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Continue ReadingMonth: September 2021
AP Interview: Heat’s Herro in ‘very good’ place mentally
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — There were times when Tyler Herro felt overwhelmed last season. The Miami Heat guard was seeing his name linked to trades all over Twitter along with questions about his personal life and how he wasn’t taking basketball seriously. He was also preparing to become a father
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Climate change fuels California emphasis on preventing fires
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved nearly $1 billion in new spending to prevent wildfires that are getting bigger and more destructive from climate change. Newsom approved the spending on Wednesday while visiting Sequoia National Park. The park contains some of the world’s largest and oldest
Continue Reading FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 3
By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Justin Herbert has yet to put up a big fantasy outing, but it could be on the way. Herbert has averaged 337 passing yards but has only two total passing scores. Adjusting his expected points added per drop back data for opponents faced, he’s above average. Touchdown regression is inevitable —
Continue Reading Fort Meade: Exercise ongoing, reports of shooting false
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Media calls to Fort Meade on Thursday were mistaken for callers portraying members of the media during an exercise, setting off false reports of a mass shooting at the base in Maryland, according to a base official. The base was conducting an exercise on Thursday, when multiple outlets reported that
Continue Reading Court rejects Missouri AG’s requests in 1979 killings case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court on Thursday denied the state attorney general’s request to recuse all Jackson County judges from presiding over an upcoming evidentiary hearing for a man who the county prosecutor says was wrongfully convicted in a triple homicide more than 40 years ago. The Missouri Court of Appeals
Continue ReadingWhat the Democrats’ sweeping social spending plan might include
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN After months of negotiations, the House passed the Democrats’ sweeping $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package on Friday. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would transform the nation’s social safety net despite being whittled down to roughly half its original size amid infighting between the party’s moderate
Continue Reading No. 25 Kansas State faces Oklahoma State in Big 12 opener
By The Associated Press No. 25 Kansas State and Oklahoma State are hoping to follow up unbeaten non-conference records with a win in their Big 12 opener, with each team looking to overcome injuries at significant positions. Will Howard is scheduled to start for injured Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson again. Oklahoma State was without
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure package
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday, finalizing a key part of his economic agenda. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation’s broadband, water and energy
Continue ReadingGeorgia Trucking Association shares new warning for truckers
By TORI COOPER Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Georgia State Patrol Officer Ltn. Riley said in his 15 years of patrolling metro Atlanta highways there is a new kind of risk-taker on the streets that he hasn’t ever encountered. “It’s something I haven’t seen before and it’s obviously very
Continue ReadingSuspect charged with murder after fatal bow & arrow shooting
By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood confirms with News 13, one person is in custody charged with murder after a fatal bow and arrow shooting Wednesday in Madison County. Warrants show Richard Eugene Towe, Sr., 51, of Marshall, was arrested and
Continue ReadingCommerce Secretary hits back at US Chamber: ‘Get in here’ and compromise on tax hikes
By Matt Egan The White House’s top emissary to the business community hit back at the US Chamber of Commerce Thursday after the powerful lobby launched an ad blitz aimed at sinking President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure and spending plan. “I was very disappointed in that. It’s not productive. It’s not helpful,” Commerce Secretary
Continue ReadingUS says it is working on contingency plans in case Iran continues nuclear advances and refuses to return to talks
By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US is working on contingency plans if Iran continues to make nuclear advances and fails to return to international talks, a senior State Department official said Thursday, adding that as the US and allies wait for Tehran to return to nuclear talks, their patience won’t
Continue Reading Utah, Washington St facing critical questions on offense
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Utes head into their Pac-12 opener against Washington State on Saturday with a ton of question marks on offense. Utah ranks eighth in the league in total offense and scoring offense after three games. New starting quarterback Cameron Rising could be a catalyst
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Los niños están llevando el estrés pandémico a la escuela
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Con el regreso de los niños a las escuelas, en muchos distritos del país se está llevando a cabo un esfuerzo masivo para mantener a raya el covid-19. Pero hay otros problemas, como el estrés y la ansiedad, que se están abriendo paso. Los médicos y psiquiatras quieren que los padres
Continue Reading France still bristling over Indo-Pacific sub snub
BY MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This week’s phone call between President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron may have soothed some of France’s incandescent rage over its exclusion from a new Indo-Pacific defense initiative and loss of a submarine deal worth billions, but the anger and resentment remain clear.
Continue Reading La Concacaf abre investigación sobre video del vicepresidente de Surinam en el vestuario del Olimpia de Honduras
Ismael Suárez (CNN) — No se ve a menudo a un líder de un país sobre un campo de fútbol. Y es aún más inusual verlo como futbolista profesional, como le ocurrió al vicepresidente de Surinam, Ronnie Brunswijk, a la edad de 60 años. El país sudamericano tiene una población estimada de 600.000 personas. Brunswijk
Continue ReadingSarah Jessica Parker isn’t ready to address Willie Garson’s death
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sarah Jessica Parker acknowledged “Sex and the City” costar Chris Noth’s tribute to Willie Garson, but she’s not there yet. Garson, who played Parker’s character’s gay best friend Stanford Blatch in the “Sex and the City” series, died this week. He was 57. On his Instagram account, Noth, who played
Continue ReadingKerry James Marshall to create ‘racial-justice themed’ windows for Washington National Cathedral
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has commissioned renowned Black artist Kerry James Marshall to create “racial-justice themed windows” that will replace two stained-glass windows the church removed in 2017 that memorialized Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The church has also tapped celebrated poet Elizabeth Alexander,
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