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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner. And while many may associate the holiday with major retail sales and end-of summer barbecues, Labor Day’s roots in worker-driven organizing feel especially visible this year. In the U.S. and Canada, the early-September tribute to workers has been
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will seek another $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request, bringing the total to $16 billion. The request is a sign wildfires, flooding and hurricanes intensifying during a period of climate change are imposing higher costs on U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Atika Shubert and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Luis de la Fuente, the manager of the Spanish men’s national team, has apologized for visibly applauding the speech of beleaguered soccer chief Luis Rubiales at an assembly last Friday. De la Fuente was seen clapping at the event in the front row of the assembly
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By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — An eye-catching mural looks over Euclid Ave. at a storefront where a car ran through the front window earlier this month. The large painted face gazes out over the sidewalk at the nail salon, which has been secured with cardboard
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Gas prices are up once again across the country ahead of Labor Day weekend. According to AAA, the average price for gas in Riverside County as of Friday is $5.26. Meanwhile, overall travel bookings were up 4% from last year, said AAA. This includes travel by air. Fliers are experiencing the busiest air travel summer
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has ordered more than 100 schools to keep some or all of their buildings closed when the new academic year begins next week because of concern crumbling concrete threatens the safety of children and staff. The announcement, which came late on Thursday, sent school
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — The first of the month is coming up, which means rent or mortgage payments are due. For Lahaina resident Sharon Bryson, she and her husband have been dreading the thought of paying bills after they became unemployed due to the wildfires.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — “Barbie”, la película taquillera de este verano boreal, llegó a Rusia a pesar de no haberse estrenado oficialmente allí debido a la guerra en Ucrania, y parece que la barbiemanía ha encandilado a muchos rusos incluso cuando la película suscita la condena de las autoridades. La distribuidora de “Barbie”, Warner
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference inviting Stanford, California and SMU to join the league in 2024-25, sources tell AP.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The coach of Spain’s men’s national soccer team has asked for forgiveness for applauding the claim by Luis Rubiales that he was the victim of a smear campaign from “false feminists” following an uproar after he kissed a player on the lips at the Women’s World
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king on Friday reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison term to a single year following the divisive politician’s return last week from 15 years of self-imposed exile. Thai media, citing Justice Ministry sources, reported that Thaksin can apply for parole after serving one-third of
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed. Last month’s job growth marked an increase from July’s revised gain of 157,000 but still pointed to a
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s splintered opposition parties have decided to contest the 2024 national elections in their bid to unseat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prevent his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party from achieving a third straight win. The 26 opposition parties on Friday decided to work out seat-sharing arrangements in different states in “a collaborative spirit”
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks next week, the Kremlin announced Friday, just over six weeks after Moscow broke off a deal brokered by Ankara and the U.N. that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets safely despite the 18-month war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street followed global markets higher Friday with strong U.S. jobs data boosting shares. Futures for the Dow and S&P 500 each rose about 0.4% before the bell. US employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August, showing how resilient the U.S. labor market is despite
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Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is continuing its focus on the mental health of its students by bringing back the Wellness Centers for another school year. The Wellness Center is described to be the chicken soup and Vicks vapor rub for students for when they are sick according to Janelle McDaniel, the Wellness Center
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By Gracee Mattiace Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man who escaped the Lahaina wildfires is starting a new life in Brevard after everything he had was destroyed. Chris Bilotta and his wife, Ngoc Mai Bilotta, were packing for a trip to Brevard to check out the area
Continue ReadingELENA BECATOROS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters have rescued a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in northeastern Greece as flames from a massive wildfire burning for two weeks approached. The fire department says the group became trapped in the forest between two villages in the Evros region, near the border with
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s splintered opposition parties have decided to contest the 2024 national elections in their bid to unseat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prevent his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party from achieving a third straight win. The 26 opposition parties on Friday decided to work out seat-sharing arrangements in different states in “a collaborative spirit”
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner. And while many may associate the holiday with major retail sales and end-of summer barbecues, Labor Day’s roots in worker-driven organizing feel especially visible this year. In the U.S. and Canada, the early-September tribute to workers has been
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