By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank in the last quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Government data show the world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.9% over a year earlier in July-September, down from the previous
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank in the last quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on energy use weighed on its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Government data show the world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.9% over a year earlier in July-September, down from the previous
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their own downfall. They delivered an emphatic 34-24 victory in Denver for longtime special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, their interim head coach, snapping a two-game skid and propelling them into a
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their own downfall. They delivered an emphatic 34-24 victory in Denver for longtime special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, their interim head coach, snapping a two-game skid and propelling them into a
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their own downfall. They delivered an emphatic 34-24 victory in Denver for longtime special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, their interim head coach, snapping a two-game skid and propelling them into a
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the BNP Paribas Open, giving the tournament its first champion ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010. Norrie, ranked 26th, had the only two breaks of the final set and won when Basilashvili’s
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the BNP Paribas Open, giving the tournament its first champion ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010. Norrie, ranked 26th, had the only two breaks of the final set and won when Basilashvili’s
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield reinjured his left non-throwing shoulder in a 37-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Mayfield’s injury wasn’t the only significant one as running back Kareem Hunt suffered a potentially serious calf injury. Mayfield insists he’ll be able to play Thursday night against Denver.
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This year’s October playing of the BNP Paribas Open finished on Sunday, ending the unprecedented two-week tennis tournament at Indian Wells. The women’s final featured two-time tournament champion Victoria Azarenka and the Spaniard Paula Badosa. 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸First Spanish woman to win the Indian Wells singles title, @paulabadosa!#BNPPO21 pic.twitter.com/AFaYnnihtM— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) October 17, 2021 Badosa
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By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN The New York Police Department arrested a 39-year-old Brooklyn woman Sunday in connection with a suspected arson at the Jewish school Yeshiva of Flatbush, according to a tweet from the department. The incident took place Thursday around 7:30 p.m. when police said a woman poured gasoline in front
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kareem Hunt left the field on a cart and Baker Mayfield’s left arm was in a sling after the game on a rough day for the Cleveland Browns. Hunt suffered a calf injury in the fourth quarter of a 37-14 loss to Arizona on Sunday. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Hunt
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought “it must be so amazing to live there?” If so, you’re not the only one. But for the people who actually do live in those homes, social media photography has changed what it means to live in
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN About 4,500 Chicago police officers didn’t report their vaccination status by October 15 as mandated by the city, officials said Monday. That means roughly 35 percent of the city’s 12,770 officers could be placed on no-pay status in the foreseeable future. The Chicago Police Department had the lowest response rate of
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, first reported Sunday on the owners’ decision, saying the league would require teams to provide housing either via stipends
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Biden administration has informed the Supreme Court that Abu Zubaydah, a former associate of Osama bin Laden who was subject to enhanced interrogation techniques in a CIA detention center and is currently held in in Guantanamo Bay, could provide limited testimony for use in a Polish
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, CNN The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a New Zealand man who they say repeatedly coerced hundreds of women into making sexually explicit videos between 2012 and 2019, according to a news release from the agency. Michael James Pratt is the owner of the
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and the Dallas Cowboys survived a wild finish to beat New England 35-29, their first win over Bill Belichick’s Patriots. Dallas hadn’t won at New England since 1987 and was 0-5 against Belichick. The
Continue Reading GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Officials say one person was fatally shot and seven others were wounded at Grambling State University in the second deadly shooting at the Louisiana school within four days. The university says the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Sunday on the campus quad. The person who died wasn’t enrolled at the school.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it. McIlroy was nine shots behind going into the weekend of the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas. He shot 62 on Saturday and then closed out a one-shot
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