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By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — The Ocean Avenue elementary school in Portland has launched a fundraiser to help restock the library shelves. The school says it loses more than $2,000 in library books every year, mostly because they are never returned. The school currently lists about
Continue ReadingBy Katie Sivco Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Over the weekend, a man in Polk County allegedly shot and killed another man while celebrating his own birthday. Following the Aug. 27 early morning shooting, Thomas Jackson, 35, of Loughman, was arrested. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office,
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El hijo mayor de Anne Heche presentó una petición para asumir el control del patrimonio de la difunta actriz. Homer Laffoon, de 20 años, pidió que se le otorgara el control del patrimonio de su madre. Heche, quien murió el mes pasado después de un accidente automovilístico a los 53 años, no
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The Associated Press A late burst of buying erased some of the stock market’s losses Thursday, leaving indexes mixed on Wall Street at the closing bell. The S&P 500 index of large companies managed to eke out a tiny gain, all of it coming in the last 10 minutes of trading. That ended a four-day
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session. Taken together, along with
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session. Taken together, along with
Continue ReadingBy Zayn Nabbi, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to “follow up” on allegations that a person alleged to have been an intelligence agent for Canada smuggled British schoolgirls into Syria. Trudeau’s comments followed a Wednesday report from the BBC detailing the activities of a man who allegedly smuggled multiple people
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks has named a longtime PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. The coffee giant said Thursday that Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks on Oct. 1 after relocating from London to Seattle, where Starbucks is based. He will work closely with Starbucks’ interim CEO, Howard Schultz, through April 1, when
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business With Apple widely expected to unveil the new iPhone 14 lineup at its upcoming event next Wednesday, a big question mark still surrounds how much, in this economy, the tech giant will charge for its latest-and-greatest smartphones. Apple has some famously loyal customers. Yet as broader economic forecasts get downgraded
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Nvidia, Hormel fall; Nutanix, Forma Therapeutics rise
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN State and federal officials, along with voting rights advocates, are sounding the alarm about a growing exodus of local election officials as the November midterms draw closer and workers face continued threats and harassment. In Kentucky, 23 of the state’s 120 county election clerks have opted not to seek reelection this
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A late burst of buying erased some of the stock market’s losses Thursday, leaving indexes mixed on Wall Street though still on pace to end lower for the week. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after having been down 1.3% earlier in the day. The benchmark index’s positive turn in
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By Rebekah Riess, Adrienne Broaddus and Zoe Sottile, CNN Cooper Roberts, the 8-year old boy severely injured in the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, may be experiencing some cognitive loss, according to his family. Cooper’s family shared new information about his condition on Thursday, saying his rehabilitation team is seeing
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Todos los mexicanos mayores de 60 años que aún no tengan su credencial Inapam pueden tramitarla ahora, según el anuncio de la Secretaría de Bienestar. Te explicamos cómo hacerlo. Para obtener la credencial del Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (Inapam), lo primero que debes hacer es averiguar
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN The oldest son of Anne Heche has filed a petition to assume control of the late actress’s estate. Homer Laffoon, 20, is asking that he be awarded control of his mother’s assets. Heche, who died last month after a car crash at age 53, did not have a will, according to
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former owner and CEO of a South Florida drug manufacturing company has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for lying to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and allowing contaminated medicine to go to pediatric hospitals. Raidel Figueroa was sentenced Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former owner and CEO of a South Florida drug manufacturing company has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for lying to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and allowing contaminated medicine to go to pediatric hospitals. Raidel Figueroa was sentenced Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale
Continue ReadingBy John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Vast nothingness for miles is what makes Edgewood New Mexico so serene. “We used the property sometimes on the weekends. Just go by and enjoy nature,” said Celia Namvar But sometimes in the quietest places, peace doesn’t seem to exist.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Moscú/ Londres (CNN Business) — El presidente del gigante ruso del petróleo y el gas Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, murió tras caer por la ventana de un hospital en Moscú, según los medios estatales rusos. “El hombre se cayó por la ventana del sexto piso y murió a consecuencia de sus heridas”, dijo una
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Jessica Dean, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to apologize for invoking fascism to describe the ideology of former President Donald Trump and his supporters. McCarthy made the remarks during a prebuttal speech ahead of the President’s prime-time address later in the evening. The
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