9 tropes about Muslims that are a product of Islamophobia
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN There are nearly 2 billion Muslims in the world, and the religious group continues to grow rapidly. Yet Islam continues to be…
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How Europe’s doors are slamming shut for Americans
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It was too good to last. While summer saw much of Europe open up to American visitors, offering them the chance to…
Continue Reading Cuba, Israel and Phu Quoc announce reopening plans
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Fall is almost here, we’re approaching our seventh season of living with a pandemic, and yes, it still sucks.…
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Merkel calls migrant push at EU’s border ‘unacceptable’
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds it unacceptable that refugees are being used…
Continue Reading College football fans and traditions are back, even with Covid-19 still here
By Eric Levenson, CNN At Virginia Tech last Friday, the packed crowd bounced to “Enter Sandman.” At the University of Wisconsin the next…
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College football fans and traditions are back, even with Covid-19 still here
Usree Bhattacharya, a professor at the University of Georgia who has a child with a rare medical disorder, pleads with the university’s board and…
Continue Reading With more doses, Uganda takes vaccination drive to markets
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is accelerating its vaccination drive in order to administer 128,000 doses that…
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Not getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is like driving while intoxicated, health expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
Continue ReadingNot getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is like driving while intoxicated, health expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
Continue Reading Pope’s Central Europe visit tests his health and diplomacy
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is making his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal…
Continue Reading Florida auto repair shop owner wins $1 million lottery on his first day of business
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN A Florida man’s dreams came true when he opened his own auto repair shop. But life got even sweeter when he won a $1…
Continue Reading US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show the U.S. has removed its…
Continue ReadingSuper Typhoon Chanthu makes landfall in the Philippines before tracking toward Taiwan
By Helen Regan and Angus Watson, CNN Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and…
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For World Trade Center cook, surviving 9/11 led to activism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sekou Siby was a cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the…
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Bonner leads rally, Utah State races past North Dakota 48-24
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for a career-best 390 yards with four touchdowns as Utah State clawed out of an early hole to rally past…
Continue Reading Raiders’ potential on defense must translate to results
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock retained several things from former coach Bill…
Continue Reading For World Trade Center cook, surviving 9/11 led to activism
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sekou Siby was a cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the…
Continue Reading Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have arrested four of the six Palestinians who broke…
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Boise State rolls to 54-13 win over UTEP
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State rolled to a 54-13 win over UTEP on Friday night as the Broncos’ Hank Bachmeier threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns,…
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Olson’s 4 RBIs lead A’s past Rangers for 3rd straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Starling Marte added an RBI triple and…
Continue Reading Olson’s 4 RBIs lead A’s past Rangers for 3rd straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Starling Marte added an RBI triple and…
Continue Reading Bachmeier, Cobbs lead Boise State past UTEP, 54-13
By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and Stefan Cobbs added a special teams…
Continue Reading Bachmeier, Cobbs lead Boise State past UTEP, 54-13
By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and Stefan Cobbs added a special teams…
Continue Reading UrÃas earns MLB-leading 17th win, Dodgers beat Padres 3-0
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio UrÃas pitched seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy…
Continue Reading Mariners inch closer in wild-card chase, top D’backs 5-4
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Tom Murphy hit a two-run home run in the second inning and added a solo shot in the sixth, and the…
Continue Reading UN envoy: Failure to hold Libya vote could lead to conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Libya is warning that failure to hold presidential and…
Continue Reading Rain helps in California fire fight, lightning sparks others
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters battling massive California blazes say thunderstorms that dropped light rain gave them a little breathing room…
Continue Reading Trae Young back at MSG — this time playing a wrestling heel
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young was back at Madison Square Garden. Once again, he played the heel. Atlanta’s star…
Continue Reading Timbers beat Whitecaps 1-0 on 66th-minute own goal
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Portland Timbers beat Vancouver 1-0 on a 66th-minute own goal Friday night, ending the Whitecaps’…
Continue Reading Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is gearing up for another…
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