Home prices in 2021 rose 16.9%, the highest on record
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The real estate market was on fire last year, with the frenzied pace of sales activity pushing home prices to record…
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Oscar Mayer’s bologna face mask quickly sells out
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business If the thought of using a slice of bologna as a moisturizing face mask was tempting, you’re out of luck —…
Continue Reading Rey Mysterio flying high as cover star for WWE 2K22
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Rey Mysterio was revealed Thursday as the cover star of the WWE 2K22 video game. The video game is set for a March 11…
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Rey Mysterio flying high as cover star for WWE 2K22
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Rey Mysterio was revealed Thursday as the cover star of the WWE 2K22 video game. The video game is set for a March 11…
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Rey Mysterio flying high as cover star for WWE 2K22
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Rey Mysterio was revealed Thursday as the cover star of the WWE 2K22 video game. The video game is set for a March 11…
Continue Reading 1 million French get 1st vaccine shot ahead of new virus law
PARIS (AP) — France’s government spokesman says more than 1 million adults have got their first vaccine shot over the past month. The move comes…
Continue Reading Aiming to make CDC nimble, agency director has rankled many
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency has long been criticized as too slow to collect and act on new…
Continue Reading Japan, France seek to deepen security ties amid China’s rise
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have held virtual talks as the two countries…
Continue Reading Jamie Dornan talks ‘Belfast’, TV and going behind-the-scenes
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dornan, whose latest film “Belfast” is being recognized with award nominations, says…
Continue Reading Thai health ministry proposes easing rules on cannabis use
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand, which in 2020 became the first Southeast Asian nation to decriminalize the…
Continue Reading Portugal draws fire with plan for COVID-positive voters
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government is under fire over its preparations for people infected with…
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‘The Gilded Age’ shines as an American plot of ‘Downton Abbey’-adjacent real estate
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The parallels between “The Gilded Age” and Julian Fellowes’ earlier creation “Downton Abbey”…
Continue Reading Tensions are high on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Here’s what you need to know
CNN By Matthew Chance and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are at their highest in years, with a Russian troop build-up…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: How soon might a war be and what would it look like?
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The Ukraine crisis is the classic case of a known unknown: We know that we don’t know what Russian President…
Continue Reading US home sales fall with available properties at a record low
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes fell in December for the first time in four months…
Continue Reading Vaccines to Africa must have good shelf lives, says expert
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that at least…
Continue ReadingLa Corte Penal Internacional extiende el plazo para que Venezuela informe sobre presuntos crímenes de lesa humanidad
urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) extendió por 3 meses, hasta el 16 de abril, el plazo para que el gobierno del…
Continue Reading Vatican includes group backing women’s ordination on website
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a…
Continue Reading Taliban storm Kabul apartment, arrest activist, her sisters
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have stormed an apartment in Kabul, arresting a woman rights activist and…
Continue Reading US drops case against MIT professor accused of ties to China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has dropped its case against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
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