Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the precipitous shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and alternately skied and rappelled back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat. (Feb. 27)
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Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the precipitous shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and alternately skied and rappelled back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat. Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, completed the descent in five hours Sunday by carefully carving their way in crusty snow and using ropes to rappel several sections of bare rock known as the “death slabs" beneath the iconic face of Half Dome, the Fresno Bee reported Thursday. “If you fall to your left or right, you’re definitely dead,” said JT Holmes, a professional free skier who is a friend of Torlano’s. “If you fall down the middle, you have a small chance of not falling to your death — but it’s a maybe.”
Police have secured an arrest warrant charging Qinxuan Pan, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student, with murder for the death of a Yale graduate student earlier this month. 26-year-old Kevin Jiang was shot dead on a street in New Haven, Connecticut, according to an application for an arrest warrant filed earlier this month by an officer with the Mansfield Police Department. The New Haven Police Department confirmed to ABC News Saturday that they obtained an arrest warrant for Pan, 29, and he remains at large.
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Looking for more celebrity and entertainment news? Sign up for Yahoo Lifestyle Canada’s newsletter! 2021 marks a very bizarre year for the annual Golden Globes, courtesy of COVID-19. The 78th Golden Globe Awards this Sun. Feb. 28 will be the first time ever that our favourite Hollywood stars won’t get the chance to turn heads on the red carpet before a magical, star-studded evening celebrating the best in television and film. ALSO SEE: How to stream these 15 Golden Globe-nominated movies ahead of 2021's awards show While we won’t have a chance this year to judge luxury gowns that probably cost more than anything we own from the comfort of our living rooms, we can take this opportunity to look back on some of the most memorable Golden Globes red carpet looks from previous years. From fashion hits to mega fails, feast your eyes on the best and worst Golden Globes dresses to ever walk the red carpet — in our not-so-humble opinion, of course. Let us know what you think by commenting below and tweeting @YahooStyleCA! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.
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(Bloomberg) -- Gold headed for its worst month since late 2016 as a stronger dollar and expectations for improving economies diminish demand for the haven asset.The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was on course for a second week of gains. Meanwhile, a report Friday showed U.S. personal incomes soared in January as pandemic-relief checks helped to re-charge the economy with the strongest spending advance in seven months.Bullion has fallen more than 8% this year as traders focus on a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and higher Treasury yields, which make the metal less competitive because it doesn’t offer interest. That has caused holdings in bullion-backed exchange-traded funds to fall to lowest since July.Gold “is having a rough 2021 and the only thing that can right the ship is if central banks thwart the trajectory of bond yields,” said Edward Moya, a senior market analyst at Oanda Corp. “The Fed will have plenty of opportunities to stem surging Treasury yields, but for now it seems they can be a little more patient.”Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week assured investors that the central bank is in no rush to pull back stimulus, boosting demand for many raw materials while further reducing the appeal of gold as a haven asset. Powell called the recent run-up in bond yields “a statement of confidence” in the economic outlook.Bullion declined further on Friday as traders exited positions, with U.S. equities trading mixed and global bond rout easing.“Gold got hit aggressively just after the cash equities open today,” said Tai Wong, head of metals derivatives trading at BMO Capital Markets, noting that investors sold their holdings after the metal failed to maintain the key levels of $1,760 to $1,765 an ounce in overnight trading.Spot gold dropped 2.4% to $1,728.92 an ounce at 3:22 p.m. in New York, after slumping to the lowest since June earlier. It’s down more than 6% this month, on pace for its biggest loss since November 2016. Futures for April delivery on the Comex fell 2.6% to settle at $1,728.80 an ounce.Silver and palladium declined more than 3% on Friday, while platinum was down more than 2%. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.6%.Natixis’ Bernard Dahdah said he wouldn’t expect the same “collapse” in gold seen in 2011, “but clearly there will be some pressure on prices as economies in the West open up.”He sees gold around $1,700 in the longer term given the abundance of liquidity in financial markets. Bullion may also face downward pressure from stock market selloffs as some investors look for cash to cover margin calls, he said.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
New polls show approval ratings for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have dropped since accusations of misconduct have surfaced. Former top aide Lindsey Boylan accused the governor of sexual harassment just days after a new report suggested Cuomo manipulated the data for COVID-19 nursing home deaths. New York Magazine contributor David Freelander joined CBSN to discuss the fallout and how it may impact future legislation in New York and Cuomo's reelection campaign.
That was evident when the Lakers lost all four games Schroder missed due to the NBA's health and safety protocols before they ended the skid Friday in a 102-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. "Just to have him back in our lineup and have him back in our locker room just means so much to our team," said LeBron James, who had 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists against the Blazers. Schroder is expected to be in the mix again when the Lakers host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
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Norway's capital Oslo will tighten lockdown measures to combat a sharp rise in coronavirus infections linked to a more contagious variant, the city's governing mayor said on Sunday. The variant, which was first identified in Britain, started spreading in Oslo in January and now accounts for 50-70% of infections, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Saturday. On Friday, Oslo registered a daily record of 245 new coronavirus infections.
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesBiden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s harsh criticism of him on Sunday, saying her comments about him at this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) were “not very helpful” and “unfortunate.”Noem, who has received praise from conservatives for largely ignoring coronavirus restrictions and guidelines, got a standing ovation from the CPAC crowd when she boasted about ignoring the medical advice of experts and called out Fauci for supposedly being “wrong.” Appearing on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Fauci was asked if that sentiment was an impediment to the nation’s recovery.Kristi Noem Under Scrutiny for Using State Plane to Fly to NRA, Turning Points Meet-Ups“It’s unfortunate but it’s not really helpful because sometimes you think things are going well and just take a look at the numbers, they don’t lie,” he said. During an interview with Noem on the same program, anchor Margaret Brennan grilled the Republican governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate on her state’s poor performance with the deadly virus.“So for your state, you have, if you look at starting in July, which was after that spring peak, you have the highest death rate in cumulative COVID deaths per million in the country,” Brennan said, adding: “I know you’re conservative and you care about the sanctity of life. So how can you justify making decisions that put the health of your constituents at risk?”Noem, meanwhile, brushed off the question, instead telling Brennan that “those are questions that you should be asking every other governor in this country as well.”FAUCI REACTS: Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to @govkristinoem's criticism at #CPAC that the veteran medical expert is "wrong" on hospital capacity and #COVID19 caseloads: "It's unfortunate but it's not really helpful… just take a look at the numbers they don't lie." pic.twitter.com/y9Xz30lsr0— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 28, 2021 Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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Latin Americans were already angry at how their leaders have mismanaged efforts to fight the pandemic. Now, a series of scandals dubbed “vaccinegate” in which politicians have jumped the shot line has sparked fury that will likely drive voter sentiment as a new electoral cycle starts in the region this year.
