CONWAY, S.C. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State topped Davidson 75-64 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Luka Brajkovic led the Wildcats on Thursday with 19 points and seven rebounds.
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CONWAY, S.C. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State topped Davidson 75-64 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Luka Brajkovic led the Wildcats on Thursday with 19 points and seven rebounds.
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Private businesses in Florida will be forced to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping legislative package to combat federal requirements. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bills into law Thursday at a car dealership in the Tampa suburb
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA is changing its playoff format to a more traditional bracket. The postseason will consist of three rounds — best-of-three games for the first round and best-of-five games for subsequent ones — beginning this summer. The top eight teams overall will make the playoffs. The league adopted a
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA is changing its playoff format to a more traditional bracket. The postseason will consist of three rounds — best-of-three games for the first round and best-of-five games for subsequent ones — beginning this summer. The top eight teams overall will make the playoffs. The league adopted a
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EL PASO, Texas — A little girl got separated from her family during a holiday shopping trip to a busy retail store and seemed to vanish into thin air. Dread settled in for her family and the entire community once surveillance camera video emerged, showing the 5-year-old girl walking out of the store with an
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia rise.
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the company’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. More than 800 Activision Blizzard workers so far have signed a petition calling for Kotick’s resignation. The petition, released on Thursday by a group of employees, says they
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Two challengers to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers are trying to ensure that their case is decided as quickly as possible by a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents. They are asking that the challenges be heard by the full federal appeals court
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican governor has sought to capitalize on rising law enforcement tensions with city leaders surrounding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, offering to help pay unvaccinated out-of-state officers to relocate and join the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Gov. Bill Lee has released a new promotion video
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions testing for heavy duty vehicles. Officials on Thursday dedicated the center in the city of Riverside that will allow for more checks on heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, buses and bulldozers in
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions testing for heavy duty vehicles. Officials on Thursday dedicated the center in the city of Riverside that will allow for more checks on heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, buses and bulldozers in
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers A person familiar with the deal says NBC will continue to broadcast England’s Premier League with a bid of more than $2.7 billion over six years. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the financial terms were confidential. NBC has been
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers A person familiar with the deal says NBC will continue to broadcast England’s Premier League with a bid of more than $2.7 billion over six years. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the financial terms were confidential. NBC has been
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A physician testifying as an expert in a condemned Nevada inmate’s bid not to be put to death told a federal judge Thursday that execution by firing squad would be quick and “relatively painless.” However, Nevada law doesn’t allow inmates to be shot and the method
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Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A licensed cannabis grower, a vineyard owner and a sheriff were among witnesses who testified this week before a committee of the Oregon Legislature, in an effort to seek help in stemming the proliferation of illegal grow sites in southern Oregon. One lawmaker told the committee
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanksgiving holiday travel could be a messy one, as forecast models continue to show the potential for plunging temperatures and a “significant storm“ in the coming week. Depending on where you live, it may be best to leave early. Not everyone has flexibility in their travel plans, but if you
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich says it was “painful” re-watching the tape of his team losing to the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card playoff game in January. Reich finds encouragement in how close the Colts came to victory in a 27-24 loss. He
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EL PASO, Texas — The longest lunar eclipse in 580 years took place late Thursday night and early Friday morning. The eclipse had a total duration of six hours and two minutes. The near-total lunar eclipse was the longest of the century and the first of this length in 580 years. This history-making, near-total lunar
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Prince Boateng is back at his hometown club Hertha Berlin for possibly the final chapter in a colorful career. He returned 14 years after leaving on an odyssey through teams in England, Spain, Italy and Turkey. The 34-year-old former Ghana international rejoined Hertha in the offseason
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Presd UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning “in the strongest terms” the intrusion and seizure of the now-closed U.S. Embassy in Yemen’s capital by Houthi rebels and their detention of dozens of local employees. A statement approved by the U.N.’s most powerful body on Thursday called
Continue Reading By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy have not reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government. That’s according to a lawyer for the families, who along with other advocates is pushing back at increasing criticism of a proposal
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wall Street is hungry for fancy salads. Sweetgreen’s stock nearly doubled in price mid-day Thursday, hours after the upscale salad chain made its Wall Street debut. The company set its price at $28 per share Wednesday, ahead of its initial public offering Thursday. The stock price jumped to about $54
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown seemed to have everything going his way in 2020. The receiver was having his best season yet in the NFL on the way to earning his first Pro Bowl honor. Brown said Thursday he was battling so
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have brushed aside months-long divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Final approval has been delayed indefinitely by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has spoken for over three hours criticizing the legislation, President Joe Biden and Democrats. But passage
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Most minor league players will get their own beds provided in team housing under a new Major League Baseball policy. Stepping up improvements for minor leaguers after widespread criticism, MLB’s housing policy will require teams provide furnished accommodations, with a single bed per player and no more than two players per bedroom.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La supervisora de guiones del rodaje de “Rust” Mamie Mitchell presentó una demanda contra el actor y productor Alec Baldwin y otras figuras de la producción por el tiroteo en el rodaje que terminó con la vida de la directora de fotografía de la película. La demanda, presentada en Los Ángeles,
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A Washington state florist who refused to make an arrangement for a couple out of religious objections to same-sex marriage is withdrawing a pending petition before the Supreme Court after announcing that she has settled her dispute, according to her lawyers. The settlement means the justices won’t
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — UTSA hosts defending Conference-USA champion UAB on Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners’ dream season and the league’s West division title are on the line. No. 15 UTSA (10-0, 6-0) are seeking their first C-USA title but have lost four straight to the Blazers (7-3, 5-1).
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