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By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Pearl Milling Company unveiled a new ad campaign this week to remind pancake and syrup lovers that although the brand changed its name from Aunt Jemima earlier this year, it still tastes the same. The only mention of the old brand in the new brand’s commercials is a brief fine-print
Continue ReadingBy Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Kraft Heinz and two of its former high-ranking executives settled charges with the Securities Exchange Commission, which found the company engaged in a “years-long accounting scheme” involving falsified supplier contracts. The SEC announced the formal charges and the settlement on Friday after a long-running regulatory investigation that Kraft disclosed in
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former NFL receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion David Patten Jr., who caught Tom Brady’s first postseason touchdown pass to help the Patriots win their first title, has died in a motorcycle accident. Richland County coroner Naida Rutherford said in a statement Patten was killed in a crash Thursday night outside
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – En Latinoamérica se ha comentado mucho sobre la variante mu del nuevo coronavirus, identificada por primera vez en Colombia. También se identificó otra variante en Sudáfrica, la c.1.2. ¿Cómo se identifican? ¿Son más peligrosas? ¿Debemos preocuparnos? En este episodio, el Dr. Huerta responde a estas preguntas y nos da
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFC East nearly crowned a 6-10 champion last year. With Dak Prescott back from injury in Dallas, there’s hope at least one team will having a winning record. The Cowboys lead the division in offensive firepower with Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup and
Continue ReadingBy David Collins Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A political war of words Wednesday with Baltimore City Schools directly in the middle. Gov. Larry Hogan and State Comptroller Peter Franchot blasted the City Schools system for not providing air conditioning for students in all city schools after the school day
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired defensive back Ahkello Witherspoon from Seattle in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 draft. The Steelers made the move to bolster a secondary that has struggled to find a replacement for Mike Hilton, who left in free agency during the offseason. Witherspoon had four interceptions
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the US Capitol in a horned bearskin outfit pleaded guilty Friday to a felony for obstructing the Electoral College proceedings on January 6. The defendant, Jacob Chansley of Arizona, is a well-known figure in the QAnon movement. He went viral after the January 6 attack because
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According to American Automobile Association (AAA), Labor Day weekend is one of the most popular weekends people get in their cars to get away. Despite the pandemic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that unvaccinated people stay home, the auto club expects a high number of people to hit the road.
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides” or otherwise sexually abused. U.S. officials at intake centers in the United Arab Emirates and in Wisconsin have
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Krajewski Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A third ape has died of complications from a bacterial infection at the Albuquerque BioPark. On Thursday the BioPark announced the death of a 30-year-old female Siamang, Johore. Last month, Huerfanita, a 48-year-old female gorilla, and Brian, a 32-year-old male
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El reconocido actor cubano Enrique Molina falleció a los 77 años por complicaciones asociadas al covid-19, informó este viernes el presidente de ese país Miguel Díaz-Canel a través de Twitter. “Llegue a familiares, amigos y al pueblo cubano nuestras más sentidas condolencias. La obra del querido ‘Silvestre Cañizo’ queda
Continue ReadingAFP, DOD, POOL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, CNN By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation Network marched on the street in front
Continue Reading By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state’s limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. “Soon we’re going to be in a situation where we’re
Continue Reading By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Iowa’s law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education. The lawsuit is backed by the American Civil Liberties Union
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City schools are struggling to get enough school lunches. School districts say two of the three major school food distributors have stopped serving schools. The stoppage is causing a huge backload of orders and a limited supply of meals.
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Kids are heading back into the classroom for yet another pandemic school year, but this time with the more contagious Delta variant getting more people sick. Navigating school safely will be trickier than ever. “Everyone keeps reflecting back on last year and saying: ‘Oh, we got through it with school last
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las Vegas. Chen, who has won the last five U.S. titles and is undefeated internationally since not medaling at the 2018 Olympics, is considered a strong favorite for the Beijing Games.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las Vegas. Chen, who has won the last five U.S. titles and is undefeated internationally since not medaling at the 2018 Olympics, is considered a strong favorite for the Beijing Games.
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