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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have avoided saying the franchise has entered rebuild mode, even if it sure does feel like it. The Cardinals will have the No. 3 overall pick in next week’s NFL draft in Kansas City, Missouri, which provides one of the first big
Continue Reading OAKDALE, Calif. (AP) — OAKDALE, Calif. (AP) — Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) on Thursday reported net income of $9.2 million in its first quarter. The Oakdale, California-based bank said it had earnings of $1.12 per share. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock
Continue ReadingDADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Investigators said five people charged in a deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party had fired guns into the crowd at the celebration. Investigators wrote in court documents filed Thursday that they believe the five were present at the party and “discharged firearms into the crowd” resulting in the deaths of
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A cargo container with gold and other items worth over $20 million Canadian (US$14.8 million) was stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport, authorities said Thursday. Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said a “high value” container was taken from a holding area facility after being unloaded from
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Firebirds rookie Tye Kartye earned high honors on Thursday, named as the AHL’s Most Outstanding Rookie. The full press release from the AHL is below. .@Firebirds forward and @TheAHL rookie of the month Tye Kartye kept it pretty simple over the weekend when asked about his recent stretch of success, notching 17 points in 15
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities have identified a longtime employee of a New York City parking garage that collapsed earlier this week as the lone fatality in the tragedy. The body of Willis Moore was recovered from the debris of the collapse late Wednesday afternoon. The medical examiner’s office
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who police say confessed to shooting seven people — killing four of them — has made his initial court appearance. A state police affidavit filed in court Thursday noted details of a crime scene including broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Airport officials in Austin, Texas, say an American Airlines worker has died after being injured on the ramp area just outside the terminal. Emergency officials said Thursday they were called just after 2 p.m. and found the person dead from what they describe as traumatic injuries. The death occurred at Austin-Bergstrom
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Airport officials in Austin, Texas, say an American Airlines worker has died after being injured on the ramp area just outside the terminal. Emergency officials said Thursday they were called just after 2 p.m. and found the person dead from what they called traumatic injuries. The death occurred at Austin-Bergstrom International
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Carolina Calero (CNN Español) — La entidad a cargo de administrar los recursos de la Renta Ciudadana en Colombia, Prosperidad Social, anunció este 20 de abril que el primer pago se hará el próximo 29 de abril para las personas de Bogotá y municipios cercanos. ¿Cuándo se podrá reclamar el primer pago? El programa Renta
Continue ReadingMUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Four corrections officers in western Michigan have avoided incarceration with plea bargains in the 2019 death of a jailed man who suffered multiple seizures while in a cell. Muskegon County sheriff’s Sgt. David Vanderlaan and Deputies Jeffrey Patterson, Crystal Greve and Jamal Lane pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of
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La cantante, compositora, actriz y activista ganadora de varios premios platino, Becky G, recibirá la llave de la ciudad de Coachella el sábado. La comunidad esta invitada a la ceremonia que está programada para la 1 p.m. en la Biblioteca de Coachella ubicada en 7th Street. La presentación comenzará con una bienvenida del alcalde Steven
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Following the news on Thursday that prosecutors in the “Rust” case are planning to dismiss charges made against Alec Baldwin, the actor thanked his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, and his attorney Luke Nikas in an Instagram post. “I owe everything I have to this woman. (and to you, Luke)”
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will formally announce his 2024 reelection campaign as soon as next week, three people briefed on the discussions said Thursday. The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said they were not aware that a final decision
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Emergent, the maker of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan, said in a statement Thursday that it is aiming for an out-of-pocket price of less than $50 for its nasal spray product now that the US Food and Drug Administration allows for over-the-counter sales. Public interest groups such as government agencies, nonprofits
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX hauled in 15% more profit in the first quarter as the railroad’s higher rates and fuel surcharges offset its higher costs. The railroad said Thursday that it earned $987 million during the quarter. The 48-cents-per-share profit beat Wall Street expectations. CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Pulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that’s shedding about 15% of its entire staff, adding to layoffs made earlier this year. In a memo sent to staff, Buzzfeed Inc. co-founder and CEO Jonah
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los llamados “juicios del siglo” han despertado históricamente un interés desbordado en las audiencias. Al ser casos mediáticos, muchos de ellos televisados minuto a minuto, los espectadores quieren saber hasta el último detalle de esos crímenes de la vida real. Algunos de ellos, como el juicio de OJ Simpson
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Ejército de EE.UU. desplegará “capacidades adicionales” cerca de Sudán para asegurar la embajada de EE.UU. en el país y ayudar con una posible evacuación, si la situación lo requiere, anunció este jueves el Departamento de Defensa (DOD, por sus siglas en inglés). Eso incluye a cientos de infantes de marina
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