US to reduce personnel at embassy in Afghanistan as more cities fall to Taliban
The US is sending some 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to assist with the departure of embassy staff
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QB Daniel Jones to sit Giants preseason opener against Jets
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones is not going to play in the preseason opener against the Jets on Saturday. Coach Joe Judge disclosed the decision before the team held a longer-than-expected walk-through practice at MetLife Stadium, where the game will be played
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California high court: Inmates can’t have cannabis in prison
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California’s high court has ruled that prison inmates cannot legally possess marijuana behind bars under the state’s 2016 law allowing recreational pot. The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a 2019 appeals court decision that found the Proposition 64 ballot measure applied to all Californians,
Continue Reading MyPillow CEO says he was attacked at symposium
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he was attacked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that Lindell told attendees Thursday morning at an election fraud symposium that he’s hosting in the city that he was attacked on Wednesday nigh at his hotel. He said he’s
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Facebook pushes its office reopening to 2022
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Facebook is the latest tech company to delay its employees’ return to the office until next year as the Delta variant wreaks havoc on reopening plans around the country. “Data, not dates, is what drives our approach for returning to the office,” Facebook spokesperson Chloe Meyere said in a statement.
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Influential tech CEO Rebecca Enonchong detained in Cameroon
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Rebecca Enonchong, a Cameroonian tech entrepreneur, has been arrested and brought before a court in Douala, in Cameroon’s Littoral Region, according to her lawyer and another close associate. Enonchong has been in government custody since her arrest on Tuesday, social activist Edith Kahbang Walla told CNN Thursday. “On Tuesday she was
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¿Deberías cancelar tus planes de viaje por el covid-19? Esta es la opinión de una médica
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 vuelven a aumentar en Estados Unidos, las tasas de infección diarias alcanzan su nivel más alto desde febrero, debido en gran parte a la muy contagiosa variante delta. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas
Continue Reading Browns resting Mayfield, most starters for preseason opener
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The more established, talented NFL teams have the luxury of resting their starters during the exhibition season. The Cleveland Browns are finally one of them. Coach Kevin Stefanski says he’ll sit the majority of his starters, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, for Saturday’s preseason opener against
Continue Reading Texas senator’s 15-hour filibuster spotlights voting clash
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democratic senator who spoke for more than 15 hours against GOP voting restrictions knew she was just delaying the inevitable. Still, Carol Alvarado saw the filibuster as one more tactic she could use to spotlight her party’s marathon clash with Republicans over
Continue Reading Local favorite Michele Thomson leads Women’s Scottish Open
FIFE, Scotland (AP) — Michele Thomson of Scotland shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Dumbarnie Links to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Thompson, the 33-year-old Ladies European Tour player from Aberdeen, rebounded from an opening bogey with an eagle on No. 2. She birdied seven of
Continue Reading Ravens’ Bateman having groin surgery, expected back in Sept
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh says rookie receiver Rashod Bateman is set to have groin surgery and should be back sometime in September. That announcement Thursday came a day after Harbaugh said Bateman was expected to miss “a number of weeks” with a soft tissue problem. Bateman was drafted in
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Search & rescue crews recover body in the Organ Mountains
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol are investigating the discovery of a body in the Organ Mountains. The body was found on Wednesday night, according to Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue – whose crews were called upon to help retrieve it. Officials didn’t provide the sex, age
Continue Reading Victims identified after five killed in rare mass shooting in England
By Lauren Kent, Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN At least five people have been killed and a suspect found dead after Britain’s worst mass shooting in over a decade took place in Plymouth, southwest England, police have said. Officers and ambulance staff were called to respond to a “serious firearms incident” in Biddick Drive,
Continue Reading Moreland 2 HRs, Bassitt AL-high 12th W, A’s bop Indians 17-0
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitch Moreland homered twice, Chris Bassitt posted his AL-leading 12th win and the Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 17-0 for their seventh straight victory. Matt Chapman drew five walks for Oakland, one short of the major league record. Chapman scored three times and Matt Canha and
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EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry around your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and music festivals. After resisting the divisive concept of vaccine
