TikTok surpasses YouTube in viewing time per user
Drew Barrymore made her TikTok debut by dressing up as Josie Geller, complete with her shiny pink dress, from her 1999 rom-com “Never Been…
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Pelosi rejects Manchin’s call for a ‘pause,’ shows little willingness to pare back $3.5 trillion bill
By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday rebuffed a demand from Sen. Joe Manchin to take a “strategic…
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NMSU invests nearly $1.5 million in free iPads for all freshmen
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Every New Mexico State University freshman is eligible for a free iPad this semester. “Honestly, when they emailed me, I…
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Horizon community to gather for parade in support of sick child
HORIZON CITY, Texas– Family of 4-year-old Mia Chehade has asked the community to help in joining them for a ‘Strong like Mia’ parade, just days…
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AP Top 25: Georgia jumps to No. 2 behind Tide; UCLA moves in
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia has moved up three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 presented by…
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Evacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Americans trying to evacuate hundreds of Afghans and…
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16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico
By GERARDO CARRILLO Associated Press TULA, Mexico (AP) — Torrential rains in central Mexico have suddenly flooded a hospital, killing 16 patients.…
Continue Reading 1,000-game winner, Hall of Fame coach Magee ready to retire
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hall of Famer Herb Magee will retire as the men’s basketball coach of the Jefferson University Rams at the end of the coming…
Continue Reading A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall movie season — usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort — is this year, like…
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Bitcoin drops below $43,000 on El Salvador’s first day using it
By Anneken Tappe It’s a volatile day for bitcoin, which briefly fell by more than 10% Tuesday — below the $43,000 mark. The drop comes after…
Continue Reading A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall movie season — usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort — is this year, like…
Continue Reading Senior Democrat’s spokesperson disputes Blinken’s comments about flights grounded in Afghanistan
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The communications director for a senior Democratic senator pushed back on comments from…
Continue Reading UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment
By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched…
Continue Reading Video game CEO is out after praising Texas abortion law
By Matt Egan Video game CEO John Gibson stepped down from the helm of Tripwire Interactive after his support of the Texas abortion law created a…
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‘You bloody fool’: Duck mimics human sound during mating display
By Jack Guy, CNN An Australian musk duck has been recorded saying “You bloody fool” in the first documented instance of the species…
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Hallan muerta a una mujer de Virginia que estaba desaparecida en el Parque Nacional Glacier
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El cuerpo de una mujer desaparecida de Richmond, Virginia, fue encontrado en el Parque Nacional Glacier en…
Continue Reading Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia’s capital will come down Wednesday, officials say
By Deanna Hackney, Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that sits on the historic…
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Robert E. Lee statue coming down in Richmond,…
Continue Reading Abogado de Carolina del Sur que recibió un disparo en la cabeza meses después del asesinato de su familia renuncia y entra en rehabilitación
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Alex Murdaugh, el prominente abogado de Carolina del Sur que dijo haber sido baleado este sábado, unos tres meses…
Continue Reading Texas governor signs voting restrictions bill into law
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bans 24-hour and drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles…
Continue Reading Benedict Cumberbatch weighs in on straight actors in gay roles ahead of ‘Power of the Dog’ release
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Benedict Cumberbatch plays a sexually repressed cowboy in the 1920s — when homosexuality was widely stigmatized and in…
Continue Reading Royals’ Perez giving fans reason to watch September baseball
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amid another lost year for the Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez is giving fans a reason…
Continue Reading Afghan officer rescued from Kabul starts new life in U.S.
By ALEX SANZ Associated Press An Afghan national police officer who narrowly escaped being captured by the Taliban has started a new life in the…
Continue Reading Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a crowd creating a disturbance at the…
Continue Reading Gobernador de Texas promulga un proyecto de ley de restricciones a la votación
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, promulgó este martes un proyecto de ley que prohÃbe las…
Continue Reading Baumgartlinger faces another layoff after 2nd knee surgery
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger is set to miss at least three months after undergoing another knee…
Continue Reading NASA confirms Mars rover’s 1st rock sample grab, 40 to go
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the…
Continue Reading Howard University cancels classes after ransomware attack
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Howard University canceled classes Tuesday as it continues to investigate a ransomware attack on the school’s network,…
Continue Reading Biden to travel to California ‘early next week’ to campaign for Newsom ahead of recall vote
By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to California “early next week” to campaign for Democratic Gov.…
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WNBA playoff seeds up for grabs as teams enter home stretch
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six…
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