PHOENIX (AP) — COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona remain on a plateau amid a gradual slowing of additional new cases and deaths during the current surge, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. Hospitalizations in recent weeks have loitered below 1,800, with 1,771 COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds as of Tuesday. That’s according to data posted Wednesday
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last meeting that if the economy continued to improve, they could start reducing their monthly bond purchases as soon as next month and bring them to an end by the middle of 2022. The discussion was revealed in the minutes
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last meeting that if the economy continued to improve, they could start reducing their monthly bond purchases as soon as next month and bring them to an end by the middle of 2022. The discussion was revealed in the minutes
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have detained eight people, including two alleged Iranian agents, who attempted to abduct a former Iranian soldier and smuggle him back to Iran. The Anadolu Agency said the eight were caught in the eastern province of Van, which borders Iran,
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Flores is reasonably certain of this much: None of his players will be smoking cigarettes inside the Miami Dolphins locker room at halftime on Sunday. That will be a welcome change. Sunday’s Dolphins game against the Jacksonville Jaguars will be the third time
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Venus may be a sweltering wasteland today, but scientists have questioned whether the planet was always so inhospitable. While previous studies suggested Venus might have once been covered in oceans, new research has found the opposite: Venus has likely never been able to support oceans. Researchers also determined that a similar
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Esta semana continuara cerrada la Avenida Miles en Indian Wells donde se está jugando el torneo de tenis BNP Paribas Open. Mientras que en Rancho Mirage continúan los trabajos de mejoras en la calle Frank Sinatra desde la carretera 111 hasta el Tamarisk Country Club. Mientras que en el alto desierto continúan los trabajos sobre
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Durante su junta de ayer, la mesa directiva del Distrito Escolar de Palm Springs aprobó un contrato con las ciudades de Rancho Mirage y Cathedral City para que agentes de la policía regresen a sus respectivas high schools, mientras que Palm Springs y Desert Hot Springs votaran en la próxima junta. Se discutió que el
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape has made his first appearance in the case in court. Aaron von Ehlinger was a Republican state representative from Lewiston when a 19-year-old legislative intern reported that he brought her to his apartment under false pretenses and raped
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a drunk driver was going 152 mph when he was pulled over in Rockbridge County over the weekend. According to a tweet Tuesday from Virginia State Police, the 29-year-old man was stopped on Interstate 81 on Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Police say he
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El líder de un grupo cívico que solicitó permiso para realizar una marcha pacífica en Cuba en noviembre, para exigir respeto a sus derechos, aseguró este miércoles a CNN que los miembros del colectivo saldrán a las calles a manifestarse, sin importar que las autoridades del Gobierno de la isla
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Los residentes de Indio ya se preparan para las elecciones del próximo 2 de noviembre cuando decidirán si extienden la Medida “E” con la que se cobra un punto porcentual extra en el impuesto sobre la venta. Cabe resaltar que esta medida no significa un nuevo impuesto, es solo una extensión del impuesto ya existente.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel say they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if the Islamic Republic does not return in good faith to negotiations to salvage the languishing landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has annulled an arrest warrant for a key suspect in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial. The court’s action puts into question whether and when Gianluigi Torzi might be extradited from Britain. In a decision Tuesday, Italy’s Court of Cassation sent the case back to a Rome court which
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Ayer a las 9 de la noche un apagón dejó sin energía eléctrica 1,500 casas y negocios de Palm Springs, los afectados fueron los del área de las calles Sunrise Way y Tachevah Drive. Durante la noche y madrugada los empleados de la compañía de luz trabajaron para instalar un nuevo transformador y hoy por
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The Brooklyn Nets look like such a title favorite that James Harden felt the need for a reminder they aren’t a title team. It’s easy to forget about the Milwaukee Bucks. They have the NBA crown, but none of the drama of some other top contenders in the Eastern
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid, CNN Reported drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new high of more than 96,000 in the 12-month period ending March 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. In that 12 months — a period when Covid-19
Continue Reading By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doctors in Romania’s capital has issued an open letter titled “a cry of despair” as the country’s overwhelmed health care system copes with record coronavirus infections and deaths. The College of Physicians of Bucharest said Wednesday in a letter addressed to Romanians that the medical system
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — UCLA is an overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12 after reaching the Final Four last season. The Bruins’ men’s basketball team received 32 votes from 34 media members who cover the league in the preseason poll. Oregon received the other two first-place votes and was second, followed by Southern California, Arizona
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — UCLA is an overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12 after reaching the Final Four last season. The Bruins’ men’s basketball team received 32 votes from 34 media members who cover the league in the preseason poll. Oregon received the other two first-place votes and was second, followed by Southern California, Arizona
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