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry around your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and music festivals. After resisting the divisive concept of vaccine
Continue Reading San Francisco to require vaccine proof at indoor venues
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 at indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues. Mayor London Breed said Thursday that it’s needed to protect the health of workers, customers and the city overall. The mandate is more stringent
Continue Reading Nuggets sign journeyman Jeff Green to 2-year, $10M deal
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets added experience, versatility and another 3-point shooter by signing free agent forward Jeff Green to a two-year, $10 million contract on Thursday. The Nuggets are Green’s 11th team in 14 NBA seasons. Green shot a career-best 41.2% from 3-point range for the star-studded Brooklyn Nets last season when he
Continue Reading ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Matt Amodio’s analytic style is a winner
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid the ruckus over the new host of “Jeopardy!”, contestant Matt Amodio has methodically scooped up resounding victories and a place in the quiz show’s hall of fame. The Yale University doctoral candidate in computer science had landed high on the list of all-time top
Continue Reading 49ers excited to see preseason debut for Trey Lance
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Coach Kyle Shanahan knows it won’t matter to the big picture how well Trey Lance plays in his exhibition debut for the San Francisco 49ers. That doesn’t dampen Shanahan’s excitement to see his rookie first-round quarterback take the field in a game for the first time Saturday night
Continue Reading Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A political feud is brewing over Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state’s investigation into how election equipment passwords from a rural Republican-dominated county got posted on a right-wing blog. Secretary of State Jena Griswold says she has ordered Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to hand over
Continue Reading Police: 6 dead, including suspected shooter, in UK city
LONDON (AP) — Police in southwest England say six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related. Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement on Twitter late Thursday that several other casualties were receiving treatment following the shooting. They declared a “critical
Continue Reading UK to send 600 troops to Kabul to help nationals leave
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s ministry of defense says it will send around 600 troops to Afghanistan on a short-term basis to help U.K. nationals leave the country amid increasing violence and deteriorating security. A ministry statement said the troops will provide protection and logistical support for the relocation of British nationals where required. They will
Continue Reading Airbnb cuts 2Q loss to $68 million, COVID clouds forecast
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says it lost $68 million in the second quarter, but that’s smaller than losses it posted in the same quarter last year and in 2019. The company reported Thursday that its quarterly revenue was $1.34 billion, or 10% higher than in the same period during 2019, before the
Continue Reading Jags’ Meyer noncommittal on starting QB for preseason opener
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer insists he still has an open competition at quarterback. Meyer declined to identify a starter for the team’s preseason opener against Cleveland on Saturday night. It was a puzzling decision for anyone who has watched Trevor Lawrence outperform Gardner
Continue Reading ATF nominee failed to disclose talks and events to Senate committee, including speaking on politics of agents
by Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN The Biden administration’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives failed to disclose some interviews and events dating back to 2012 on paperwork filed with the Senate for consideration of his nomination. In one undisclosed 2019 talk given to a law firm titled “Can
Continue Reading Pac-12 says COVID-19 issues can result in forfeits in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 teams that cannot play because of COVID-19 issues will likely be forced to forfeit games this season. The conference announced it is reinstituting its forfeiture policy after it modified its rules last season because of the pandemic. Last season, a game that could not be played because of COVID-19 problems
Continue Reading Harper, Phillies hold off Dodgers 2-1 to avoid sweep
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered, Ian Kennedy escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. The Dodger had won four in a row and were denied their first sweep in Philadelphia since 2012. The Phillies salvaged the finale
Continue Reading DoorDash’s Q2 orders hit record high but revenue gains slow
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash booked a record number of orders in the second quarter, even as its revenue growth slowed slightly from pandemic-induced highs. The San Francisco-based delivery company said its total orders rose 69% to 345 million in the April-June period. The company says much of the growth came from new
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Texas senator’s 15-hour filibuster spotlights voting clash
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democratic senator who spoke for more than 15 hours against GOP voting restrictions knew she was just delaying the inevitable. Still, Carol Alvarado saw the filibuster as one more tactic she could use to spotlight her party’s marathon clash with Republicans over
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