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Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92 BOSTON – Edward O.
December 2021
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Private-sector vaccine rule in NYC takes effect
NEW YORK – New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace took effect Monday amid a spike in coronavirus infections.
Russia: Talks with US after holidays
MOSCOW – Talks between Russia and the United States on Moscow’s demand for Western guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine will start immediately after the new year holiday period, Russia’s top diplomat announced Monday.
Iran may pin deal on crude exports
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran insisted on Monday that the United States and its allies promise to allow Tehran to export its crude as negotiations on restoring the tattered nuclear deal were to resume in Vienna.
Omicron spreads gloom over New Year’s plans
BRUSSELS – After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” – the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is casting more gloom.
Bold sports predictions for 2022
This year saw an attempt to get back to normalcy in sports as fans returned to arenas after seeing the coronavirus pandemic shutter sports altogether. It also made teams and leagues think differently about the way they operated.
Bigger field to yield bad playoff football
This is exactly what the NFL planned … like decades ago when Pete Rozelle was commish. With two weekends left in the longest regular season ever, 12 of the NFL’s 32 teams are floating along with seven or eight wins.
IN BRIEF
Panthers send players home after 6 more positive COVID tests CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers have sent all of their players home from Bank of America Stadium after six more players tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
KU men’s hoops game vs. Harvard canceled
LAWRENCE — Kansas men’s basketball will no longer face Harvard on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse, as the Ivy League team announced Sunday the contest had been canceled “due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within” the Crimson program.
K-State coaches wary of COVID-19 surge
MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s football and basketball coaches sent their players home for Christmas as scheduled this week, but not without some trepidation. COVID-19 outbreaks have wreaked havoc with sporting events nationwide in recent days, forcing postponements and cancellations across the college and professional ranks.