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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Persistently high interest rates have led Missouri lawmakers to significantly expand a state loan program for farmers and small businesses. Lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill that raises the amount of state funds available to support low-interest loans. The Missouri legislation reflects
Continue ReadingSUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — The rap artist known as GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia, jail records show. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, was charged Tuesday with first-offense driving under the influence of alcohol; having an open container of alcohol; and failing to obey a traffic control device, according to
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CNN By Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were detained by New York Police Department officers, CNN witnessed, as police entered Columbia University on Thursday to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest that began a day earlier as the university’s president testified before a House committee about the school’s response to
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso, Dalia Faheid, Dakin Andone and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The outage of 911 systems in several states Wednesday evening was caused by the installation of a light pole, according to Lumen, a company that supports some of those systems. “On April 17, some customers in Nevada, South Dakota and
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As war movies go, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” ends up in a kind of no-man’s land, draping elements of “Mission: Impossible,” “Inglourious Basterds” and director Guy Ritchie’s brand of violent action-comedy over the bones of a fascinating World War II true story. The underwritten, somewhat messy results
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles Police Department officer will not face criminal charges in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl killed inside a department store when police fired at a man suspected of attacking a woman, California prosecutors said Wednesday. Valentina Orellana-Peralta and her mother were
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal. The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were arrested during sit-in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal. The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were arrested during sit-in
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer U.S. stock indexes are drifting Thursday, potentially putting the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight loss. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in afternoon trading after flipping between small gains and losses through the day. That has it on pace for its longest losing streak since late
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of helping House Speaker Mike Johnson save his job should Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia force a vote seeking his ouster. It will depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. So
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nam, CNN New York (CNN) — A male columnist has apologized for a cringeworthy moment during former University of Iowa superstar and college basketball’s highest scorer Caitlin Clark’s first news conference as an Indiana Fever player. The Wednesday exchange went viral on social media, and critics said it underscored the difficulties many female
Continue ReadingFellow musicians are paying tribute to Allman Brothers guitarist, singer and songwriter Dickey Betts after his death at 80. The band says Betts was passionate about everything from music to fishing to golf and he excelled at whatever captured his attention. Guitarist Joe Bonamassa says that seeing Betts in concert made him want a Les
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Cavinder twins are back at Miami. One day after Hanna Cavinder revealed she was returning to the Hurricanes, twin sister Haley Cavinder said she was decommitting from TCU and heading back to Miami as well. They were part of the Miami team that
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Un automovilista resultó herido ayer a las 9 de la noche cuando el carro que conducía por la Dillon Road cerca en Sky Valley choco con dos caballos que estaban en el camino. Las autoridades no han dicho si los animales murieron. El área fue cerrada mientras la policía hacia su trabajo y la ambulancia
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — A Michigan woman who usually doesn’t purchase scratch off lottery tickets is now a millionaire after she decided to while she was on her way to pick up a pizza. The lucky player, a 41-year-old Shelby Township woman who decided to remain
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Un voraz incendio estallo ayer a las 5:30 de la mañana en una vivienda ubicada en el área de la calle Johnson cerca del Expressway 86 en Oasis donde el fuego destruyo la casa en la que vivían tres personas que ahora son auxiliados por la Cruz Roja. Según la investigación las llamas iniciaron en
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns on Thursday warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year. His comments mark one of the starkest warnings to date from the Biden administration on the stakes in Ukraine as Congress debates whether to approve a
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Un apagón fue provocado por el robo de alambre de cobre en el equipo de transmisión por lo que se quedaron sin luz 734 casas y negocios en el área de la calle Jackson en Indio. Según la investigación, el robo de los cables provocó que una línea subterránea se quemara, lo que obligó a
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s military chief, Francis Ogolla, died in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country on Thursday, President William Ruto announced in a televised address. The helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday afternoon local time, killing Ogolla and nine other members of the
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