Heitkamp: Infrastructure to help U.S. families
The former Democratic senator from North Dakota sees the multi-trillion dollar bills as an investment for the next generation of Americans
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Why minority business leaders are celebrating the infrastructure bill
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The heads of some of the largest minority business advocacy groups on Capitol Hill are praising key elements of the latest infrastructure bill, which is currently being debated in the House after passing with bipartisan support in the Senate on Tuesday. “This was a win for us in a big
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PSG fans cheer on Messi before 4-2 win; Nice routs Lille 4-0
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi smiled and looked transfixed as Paris Saint-Germain fans chanted his name before the 4-2 win against Strasbourg in the French league. PSG’s latest signing joined four other recruits who were presented to almost 50,000 fans at Parc des Princes ahead of Saturday’s kickoff. Messi
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Russia can renew BBC journalist visa if UK responds in kind
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says it could renew a visa for a BBC journalist to let her resume work in Moscow if British authorities give a visa to a Russian journalist. Moscow has refused to renew a visa for BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford in an effective expulsion
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Russia can renew BBC journalist visa if UK responds in kind
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says it could renew a visa for a BBC journalist to let her resume work in Moscow if British authorities give a visa to a Russian journalist. Moscow has refused to renew a visa for BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford in an effective expulsion
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Texas teen with autism sues Missouri boarding school
STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — A Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri has been sued three times this month over allegations that students were abused. The latest of the lawsuits was filed Tuesday in Cedar County Circuit Court on behalf of a Texas teen with autism and bipolar disorder. The Kansas City Star reports that it
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‘Still people are having fear.’ What life is like in some of the cities captured by the Taliban
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Over the last week, the Taliban has made significant gains across Afghanistan and now control over half of the country’s provincial capitals. Cities like Kandahar, Herat and Kunduz are among those now under control of the Taliban, whose fighters are circling ever closer to the capital, Kabul. CNN spoke to Afghans
Continue Reading‘Still people are having fear.’ What life is like in some of the cities captured by the Taliban
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Over the last week, the Taliban has made significant gains across Afghanistan and now control over half of the country’s provincial capitals. Cities like Kandahar, Herat and Kunduz are among those now under control of the Taliban, whose fighters are circling ever closer to the capital, Kabul. CNN spoke to
Continue Reading Judge: Reword part of Minneapolis police ballot question
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that part of a ballot question that will soon be before Minneapolis voters on the future of the city’s police department must be rewritten. The proposal has become a key issue in the November elections and has drawn national attention and money as citizens decide the future of
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El Paso, La Union see 6 inches of rain in 48 hours; ‘dangerous’ flood warning
EL PASO, Texas — Some portions of El Paso and southern New Mexico received about 6 inches of rain over the past two days, the National Weather Service said Saturday as it issued new rounds of Flash Flood Warnings for the region. “This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation,” the weather service said in one
Continue Reading Protesters in France denounce COVID-19 health pass
By BOUBCAR BENZABAT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathizers, marched in cities across France for a fifth straight Saturday to denounce a COVID-19 health pass that is now needed to enter restaurants and long-distance trains. Some 1,600 police were deployed for three separate marches in Paris, a week
Continue Reading Protesters in France denounce COVID-19 health pass
By BOUBCAR BENZABAT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathizers, marched in cities across France for a fifth straight Saturday to denounce a COVID-19 health pass that is now needed to enter restaurants and long-distance trains. Some 1,600 police were deployed for three separate marches in Paris, a week
Continue Reading Sarr stars for Watford as Villa struggles without Grealish
WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr has starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from Aston Villa to secure a 3-2 win. Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis for his first club goal for Watford’s opener in the 10th minute before he found the
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Federal judge orders Biden administration to revive Trump-era border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to revive a Trump-era border policy that required migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date. Shortly after President Joe Biden took office, he ended the policy known as “remain in Mexico” that resulted in
Continue Reading Brighton rallies to beat Burnley 2-1 in Premier League
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister scored late goals as Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 away in their Premier League opener. Burnley took the lead via a second-minute header by James Tarkowski, which stood after a VAR check amid Brighton claims that the defender had fouled Maupay. Burnley
