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Continue ReadingMonth: October 2021
Colts look to rebound, turn around season against Texans
By The Associated Press The Indianapolis Colts understand the stakes Sunday. They desperately need a win to get their season on track. And they desperately need to protect their home field against division foe Houston. Both teams have lost four of their first five and another loss would plunge either into an even deeper hole.
Continue Reading No. 1 Georgia puts top spot on the line vs. No. 11 Kentucky
By The Associated Press Newly crowned as the nation’s No. 1 team, Georgia faces an SEC East showdown against surprising Kentucky. The No.11 Wildcats are off to their first 6-0 start since 1950, but they’re huge underdogs against a Georgia team that has surrendered only two defensive touchdowns all season. The Bulldogs were a unanimous
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Alabama man sentenced to death for killing wife and family
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his estranged wife, her unborn child and three other people in north Alabama has been sentenced to death. The decision by Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Comer follows a jury’s 11-1 vote to recommend death for 46-year-old Christopher Henderson. Jurors in July convicted Henderson in the
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$224M Georgia Power rate hike likely for nuclear plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. customers will likely pay another $224 million a year for the first of two nuclear reactors near Augusta. The company says it amounts to another $4 each month for every residential customer. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. and Georgia Public Service Commission staffers
Continue Reading Bears eye share of 1st place when Rodgers, Packers visit
By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears can tie Aaron Rodgers and the Packers for the NFC North lead if they beat Green Bay at Soldier Field on Sunday. The Packers have won 19 of their past 22 meetings counting the playoffs. Green Bay is 21-5 against the Bears in games Rodgers has started. In
Continue Reading In Chile, Haitians grow weary of waiting, eye journey to US
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — More than 100,000 Haitians in Chile are facing a Monday deadline to regularize their immigration status or risk expulsion. And many say recent bureaucratic roadblocks have made that impossible. You need a job to get an identity card, but can’t get an identity card without a
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Another crisp morning
Skies are clear and we saw more 40s and 50s than an oldies radio station this morning, but not quite as cool as yesterday. Yesterday the highs were comfortable and the low in Thermal set a record, besting the previous number by 2 degrees. In addition to the cool start, it’s also very dry, so
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Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women’s sports awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. Felix won two medals at the Tokyo Games — giving her 11 in her career — to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated American in Olympic track and field history. Larson led
Continue Reading Vikings expected to bring pressure vs. Panthers QB Darnold
By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings are expected to throw all sorts of pressure on Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold on Sunday as they seek their second straight win. Darnold has been the fourth-most sacked quarterback in the league and has been under heavy duress playing behind an offensive line that has struggled. Darnold
Continue Reading Ninth-ranked Oregon looks to rebound at home against Cal
By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Oregon had a bye week heading into Friday night’s game against California. The Ducks’ last outing was an overtime loss at Stanford that dealt a blow to Oregon’s hopes for a spot in the playoffs and added some pressure to win out. But they’ll have to do it without top
Continue Reading Ninth-ranked Oregon looks to rebound at home against Cal
By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Oregon had a bye week heading into Friday night’s game against California. The Ducks’ last outing was an overtime loss at Stanford that dealt a blow to Oregon’s hopes for a spot in the playoffs and added some pressure to win out. But they’ll have to do it without top
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is testing out its McPlant burger in these cities
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A year after announcing plans to introduce the McPlant burger, McDonald’s is ready to test it out in the United States. The McPlant, featuring a plant-based patty created in partnership with Beyond Meat, will be available at eight restaurants for a limited time starting November 3, McDonald’s said Thursday. The
Continue Reading Ukraine: Nationalists protest peace deal on separatist areas
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 5,000 Ukrainian nationalists have marched across the capital Kyiv Thursday to demand the repudiation of peace agreements for eastern Ukraine that promised a broad autonomy to the separatist regions. The participants in Thursday’s march also denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire along the tense line
Continue Reading Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says it is shutting down its LinkedIn service in China later this year following tighter government rules on internet companies. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced “a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.” LinkedIn said it will replace its localized
Continue Reading Major indexes rise broadly on Wall Street, adding to gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as the market builds momentum a day after breaking a three-day losing streak. The S&P 500 added 1.6%, putting the benchmark index into the green for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5%, while the tech-heavy
Continue Reading Steelers look to build momentum against Wilson-less Seahawks
By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to build momentum on Sunday night against Seattle. Pittsburgh is coming off a 27-19 win over Denver but will have to move forward without wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster is out for the season after injuring his right shoulder against the Broncos. Seattle will play without
Continue Reading Czech President Zeman needs time to recover, his wife says
By KAREL JANICEK Association Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman, in hospital for days with an unspecified health problem, needs time to recuperate, his wife says. She spoke to the media Thursday amid uncertainty over whether Zeman’s condition would impact efforts to form a new government. The president was rushed to the Czech
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Gary Paulsen, author of young adult novel ‘Hatchet,’ dies at age 82
By Eric Levenson, CNN Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed young adult author known for his wilderness adventure novels “Hatchet,” “Dogsong,” and “The Winter Room,” died on Wednesday at age 82, according to the publishing company Penguin Random House. The cause of death was not disclosed. Paulsen wrote over 200 books and some 200 articles and short
Continue Reading Bannon defies Jan. 6 panel’s subpoena, faces contempt charge
By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection could soon prepare criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon as he defies the panel’s subpoena for documents and testimony. The committee had scheduled a deposition for
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