CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia launched his campaign for governor on Monday with a false claim about his chief opponent in the Republican primary, incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp. In a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, Perdue accused Kemp of handing control of Georgia elections to Democrat Stacey Abrams,
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EL PASO, Texas — Repairs to pipelines damaged after an August rainstorm are expected to be completed later this month, El Paso Water utility officials said Wednesday. The pipelines, known as the Frontera Force Mains, are located near Sunland Park Drive and Doniphan. The ruptures caused millions of gallons of wastewater to be diverted into
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos por obtener una nueva perspectiva de algunos de los objetos más extremos del universo. En la madrugada del 9 de diciembre, la NASA lanzará su misión Explorador de Polarimetría de Rayos X de Imágenes (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), o IXPE, para medir los rayos X liberados por los agujeros negros
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Brasil subastará decenas de aeropuertos del país al sector privado para fines de 2022, con el fin de aumentar las inversiones y la calidad de los servicios, dijo este miércoles el Gobierno en un tuit. “Al final del gobierno, 50 de los aeropuertos más importantes del país habrán sido transferidos al
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says the off week has assisted him in his recovery from a toe injury. But it’s still painful enough to keep the reigning MVP from practicing. Rodgers wasn’t on the practice field Wednesday as the Packers prepared for
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The House is planning to advance Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s legislation to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia on Thursday, marking the first step members are taking since Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s anti-Muslim comments calling Omar a terrorist. The bill, led by Omar that CNN exclusively reported in July, is
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Barcelona’s 17-year streak of advancing to the Champions League knockout rounds each season has ended with an exit from the group stage that failed to finish on time because of snow in Italy. Barcelona fell to a 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich that dumped the five-time European champion into
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Announced Tuesday by NM State athletics, the NM State men’s basketball team has added a game to its 2021-22 schedule. The Aggies will host UT Permian Basin on Monday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 p.m. inside the Pan American Center. Season ticket holders will be mailed their season ticket seat locations
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Outside linebacker Zach Cunningham was waived by the Houston Texans on Wednesday following his second suspension for violating team rules this season. Cunningham was a second-round pick in 2017 and has been one of the team’s most consistent performers. The Texans signed him to a four-year,
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Outside linebacker Zach Cunningham was waived by the Houston Texans on Wednesday following his second suspension for violating team rules this season. Cunningham was a second-round pick in 2017 and has been one of the team’s most consistent performers. The Texans signed him to a four-year,
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By Kylie Atwood and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The Biden administration is drafting options for multiple rounds of harsh sanctions on Russia if it moves to invade Ukraine, but energy sanctions could be a last resort given the impact they could have on the global economy and domestic gasoline prices, three US officials tell CNN. “We’re
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel’s scorching start for the Pittsburgh Penguins has come to an abrupt halt. The team says the star forward is “week to week” with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan did not go into detail about how or when Guentzel was hurt. Guentzel left the ice briefly in the first period
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ largest county jail was under renewed scrutiny on Wednesday following the reported sexual assault of a female sergeant and a recent state inspection that found a lack of sufficient staffing has “contributed to the heightened level of tension and inmate hostility.” A five-page report by
Continue Reading By Jessica Dean, CNN Democrats in Congress told CNN that GOP senators are continuing to hold up the nomination of the woman President Joe Biden tapped to become the next US Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism, five months after she was nominated. Biden nominated Deborah Lipstadt, an Emory professor of Modern Jewish History and
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN If you asked, most people would probably say they don’t get to the gym enough. Motivation may start high but frequently fizzles quickly, and with it goes the regular workouts. That’s the problem researchers sought to solve with a new study released Wednesday. They call it a megastudy: a new take
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By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN There are more than 600 muscles in the human body, and it’s impossible to strengthen each and every one. Yet there are plenty whose power you can enhance, and doing so is key to enjoying a healthy, active life. Strong muscles help combat diabetes, boost cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and mental health,
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ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 41-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and accused of using chemical spray on law enforcement officers as part of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., says Tim Boughner was charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mark Meadows, secretario general de la Casa Blanca durante la administración de Trump, presentó una demanda contra la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, y los miembros de la comisión selecta de la cámara que investiga los hechos ocurridos el 6 de enero en el Capitolio. En la demanda,
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is suing the House select committee investigating January 6 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Meadows is asking a federal court to block enforcement of the subpoena the committee issued him as well as the subpoena it issued to Verizon
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent comments likening a Muslim member of Congress to a bomb-carrying terrorist. Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley appeared with roughly a dozen other progressives at a news
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposed bill in the New Mexico state House would set aside $100 million for “alternative broadband,” high-speed internet that isn’t transmitted by cables. Buried in the ground, traditional broadband is expensive and time consuming. New Mexico is already experimenting with
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer/BioNTech redujo diez veces las infecciones y un 90% las muertes por covid-19, según muestran dos estudios separados de Israel. Los dos estudios, publicados en The New England Journal of Medicine, analizan los efectos de la campaña de
Continue Reading BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum is set to travel to the southern border to visit North Dakota National Guard troops. The Bismarck Tribune reports Burgum will travel to Texas next week to visit with soldiers from the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company. The troops are supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. The unit
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los viajes vacacionales volverán a aumentar pronto, y es probable que sea otra época muy ajetreada para los viajeros estadounidenses a pesar de la variante ómicron del coronavirus. La Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés) realizó el control de casi 21 millones de viajeros en
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe has been named the MVP of Conference USA after a vote of the 14 league coaches. UTSA running back Sincere McCormick was chosen as offensive player of the year and Hilltoppers defensive end DeAngelo Malone as the top defender. Zappe has thrown a conference-record 56 touchdowns
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe has been named the MVP of Conference USA after a vote of the 14 league coaches. UTSA running back Sincere McCormick was chosen as offensive player of the year and Hilltoppers defensive end DeAngelo Malone as the top defender. Zappe has thrown a conference-record 56 touchdowns
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By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Amy Simonson, CNN The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic. The New York National Guard announced Wednesday that it had deployed 120 medics and medical technicians to a dozen long-term care facilities statewide.
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Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Recently signed quarterback Jake Fromm took most of the snaps for the New York Giants as the team practiced at the University of Arizona for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles against the Chargers. Giants coach Joe Judge said starting quarterback Daniel Jones was seen by a neck specialist in California on
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Joe Biden is rebranding his bipartisan infrastructure package with the new slogan “Building a Better America.” The White House unveiled the slogan as Biden visited Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday to promote the new $1 trillion infrastructure law. The law’s spending will cover upgrades
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