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By Randi Kaye and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A school district in Sarasota County, Florida, has tightened its mask policy after a chiropractor signed hundreds of medical exemption forms that allowed students to opt out of wearing masks in schools, officials said. The Sarasota County School Board had voted in August to implement a 90-day mandatory
Continue Reading CNN, WFLA, WWSB By Randi Kaye and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A school district in Sarasota County, Florida, has tightened its mask policy after a chiropractor signed hundreds of medical exemption forms that allowed students to opt out of wearing masks in schools, officials said. The Sarasota County School Board had voted in August to implement
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, is struggling with a crucial decision: Whether to ask South Dakota voters for six more years in office. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Senate Republican, says Iowa voters are increasingly urging him to run again, and he’s now considering moving up his much-anticipated
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tens of thousands of Haitians are still awaiting help more than a month after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southern region, a U.N. official said Thursday. Bruno Lemarquis, resident and humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, said the country’s precarious political situation and the control
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney representing the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate told a judge Thursday that the long-delayed review of 2020 election results in the state’s most populous county will be released next week. The results of the so-called audit of President Joe Biden’s win and their unprecedented review of Maricopa
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney representing the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate told a judge Thursday that the long-delayed review of 2020 election results in the state’s most populous county will be released next week. The results of the so-called audit of President Joe Biden’s win and their unprecedented review of Maricopa
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Mass shootings in the United States increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and even doubled in July 2020 compared to a year earlier, according to research published in the journal JAMA Open Network Thursday. Researchers focused on data between April 2020 and July 2021 from the Gun Violence Archive on mass shootings,
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Menand’s Cold War cultural history “The Free World” and Hanif Abdurraqib’s meditation on Black artistry “A Little Devil in America” are among the works on the nonfiction longlist for the National Book Awards. On Thursday, the National Book Foundation also announced the poetry longlist,
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers could never really figure out Drew Brees when he was playing quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. They’re hoping things will be different on Sunday with Jameis Winston leading the Saints. Brees dominated Carolina for more than a decade, going 18-11 as
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DARIEN, Connecticut (WCBS) — There’s controversy at a Connecticut high school over a lesson about politics. Parents in Darien are outraged after they say their children had to go in front of the class and choose answers based on their political views. They say some
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Maintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who don’t want to wear masks or get vaccinated has been a headache for small business owners. Although everyone has questions about how it will work, some were relieved by President Biden’s announcement last week that
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Maintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who don’t want to wear masks or get vaccinated has been a headache for small business owners. Although everyone has questions about how it will work, some were relieved by President Biden’s announcement last week that employers with
Continue Reading MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — One of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin was spotted meeting with one of the victims the night before at a Minnesota bar, authorities said Thursday. Darren Lee McWright, 56, from St. Paul, Minnesota, who also uses the alias last
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — With the pandemic on everyone’s mind, especially seniors, scammers are now preying on people concerned about their health and Medicare coverage. Seniors across the country are receiving robocalls that claim to be from Medicare. Some calls are from people claiming to be
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch Friday for the Los Angeles Angels because of a sore right arm that could sideline him as a pitcher for the rest of the season. “If there’s any kind of lingering soreness, you may not see him pitch,” Angels manager Joe
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch Friday for the Los Angeles Angels because of a sore right arm that could sideline him as a pitcher for the rest of the season. “If there’s any kind of lingering soreness, you may not see him pitch,” Angels manager Joe
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Arkansas is ranked for the first time since 2016, and the 20th-ranked Razorbacks want to build momentum after their shocking win over then-No. 15 Texas 40-21 had fans streaming onto the field. They can’t afford to look ahead to their SEC opener against Texas A&M, especially with Georgia Southern featuring that
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Despite Aaron Rodgers’ poor game in Week 1, the simulations are high on him to post a top-12 week against the Detroit Lions, who allowed Jimmy Garoppolo to throw for 314 yards on just 25 attempts.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Italia aprobó un decreto que obliga a todos los trabajadores del sector público y privado a mostrar prueba de vacunación, una prueba negativa o una recuperación reciente de la infección, informó el jueves el ministro de Salud italiano, Roberto Speranza, en una conferencia de prensa. La
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