Zamboni honks, pucks in buckets part of Olympic experience
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hockey at the Beijing Olympics has a little bit of a throwback feel to childhood tournaments. One…
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Germany argues over vaccine mandate for health workers
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has decried calls from the main opposition party to suspend the…
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Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians
By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…
Continue Reading BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Olympic press can grab high-tech naps
By CARA RUBINSKY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep…
Continue Reading EU’s chip production plan aims to ease dependency on Asia
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is announcing a $48 billion plan to become a major semiconductor producer. With…
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Suspect in a deadly shooting inside a Washington state grocery store has been arrested, police say
By Chris Boyette and Kelly McCleary, CNN The suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting inside a grocery store in Washington state has been arrested,…
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How London almost got its own Eiffel Tower
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Somewhere beneath the pitch of England’s national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been…
Continue Reading Spanish retiree fights digital bank divide, seeks human help
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish retiree is campaigning to keep in-person customer services at bank branches. On Tuesday he was handing government officials…
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A woman falls to her death after a drawbridge in Florida opens as she attempted to cross
By Amanda Jackson and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, are investigating the death of a bicyclist who fell to her death…
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Shiffrin set for Olympic slalom after quick exit in 1st race
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is hoping to put her poor start to the Beijing Olympics behind her as she…
Continue Reading BP profits surge as high gas prices hit household finances
LONDON (AP) — BP PLC has reported its biggest full-year profit for eight years. Its coffers have been boosted by soaring oil and gas prices that…
Continue Reading Praise for Eileen Gu breaks Chinese social media
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from…
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House passes stopgap government funding bill to avert shutdown
By Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a short-term government funding bill to avert a shutdown at the end of next…
Continue ReadingTeenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of…
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Eight years. Three Presidents. And still no resolution on an asylum claim.
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN On a summer night in Honduras in 2014, Maribel made a choice: She had to leave her home, with her four young children in…
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New York gives Robert De Niro-backed movie studio the green light
Oscar Holland, CNN A sprawling $600-million movie studio led by Hollywood star Robert De Niro has been given the go-ahead by New York planning…
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Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…
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Canadian protesters block the busiest international crossing in North America as tensions ramp up over Covid-19 rules
By Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN Canadian protesters have impeded access to the busiest international crossing in North America again…
Continue Reading China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges
BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19…
Continue Reading China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges
BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19…
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