$650M plan would give Los Angeles Zoo flashy transformation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A $650 million plan would give the Los Angeles Zoo a theme park-style transformation over the next 20 years. The Los Angeles…
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$650M plan would give Los Angeles Zoo flashy transformation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A $650 million plan would give the Los Angeles Zoo a theme park-style transformation over the next 20 years. The Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Biden administration move could block Minnesota copper mine
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel…
Continue Reading Biden administration move could block Minnesota copper mine
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel…
Continue Reading David Byrne says audiences seem ‘thrilled’ to be in theater
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As he brings “American Utopia” back to Broadway following the pandemic pause, David Byrne says…
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A small Australian town’s attempt to lure Chris Hemsworth has gone viral. Here’s how the actor responded
By Lilit Marcus, CNN In the past five years, the Australian town of Cowra has been hit by droughts, Covid and even a mouse plague. So when it came to…
Continue Reading A small Australian town’s attempt to lure Chris Hemsworth has gone viral. Here’s how the actor responded
The actor said the #GetChristoCowra campaign “warmed his heart” and promised to visit the Australian town next…
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Keep your brain sharp by finding your sleep ‘sweet spot,’ study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, right? Papa Bear’s bed was too hard and Mama Bear’s bed too…
Continue Reading Keep your brain sharp by finding your sleep ‘sweet spot,’ study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, right? Papa Bear’s bed was too hard and Mama Bear’s bed too…
Continue Reading EU Parliament tries to force commission to act on Poland
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament says it’s preparing legal action against the EU’s executive arm…
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice…
Continue Reading Serbia introduces evening COVID passes amid infection surge
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced COVID passes for indoor venues in late evening hours following weeks of surging infections and…
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis cop to be resentenced in death of 911 caller
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to…
Continue Reading Auditor: Iowa’s privatized Medicaid illegally denies care
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found that Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system has illegally denied…
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Browns’ Mayfield out with shoulder injury, Keenum starting
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will sit out Thursday’s game against the Denver…
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Nikolas Cruz se declara culpable de los cargos de asesinato en la masacre de la escuela secundaria de Parkland
CNNEE (CNN) — Nikolas Cruz, el hombre armado que llevó a cabo la masacre de estudiantes y profesores en la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation to spend $120M on access for COVID-19 pill
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of…
Continue Reading Biogen CEO: ‘Major bottleneck’ still limits Alzheimer’s drug
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen brought in only $300,000 in sales during its first full quarter on the market. It…
Continue Reading Clemson, Brownell look to keep ACC momentum growing
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writrer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Brad Brownell believes he has the Tigers men’s basketball program in a…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation to spend $120M on access for COVID-19 pill
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of…
Continue Reading Giuliani associate decides not to testify at criminal trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani has told a federal judge that he will not testify at his own trial.…
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Bitcoin surges to new record above $66,000
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bitcoin bull market is showing no signs of slowing down. Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable…
Continue Reading California se encuentra en situación de emergencia por la sequía en su año más seco en casi un siglo
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Después de que California vivió su año más seco en casi 100 años, todo el estado está ahora bajo una…
Continue Reading Georgia loses only returning starter Horne to knee injury
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s basketball team has lost its only returning starter, senior forward P.J. Horne, to a season-ending knee injury.…
Continue Reading Washington releases longtime kicker Dustin Hopkins
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington has released longtime kicker Dustin Hopkins and signed Chris Blewitt as his replacement. Hopkins was in his seventh…
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Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre
By Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at…
Continue Reading Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre
In an interview with CNN’s Ana Cabrerra, Tony Montalto, who lost his 14-year-old daughter Gina in the Parkland school shooting in 2018, calls shooter…
Continue Reading Ex-Alitalia flight attendants strip off uniforms in protest
ROME (AP) — Dozens of former flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia have stripped off their uniforms, wearing only undergarments…
Continue Reading Serbia introduces evening COVID passes amid infection surge
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced COVID passes for indoor venues in late evening hours following weeks of surging infections and…
Continue Reading Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstream
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about…
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