US home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
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Knee injury rules Messi out of PSG-Metz game midweek
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Lionel Messi will miss the next French league game against last-place Metz after a knock to his left knee.…
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India calls new UK COVID-19 vaccine rules ‘discriminatory’
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says the British government’s decision not to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates…
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Texas man dies in industrial accident in Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a Texas man who was working for a contractor at an Alabama steel mill died after being struck by a forklift.…
Continue Reading McDonald’s begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The…
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Argentina flexibiliza medidas de la pandemia: no será obligatorio el tapabocas al aire libre y abrirán fronteras a extranjeros
CNNEE (CNN Español) — La presidencia de Argentina anunció este martes que flexibiliza varias medidas adoptadas por pandemia de covid-19. Esto…
Continue Reading Dutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue Reading Dutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue Reading Chipotle is adding a new meat to its menu
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Chipotle is adding smoked brisket to its menus nationwide following a successful test conducted last year. The chain…
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Northern Hemisphere’s summer of wildfires let off record-breaking carbon emissions
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The amount of carbon emitted from severe wildfires that tore across many parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer broke…
Continue Reading Biden declares in U.N. speech: ‘Decisive decade for our world’
NEW YORK, NY — President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech since taking office to the United Nations General…
Continue Reading IT phoned home: Storytelling box foils kindergarten thief
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have solved a burglary case at a kindergarten after a storytelling gadget the suspect had swiped revealed his…
Continue Reading EU official says ‘something is broken’ with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden’s UN address
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe…
Continue Reading EU official says ‘something is broken’ with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden’s UN address
In an exclusive interview with Amanpour, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “a lot of open questions” about the AUKUS deal have…
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New UTEP course helps future educators prepare for post-Covid classrooms
EL PASO, Texas — As schools across the Borderland continue to transition to in-person learning, UTEP is hoping to help future educators transition…
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Motorist seriously hurt in east El Paso crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously hurt in a rollover crash that shut down a portion of Loop 375 in east El Paso during the early morning…
Continue ReadingJapanese sisters, age 107, certified as world’s oldest identical twins
By Jack Guy, CNN Two Japanese sisters have been confirmed as the world’s oldest living identical twins and the oldest ever identical twins at…
Continue Reading La versión de dos dosis de Johnson & Johnson tiene una efectividad del 94% contra el covid-19, encuentra un estudio
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Una versión de dos dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Johnson & Johnson proporciona un 94% de protección…
Continue Reading Ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria retires
INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer has retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth…
Continue Reading Luan Peres flourishing in Marseille under coach Sampaoli
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer There has always been a rich tradition of great defenders at Marseille even though the nine-time French…
Continue Reading J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people…
Continue Reading A nurse’s training didn’t protect her from vaccine misinformation. Now, she’s one of the victims of Covid-19
By Dan Simon and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Natalie Rise was a registered nurse in Idaho who loved her job as a home health care worker before she decided…
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2-dose version of J&J shot is 94% effective against Covid
NEW YORK, NY — A two-dose version of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine provides 94% protection against symptomatic infection, the company…
Continue Reading J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people…
Continue ReadingJPMorgan offers Chase accounts to UK consumers in first global move
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business JPMorgan has launched a new digital retail bank in the United Kingdom under its Chase brand, marking its first push into…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 steps to level up your side hustle
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 steps to level up your side hustle
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working…
Continue Reading Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko’s assassination, European court rules
Marina Litvinenko, wife of Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in 2006, discusses on Amanpour the trial of Alexey Navalny and the protests in the…
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Two dose version of Johnson & Johnson shot 94% effective against Covid-19, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A two-dose version of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine provides 94% protection against symptomatic infection,…
Continue Reading FBI cart away possible evidence from Gabby Petito’s fiancé’s home as the search for him continues
Newly obtained audio from a 911 call in Moab, Utah, reveals that Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie were reportedly fighting in their van on…
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