Continue Reading Benitez opens controversial Everton tenure with comeback win
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s controversial tenure at Everton got off to a strong start as his team came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League. The Spaniard has plenty of work to do to convince the doubters he can ever be accepted at Goodison Park but this
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Russian plane fighting wildfires crashes in Turkey, killing all 8 crew members on board
By Gul Tuysuz and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board, officials said. The aircraft’s five crew members were Russian and three Turkish nationals were also on board, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, according to state
Continue Reading Elon Musk: Zero pay but tens of billions in stock options in 2020
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk got $0 in pay in 2020, according to a company filing, but he did receive stock options during the year that are now worth $22 billion. The filing is accurate — Musk received no base pay during the year. That’s in keeping with past practice at
Continue Reading Lebanese hospital warns power cuts endanger its patients
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top medical center in Lebanon is warning that long power cuts and severe shortage in fuel will force it to shut down ventilators and other lifesaving medical devices in less than two days. That would immediately threaten the lives of 55 people, including 15 children. The
Continue Reading Vardy gives Leicester 1-0 win over Wolves in EPL opener
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester followed up its Community Shield victory with a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton in their Premier League opener. Vardy ran onto a cross from Ricardo Pereira in the 41st minute to flick a left-footed shot past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa. Wolves, under new manager Bruno
Continue Reading Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent internet fact-checker has admitted to plagiarizing from dozens of news stories over several years. Snopes.com’s CEO and co-founder, David Mikkelson, called his lifting of material from mainstream outlets “serious lapses in judgement.” BuzzFeed News broke the story Friday. Snopes senior management is in the process
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1 hurt as multiple semi-trucks jackknife on wet El Paso roads
El PASO, Texas — One truck driver was injured Saturday morning amidst at least two incidents of semi-trucks jackknifing on El Paso area roadways due to slick road conditions from heavy rains. The crashes at U.S. 54 north at Montana and Interstate 10 at Kansas resulted in lane and road closures for a time, but
Continue Reading Chelsea begins EPL title bid with 3-0 win over Palace
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea began its bid to follow up a Champions League title with another Premier League trophy by beating Crystal Palace 3-0. The result shows the size of the task facing newly hired manager Patrick Vieira at the visitors. Defenders Marcos Alonso and Trevoh Chalobah scored either side of a close-range strike by
Continue Reading Unstoppable Haaland leads Dortmund to 5-2 rout of Frankfurt
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland has led Borussia Dortmund to a 5-2 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga opener. Haaland was inspired by thousands of fans back in the stands in Marco Rose’s first league game as Dortmund coach. The Norway striker set up three goals and scored
Continue Reading CNN meteorologist explains biggest threats facing Haiti after earthquake
The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti. CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar explains the risks facing Haiti including a Tsunami threat and damage due to liquefaction.
Continue Reading Russia’s Putin urges stronger response to Siberian wildfires
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged authorities to strengtnen their efforts to fight wildfires in northeastern Siberia, calling the situation “unprecedented.” Speaking Saturday in a video call with officials, Putin noted that 13 forest fires in the Sakha-Yakutia region are raging within five kilometers (3 miles) from
Continue Reading Cindric completes Team Penske sweep with Xfinity win at Indy
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Cindric took the lead early in the third stage at Indianapolis and held on Saturday for his NASCAR Xfinity Series-leading fifth victory of the season. He beat pole-winner AJ Allmendinger by 2.108 seconds. Justin Haley was third. It’s Cindric’s first victory at the Brickyard —
Continue Reading Plymouth shooter made misogynist remarks echoing the ‘incel’ ideology
By Lauren Kent and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Jake Davison, the 22-year-old man who shot dead five people in the English city of Plymouth on Thursday, made repeated misogynist remarks on social media that echoed the ideology of “incel,” a movement of men who often claim they feel unfairly denied sex by women or girls. Davison
Continue Reading Chinese police detain two in Alibaba sexual assault case
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have detained two men on suspicion of sexual assault in a high-profile case involving Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company. Police said Saturday there was no evidence that the two men had committed rape, a different charge under Chinese criminal law. The allegations
Continue Reading Chinese police detain two in Alibaba sexual assault case
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have detained two men on suspicion of sexual assault in a high-profile case involving Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company. Police said Saturday there was no evidence that the two men had committed rape, a different charge under Chinese criminal law. The allegations
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