By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate has fallen below 7% for the fist time since March of last year at the start of the pandemic. Data made public Friday shows hiring in California slowed significantly in November compared to October. But the state still added 45,700 new jobs in
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies are warning Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state’s legal marijuana industry is on the verge of collapse. A letter signed by more than two dozen executives, industry officials and advocates follows years of complaints about heavy taxes and regulation that they
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies are warning Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state’s legal marijuana industry is on the verge of collapse. A letter signed by more than two dozen executives, industry officials and advocates follows years of complaints about heavy taxes and regulation that they
Continue Reading By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities are urging people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of the holiday festivities as infections surge and the government tries to avoid another lockdown. “The fifth wave is here and it is here in full force,” Prime Minister Jean Castex said
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are on the ground in Albuquerque ahead of Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl (12:15pm MT) and are enjoying the bowl celebration leading up to it. As is the case with every bowl game, the festivities begin well before kickoff and the New Mexico Bowl is no exception. “Because it’s
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By Marianne Garvey Julia Roberts delivered the ultimate photo bomb while George Clooney was appearing virtually on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” While Clooney was talking about his new movie, “The Tender Bar,” which he directed, Roberts slid into the frame sitting in a chair with sunglasses on. She didn’t say a word then slid out of
Continue Reading By IAN PHILLIPS and SYLVIE CORBET NEW YORK (AP) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron’s potential reelection next year is “very important” to further boost growth — in a clear endorsement of a candidacy that’s not yet been formally announced. The presidential vote is scheduled in April. Macron is widely
Continue Reading By IAN PHILLIPS and SYLVIE CORBET NEW YORK (AP) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron’s potential reelection next year is “very important” to further boost growth — in a clear endorsement of a candidacy that’s not yet been formally announced. The presidential vote is scheduled in April. Macron is widely
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Operation H.O.P.E and A& A All The Way will be hosting an early Christmas celebration in San Elizario for the “Trunk of Hope” toy drive. This is the first time the annual event will be held by all three organizations. “We welcome families to
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emergency room technicians who are trained and experienced in drawing blood can draw blood for the purpose of a DWI investigation. The New Mexico Supreme Court made the determination in an opinion issued Thursday in a case that originated in San Juan County. Attorney General Hector Balderas said the decision codifies
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un camionero cubano que se estrelló contra el tráfico en la Interestatal 70 en Denver, causando la muerte de cuatro personas, fue sentenciado el lunes a 110 años de prisión, según el portavoz del Departamento Judicial de Colorado, Rob McCallum. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, de 26 años, conducía un semirremolque en abril de
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By Muwafaq Mohammed and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN At least 12 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains overnight in northern and northeastern Iraq, Erbil mayor Nabz Abdulhamid told CNN Friday. Videos posted to social media show muddy waters flooding streets and homes in the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has set itself a goal of ending racism in the European game by 2030. It’s part of a human rights and environmental strategy that had an uneasy launch on Friday. Other long-term targets include “zero episodes” of child abuse, embedding rights principles into all strategic
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EL PASO, Texas — Happening next week, The Gracias Christmas Cantata. It’s message of hope returns to El Paso County Coliseum, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at 7 p.m. The three-act show-stopping event hopes to explain the true meaning of Christmas. Expect an enormous band and choir. The show is free, doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is
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By Hannah Rabinowitz A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Friday, the longest sentence for a Capitol rioter thus far. Robert Scott Palmer is the first person to
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La empresa Peloton retiró un anuncio con Chris Noth a raíz de las acusaciones de agresión sexual en su contra. “Cada acusación de agresión sexual debe tomarse con seriedad”, dijo un portavoz de la compañía en un comunicado proporcionado a CNN. “No estábamos al tanto de estas acusaciones cuando presentamos
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States. Analysis of 40 years worth of United States snow measurements shows less of the country now has snow on the ground on Christmas than it did in the 1980s. It’s especially
Continue Reading MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each. Trump said she will release NFTs “in regular intervals” on her website, with a portion of the proceeds going to
Continue Reading MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each. Trump said she will release NFTs “in regular intervals” on her website, with a portion of the proceeds going to
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus are trying to spoil the holiday spirit, but there still are ways to enjoy the festivities. The explosive spread of the omicron variant is causing many to wonder if they should cancel their holiday plans. Health experts know that people
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. The British socialite told the judge Friday she wouldn’t testify because she was confident prosecutors hadn’t proved their case. Closing arguments are
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. The British socialite told the judge Friday she wouldn’t testify because she was confident prosecutors hadn’t proved their case. Closing arguments are
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. The British socialite told the judge Friday she wouldn’t testify because she was confident prosecutors hadn’t proved their case. Closing arguments are
Continue Reading CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested positive for the coronavirus, the airline said in a statement. “Although testing negative multiple times prior to the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, Gary tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home, experiencing mild
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Navidad en Colombia suena a ‘Buitraguito’, Antonio Posada, el Loco Quintero, a Rodolfo Aicardi y Los Hispanos. Pero también suena a muchos músicos venezolanos como Pastor López, Los Melódicos, la Billos Caracas Boys, todos ellos artistas que tuvieron su época de oro entre los años 60 y 80,
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN New evidence shows that a practice known as test-to-stay works to keep children in classrooms safely, even if they’ve been exposed to the virus that causes Covid-19, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Test-to-stay is an encouraging public health practice to keep our
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you need to know whether you have coronavirus but don’t want to deal with appointment scheduling and clinic wait times, a self-test can be a convenient solution. But who are self-tests right for? And how do you use them correctly? Coronavirus self-tests — also known as home tests or over-the-counter
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns got a welcomed reprieve after days of positive COVID-19 tests. The NFL moved Cleveland’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders to Monday as the Browns grappled with a virus outbreak that sidelined coach Kevin Stefanski, quarterback Baker Mayfield, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and more
Continue Reading MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Hockey is coming back to Robert Morris University. The school located in the western Pittsburgh suburbs announced that both its men’s and women’s programs will return to compete at the NCAA Division I level for the 2023-24 season. The programs were folded last May in a cost-cutting measure. A significant
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