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Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Middleton has been sworn in as mayor of Palm Springs. Middleton was sworn in during Thursday’s city council meeting. She is now the third transgender individual to serve as the mayor of a United States city and the first transgender mayor in California history. She will serve a one-year term as
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy is suspending use of World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro apologized to everyone who has been affected by what he called “this horrible,
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy is suspending use of World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro apologized to everyone who has been affected by what he called “this horrible,
Continue Reading By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has traveled to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies. The tour comes ahead of the upcoming annual Gulf Cooperation Council meeting of rulers, and
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ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Thomas had 12 points to lead five Georgia State players in double figures as the Panthers romped past Voorhees College 80-51. Corey Allen and Justin Roberts added 11 points apiece for the Panthers (5-3). Joell Davis had 12 points to lead the Tigers.
Continue Reading LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Brody Peebles and Keegan McDowell scored 18 points apiece and Liberty rolled to a 96-60 victory over Delaware State. Peebles came off the bench to sink 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Lancers (5-3), who won their fourth straight game. Dominik Fragala had 18 points for the Hornets (2-7),
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 16 points as Mercer narrowly defeated Coastal Carolina 74-69. James Glisson III had 16 points for the Bears, who have won four in a row. Vince Cole had 17 points for the Chanticleers.
Continue Reading HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Nelly Cummings had a career-high 26 points as Colgate defeated Columbia 89-61. Jack Ferguson had 12 points for Colgate. Cummings hit 6 of 7 3-pointers. Zavian McLean had 15 points for the Lions.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are now the target of a diplomatic boycott by the United States with others likely to follow. So how did Beijing land the Winter Olympics so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? It
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are now the target of a diplomatic boycott by the United States with others likely to follow. So how did Beijing land the Winter Olympics so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? It
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN One of America’s most popular national park hikes will require a permit as of 2022. Officials at Zion National Park have announced that as of April 1, 2022, visitors who want to tackle the famous Angels Landing hike, which scales a 1,488-foot tall rock formation to reveal sweeping views of the
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A bid by an advocacy group to bring decisions about Nevada educational policy out of the Legislature and into the courts has reached the state Supreme Court. Justices were asked Monday to overrule a lower court judge’s finding that political and policy debates belong in the
Continue Reading PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Colombian drug gang known as the Gulf cartel controls almost half the cocaine shipments that travel through Panama, and had established an extensive logistics and money laundering network in the global transportation hub. Panama’s police chief said Monday the Gulf cartel has been infiltrating the country’s business sector. The statements
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By Christina Carrega, CNN Georgia’s troubled prison system has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the family of a transgender woman, whose threats of suicide were ignored and who was left hanging in her cell for several minutes before getting medical help, according to surveillance video and sworn statements filed as part of a civil
Continue ReadingCNN By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Photographs by Brent Swails, CNN Many of the main roads running through Unity State are now completely submerged, yet the traffic remains. There are no cars, just people, some of whom swim, others wade, pushing their way through the heavy silt-laden water. The more fortunate
Continue ReadingBy Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Photographs by Brent Swails, CNN Many of the main roads running through Unity State are now completely submerged, yet the traffic remains. There are no cars, just people, some of whom swim, others wade, pushing their way through the heavy silt-laden water. The more fortunate glide
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence is cooperating with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to a person familiar with the matter. Marc Short was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and accompanied Pence as
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Una mujer que ha acusado a Jeffrey Epstein de abuso sexual testificó el lunes que Ghislaine Maxwell organizaba sus encuentros y hablaba a menudo de temas sexuales, incluyendo las necesidades sexuales de Epstein. “Ella decía que él necesitaba tener sexo unas tres veces al día”, dijo la mujer al
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Firefighters are working to fully contain a fire that broke out at a Coachella home Monday afternoon. The fire happened on the 52400 block of Morgan Avenue, near 52nd Avenue. According to Cal Fire, firefighters responded to a single-story single-family dwelling with heavy smoke showing from the eaves of the structure. We have a crew
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake wants no part in competing for a Grammy. Two people familiar with the decision says the four-time Grammy winner and his management asked the Recording Academy to withdraw his two nominations from the final-round ballot. They say Drake’s request was honored by the
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