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By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option to collect empty bottles and cans, under a measure lawmakers approved Wednesday. But critics say the bill would also give hundreds of millions of dollars to corporations they say
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Lisa Marie Presley is sharing her experience with grief. In a new essay for “National Grief Awareness Day” on Tuesday, Presley opens up about the loss of her son, Benjamin Keough, 27, who died by suicide in 2020. “My and my three daughters’ lives as we knew it were completely detonated
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say the chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company fell out of a hospital window and died. The circumstances of Ravil Maganov’s death were unclear. He was chairman of the board of Lukoil, which was one of the few Russian companies to publicly call for the
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN The North Carolina town of Kenly voted 3-2 to terminate the contract of its Black town manager who was at the center of an independent investigation after the town’s police force resigned. The Kenly town council reviewed the findings of an investigation in a report at an emergency meeting Tuesday and
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CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a Southern California wildfire were pulled back at times to find rest and shade on Thursday, a day after seven were sent to the hospital in the midst of a grueling heat wave. Progress on the Route Fire in northwestern Los Angeles County gave strike team leaders the luxury
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business This week Cruise, which counts General Motors as its largest shareholder, became the first robotaxi operator to recall its vehicles, following a June crash involving “major” damage and minor passenger injuries. The crash occurred after the Cruise robotaxi making a left turn stopped in the intersection, thinking that an oncoming
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is trying to cope with an ongoing shortage of bus drivers. The challenge stems from the broader staffing concerns all three school districts in the Coachella Valley have been grappling with for months. Naomi Moreno, a resident of North Shore, shared her concerns about the ripple effect this is
Continue Reading ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — When Laura Hernandez fell into the water and lost her iPhone while paddleboarding off Massachusetts earlier this month, she figured it was probably gone for good. But The Boston Globe reports that scuba diver Vanessa Kahn found it the next day resting in a bed of green seaweed. The day after
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ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — When Laura Hernandez fell into the water and lost her iPhone while paddleboarding off Massachusetts earlier this month, she figured it was probably gone for good. But The Boston Globe reports that scuba diver Vanessa Kahn found it the next day resting in a bed of green seaweed. The day after
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business New month. Same old market volatility. Stocks rallied at the end of first day of September, which is historically the worst month for stocks. The Dow and S&P 500 snapped four-day slides but the Nasdaq is now on a five-day losing streak that started with the market’s swoon
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — During a primary debate in May, Iowa Republican Zach Nunn and his two rivals were asked to raise their hand if they thought all abortions should be illegal. “All abortions, no exceptions,” the moderator clarified. Nunn’s left hand went up. The image has shadowed the
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian player declined to shake hands with Victoria Azarenka after the three-time U.S. Open runner-up from Belarus beat her at Flushing Meadows. Marta Kostyuk waited at the net with her racket held up, which Azarenka tapped with her racket following her 6-2, 6-3 victory.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cutler Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Three days after a heavily armed shooter opened fire at a north Phoenix hotel, killing two people and injuring five others, including two police officers, Arizona’s Family returned to the hotel to follow up with one man who was shot. Wesley
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Oregon State Hospital must limit the amount of time it can hold patients charged with crimes. The decision seeks to speed up hospital discharges to make space available for incoming defendants needing treatment amid a severe bed
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials set up emergency distribution centers for handouts of water and hand sanitizer Thursday in the capital city of Jackson, as efforts to restore a flood-impaired, long-troubled water system continued. Jackson’s residents were already under a boil-water order before flooding from
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los astrónomos captaron la primera imagen directa de un exoplaneta con el telescopio espacial James Webb. El exoplaneta, un planeta fuera de nuestro sistema solar, es un gigante gaseoso con una masa entre seis y doce veces superior a la de Júpiter. El planeta, llamado HIP 65426 b, tiene entre 15
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas contacted at least two Wisconsin state lawmakers, including the chair of the Senate elections committee, urging them to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in the tightly contested state, emails obtained Thursday by The Associated Press
Continue Reading By Kiely Westhoff, Rob Frehse and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Detroit teen who is suspected of shooting four people, killing three, in a “shooting spree” Sunday has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Dontae Smith, 19, was charged on Wednesday with three counts of first-degree murder, one count
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of Atlanta’s largest hospitals says it plans to shut down in two months after experiencing more than $100 million in losses over the past year. Wellstar Health System announced late Wednesday that the Atlanta Medical Center will close on Nov. 1. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasted
Continue ReadingBy Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Wallingford, Pennsylvania family’s loss turned into life thanks to some miraculous odds. Elizabeth Raiburn says anyone who knew her 7-year-old daughter Mackenzie Rose would tell you that she was something else. “She was feisty and she was sassy. She definitely
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