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By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has one of the highest coronavirus death rates and the lowest vaccination rate in the 27-nation European Union. The country is now facing a rapid surge of infections due to the more infectious delta variant. The chief vaccination nurse at a hospital in northern
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By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria (AP) — The chief vaccination nurse at a hospital in northern Bulgaria voices a sad reality about her fellow citizens. She says “they don’t believe in vaccines.” Bulgaria has one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the 27-nation European Union and is facing a rapid surge
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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer is unbeaten in season openers. Most of them weren’t even close, either. He never lost the first game of any season as head coach at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida or Ohio State. He built a 17-0 mark in openers between 2001 and
Continue Reading By LORI HINNANT and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed the nation has opened in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Four activists from the Hong Kong pro-democracy group that organizes the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil were arrested early Wednesday morning, after the group refused to comply with a police order to submit information on national security grounds. Police had sought details concerning the group’s funding and membership
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller will be enshrined Wednesday at the Hall of Fame, a year after the induction ceremonies were called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The four were chosen last year. No new members have been picked since. With a mid-week ceremony
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The world lost one of its oldest penguins over the weekend at the Oregon Zoo. Mochica, known as Mo, was 31 years old. He was America’s oldest male Humboldt penguin and lived his entire life at the zoo in Portland until he was euthanized Saturday because of old-age
Continue Reading By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after days of demonstrations that have brought heavy-handed assaults on protesters. The minister has issued an order to end all protests in the country — unless demonstrators get prior permission, including approval of
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth, Cesar Hernandez added a two-run single in the same inning, and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the stumbling Oakland Athletics 6-3. Jimmy Lambert (1-1) allowed three hits over five solid innings for his
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBH, KRDO, WZVN By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19 cases nationwide, according to data released Tuesday from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The update comes as schools across the US have been in session or are
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19 cases nationwide, according to data released Tuesday from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The update comes as schools across the US have been in session or are getting into full swing.
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rattled Acapulco, Mexico Tuesday evening. It measured a depth of 12.4 miles. Originally reported as M7.4, the quake was reviewed and downgraded to a M7.0. It was preceded by a magnitude 4.2 at 5:55 p.m. PST. A M4.9 and M4.7 were also recorded in the 7 o’clock hour. See more details
Continue Reading By JERRY SCHWARTZ Associated Press Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a symbol of Sept. 11, and though her celebrity passed, her widowhood cannot. In the aftermath of the planes falling from the sky, America and the world were introduced to
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing U.S. economic activity slowed this summer. The report pointed to resurgent coronavirus cases and mounting supply chain problems and labor shortages. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney. On Wednesday,
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing U.S. economic activity slowed this summer. The report pointed to resurgent coronavirus cases and mounting supply chain problems and labor shortages. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney. On Wednesday,
Continue Reading MÉXICO – Un poderoso terremoto sacudió el sur de México cerca de Acapulco este martes por la noche, lo que provocó que los edificios se tambalearan y se balancearan en la Ciudad de México a casi 200 millas de distancia. En la Ciudad de México, el suelo tembló durante casi un minuto en algunas partes
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN California could be dealing with massive wildfires until the end of the year, a top fire official said, warning people to keep their guard up. “This season is far from over,” Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter cautioned Tuesday. “We are on par with where we were last year. That’s sobering and
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people who died from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 aren’t being forgotten. Their stories endure at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, where personal artifacts help memorialize some of those who perished. From scorched and bloodied shoes to mangled eyeglasses, the growing
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth, Cesar Hernandez added a two-run single in the same inning, and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the stumbling Oakland Athletics 6-3. Jimmy Lambert (1-1) allowed three hits over five solid innings for his
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell made another bid at a gem and this one didn’t end so well when Jo Adell hit a two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning to help the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-0 victory. Snell took
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