The Associated Press Stocks are ending higher Friday as Wall Street closed out a milestone-setting week. Every major index closed higher. Health care, communication services and technology companies rose. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq all set records.
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SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim has brought Hertha Berlin’s short Bundesliga resurgence to an end with a 2-0 win over the visiting team. Goals in the first half from Andrej Kramarić and Sebastian Rudy moved Hoffenheim seventh ahead of the rest of the tenth round and ended Hertha’s two-game winning streak. Kramarić took his tally
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan has cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Tennessee won’t have seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones, who will miss his third game with a hamstring injury. Jones started last week and caught two passes for 38 yards before leaving the
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By CNN The US intelligence community on Friday released a declassified report that confirmed it has not reached a conclusion on the origins of Covid-19. Read the 17-page report below. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Black leaders are rallying around Howard University students who have been protesting since earlier this month what they say are subpar living conditions such as mold, mice and roaches in campus dorms. Students at the historically Black college in Washington, DC, have been assembling for sit-ins at
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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has responded to the state of Oklahoma’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court reverse its ruling that some tribal reservations were never disestablished. The tribe’s response submitted Friday argues that the state gives no valid reason to revisit what is known as the McGirt decision. The justices ruled
Continue Reading CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework crafted by President Joe Biden and congressional leaders includes $555 billion for climate and clean energy provisions. If passed, it would be the largest legislative investment on climate in US history,
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework crafted by President Joe Biden and congressional leaders includes $555 billion for climate and clean energy provisions. If passed, it would be the largest legislative investment on climate in US history, and
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By BEN FOX Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military jury has imposed a sentence of 26 years on a former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who admitted to joining al-Qaida and cooperated with U.S. authorities. But a plea deal could mean his release as early as next year.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Apple, Amazon fall; US Steel, Newell rise
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says financer Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her has sued another Epstein accuser for defamation, citing a series of tweets. Rina Oh filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court late Thursday, citing a series of year-old tweets by another accuser Virginia Giuffre. Oh said
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska not to be left alone with any evidence related to charges that he lied to FBI agents about illegal foreign donations to his campaign. U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld in Los Angeles issued the ruling to try to protect confidential
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió este viernes una autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer para niños de 5 a 11 años. Se trata de la primera vacuna contra el covid-19 autorizada en el
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis will lead California’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference after Gov. Gavin Newsom suddenly pulled out of the trip. Newsom’s office said Friday he won’t attend because of unspecified “family obligations.” Newsom has four children ages 5
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press JUNDIAI, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian and American scientists have performed artificial insemination using frozen sperm for the first time on a wild-born female jaguar. The 110-pound feline already made history two years ago, giving birth to the first jaguar cub ever born from artificial insemination. The procedure
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Billionaire Charlie Munger is bankrolling the design of a massive dormitory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The $1.5 billion project comes with a major catch — 94% of the dorm’s single occupancy rooms are in the interior of the building, and have no windows. A consulting architect on
Continue Reading CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Billionaire Charlie Munger is bankrolling the design of a massive dormitory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The $1.5 billion project comes with a major catch — 94% of the dorm’s single occupancy rooms are in the interior of the building, and have no windows. A consulting architect
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. But there’s one more regulatory hurdle. Next week, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeSean Jackson and the Los Angeles Rams are trying to find a trade partner for the veteran receiver. The 34-year-old Jackson is apparently frustrated by his lack of playing time after just seven games with his hometown team. He signed a one-year deal with Los
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Dutch woman charged seven years ago with raising money for the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has been extradited to the U.S. to face trial. Farhia Hassan made an initial appearance Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria after being brought to the U.S. on Thursday
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has been fined $10,000 and placed on three years’ probation for NCAA violations committed by the football and women’s basketball programs. The NCAA Committee on Infractions announced its approval of a negotiated resolution with the USF that ended an 18-month investigation. The school and NCAA agreed Level II violations
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By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN Many Americans trying to catch a glimpse of the northern lights this weekend were thwarted by clouds or rain, but other countries and Alaska could get a mesmerizing treat this Halloween night. Parts of Canada, Alaska and Russia might see the finale of a weekend lights show
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By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization on Friday for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized in the United States for younger children. On Tuesday, the FDA’s vaccine advisers voted 17-0, with one abstention, to recommend EUA for the
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN, STEVE PEOPLES and STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats’ decision to drop a proposal for paid family leave from their massive social safety net and climate change package was met with disappointment and irritation by female voters in Virginia. They are a critical constituency in the unexpectedly tight and
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business October may be notorious for big market crashes. But this month was more of a Rocktober than Shocktober for stocks. Despite some notable drops in big techs Friday following disappointing sales from Apple and Amazon, the broader market still finished October with healthy gains. The Dow closed about
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. But there’s one more regulatory hurdle. Next week, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una gran erupción solar que estalló este jueves golpeará la tierra este sábado, lo que podría resultar en una fuerte tormenta geomagnética y causar que la aurora boreal sea visible en Estados Unidos y Europa. La Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) emitió un G3, o alerta de
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden trata por segunda vez de poner fin a la controvertida política de “Remain in Mexico” (Permanecer en México) del expresidente Donald Trump, después de que fuera frustrada a principios de este año por un juez federal. La política obligaba a los migrantes no mexicanos a permanecer
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Traditionalist Catholics have descended on Rome for their annual pilgrimage. They’re hoping to show the vibrancy of their community after Pope Francis issued a crackdown on the spread of the old Latin Mass that many took as an attack on them and the ancient rite. A Friday
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