Storm runoff causes flooding, road closures in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Runoff from heavy rain caused scattered flooding and several closures of roads and highways across southern New Mexico on…
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Goal feast for fans as Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool win in EPL
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins on the first Saturday of the…
Continue Reading Notre Dame has its quarterback: Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan is Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the…
Continue Reading Indy’s road course opens to mixed reviews from Cup drivers
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NASCAR drivers got their first laps on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course in…
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A third dose of Covid-19 vaccine is now authorized for some. Here’s what you need to know about boosters for all
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. The US Food and Drug…
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Banksy strikes again! Artist confirms he is behind ‘spraycation’ artworks in British coastal towns
George Engels, CNN The United Kingdom hasn’t had the sunniest of summers, but that didn’t stop Banksy from dropping by seaside towns and…
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Bucharest gay pride march resumes after coronavirus pause
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Several thousand LGBT supporters took to the streets in the Romanian capital of…
Continue Reading Democrat DeJear to seek Iowa governorship in 2022
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voting rights advocate Deidre DeJear has announced she is running for governor.…
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Heitkamp: Infrastructure to help U.S. families
The former Democratic senator from North Dakota sees the multi-trillion dollar bills as an investment for the next generation of…
Continue ReadingWhy minority business leaders are celebrating the infrastructure bill
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The heads of some of the largest minority business advocacy groups on Capitol Hill are praising key elements of the…
Continue Reading PSG fans cheer on Messi before 4-2 win; Nice routs Lille 4-0
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi smiled and looked transfixed as Paris Saint-Germain fans chanted his name before the…
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Russia can renew BBC journalist visa if UK responds in kind
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says it could renew a visa for a BBC journalist to let her…
Continue Reading Russia can renew BBC journalist visa if UK responds in kind
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says it could renew a visa for a BBC journalist to let her…
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Texas teen with autism sues Missouri boarding school
STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — A Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri has been sued three times this month over allegations that students were…
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‘Still people are having fear.’ What life is like in some of the cities captured by the Taliban
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Over the last week, the Taliban has made significant gains across Afghanistan and now control over half of the…
Continue Reading‘Still people are having fear.’ What life is like in some of the cities captured by the Taliban
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Over the last week, the Taliban has made significant gains across Afghanistan and now control over half of the…
Continue Reading Judge: Reword part of Minneapolis police ballot question
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that part of a ballot question that will soon be before Minneapolis voters on the future of the city’s…
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El Paso, La Union see 6 inches of rain in 48 hours; ‘dangerous’ flood warning
EL PASO, Texas — Some portions of El Paso and southern New Mexico received about 6 inches of rain over the past two days, the National Weather…
Continue Reading Protesters in France denounce COVID-19 health pass
By BOUBCAR BENZABAT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathizers, marched in cities across France for…
Continue Reading Protesters in France denounce COVID-19 health pass
By BOUBCAR BENZABAT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathizers, marched in cities across France for…
Continue Reading Sarr stars for Watford as Villa struggles without Grealish
WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr has starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from…
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Federal judge orders Biden administration to revive Trump-era border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to revive a Trump-era border policy that…
Continue Reading Brighton rallies to beat Burnley 2-1 in Premier League
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister scored late goals as Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 away in their…
Continue Reading Benitez opens controversial Everton tenure with comeback win
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s controversial tenure at Everton got off to a strong start as his team came…
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Russian plane fighting wildfires crashes in Turkey, killing all 8 crew members on board
By Gul Tuysuz and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board,…
Continue Reading Elon Musk: Zero pay but tens of billions in stock options in 2020
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk got $0 in pay in 2020, according to a company filing, but he did receive stock options during the…
Continue Reading Lebanese hospital warns power cuts endanger its patients
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top medical center in Lebanon is warning that long power cuts and severe shortage in fuel will…
Continue Reading Vardy gives Leicester 1-0 win over Wolves in EPL opener
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester followed up its Community Shield victory with a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton in…
Continue Reading Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent internet fact-checker has admitted to plagiarizing from dozens of news stories over several…
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1 hurt as multiple semi-trucks jackknife on wet El Paso roads
El PASO, Texas — One truck driver was injured Saturday morning amidst at least two incidents of semi-trucks jackknifing on El Paso area roadways due…
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