US projects $3.12T budget deficit for this year, down $555B
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is forecasting that this year’s budget deficit will be $555…
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More COVID-19 shots, studies offer hope for US schools
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JAY REEVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials are offering new hope for the safety of U.S. schoolchildren…
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Americans rally to tie Great Britain & Ireland in Curtis Cup
CONWY, Wales (AP) — The Curtis Cup is tied going into the final session of singles at Conwy Golf Club in Wales. Rose Zhang and Rachel Kuehne each…
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OpenTable is helping restaurants verify vaccination status
OpenTable is teaming up with Clear to help restaurants with proof of vaccination requirements. CEO Debby Soo says the company is offering restaurants…
Continue ReadingF-bombs and hate mail: Restaurants take heat when they ask for proof of vaccination
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Cowbell, a comfort food restaurant in New Orleans, started requiring proof of vaccination for indoor…
Continue Reading U.S. women to play 2 hockey games vs Canada in October
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The United States will host Canada in two women’s hockey games in October. The games will be played Allentown,…
Continue Reading Bubble trouble? Jags’ Bryan hoping to do enough in finale
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A first-round draft pick 3½ years ago, Taven Bryan is squarely on Jacksonville’s…
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Appeals court blocks El Paso mask mandate except for schools, city buildings
EL PASO, Texas — A divided 8th Court of Appeals struck down much of El Paso’s indoor mask mandate Friday, but left it intact for schools and city…
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4 Line 3 protesters arrested at Minnesota Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota troopers on Friday arrested four people protesting Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement pipeline project at the…
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New Mexico flush with cash as revenues climb, oil recovers
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is flush with cash due mostly to the infusion of federal pandemic aid…
Continue ReadingTesla files to sell electricity in Texas
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla wants to do more than sell you an electric car. It wants to start selling electricity itself — at least to…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans seek $680,000 for 2020 election probe
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are seeking approval to spend up to $680,000…
Continue Reading NASCAR to present Wendell Scott’s family with 1963 trophy
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of Wendell Scott will receive a trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory…
Continue Reading Louisville suspends head coach Chris Mack for 6 games
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville is suspending head basketball coach Chris Mack for six games.…
Continue Reading White Sox activate catcher Yasmani Grandal from 10-day IL
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have reinstated catcher Yasmani Grandal from the 10-day injured list. The…
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Council overrides Leeser’s veto of $96 million in non-voter approved debt
UPDATE, Aug. 31: At a heated El Paso City Council meeting Tuesday, council overrode a mayoral veto of nearly $100 million in non-voter approved debt…
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12-state human trafficking operation nets rescues 47 victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says a 12-state law enforcement operation rescued 47 victims of human trafficking…
Continue Reading House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued sweeping document…
Continue Reading House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued sweeping document…
Continue Reading Broadway theaters attack virus: ‘This is absolutely doable’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a woman who has seen the play “Pass Over” multiple times in just a few days.…
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Biden meets with new Israeli prime minister: ‘We’ve become close friends’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Israel’s prime minister visited the White House on Thursday, for the first time in 12 years it was someone other than…
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Donations needed for Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas — As Afghan refugees have made their way to the Borderland, many people from the community want to know what they can do to…
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Gunmen in Nigeria release schoolchildren abducted three months ago
By Nimi Princewill and Ahmad Ibrahim, CNN Scores of schoolchildren who were abducted at gunpoint at a school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger…
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Rivian files to go public with IPO, reportedly seeking valuation up to $80 billion
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Rivian, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon and Ford, said Friday that it has filed confidential paperwork…
Continue Reading Browns’ Mayfield playing in preseason finale against Falcons
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield will get a summer tune-up after all. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski surprisingly said…
Continue Reading As UK airlift ends, Johnson vows to help more Afghans leave
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will “shift heaven and earth” to bring more Afghans…
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LIVE updates: 4 dead, 1M still without power after Hurricane Ida
Here’s the latest on Hurricane Ida: Rescuers have combined to save at least 671 people, according to Louisiana Gov. John Bel EdwardsOfficials…
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Dwayne Johnson seems to have a doppelgänger in Alabama
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a has a look-alike. An Alabama law enforcement officer has gone viral because he an…
Continue Reading “El tiempo no está de nuestro lado”: la costa del Golfo se prepara para la llegada del huracán Ida el domingo, potencialmente uno de categoría 4
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El huracán Ida impactó el oeste de Cuba el viernes y se espera que la tormenta de categoría 1 llegue a la…
Continue Reading AP sources: Eichel switching agents amid dispute with Sabres
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four people with direct knowledge of the player’s decision have told The Associated Press…
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