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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, DAVID PORTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers and tornado damage Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a
Continue Reading By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities cracked down on public movement and imposed a near-total communications blackout in disputed Kashmir on Thursday after the death of Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi. Geelani, who died late Wednesday at
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September’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Recipient is the Alzheimer’s Association Coachella Valley Branch. The Alzheimer’s Association Coachella Valley Branch is a nonprofit that aims to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia by investing in research, encouraging risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support for community members. The Alzheimer’s Association has been serving the
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are suddenly in second place, and the defending World Series champion Dodgers are atop the National League ahead of a weekend visit to the Bay Area. Sure looks like September is going to be wild out West. Jace Peterson hit a
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are suddenly in second place, and the defending World Series champion Dodgers are atop the National League ahead of a weekend visit to the Bay Area. Sure looks like September is going to be wild out West. Jace Peterson hit a
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer felt his hamstring tighten up during warmups. He still went out and dominated the Atlanta Braves for six innings. Justin Turner and AJ Pollock singled home the tying and go-ahead runs through the same infield hole in the eighth, and the Los Angeles
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the final days of the chaotic American airlift from Afghanistan, Javed Habibi, a green card holder from Richmond, Virginia, said he was getting emails and phone calls from the U.S. government promising that he, his wife and their four daughters would not be left behind.
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer felt his hamstring tighten up during warmups. He still went out and dominated the Atlanta Braves for six innings. Justin Turner and AJ Pollock singled home the tying and go-ahead runs through the same infield hole in the eighth, and the Los Angeles
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los remanentes de Ida están empapando partes del norte de Atlántico medio y amenazan a la región con peligrosas inundaciones repentinas, tornados y alertas de tornados. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió al menos cinco emergencias por inundaciones repentinas el miércoles por la noche, desde el oeste de Filadelfia hasta el norte
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Meenketan Jha, CNN The air pollution in India is so bad that it could be reducing the life expectancy of hundreds of millions of people by as much as nine years, according to a new study. The report, released Wednesday by the United States-based research group Energy Policy Institute at the
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee. The museum said Wednesday that Obama and campaign’s two leaders, the Rev. William Barber and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, will be honored during a virtual ceremony
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. Women make up only 4% of skilled construction laborers in the U.S. and often face discrimination on jobs sites. The latest initiative to change that culture is Lean
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA, MELINDA DESLATTE and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Commercial flights resumed in New Orleans and power returned to parts of the business district Thursday, four days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, but electricity, drinking water and fuel remained scarce across much of a sweltering Louisiana. Meanwhile,
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas heard boos from the crowd for yet another long trip off court at the U.S. Open after dropping a set during his second-round victory over Adrian Mannarino. Unbothered by that reaction Wednesday night, or the criticism he received from Andy Murray after taking
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Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week. Instead, the Caldor Fire crested the Sierra Nevada on Monday, forcing the unprecedented evacuation of all 22,000 residents
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week. Instead, the Caldor Fire crested the Sierra Nevada on Monday, forcing the unprecedented evacuation of all 22,000 residents
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week. Instead, the Caldor Fire crested the Sierra Nevada on Monday, forcing the unprecedented evacuation of all 22,000 residents
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Dakin Andone, CNN Dwindling fuel supplies are hampering relief efforts in Louisiana, where many residents are relying on gas-powered generators in the wake of Hurricane Ida, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. “It’s impacting all of our recovery efforts,” the governor said Wednesday, as officials continued to sift through the wreckage to
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN More than a dozen Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee joined with Republicans to easily approve a measure boosting the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion as part of a debate for a sweeping defense bill that authorizes spending levels and outlines priorities
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