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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Delays in testing evidence from sexual assaults have been a lost opportunity for investigators and a source of frustration for victims for years, prompting California officials to announce Tuesday that they have created a way for survivors to track the progress of linking their rape kits
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By Jen Christensen, CNN People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says. When someone has high blood pressure, the force of their blood pushes against the walls of their blood vessels, making their heart less efficient. Both vessels
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El estado de Texas celebrará elecciones a gobernador el próximo martes 8 de noviembre, el mismo día en el que todo Estados Unidos votará legisladores para el Congreso en el marco de las elecciones intermedias, la primera gran prueba electoral del presidente Joe Biden. El actual gobernador de Texas, el
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and LISA MASCARO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her is to be arraigned Tuesday on attempted murder and other charges. David DePape, a fringe activist drawn to conspiracy theories, was expected to
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Palm Springs’ historic Plaza Theatre launched an online auction today featuring “one-of-a-kind items” in advance of its sold-out Rock the Plaza fundraising concert. The auction items became available at 9 a.m. Tuesday and will be open for viewing and bidding until noon on Nov. 15. “One-of-a-kind auction items include guitars signed by Paul Rodgers,
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The Associated Press Stocks gave up early gains and ended lower on Wall Street after an unexpectedly strong report on the job market raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to keep the pressure on inflation with aggressive interest rate increases. Those high rates are intended to slow the economy, and the fear is
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Uber Technologies Inc., up $3.18 to $29.75. The ride-hailing company gave investors an encouraging forecast for bookings. Abiomed Inc., up $125.74 to $377.82. Johnson & Johnson is buying the heart pump maker for $16.6 billion. Pfizer Inc., up $1.46 to $48.01.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis jury has ruled that Ford Motor Co. and other companies must pay $6 million to a Missouri family over claims that a woman’s death was caused by asbestos exposure, including from dust generated during brake repairs. Linda Behling of Springfield died of mesothelioma at age 70 in 2019.
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN A federal watchdog is accusing the Architect of the Capitol, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, of ethics violations over an offer to provide tours to “patriots” weeks before the November 2020 election. The inspector general with oversight over J. Brett Blanton, the Architect of the Capitol, found that
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, finalmente se pronunció en público dos días después de su derrota ante Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales. En su mensaje, que duró apenas unos pocos minutos, dijo que seguirá cumpliendo la Constitución del país, pero no concedió
Continue ReadingBy Richard Allen Greene, CNN Former Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu was on the verge of making a triumphant return to office in Israel, as initial exit polls suggested he may have scraped a narrow majority in the country’s fifth national election in less than four years. If exit polls are correct — a big if
Continue Reading BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after admitting that he raped and killed a 13-year-old girl he met online, then set her body on fire. Armando Cruz, of Inglewood, accepted an agreement to plead guilty to murder, rape, kidnapping and other charges
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Members of the Pelosi family are expected to be able to hear audio from the 911 call Paul Pelosi placed to police and see body camera footage of officers who responded to his house the night he was attacked, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Pelosi
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and closed lower Tuesday after an unexpectedly strong report on the job market raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to keep the pressure on inflation with aggressive interest rate increases. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN After the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers met for a late-night dinner at an Olive Garden in suburban Virginia and spent hundreds of dollars on an Italian feast. “ALCON: Going to eat at Olive Garden,” Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes allegedly said to an
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A health emergency has been declared in Southern California’s Orange County due to rapidly spreading virus infections. The county health officer issued the declaration Monday due to record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits, the OC Health Care Agency said in a press release. “Additionally, a Proclamation
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere Ted Cruz and Dave Matthews headlined campaign rallies within a short drive of each other in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week. Matthews peppered his hour-long set at a get-out-the-vote concert for Democratic Senate nominee Cheri Beasley with aphorisms like, “Sometimes when I look at the way things are right now, it’s
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, a much different kind of geopolitical standoff was taking shape in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of miles away, a heavily-armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed up
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business For over a decade, companies from Google to General Motors have poured billions of dollars into the pursuit of what was seen as the Holy Grail of driving technology: the fully self-driving car. Such vehicles would usher in an era of consumer safety and convenience, experts promised, and would be
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