Saudi-backed consortium pulls out of bid to buy Newcastle United
A Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has withdrawn its bid to buy English Premier League side Newcastle United. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…
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5 things to know for July 31: Coronavirus, election 2020, economy, stimulus, hong kong
We already have the second hurricane of the new Atlantic season. Hurricane Isaias likely will spend the weekend dumping rain in parts of the…
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Beyoncé’s celebratory visual album ‘Black Is King’ drops on Disney+
The moment Beyoncé fans have been waiting for is finally here: The 24-time Grammy Award-winning queen of pop has released her hotly anticipated…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing government, citing coronavirus, postpones elections; pro-democracy opposition cries foul
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections, citing a worsening…
Continue Reading Bryan Cranston says he had Covid-19 and shares a video of himself donating plasma
“Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston has appealed to his fans to “keep wearing the damn mask,” after revealing that he…
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NBA season restarts with a nod to Black Lives Matter and 2 games that went down to the wire
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers took their game down to the wire on Thursday — just like the Utah Jazz and New Orleans…
Continue Reading Eurozone economy shrank 12.1% in April-June from previous quarter due to lockdowns, largest drop on record
PARIS (AP) – The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% percent during the second quarter from the quarter before as…
Continue Reading Vietnam reports first ever death from coronavirus as it struggles with renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnamese state media are reporting the country’s first ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles…
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Two pilots dead after aircraft collide in mid-air while fighting a Nevada fire
Two single engine aircraft fighting the Bishop Fire in southern Nevada collided in mid-air around Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal…
Continue Reading Canada cracks down on those traveling through the country to get to Alaska
People who choose to travel to Alaska through Canada are facing stricter rules starting Friday. The additional entry conditions aim to crack down on…
Continue Reading What the airplane cabin of the future might look like
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things — the way we socialize, work, and the way we travel. Air travel is still far from…
Continue Reading Women in Xinjiang shine a light on a campaign of abuse and control by Beijing
Zumrat Dawut said she was forcibly sterilized by the Chinese government for having one too many children. A former resident of Urumqi, the capital of…
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Man clings to life after being shot in head in central El Paso
UPDATE: Police on Friday released a few new details about a Thursday night shooting that critically wounded a man in the 4300 block of Missouri, and…
Continue Reading Police chief in California launches inquiry into alleged badge bending rite to indicate fatal shootings
The police chief in the Northern California city of Vallejo announced an inquiry into his department earlier in the week, saying he is “deeply…
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Researchers publish scathing critique of a hydroxychloroquine study touted by the White House
Researchers on Wednesday published scathing critiques of a study President Trump repeatedly touted on Twitter. That study, published earlier this…
Continue Reading A man is shot after he tossed a dagger at a Detroit officer and injured him, police say
Detroit police shot a man who was allegedly swinging a sword in the middle of an intersection. When police asked him to stop, he tossed a dagger that…
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El Paso’s ‘Tour de Tolerance’ goes virtual
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Holocaust Museum is making this year’s Tour de Tolerance a virtual 10-Day Challenge. To expand participation, anyone…
Continue Reading NBA players took a knee before kicking off the league’s reopened season
Every NBA player who restarted the NBA’s season on Thursday kneeled during the National Anthem, wearing “Black Lives Matter”…
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El Paso experts advise getting mental health ‘check-ups’ as pandemic wears on
EL PASO, Texas — The outbreak of Covid-19 has change most aspects of life seemingly overnight. Adjusting to the new normal may be going easier for…
Continue Reading Indian serial killer confesses involvement in more than 50 murders. His gang allegedly dumped the bodies in crocodile-infested waters
An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested…
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NMSU partners with lab to expand virus testing in southern New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is partnering with TriCore, an independent clinic reference laboratory out of Albuquerque to…
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23 luminarias lit outside El Paso Museum of History in victims’ honor for shooting anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — They are a humble Hispanic tradition, paper lanterns known as luminarias. Those luminarias also became an iconic symbol after the…
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‘Love has no boundaries’: Borderland couple weds on international bridge amid pandemic
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — It’s not ideal. It’s loud. It’s cramped. Yet, for Heriberto and Ana Sosa, it was the perfect place for them to get…
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Residents believe their tires were slashed after they put up BLM signs
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — Several residents in a West Asheville neighborhood woke up…
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First dog to test positive for Covid-19 in the US, Buddy the German shepherd, has died
Buddy, a 7-year-old German shepherd from Staten Island, New York, was the first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States. He…
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Congress nowhere near deal; unemployment benefit to expire
Senate Republicans and Democrats traded blows for yet another day and then left town as a federal enhancement of unemployment benefits that has been…
Continue Reading Missouri police officer who killed Michael Brown faces no charges
No charges will be filed against former Ferguson, Missouri, police Officer Darren Wilson after a reinvestigation into the 2014 shooting death of…
Continue Reading Evictions resume amid rise in unemployment, Coronavirus pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — Colorado’s temporary ban on evictions has expired. Denver…
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Former Doña Ana County deputy accused of hoarding evidence from unsolved sex crimes in his garage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy faces multiple felony charges after officials confirmed Friday that he allegedly…
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