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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire, according to new allegations in a
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and even Christian Kirk are among the wide receivers who reset the market for just how well the NFL pays the best at that position this year. Now comes the tough part:
Continue Reading HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social media plea for help and found it at the bottom of the ocean. Francesca Teal tells The Boston Globe that she was tossing a football with her husband this
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire, according to new allegations in a
Continue Reading CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill police said Saturday. The charges stem
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute. It’s the latest industrial action to hit the U.K. economy, which is struggling with high inflation and soaring prices for food and fuel. Workers including crane drivers and
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute. It’s the latest industrial action to hit the U.K. economy, which is struggling with high inflation and soaring prices for food and fuel. Workers including crane drivers and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating a crash that killed two men who were thrown from an all-terrain vehicle when it struck a tractor-trailer in Queens. Authorities say the ATV driver was then run over by the truck. Police say the men were traveling through an intersection toward a Manhattan-bound entrance
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Alejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — De todas las adopciones comerciales inspiradas en la pandemia, quizás ninguna sea tan odiada como los menús con código QR. Y, sin embargo, aquí siguen. Al principio de la pandemia, los restaurantes abandonaron los menús físicos y en su lugar revivieron una tecnología que se había dejado de
Continue Reading DeSOTO, Texas (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas say a security guard at a lounge has been fatally shot by a customer. Lt. Chris Huerta says 47-year-old Derek Phillips died after being shot Friday night at Brickhouse Lounge in DeSoto. The suspected gunman is in custody. Huerta says 48-year-old Toussel Kuhn was shot and wounded
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CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill police said Saturday. The charges stem
Continue ReadingMISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Republicans have picked Rudy Yakym to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski on the November ballot, after Yakym won the endorsement of the late Indiana congresswoman’s husband. Yakym received the most votes Saturday from Republican precinct committee members for their party’s nomination in northern Indiana’s solidly GOP 2nd Congressional District. Yakym
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By Emma Tucker, CNN An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy was arrested on a federal gun possession warrant Wednesday at his home — where police said a tiger cub was seized. Trapboy Freddy was arrested on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Chayna Humphrey, a spokesperson with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Unos 27 barcos cargados de granos han salido de los puertos ucranianos del mar Negro desde el 1 de agosto en virtud de un acuerdo de exportación negociado por las Naciones Unidas y Turquía, que sentó “las bases para un entorno de paz permanente”, dijo el ministro de Defensa de Turquía
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment managers and real estate agents in Florida want to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for a year in the theme park hub that has been one
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment managers and real estate agents in Florida want to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for a year in the theme park hub that has been one
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says it was the subject of a “propaganda attack” by a previously unheard-of Iraqi militant group that falsely claimed it had launched a drone attack targeting American troops at an air base in Kuwait. The statement by the Air Force’s
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia de Ecuador informó que Guillermo Lasso regresa al país este sábado luego de someterse a un procedimiento quirúrgico complementario de carácter preventivo en Houston, Texas, que resultó exitoso. Inicialmente, la vuelta del mandatario estaba prevista para el domingo 21 de agosto. En
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in Crimea, while Ukrainian officials said Russian forces pressed ahead with efforts to seize one of the few cities in eastern Ukraine not already under their control. The Russian military also kept up its strikes
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