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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Power rankings for NFL offseason

NFL power rankings at conclusion of 2021 season and Super Bowl 56 (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Rams (6): Super Bowl champions for the second time, but Super Bowl champions of Los Angeles for the first.

WHAT’S ON TODAY

Today's sports broadcast highlights Friday's television • Winter Olympics: 4:30 a.m., through all day., USA (52) • Golf: Champions Tour Chubb Classic, 11 a.m., GOLF (27) • Winter Olympics: Men's hockey, speed skating, biathlon, 1 p.m., KSHB (8) • Golf: PGA Tour Genesis Invitational, 3 p.m. GOLF (27) • Winter Olympics: Curling, 4 p.m., CNBC (33) • College basketball: Richmond at VCU, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • Winter Olympics: Freestyle skiing, figure skating, bobsled, 7 p.m., KSHB (8) • College basketball: Wright State at Oakland, 8 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing, bobsled, 10:40 p.m., KSHB (8) .

Europe’s leaders united on Ukraine

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders held a short summit meeting Thursday to push the chances of diplomacy to unlock the standoff over Ukraine and reaffirm their joint determination to impose massive sanctions if Russia invades its neighbor.

105 dead, dozens missing in mudslide

PETROPOLIS, Brazil – Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how many bodies remained trapped in the mud.

Senate group to examine US prison system

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by the Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.

NATION & WORLD WATCH

Seattle-area companies to give $10 million to fight homelessness SEATTLE – Amazon, Starbucks and others said Thursday that they’ll spend more than $10 million to combat homelessness in Seattle. The Seattle Times reported that the money will help set up and fund a team from the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority, designed to triage and alleviate homeless camping in downtown and the city’s International District.

Missouri plotting to treat COVID as endemic

The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition to treating the virus as endemic, much like it does the seasonal flu. The target date for when Missouri’s public health agencies would begin treating COVID-19 as endemic is mid-March, the two-year anniversary of when the virus first showed up in the U.S., according to internal meeting notes.

State honors admired William Chrisman AD

The man behind the scenes at William Chrisman High School is getting some overdue recognition as activities director Greg McGhee has been named the Missouri State High School Administrator of the Year for 2021. In typical McGhee fashion, he pointed the spotlight in the direction of his coaches and staff.