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By MATT OLBERDING Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Drought continued to worsen last week across Nebraska, especially in areas where it already is most severe. According to the latest Drought Monitor released Thursday by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, areas of extreme and exceptional drought grew significantly. The
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado said in a letter to Democratic House colleagues Thursday that he is running for Caucus Chair, the fifth highest position among Democrats if they maintain their majority and fourth if they switch to the minority. Neguse currently serves as the co-chair of the Democratic Policy and
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es la temporada de los gráficos y de los aficionados que se reúnen para elegir sus equipos titulares para la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022. Y ahora que los países anuncian sus plantillas para la máxima competición del fútbol internacional a nivel de selecciones, el debate se ha intensificado al
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ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — An Italian-owned company will invest $60 million in coastal Georgia to build a plant to make and distribute ammunition, with plans to hire 600 people. Norma Precision will build just northwest of Savannah. Italian gunmaker Beretta bought Norma Precision and other ammunition makers in July for an undisclosed price. Norma Precision
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Procuraduría General de la Nación de Panamá informó que los expresidentes Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) y Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) fueron llamados a juicio por supuesto blanqueo de capitales en el caso Odebrecht, en el que también tendrán que enfrentar a la justicia seis exministros y dos hijos de Martinelli,
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett’s attempted return from a knee injury was derailed when he tore his Achilles tendon, the latest setback in a career full of significant injuries. The Niners announced Thursday that Verrett got injured in practice the previous day
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Veterans Day is on Friday. There will be several events around the Coachella Valley honoring those who have served and continue to serve our country. La Quinta Veterans Day CeremonyWhen: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.Where: La Quinta City HallFollowing the ceremony, everyone is invited to walk to the Veterans Acknowledgement Monuments in Civic Center park
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer has been charged with more than a dozen counts of sexual assault and other crimes after misconduct allegations by multiple people spurred an internal affairs investigation at the Stockton Police Department. Former Stockton Police Sgt. Nicholas Bloed was arrested
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — More than two dozen families have joined a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Navy of making them sick from jet fuel that leaked into the tap water in their Hawaii homes. There are now more than 100 people in an amended lawsuit filed Thursday that also accuses
Continue Reading EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James will miss at least the Lakers’ next game after straining a muscle in his leg during Los Angeles’ fourth straight loss on Thursday night. An MRI exam on James revealed no tears in his adductor muscle, Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Friday. James is day-to-day with the strain,
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general’s office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements. Attorneys for both camps were required to submit their nominations of who should serve in the monitor position by Thursday after
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame’s new honorees include an object dating to ancient times, a line of muscle-bound action figures and an iconic art set whose medium is colorful pegs. The hall on Thursday announced the top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite as this year’s inductees. The trio was
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters secured another win Thursday as voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have forced medical workers to intercede in the rare case of a baby born after an attempted abortion. The result caps a string of ballot defeats, months after the Supreme
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A lone assailant killed one police officer and wounded another Thursday in a stabbing attack that two Belgian judicial officials said was suspected to be terrorism-linked. The suspect was shot and taken to a hospital. Eric Van der Sypt, from the federal prosecutor’s office,
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape. The jury also plans to award additional punitive damages. The verdict in the civil case came Thursday in one of several #MeToo-era cases
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer has been charged with more than a dozen counts of sexual assault and other crimes after misconduct allegations by multiple people spurred an internal affairs investigation at the Stockton Police Department. Former Stockton Police Sgt. Nicholas Bloed was arrested
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole sent Florida homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and threatened a row of high-rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away the beach and destroyed seawalls only weeks ago. The storm, which caused at least two deaths,
Continue Reading By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — What initially appeared to be a Democratic win in the Idaho House has turned into a Republican victory after a glitch in reporting early voting was corrected in south-central Idaho. Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck says the House seat representing Jerome, Blaine and Lincoln
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By Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday denied a petition for a hearing on new evidence in the case of death row inmate Richard Glossip, convicted of a 1997 murder committed by someone else. At trial, prosecutors said Glossip, a motel manager, ordered another employee to kill
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting of a Black man in Indianapolis during unrest sparked byr George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police has been sentenced to one year of home detention. Thirty-two-year-old Tyler Newby also was sentenced Thursday to four years of probation for shooting 18-year-old Dorian Murrell.
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