired and average-sized models

Oscar Holland, CNN From the moment 57-year-old supermodel Kristen McMenamy opened Valentino’s latest show in Paris, it was clear the fashion house was breaking with convention. With Haute Couture Week collections normally worn by young, waif-like models, the Italian label’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli offered two things rarely seen on the most exclusive of runways:

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Northeast faces heavy snow and blizzard conditions this weekend, but how bad it will be still isn’t clear

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Heavy snow and strong winds are expected to slam some metro areas in the Northeast this weekend, with millions already under winter storm watches. Forecasters predict eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, and Rhode Island will see 12 to 24 inches of snow that could begin falling late Friday through the day Saturday,

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A California student has been disciplined after making racist comments at a high school basketball game, school district says

By Sarah Moon, CNN A high school student in Orange County, California, was disciplined after making “inappropriate and inflammatory racist comments” toward a Black basketball player during a game last week, the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) said in a statement. In a video uploaded to social media by Sabrina Brown, who said she

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A Bronx man faces more than 300 gun-related charges for allegedly selling weapons to an undercover officer

By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A Bronx man is facing more than 300 counts of gun-related charges after allegedly selling more than 70 weapons and high-capacity magazines to an undercover New York Police Department officer, the Bronx District Attorney announced Wednesday. Shakor Rodriguez, 23, is charged with 304 counts, including the criminal sale and possession of

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2020 sore losers look to run the 2024 vote

By Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Glen Duppenthaler walked into Paisan’s Old World Deli in Reno, Nevada, clutching a red notebook. The monthly Republican Women of Reno meeting was holding an “Election Integrity Workshop” and the retiree was prepared to take notes. Attendees were promised, “We will discuss next steps to prevent 2022 election

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A Philadelphia officer was dragged 5 blocks by a vehicle during a traffic stop, police say

By Laura Ly, CNN A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after being dragged for five blocks while hanging out of a vehicle as the driver attempted to flee, according to an incident report. “The officer is extremely lucky,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told CNN affiliate KYW. Authorities were questioning a male driver during

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