Liquor distribution exec to plead guilty in college scam
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The chief executive officer of a California liquor distribution company has agreed to plead…
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Premier League defies FIFA, blocks players for WC qualifiers
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The English and Spanish leagues are backing their clubs to not release players to play for South American…
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Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80
By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80. Publicist Bernard…
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Charlie Watts, baterista de The Rolling Stones, muere a los 80 años
CNNEE (CNN) –Murió Charlie Watts, el legendario baterista de The Rolling Stones, según anunció su publicista en un comunicado a CNN el…
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Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, dies at 80
By Hilary Clarke, CNN Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He…
Continue Reading AP source: Panthers sign Robby Anderson to $37.5M extension
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension with wide…
Continue ReadingWalmart wants to deliver you stuff, even if you didn’t buy it at Walmart
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Next time you order that waffle maker or rice cooker, it could be delivered to you by Walmart, even if…
Continue ReadingMaersk just ordered 8 carbon neutral ships. Now it needs green fuel
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Shipping giant Maersk is taking big strides to decarbonize its fleet with an order for eight new “green”…
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Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has formally broken off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco, with the foreign minister citing a series of…
Continue Reading Earlier diabetes tests recommended for overweight US adults
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Updated diabetes guidance says overweight and obese Americans should start getting screened earlier, at age 35…
Continue Reading Daily new COVID-19 cases in Israel approach January peak
By LAURIE KELLMAN and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases each day in Israel is nearing the…
Continue ReadingNasdaq hits 15,000 for first time ever. Is Dow 36,000 next?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It seems that nothing can stop the stock market. The bulls have assumed control. The Nasdaq surpassed the 15,000…
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Waymo expanding autonomous ride service to San Francisco
Waymo, the Google self-driving vehicle spinoff, is moving to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to San Francisco. The company says “trusted…
Continue Reading Florida mask debate split-screen: courtroom vs. classrooms
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The coronavirus is disrupting more classrooms in Florida, while lawyers for Gov. Ron…
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Pentagon acknowledges ‘terrible’ conditions at Qatar base temporarily housing Afghan evacuees
By Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday that there had been “some terrible conditions” at the…
Continue Reading Minnesota wildfires disappoint travelers and outfitters
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters…
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Lawsuit challenges New Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of recent public health orders requiring people with certain jobs to…
Continue ReadingTaliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
CNN, AFP, QATAR GOVT, KTVT, DEFENSE DEPT, UNITED AIRLINES, HANIF SUFIZADA, TALIBAN VIDEO, ISIS VIDEO By Nick Paton Walsh, Brad Lendon, Sheena…
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Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commutes sentence of San Francisco district attorney’s father
By Taylor Romine, CNN Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted the sentence of the San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s father on…
Continue Reading McDonald’s se quedó sin batidos en el Reino Unido
Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — McDonald’s se ha visto obligado a dejar de vender batidos y bebidas embotelladas en casi…
Continue Reading Bears to start Fields in preseason finale, Dalton in Week 1
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start rookie quarterback Justin Fields in the preseason finale…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court gave Trump leeway on executive actions. Biden wants the same treatment
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Biden administration faces two major confrontations with the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Avistan por primera vez en la naturaleza a una tortuga gigante atacando y comiéndose un polluelo. Es un incidente “horrible”, dicen cientÃficos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los investigadores capturaron el momento en que un animal vegetariano de toda la vida cruzó la lÃnea y…
Continue Reading FAA probing whether Boeing employees are being pressured on safety issues
By Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing employees who are supposed to…
Continue Reading Una tormenta tenÃa nombre, la otra no. Ambas trajeron inundaciones pero tuvieron consecuencias diferentes
urielblanco (CNN) — Si te levantaste esta mañana con la sensación de que los últimos dos dÃas han durado dos semanas, no estás solo.…
Continue ReadingBiden to stick with Aug. 31 deadline for Afghanistan
WASHNGTON, DC — President Biden has decided to stick with his self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline for a military withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S.…
Continue Reading Biden decides to keep August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan as evacuations accelerate
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told a reporter that it was “irresponsible” to say that the US is stranding Americans in Afghanistan after the…
Continue Reading El director de la CIA se reunió con el principal lÃder talibán en Kabul este lunes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El director de la CIA William J. Burns se reunió cara a cara con el lÃder principal de los talibanes en Kabul este…
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Hawaii governor asks tourists to stay away as Covid cases and hospitalizations hit record highs
Paige Ruiz was nine months pregnant when she contracted Covid-19, and died before she got the chance to hold her newborn baby. Her mother, Robin…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor asks tourists to stay away as Covid cases and hospitalizations hit record highs
By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN Hawaii Gov. David Ige asked tourists to voluntarily stay away from the state amid a record surge in Covid-19…
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