By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend home games this season at their gleaming new Allegiant Stadium. The vaccine mandate will go into effect September 13, the date of the team’s first
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country’s armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort. Stoltenberg says “the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up” and that “this failure
Continue Reading By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Around 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been impacted by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday morning, according to UNICEF. The quake left at least 1,941 people dead and more than 6,900 injured; that toll is expected to rise in the coming
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants that are still confronting major supply chain problems. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that manufacturing output increased 1.4% in July following a decline of 0.3% in
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants that are still confronting major supply chain problems. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that manufacturing output increased 1.4% in July following a decline of 0.3% in
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Chains like Wendy’s, McDonald’s, and Panera are rolling out expanded breakfast menus to lure customers. It’s a battle to own breakfast, one of the only growth opportunities in fast food.
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — A surge in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations that’s pounding Florida is scaring some skeptics into rethinking their opposition to the vaccines. In rural western Nassau County, newspaper columnist Roger West had written that he didn’t trust the federal government and adamantly opposed the coronavirus shots. Then
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Nina Avramova, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — still frantically evacuating their personnel from the city’s airport — reckon with the sudden breakdown of their two-decade effort in Afghanistan. The situation at
Continue ReadingCNN By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates, its foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday. News of his whereabouts comes days after he fled Kabul as the Taliban closed in on the city. “The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans shopped less than expected last month as the Delta variant swept across the country, fueling concerns that the pandemic might once again weigh on consumer spending and the economic recovery. Sales declined by 1.1% in July adjusted for seasonal swings, the Census Bureau showed Tuesday. It was a steeper
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s foreign minister says the country expelled a Russian diplomat last week, the second this year. He didn’t offer any explanation for the decision or reveal the diplomat’s rank and identity, saying Tuesday that information of that nature is confidential. A Russian Embassy spokeswoman confirmed that a diplomat had
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de alcaldesa en una ciudad de Afganistán, Zarifa Ghafari, aseguró que está “esperando” a que los talibanes “vengan por gente como yo y me maten”. Así lo afirmó en una entrevista al medio británico inews desde las afueras de Kabul. La alcaldesa de
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish officials are seeking to justify their policy of sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco. Their explanations come Tuesday as 28 human rights organizations write to the Spanish prime minister urging him to end the returns immediately. Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were among a surge of 10,000 people who tried to
Continue Reading By SHAH ABBAS Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse Shiite Muslims who attempted to participate in processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram. Dozens of people were detained. Hundreds of Muslims chanting religious and pro-freedom slogans took to the streets in the
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business In early August, Apple announced a major new program designed to help combat child exploitation and promote safety, issues the tech community has increasingly embraced. It was a presentation big on intent but light on the details. What followed — outraged tweets, critical headlines and an outcry for more
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor shower, has intrigued scientists for years because it’s an asteroid that behaves like a comet. New research may reveal the reason why this oddball gets so bright as it approaches the sun. Asteroids and comets both orbit the sun, but asteroids are made of
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Good Morning! Get ready for another humid afternoon with increasing clouds and plenty of moisture for afternoon showers and storms. The next weather system will move into the area from the southeast and bring a chance for showers, stronger storms could cause isolated flooding. Temperatures will run below normal with occasional breezes.
Continue Reading By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than
Continue Reading By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot has thrived in the red-hot housing market, but there are growing signs that demand is finally starting to cool. Although Home Depot’s second-quarter earnings and revenue topped forecasts on Tuesday morning, a few stats were concerning: For example, same-store sales growth, which measures how well locations
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. They signed the All-Star center to a multiyear contract that a person familiar with the situation says is a four-year, $196 million extension that takes Embiid through the 2026-27 season. The 27-year-old Embiid was NBA MVP
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts for states in the Southwest, as climate change-fueled drought pushes the level in Lake Mead to unprecedented lows. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US by volume, has drained at
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Continue Reading A historic 20-year megadrought, fueled by the climate crisis, is reducing the supply of water for some Arizona farmers.
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Those unvaccinated against Covid-19 aren’t just risking their own health — they’re also jeopardizing medical care for others and fueling a surge that’s forcing more students to quarantine, doctors say. Covid-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past three weeks, with 83,693 people hospitalized this week, according to data
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is adding to its year-old bakery item selection with the introduction of a new glazed donut. The new sweet treat hits menus at its United States restaurants beginning on September 1 for a limited time. McDonald’s said the donut is coated in a sweet glaze that tears apart to
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este lunes, el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que el Ejército abatió a Germán Amado Porras, alias “Cipriano González”. El operativo militar ocurrió en la vereda San José de Caquetania, del municipio de La Macarena, en el departamento del Meta. El
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations. The measures, approved by a government task force, add seven prefectures to the six areas already under a state
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations. The measures, approved by a government task force, add seven prefectures to the six areas already under a state
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is raising its outlook for the year as Americans, coming out of hibernation, returned to shopping for back-to-school clothes and travel goods during the fiscal second quarter. Still, concerns are mounting over spending in the months ahead as the delta variant of COVID-19 surges
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