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 Times says the city-owned zoo would get exhibit upgrades and new attractions including a 60-foot-deep canyon for rock climbing and a hilltop feature in the style of a Yosemite
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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 Times says the city-owned zoo would get exhibit upgrades and new attractions including a 60-foot-deep canyon for rock climbing and a hilltop feature in the style of a Yosemite
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota. The government ordered a study Wednesday that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the wilderness. The
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota. The government ordered a study Wednesday that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the wilderness. The
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As he brings “American Utopia” back to Broadway following the pandemic pause, David Byrne says it’s evident how thrilled people are simply to be enjoying live entertainment again. He’s also noticed that his audience seems a little younger and more diverse than before shutdown. He
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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 bringing tourists back to this sunny piece of New South Wales, Cowra Tourism manager Glenn Daley knew it was going to take something massive. Or
Continue Reading The actor said the #GetChristoCowra campaign “warmed his heart” and promised to visit the Australian town next year.
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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 soft, but Goldilocks found Baby Bear’s bed to be “just right.” That fable could apply to sleep duration in people as they age as well. Just like Baby Bear,
Continue Reading 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 soft, but Goldilocks found Baby Bear’s bed to be “just right.” That fable could apply to sleep duration in people as they age as well. Just like Baby Bear,
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament says it’s preparing legal action against the EU’s executive arm for failing to use its big guns following a Polish court decision that challenged the 27-nation bloc’s legal order. A Parliament statement Wednesday said its president has asked legal services to prepare a lawsuit
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction in an earlier sex trafficking trial in New York. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber appeared to have wanted the trial in
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced COVID passes for indoor venues in late evening hours following weeks of surging infections and relatively low vaccination rates. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Wednesday said the new measure will take effect on Saturday and will be applied from 10 p.m. in bars, restaurants, nightclubs or any other
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report that she heard a possible rape happening behind her home will be sentenced on a lesser charge. Mohamed Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the July
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found that Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system has illegally denied services or care to program recipients, and both private insurance companies managing the system have violated terms of their contracts with the state. Auditor Rob Sand on Wednesday released the report from
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will sit out Thursday’s game against the Denver Broncos with a painful left shoulder injury and backup Case Keenum will start. The quarterback switch ends speculation about whether Mayfield would try to push through an injury to his non-throwing shoulder that
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CNNEE (CNN) — Nikolas Cruz, el hombre armado que llevó a cabo la masacre de estudiantes y profesores en la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas en febrero de 2018, se declaró culpable en un tribunal de Florida el miércoles de 17 cargos de asesinato y 17 cargos de intento de asesinato. La declaración se produce
Continue Reading 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 drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators. The private foundation says it will use the funds to “support the range of
Continue Reading 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 was a continuation of a slow debut complicated by coverage questions and doctor concerns. The infused drug has been hailed as a potential breakthrough treatment for a fatal
Continue Reading 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 good place after 11 years on the job. School leaders apparently agree. They awarded Brownell a contract extension and raise heading into the season. Brownell will have some adjustments to make
Continue Reading 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 drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators. The private foundation says it will use the funds to “support the range of
Continue Reading 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. He’s facing charges alleging he used a Russian financier’s money to make donations to U.S. political candidates. Lev Parnas made the announcement on Wednesday in Manhattan a
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bitcoin bull market is showing no signs of slowing down. Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, hit a new all-time high of nearly $67,000 Wednesday, topping the previous record set in April. Bitcoin prices have surged 50% this month, from just under $44,000 at the end of
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Después de que California vivió su año más seco en casi 100 años, todo el estado está ahora bajo una emergencia de sequía, dijeron las autoridades este martes. El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, emitió una declaración de emergencia por sequía en todo el estado, ampliando una ya existente para
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s basketball team has lost its only returning starter, senior forward P.J. Horne, to a season-ending knee injury. Coach Tom Crean says Horne had surgery on his right knee, which he hurt when he landed awkwardly after losing his footing in practice. Horne played his first three seasons at Virginia Tech
Continue Reading ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington has released longtime kicker Dustin Hopkins and signed Chris Blewitt as his replacement. Hopkins was in his seventh season with the team. He missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in a loss last weekend to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was just his second missed field goal in 14 attempts
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By Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom Wednesday to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. Cruz, 23, faces a minimum
Continue Reading 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 Nikolas Cruz’s apology “ridiculous” and “a little bit of theater.”
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Dozens of former flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia have stripped off their uniforms, wearing only undergarments in a protest in central Rome. Long financially ailing, Italy’s decades-old airline flew its last flight on Oct. 14. A new airline, ITA, bought the Alitalia brand but is taking on fewer than 3,000
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced COVID passes for indoor venues in late evening hours following weeks of surging infections and relatively low vaccination rates. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Wednesday said the new measure will take effect on Saturday and will be applied from 10 p.m. in bars, restaurants, nightclubs or any other
Continue Reading 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 how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency’s rise. One bitcoin was valued at $66,096, as of 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, after earlier climbing as high as
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