EL PASO, Texas – On the day before Thanksgiving, 8 teams took the field to get in some more district games. In District 1-6A, the Eastlake Falcons improved to 5-0 on the season after defeating Coronado. In District 1-5A Div. 2, the Parkland Matadors took care of business against Hanks to lock up their 5th
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials say they approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot, as Iran released a 33-year-old Australian academic who was imprisoned for more than two years on spying charges. Thai officials did not go so far as to call it a
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A suspect has been identified and is in custody after two people were fatally stabbed and three others wounded at a California church used as a homeless shelter, according to the San Jose Police Department. The suspect, Fernando De Jesus Lopez-Garcia, was taken into custody Monday. On Wednesday, he was identified by San Jose Police
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball program started its 100th season by hitting the century mark in a 100-81 victory over UT-Permian Basin. Six Miners hit double figures led by Souley Boum’s 23 points on Wednesday night in the Haskins Center. RELATED STORY: UTEP women’s basketball steals OT thriller from New Mexico State, 80-76 The Miners’ 100
Continue Reading You never know what you might find while walking along the beach. People often come across coins, shells and trash, but a teacher in Northern Ireland made a discovery that will go down in history. In the 1980s, the late Roger Byrne, a schoolteacher and fossil collector, found several unidentified fossils on the east coast
Continue Reading A soccer tournament featuring hundreds of players is a go in Phoenix — in spite of Covid-19 restrictions and the mayor’s disapproval. The Desert Super Cup is an annual youth soccer tournament taking place over Thanksgiving weekend. The games are being played as Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Phoenix. This year’s tournament is
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Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure, a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español on Wednesday. The cause of death was an “acute secondary lung edema to exacerbated chronic heart failure,” the source said. Heart failure is
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Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure, a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español on Wednesday. The cause of death was an “acute secondary lung edema to exacerbated chronic heart failure,” the source said. Heart failure is
Continue Reading Soccer icon Pele has paid a moving tribute to his “great friend” Diego Maradona after the Argentine died at the age of 60 after suffering heart failure on Wednesday. Both men are considered two of the greatest soccer players in history and come from similarly humble backgrounds. “I have lost a great friend and the
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Japanese beverage giant Kirin has finally offloaded its Australian dairy business, months after it was forced to scrap a bigger deal because of geopolitical tensions with China. Kirin is selling Lion Dairy to Australian company Bega Cheese for 560 million Australian dollars ($412 million), the companies said on Thursday. Under the agreement, Bega is acquiring
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I asked a cross-section of leaders across the media industry, from newsrooms to Hollywood studios, to share what they are thankful for, in 2020, the toughest of years. The first person who replied, Associated Press
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John Barsa, the acting head of the US Agency for International Development, has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN has learned. “We can confirm that on November 25, Acting Deputy Administrator John Barsa tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving a rapid diagnostic test,” acting USAID spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday.
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(CNN Español) — Con consignas como “Somos la voz de las que ya no tienen voz” y “Ni una menos”, grupos de mujeres costarricenses convocados por la Coordinadora Feminista Contra Femicidios e Impunidad marcharon hasta el Parque Central en San José este miércoles, en el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la
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Click here for updates on this story Stroudsburg, PA (WNEP) — Before the beer had to be kicked and wine corked, there was a healthy buzz inside Newberry’s Yard of Ale on Main Street in Stroudsburg. “It’s early enough in the day. I wanted to have a beer, have lunch. I have other things to
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EL PASO, Texas — In the summer of 1987, a serial killer stalked the streets of El Paso. The bodies of six teenage girls and young women were found buried in the desert in the northeast outskirts of the city. All had been reported missing earlier that year. An extensive investigation led police to David
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pennsylvania (WNEP) — It was a holiday feast for a group of animals looking for their fur-ever homes. It’s the second year that the cats and dogs at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter near Clarks Summit can get a taste of Thanksgiving. It’s all thanks to Pamela Marcinkevich and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hartford, CT (WFSB) — The family of the late Elijah Young, a veteran Channel 3 employee, community leader and early heart transplant patient, is giving thanks for the years that the transplant added to his life and those around him. Young was the light in many lives. For
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hamden, CT (WFSB) — Hamden police are looking for the person who fired gunshots at a home where an 84-year-old woman lives. Police said the shots were fired at a house on Wintergreen Avenue. The woman inside the home said she was in her bedroom watching television when
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Tigers have had to overcome a lot of obstacles off the volleyball court, but they still managed to find success. Monday, the Tigers captured an area round title after defeating Lubbock Cooper 3-2. They are the only team from El Paso still alive in the state playoffs. Given
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PHOENIX, Arizona — Johnny McCants and his New Mexico State teammates have settled into a routine less than a week after the team temporarily relocated to Arizona. The Aggies lift weights in the morning, practice in the afternoon and watch film before dinner. The rest of the time is spent in remote classes and doing
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Una fuente de Justicia de Argentina que participó en el proceso de la autopsia que se le realizó este miércoles a Maradona le dijo a CNN que Diego murió por causa de un edema agudo de pulmón secundario a insuficiencia cardiaca crónica reagudizada. La familia del astro del fútbol autorizó que se
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Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 60, his lawyer Matias Morla confirmed to CNN. The Argentine Football Association confirmed the news on Wednesday and posted a short message on its social media platforms. A cardiac arrest is the result of electrical disturbances that cause the
Continue Reading The CEO of a national health system abruptly left the company after telling employees he wouldn’t wear a mask because he’d already had Covid-19. In an email to over 50,000 staff last week, Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft said he didn’t need to wear a mask because he’d recovered from the illness and that using
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — Biologists said the sperm whale spotted in Mobile Bay for nearly a week was euthanized Wednesday morning. Dr. Ruth Carmichael with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Marine Mammal Research Program said the whale was just too sick to survive. “The euthanasia was deemed the
Continue Reading When a New York couple was told their over 100-year-old home was built by a notorious bootlegger, they passed it off as small town legend. But during a recent home renovation, the couple discovered something that revealed the legend could be true. In early October, Nick Drummond and Patrick Bakker said they found more than
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de EE.UU., Joe Biden, pareció echar un balde de agua fría sobre la idea de que los senadores Elizabeth Warren y Bernie Sanders formen parte de su gabinete al sugerir que, en cambio, le gustaría mantenerlos en el Senado para que lo ayuden a avanzar en una agenda progresista.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM ) — Justin Eric McLeod, a 36-year-old man from Flushing, was arraigned on Thursday, Nov. 18 on nine charges related to raping a minor. Those charges include: Four counts of criminal sexual conduct first degree with a person under 13, Two counts of criminal sexual
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WASHINGTON, DC — Texans still won’t be able to purchase liquor at Walmart, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by the retail giant that would have allowed the booze to be sold at stores in the state. Texas is the only state in the nation that does not allow publicly traded companies, like Walmart Inc.,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, UT (KSL) — Two men were arrested Tuesday in separate stings after police say they thought they were arranging to meet with children for sex but had instead been communicating with undercover officers posing as children. Investigators say John Patrick McGrath, 29, of Salt Lake
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUNCES, New Mexico — An audit made public that was part of an investigation into the conduct of Spaceport America’s former chief executive details what officials call a severe breakdown of internal controls that resulted in possible taxpayer funding waste and abuse. The report was released this week by the state auditor’s office after it
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