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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A multibillionaire Democrat whose actions in the past year have suggested a possible interest in running for president has been sworn in as Illinois governor for the second time. J.B. Pritzker took the oath on Monday, the first Illinois governor to start a second four-year
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A modified jumbo jet carrying a Virgin Orbit rocket has taken off from southwestern England, marking the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from Western Europe. Hundreds gathered for the launch cheered as the repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft, named “Cosmic Girl,” took off from
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A modified jumbo jet carrying a Virgin Orbit rocket has taken off from southwestern England, marking the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from Western Europe. Hundreds gathered for the launch cheered as the repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft, named “Cosmic Girl,” took off from
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Equipment manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed an agreement that ensures farmers and ranchers have the right to repair their own farm equipment. They say the deal signed Sunday at the Farm Bureau Federation convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, follows several years of discussions between
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Equipment manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed an agreement that ensures farmers and ranchers have the right to repair their own farm equipment. They say the deal signed Sunday at the Farm Bureau Federation convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, follows several years of discussions between
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina has confirmed that he has moved to Florida. The Republican officially left Congress last week, months after he lost his GOP primary to now-U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards of the 11th District. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Cawthorn mentioned his Florida
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s chief elections officer is calling on state lawmakers to make it easier for residents to vote while protecting elections officials from threats and intimidation. Key elements of Secretary of State Steve Simon’s agenda are included in an elections package that fellow Democrats in the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain-weary Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, prompting widespread evacuations, toppling trees and frustrating motorists who hit roadblocks caused by fallen debris. Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools
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An Orange County woman was pronounced dead falling while on a hike at Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend, officials announced on Monday. The incident happened late on Saturday. Park rangers responded to a report that a hiker fell in Rattlesnake Canyon in the Indian Cove district of the park. The hiker, a 50-year-old
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will try to govern. Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first tests late Monday as the Republicans approved their rules package for governing House operations, typically a routine step on Day One that stretched
Continue Reading TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has put a temporary hold New Jersey’s new legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year. The judge suggested Monday that the law infringes on the public’s Second Amendment rights. Three members of Second Amendment rights groups who also have carry permits filed the
Continue ReadingBy CBS Pittsburgh Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A boy got to watch the Steelers game while wearing a signed Najee Harris jersey after police said a burglar stole his Christmas gifts. On Facebook, Pittsburgh police said officers were called to a home in Brookline for a reported burglary
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Andrii Chersak stood up for his treatment as prosthetist, Jeff Retallack, works to create the fitting for a carbon fiber leg. It was trial and error for the soldier. “So it’s going to give him really good stability,” Retallack explained. “He’ll have
Continue ReadingCNN By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary accusations against members of his family in his new memoir, which reveals a number of private confrontations between him and other senior royals and details his split from the family. CNN has
Continue ReadingCNN By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary accusations against members of his family in his new memoir, which reveals a number of private confrontations between him and other senior royals and details his split from the family. CNN has
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday praised President Joe Biden’s weekend trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and his stepped-up efforts to combat illegal immigration. A week after the newly elected Democrat took office, Hobbs looked for balance between get-tough border hawks and immigration advocates focused on
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Noma, uno de los restaurantes más galardonados del mundo, cerrará sus puertas el próximo año. Desde que abrió hace dos décadas, el restaurante de Copenhague, al que se le atribuye la invención de la Nueva Cocina Nórdica, ha encabezado la lista de los 50 Mejores Restaurantes del Mundo en cinco ocasiones,
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans enter the offseason at their earliest point since the 2018 season with more questions than wins, and they must hire a general manager before they can start figuring out their future. The Titans ended a streak of six straight winning
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Check out our sister station KEYT for up-to-the-minute updates on the storm in Santa Barbara County By CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain-weary Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, prompting widespread evacuations, toppling trees and frustrating motorists who hit roadblocks
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Alice Driver es una escritora que divide su tiempo entre México y Estados Unidos. Está trabajando en un libro sobre derechos laborales e inmigración, “The Life and Death of the American Worker”. Su trabajo ha aparecido en The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books y Oxford American. Las
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