By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated the Republican push to pass new voting restrictions in the state, announcing on Thursday a second special session of the state legislature that could continue the bitter standoff with Democrats in the Texas House who broke quorum and fled to the nation’s
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September timeline for laying out a strategy on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, a Biden administration official told CNN. The strategy would apply for all vaccinated people. A decision for those who are immunocompromised and
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed a bill into law at the White House on Thursday to award congressional gold medals to the police forces that responded to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. The Congressional Gold Medal is the US Congress’ “highest expression of national appreciation
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In a story published August 5, 2021, about a new Apple technology for identifying encrypted images of child sexual abuse, The Associated Press erroneously reported the technique’s name. It is NeuralHash, not NeuralMatch.
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Sept. 30. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said last month he would require health care workers to either be vaccinated or submit to
Continue Reading The New York attorney general’s investigation into sexual harassment allegations found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reports.
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A wide-ranging New York state impeachment investigation into various allegations of misconduct against embattled Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is close to concluding, according to a letter obtained by CNN. In a letter sent Thursday, lawyers working for the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee’s impeachment probe informed
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two decades of governments that see the press as an enemy have pushed Venezuelan journalists to find alternative ways to keep citizens informed. These days, some journalists hop onto buses with a speaker and microphone to read the news in a
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jannik Sinner has eliminated Sebastian Korda in straight sets at the Citi Open hard-court tournament. Sinner’s 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) victory on Thursday came in a matchup between two youngsters considered possible future stars of men’s tennis who also happen to be doubles partners this week.
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By Miguel Marquez, Dakin Andone and Meridith Edwards, CNN Joan Chang, 42, is 33 weeks pregnant with her second child. But it wasn’t until last week that she got her first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Chang, who works in the banking industry, has been working from her home in Gardendale, Alabama, since last year
Continue Reading By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An oil company operating in western North Dakota that waited more than five months to report a pipeline spill that discharged more than 29 million gallons of wastewater has agreed to pay more than $35 million in civil and criminal fines. The U.S. Department of Justice
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat says that its revenue jumped 32% in the second quarter as demand from restaurants returned. But the company’s shares dropped after it forecast lower-than-expected third-quarter sales. Beyond Meat said uncertainty about the coronavirus is among the things weighing on its sales projections. The company’s
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Rodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Este es un vistazo a la vida del futbolista argentino Lionel Messi. Datos generales de Lionel Messi Fecha de nacimiento: 24 de junio de 1987 Lugar de nacimiento: Rosario, Argentina Nombre completo: Lionel Andrés Messi Padre: Jorge Messi, trabajador de fábrica Madre: Celia Cuccittini de Messi Matrimonio: con Antonella Roccuzzo (desde
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HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, has died. He was 71. The team announced his death on Thursday but did not provide any further details. The 6-foot-8 Richard intimidated hitters with an effectively wild delivery,
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, has died. He was 71. The team announced his death on Thursday but did not provide any further details. The 6-foot-8 Richard intimidated
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in the opening day starter’s second appearance since returning from a demotion to the bullpen, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 5-0. Adam Eaton homered, and José Iglesias added a two-run single as
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in the opening day starter’s second appearance since returning from a demotion to the bullpen, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 5-0. Adam Eaton homered, and José Iglesias added a two-run single as
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Sept. 30. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said last month he would require health care workers to either be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. But the new
Continue Reading By BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s Jordan Love spent the offseason preparing as if he might be the quarterback of a Super Bowl-caliber team. The Packers’ second-year quarterback is spending training camp instead tuning up for a preseason schedule that has plenty of meaning for him. Love won’t be
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Intel revealed 3DAT — a breakthrough 3D athlete tracking software — at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Selina Wang reports.
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Thursday said it will begin testing a new system to automatically match photos on iPhones and uploaded iCloud accounts to a database of child sexual abuse images and alert authorities as needed. The new service will turn photos on devices into an unreadable set of hashes —
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The defending WAC Champion NM State women’s golf program announced its complete 2021-22 schedule Wednesday. “We tried to set up as strong of a schedule this season as we could to prepare for the postseason,” head coach Danny Bowen said. “We’re just excited to get started in September
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a commitment from U.S. carmakers that electric vehicles will make up as much as half of their sales by the end of the decade. Auto executives and lawmakers joined Biden on the White House South Lawn Thursday as he
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By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. The
Continue Reading By JOHN GLENNON Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans took a step toward beefing up the backup quarterback spot behind Ryan Tannehill, signing free agent Matt Barkley and releasing DeShone Kizer from the practice squad. They also signed tackle Brent Qvale, guard Ross Reynolds and tight end Donnie Ernsberger and placed cornerback
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) on Thursday reported a loss of $94 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Las Cruces, New Mexico-based company said it had a loss of 39 cents. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Virgin Galactic says it’s re-opening ticket sales for the first time in years, giving anyone who can afford it the chance to reserve a seat on the company’s rocket-powered suborbital space plane for $450,000, a significant markup over what tickets were previously sold for. The news comes after Virgin Galactic
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor organization has died at age 72. Richard Trumka had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years. President Joe Biden eulogized Trumka from the White House on Thursday and said the
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Diez personas murieron y 20 fueron trasladadas a hospitales del área después de que una camioneta se estrellara en la autopista 281 cerca de Encino, Texas, el miércoles por la tarde, según el portavoz del Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas, el sargento Nathan Brandley. Había un total de 30 personas
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine maker Novavax is asking regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 shot. The Maryland-based company partnered with the Serum Institute of India to apply in the three countries, calling the move an important step to improve global vaccine access. The Novavax
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