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Biden to campaign Monday with Newsom as recall nears end
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the final days of a recall campaign. Biden will join the Democratic governor in the Southern California city of Long Beach on Monday. Voting ends Tuesday. Biden is the latest in a string
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Biden to campaign Monday with Newsom as recall nears end
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the final days of a recall campaign. Biden will join the Democratic governor in the Southern California city of Long Beach on Monday. Voting ends Tuesday. Biden is the latest in a string
Continue Reading In a hot market, companies compete with would-be homeowners
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soaring home prices and rents are fueling real estate companies’ appetite for houses, adding unwelcome competition for many would-be homebuyers. Residential real estate bought by companies or institutions hit an all-time high of 67,943 properties in the second quarter. That’s according to Redfin, a Seattle-based
Continue ReadingDeputies search for driver who ran from traffic stop; passenger shot
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story EUREKA SPRINGS, North Carolina (WTVD) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who possibly shot someone and ran from police Wednesday night. The ordeal began in Eureka Springs when officers on routine patrol spotted a drug transaction and tried to pull
Continue Reading Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
By BEN FOX Associated Press NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the war in Afghanistan, but he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The White House says it intends to shutter the notorious prison
Continue Reading11-year-old boy says he fought off attacker on way to school; suspect charged
By DeJuan Hoggard Click here for updates on this story HOPE MILLS, North Carolina (WTVD) — Some tense moments played out Tuesday morning in a Hope Mills neighborhood for the families of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. “Chase runs in the door, and he’s screaming ‘there’s somebody out there. He tackled me on
Continue ReadingREAD: Justice Department lawsuit against Texas over its abortion restrictions
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to challenge the restrictive Texas abortion law. Read the lawsuit here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBrewery owner pens memoir about working in World Trade Center
By Kathy Hanrahan Click here for updates on this story TARBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Tarboro restaurant and brewery owner Inez Ribustello remembers spending her days working in the north tower of the World Trade Center. In 2001, Ribustello was the Beverage Director for Windows on the World, the famous restaurant located on the 107th
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Virginia, Illinois hoping early kickoff not a problem
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Bronco Mendenhall hopes an early start time for Virginia’s game against Illinois this weekend won’t affect the Cavaliers much because they practice early, too. First-year Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema has the same expectations for his team. The 11 a.m. EST kickoff is an hour after Illinois usually
Continue Reading Texas and Arkansas renew legacy rivalry
By The Associated Press Texas and Arkansas are set to renew a legacy rivalry before it becomes a regular one once again when the Longhorns join the SEC. Texas quarterback Hudson Card gets his first road start for the No. 15 Longhorns. He’ll face a hostile crowd in Fayetteville. Razorbacks defensive back Jalen Catalon had
Continue Reading Jets’ Corey Davis out to prove he’s a No. 1 wide receiver
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Corey Davis understands why he’s with the New York Jets. And he’s ready to show everyone the reason. One big catch at a time. Davis spent his first four NFL seasons in Tennessee after being the fifth overall pick in the 2017
Continue ReadingAn average Covid-19 hospitalization costs Medicare about 150 times more than it does to vaccinate one beneficiary
By Deidre McPhillips, Amanda Sealy and Dakin Andone, CNN A Medicare beneficiary hospitalized with Covid-19 costs the health insurance program about 150 times more than it does to fully vaccinate that individual, a CNN analysis shows. Covid-19 vaccines are provided at no direct cost to residents of the United States, but Medicare reimburses health care
Continue Reading Volunteer crossing guard dies saving kids from car
LAFAYETTE, Calif. (AP) — A volunteer crossing guard at a middle school in the San Francisco Bay Area pushed children from the path of a vehicle that ended up striking and killing him. Ashley Dias is being hailed as a hero after he saved a group of children leaving Stanley Middle School in Lafayette from
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His wife was in the ICU with Covid-19, so he stood outside for 10 days with a sign saying, ‘I love you’
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For 10 days, Gary Crane stood outside of his wife’s ICU room holding a simple reminder of his love for her. Donna Crane, 56, of Port Orange, Florida, told CNN she tested positive for Covid-19 just two weeks before becoming fully vaccinated, and about 10 days later she found herself
Continue Reading Steveson signs NIL deal with WWE, will wrestle for Minnesota
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson has achieved his childhood dream of signing with World Wrestling Entertainment. But he still plans to defend his college heavyweight wrestling title for the University of Minnesota. Such deals are now allowed after the NCAA cleared the way for athletes to earn endorsement
Continue Reading Pitt defense will be tested by Tennessee’s up-tempo offense
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers are about to see if the Pitt Panthers can handle their speed. Tennessee ran 94 plays in the Vols’ win over Bowling Green in the opener. Pittsburgh’s defense was on the field for 54 snaps in a 51-7 rout of UMass. Pittsburgh and
Continue Reading Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costs
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal and state lawyers will meet next week to negotiate a settlement for money that North Dakota claims it spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. North Dakota filed a lawsuit two years ago seeking to recover more than $38 million in damages from
Continue Reading Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costs
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal and state lawyers will meet next week to negotiate a settlement for money that North Dakota claims it spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. North Dakota filed a lawsuit two years ago seeking to recover more than $38 million in damages from
Continue Reading No. 14 USC hosts Stanford in early Pac-12 showdown
By The Associated Press The Cardinal and Trojans open the Pac-12 schedule by resuming their longstanding rivalry after not playing during last season’s pandemic-shortened campaign. USC got a flattering 30-7 win over San José State thanks to a tenacious defense. But with one touchdown scored in four red-zone visits, the offense will need to show
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