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CNN By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as “one of the freest societies in the world” on Wednesday morning local time in her first public remarks since becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years. Pelosi spoke at the beginning of a meeting
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Looking to replicate the deals that helped carry them to a World Series title in 2021, the Atlanta Braves added another starting pitcher, bolstered their bullpen and bulked up the outfield ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday. After acquiring corner outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Detroit
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Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly opened fire near the popular Hollywood Farmers’ Market over the weekend has been charged with several firearms offenses, prosecutors said Tuesday. Officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire on a residential block near the farmers market where vendors set up
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Just months after cutting 9% of its workforce, Robinhood on Tuesday announced plans to lay off another 23%. The latest cuts, which will affect 780 employees, continues a massive freefall for the once high-flying online brokerage. In a separate development Tuesday, the state of New York hit the Menlo Park,
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed starting left tackle D.J. Humphries to a new contract that will keep him with the team through the 2025 season. The dependable veteran — who protects franchise quarterback Kyler Murray’s blind side — made his first Pro Bowl last season and has started 48 of 49
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By Rachel Fadem, CNN In early human history, caves provided people with protection from the elements and a place to call home. Now, similar formations on the moon could provide pioneering astronauts with a lunar safe haven, thanks to their Earth-like temperatures. The moon has pits with shaded areas that steadily hover around 63 degrees
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Departamento de Defensa (DOD, por sus siglas en inglés) borró los teléfonos de los altos funcionarios del Departamento y del Ejército que salieron del Gobierno al final de la administración de Trump, eliminando cualquier mensaje de texto de los testigos clave de los eventos que rodearon el asalto del 6
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp outside the Capitol. The Senate approved
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ opponent in the state’s Republican primary next week in a sign of his anger over Vos for doing too little to overturn 2020 election results. Trump on Tuesday backed Adam Steen, a
Continue Reading By HAVEN DALEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Two more bodies were found within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state’s largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Search teams discovered the additional bodies Monday at separate residences
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday, hours after obtaining superstar Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals in one of the biggest trades in baseball history. The trade was announced a few minutes
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS and BRYNN ANDERSON Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — Withering heat was descending on a region of eastern Kentucky already reeling from massive flooding, forcing residents laboring to clean up after the deluge to cope with an oppressive new threat. The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued,
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The parents of a child who was murdered during the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting delivered emotional testimony in a Texas court on Tuesday, telling a jury that the lies pushed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have stained the legacy of their son and tormented them for years. The
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — CeeDee Lamb says he’s ready to be the No. 1 receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. He probably wasn’t thinking he’d be the only one. Lamb resembles the last man standing a week into training camp after free agent pickup James Washington broke a foot,
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora broke into a smile before Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros: Baseball’s trade deadline had just passed, and he still had Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez on his roster. A day after shipping out catcher Christian Vázquez in a deal that
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press The wife of a U.S. defense contractor, who together are charged in Hawaii federal court with stealing the identities of two deceased Texas infants and living under their names for three decades, says she’s not the person prosecutors say she is. The woman charged as Gwynn Darle Morrison asserted Tuesday
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The US Senate has overwhelmingly voted to pass the burn pits bill. The PACT Act was passed with an 82 to 11 vote. Voting against: Crapo, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, Paul, Risch, Romney, Shelby, Tillis, Toomey and Tuberville.Not voting: Cornyn, Leahy and Merkley. https://t.co/mxnkb0oB2Q— Senate Press Gallery (@SenatePress) August 2, 2022 The bill will now head
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NEW YORK (AP) — Robinhood Markets said Tuesday it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce, as crashing cryptocurrency prices and a turbulent stock market keep more customers off its trading app. CEO Vlad Tenev said the company, whose easy-to-use app helped bring a new generation of investors to the market, will reduce its headcount
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Robinhood Markets said Tuesday it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce, as crashing cryptocurrency prices and a turbulent stock market keep more customers off its trading app. CEO Vlad Tenev said the company, whose easy-to-use app helped bring a new generation of investors to the market, will reduce its headcount
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