By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the U.S. closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn’t bound by the panel’s recommendation and
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the U.S. closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn’t bound by the panel’s recommendation and
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By JAY COHEN and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers CHICAGO (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville says he’ll meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday to discuss his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual abuse scandal. Quenneville is among those named in a report detailing how the Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant
Continue Reading Associated Press REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Growth in Microsoft’s cloud computing business helped push the company’s profit up 24% in the July-September quarter. The tech company based in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday reported quarterly profit of $17.2 billion, or $2.27 per share. That beat Wall Street expectations of $2.08 per share. Microsoft profits have soared
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rare chance to obtain a city license to open a new pawn shop in Las Vegas drew a winning bid of $1.9 million. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that seven bidders took part in a Monday auction at City Hall that started at $60,000 and lasted just 94 seconds. SuperPawn
Continue Reading FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a North Dakota man accused in the death of a 14-year-old girl. The man entered an Alford plea, not a guilty plea. AP will publish a corrected version of the story.Â
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The unresolved legal debate over whether spiritual advisers can touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death has delayed the final two executions scheduled this year in Texas. The delays come as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has cut its financial losses in half from last year. The club has reported a loss of $111.8 million for the 2020-21 financial year at a shareholders meeting. That compared to losses of $225 million last year. Inter Milan and Juventus both reported annual losses of more than $250 million
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Schott Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Wastewater overflows in Durand and Flint have led to potential contamination of the Shiawassee River and Flint River. The Shiawassee County Health Department announced the wastewater treatment plant in Durand has experienced a sanitary sewer overflow of partially treated wastewater. The
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is pushing to create a national standard on paid family and sick leave, which already exists in most other developed nations. It’s been a long-held priority for many Democrats to create a federal benefit that allows new parents as well as workers recovering from illness or caring for
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin prohibió la celebración de eventos de hostelerÃa y catering en todo el paÃs de las 11 de la noche hasta las 6 de la mañana, a medida que el paÃs lucha por controlar la pandemia de covid-19. En un comunicado publicado este lunes, el Kremlin
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Ed Sheeran appeared on “The Voice” on Monday as a mega mentor. Sheeran was part of the competition’s “Knockout Rounds,” where an artist picks their own song to perform individually while their direct competitor watches. Coaches Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, John Legend, and Blake Shelton then choose the winner from their
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Land Rover just unveiled what will be the first new, redesigned Range Rover in a decade. This is only the fifth generation of the large off-road luxury SUV since the model was introduced in 1970. A sleek new design, with smoothed off corners and edges, retains the classic proportions, but
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A grocery store employee heading into work over the weekend made a harrowing escape from a gunman during a robbery, police say. The Asheville Police Department (APD) says on Saturday, Oct. 23, an employee of the Ingles on Merrimon Avenue
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Dune story continues. Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday that “Dune: Part Two,” the sequel to this weekend’s No. 1 film, will hit theaters in two years. The movie is set to be released on October 20, 2023. The first installment of “Dune,” a science-fiction epic starring Timothée Chalamet, notched
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN An official providing an update on the Golden Ray wreck removal off the coast of Georgia said it is the largest in United States history and required more than 3 million collective man-hours. The 656-foot cargo ship was carrying 4,100 vehicles when it capsized in St. Simons Sound near Brunswick in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Weather Underground radical David Gilbert has been granted parole after decades in prison for a fatal 1981 Brink’s robbery north of New York City. A state corrections department spokesperson said Tuesday that the 76-year-old Gilbert appeared before the board Oct. 19 and
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Johnson revealed his diagnosis in a statement Tuesday. He says he is experiencing only mild symptoms. He also says his wife, Nikki, who is fully vaccinated, has tested negative. Johnson says he began feeling
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