By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The makers of some of the most popular toys in the United States sounded the alarm this week about the global shipping crisis and labor shortages limiting their ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season. Two leading toy company CEOs who recently spoke with CNN Business
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Candace Parker scored a season-high 25 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 107-75 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep. Chicago tied its franchise record with 15 3-pointers and set the club mark for margin of victory at 32. The Sky have won three in a row, also
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By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.” Friends and family of Nicole L. Gee say the 23-year-old Marine killed at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week died doing what she loved — helping people. Gee was one of 13 US service
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Haley Brink, CNN It usually takes several days or even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are just right, a major hurricane can develop in just hours. The process, known as “rapid intensification,” is happening with Hurricane Ida, which became
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Veronika Korzhakova and Oxana Bratisheva scored in a 3:08 span early in the third period and Russia beat short-handed Germany 3-2 on Sunday to advance to the fifth-place game in the women’s world hockey championship. Russia will face Japan on Tuesday, with the winner getting a spot in Group A next
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Sergio Garcia’s chances of winning the BMW Championship took a major dip when he needed three shots to get out of a bunker on the fifth hole. Down the stretch, the main question was whether he’d finish in the top 30 of the FedEx
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent “a moral stain” on the US. “Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent “a moral stain” on the US. “Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would put
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay had enough on his hands to keep his attention Sunday as he was locked in an epic battle with Bryson DeChambeau, a compelling contrast of styles and personalities Sunday in the BMW Championship. Even so, he couldn’t ignore what fans shouted from
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Jay Croft, CNN At least one person is dead as Hurricane Ida moves inland along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, officials said Sunday night. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said it received reports shortly after 8:30 p.m. CDT of a person injured from a fallen tree in Prairieville, Louisiana, about 18
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antonio Senzatela pitched seven sparkling innings, C.J. Cron slugged a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0, taking two of three from the defending World Series champions. Senzatela allowed two hits, struck out five and walked one. The Dodgers missed
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antonio Senzatela pitched seven sparkling innings, C.J. Cron slugged a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0, taking two of three from the defending World Series champions. Senzatela allowed two hits, struck out five and walked one. The Dodgers missed
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Báez and his New York Mets teammates turned the boos at Citi Field to cheers this weekend — and turned their thumbs upside down at frustrated fans. Báez launched a 444-foot home run Sunday in a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals, then flashed a
Continue Reading By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez homered for the fifth consecutive game, but Kyle Seager connected for a two-run drive to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Seager hit his career-high 31st homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Mariners to a 4-2 lead and helping them
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By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast. But the impact on the overall U.S.
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By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast. But the impact on the overall U.S.
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Nine months after tearing both the ACL and MCL in his left knee, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow took his first snaps of the preseason against the Dolphins. Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, took three snaps with one pass attempt in his only
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A man has died after being stabbed at an apartment complex in Indio. The incident happened early this morning, just before 12:15 a.m. Indio Police found a man with a stab wound at the Las Brisas apartments on Hoover Avenue and Monroe Street. He was taken to a local hospital, where here later died. Police
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers showed off their two-quarterback system by getting rushing touchdowns from both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance in a 34-10 exhibition victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Coach Kyle Shanahan rotated his two quarterbacks on the opening two drives against
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers showed off their two-quarterback system by getting rushing touchdowns from both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance in a 34-10 exhibition victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Coach Kyle Shanahan rotated his two quarterbacks on the opening two drives against
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