FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 1
By BRANDON GDULA numberFire The start-or-sit dilemma is part of managing a fantasy football team. Having the foresight to start the wide receiver who…
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No. 20 Mississippi hosts FCS Austin Peay in home opener
By The Associated Press Newly ranked Mississippi returns home to face FCS team Austin Peay after a short week of preparation. The 20th-ranked Rebels…
Continue Reading O’Neill homers, Cards win 2-1 to salvage split with Dodgers
By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer, Cardinals relievers combined for five scoreless innings,…
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In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d’Alene were getting ready for their first day of school when…
Continue Reading Florida woman given 30 years in husband’s homicide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman convicted of helping mastermind the killing of her husband more than two decades ago has been sentenced to…
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United Nations confirms hackers breached its systems earlier this year
By Sean Lyngaas and Richard Roth, CNN Unidentified hackers breached computer systems at the United Nations in April and the multinational body has…
Continue Reading After managed debut, touted USC freshman Foreman could start
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California defensive end Korey Foreman played a limited role as a pass rusher in his…
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Lululemon, Moderna rise; Calavo, Boston Beer fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Lululemon, Moderna rise; Calavo, Boston Beer…
Continue Reading Nigerian army says high profile Boko Haram member arrested
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says its troops have arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram…
Continue Reading No. 19 Hokies welcome Middle Tennessee to loud Lane Stadium
By The Associated Press Virginia Tech will look to build off its opening win against No. 24 North Carolina when Middle Tennessee comes to Lane…
Continue Reading READ: White House releases Biden’s updated Covid response plan
By CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will impose stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a…
Continue Reading House lawmakers release early details of program that would overhaul electricity sector and slash fossil fuel emissions
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Lawmakers in the House released early details of a clean electricity program Thursday, which Democrats say would slash fossil…
Continue Reading Romania: No-confidence vote stalled, political crisis grows
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s governing National Liberal Party has blocked a no-confidence motion…
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FDA takes more time to decide on e-cigarettes
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will need more time to decide whether the biggest-selling…
Continue Reading Social media and telecom companies vague about their response to January 6 committee
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN A wide range of telecommunications and social media companies are still grappling with how to…
Continue Reading What makes Novak Djokovic great? Shots, yes, but also mind
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic enters his U.S. Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev needing two wins to…
Continue Reading No. 2 Georgia hosts UAB in home opener after beating Clemson
By The Associated Press No. 2 Georgia is hosting UAB in its home opener after a huge win over Clemson to start the season. The 10-3 triumph pushed…
Continue Reading Witness says R. Kelly kept her locked up before sex assault
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former radio station intern says R&B singer R. Kelly kept her locked in a darkened room for days…
Continue Reading Boston cardinal meets Cuban leader on visit to Havana
HAVANA (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston has met Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel at a time of tense relations between the U.S. and…
Continue Reading No. 18 Badgers try to bounce back against Eastern Michigan
By The Associated Press Eastern Michigan is seeking to improve its record against Big Ten teams since 2017 to 4-0 when the Eagles visit No. 18…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Farm hired white immigrants over Black US laborers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Farm hired white immigrants over Black US laborers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white…
Continue Reading Kelly making sure No. 16 UCLA isn’t resting on its laurels
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chip Kelly has made it a point to eschew topics relating to history and trends. But the UCLA coach…
Continue Reading Vignettes: Service academy athletes recall Sept. 11
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer The terrorist attacks 20 years ago struck an emotional chord, still do for Chad Jenkins, then a senior quarterback at…
Continue Reading ‘Life just changed’: Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. The date will be marked in…
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Biden unveils sweeping vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON, DC — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine…
Continue Reading Herbert vs. Young highlights Chargers at Washington opener
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers’ season opener at Washington is a showdown between last…
Continue Reading MLS playoff game set for Thanksgiving Day on Fox
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox will air a Major League Soccer playoff game on Thanksgiving Day for the first time. The final day of the regular season is set…
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Covid-19 is crushing this corner of rural America. Getting the vaccine can still feel like an act of treason
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN It felt like Covid-19 was closing in around us during the five days in August this CNN crew…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is crushing this corner of rural America. Getting the vaccine can still feel like an act of treason
CNN’s Elle Reeve revisits Carter County, Missouri, where Covid-19 is moving through towns of unvaccinated…
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