States offer tax breaks, funds for chance to host World Cup
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and RONALD BLUM Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. cities and states have lined up with tax breaks and millions…
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States offer tax breaks, funds for chance to host World Cup
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and RONALD BLUM Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. cities and states have lined up with tax breaks and millions…
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Real estate job cuts: Redfin and Compass announce layoffs
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates are climbing, home sales are dropping and some of the nation’s largest real estate companies are…
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County’s refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines that erupted during the 2020…
Continue Reading 9 pitches, 3 Ks _ Astros twice immaculate against Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nine pitches, three strikeouts. Houston pitchers had two immaculate innings against the Texas Rangers. Houston starter Luis…
Continue Reading 9 pitches, 3 Ks _ Astros twice immaculate against Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nine pitches, three strikeouts. Houston pitchers had two immaculate innings against the Texas Rangers. Houston starter Luis…
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Cuba sugar harvest only half of expected; sector in ‘crisis’
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has produced only about half the sugar it had projected this season and authorities acknowledge that while they will cover…
Continue Reading Garrett Stubbs’ 3-run homer lifts Phillies over Marlins 3-1
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Stubbs hit a three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, sending the…
Continue Reading Army-Navy game heading to New England for 1st time
The Associated Press The Army-Navy game will be played in New England for the first time. The service academies made that announcement as they…
Continue Reading Jets’ Becton out to make critics, doubters ‘eat their words’
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mekhi Becton’s bright blue T-shirt said it all. Words such as “lazy,”…
Continue Reading This is how a higher Fed rate could affect your finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record low-interest mortgages are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise.…
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Los asesores de la FDA votan a favor de autorizar la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Moderna para niños de 6 meses a 5 años de edad
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los asesores de vacunas de la Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés)…
Continue Reading Nucor, Hertz Global rise; Methode, iQIYI fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Nucor, Hertz Global rise; Methode, iQIYI…
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Election deniers are winning political nominations across the country
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republican voters this week picked Nevada businessman Jim Marchant as their nominee for secretary of state, bringing yet…
Continue Reading Moncada’s five hits, five RBIs lead White Sox past Tigers
by DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Yoán Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and…
Continue Reading New SBC President commits to move sex abuse reforms forward
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention said Wednesday he…
Continue Reading ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’ sign unveiled in front of Saudi embassy in Washington, DC
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A portion of a Washington, DC, street will memorialize murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, with a sign in…
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January 6 hearing will show Trump pressure campaign on Pence ‘directly contributed’ to Capitol attack, committee says
By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House January 6 committee will use its third June hearing to make the case that…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks rallied in a roller-coaster day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by the…
Continue Reading John Hinckley Jr. freed from all court oversight decades after Reagan assassination attempt
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from all court restrictions, marking the end of years of government…
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Britney Spears granted a restraining order against ex Jason Alexander after he broke into her home
By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander appeared in court this week to face charges for breaking into the singer’s…
Continue Reading Boxing president calls for new election after court ruling
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev says he wants a new election after a court ruled his opponent…
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‘People were very offended’: ‘Tone deaf’ corporations facing backlash for Juneteenth themed products
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Cherlisa Starks-Richardson was disappointed when she learned that the beloved children’s museum in her community…
Continue Reading Five guys take the same photo for 40 years
Five friends have been snapping the same photo in the same pose at the same cabin every five years for the past 40…
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Five guys take the same photo for 40 years
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Five friends’ celebrated photo taken every five years at the same California lake is out for the world to see despite…
Continue Reading Falcons rookie QB Ridder impresses Smith as a quick learner
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder has impressed himself — and coach Arthur Smith —…
Continue Reading Nine-page plan to occupy congressional buildings on January 6, 2021, released in court filing
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A lawyer for one of the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy released a 9-page document on…
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AIDS Walk Fundraiser returns to Memorial Park after 2-year absence
EL PASO, Texas — The 3rd Annual AIDS Walk Fundraiser is back Sunday, June 19, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Memorial Park. El Paso’s Border AIDS…
Continue Reading American fighters reportedly missing in Ukraine, at least two feared captured
By Mick Krever, CNN Two Americans fighting alongside Ukrainian forces north of Kharkiv have been missing for nearly a week and there are fears that…
Continue Reading Man who carried Confederate flag in US Capitol and son found guilty of felonies
By Holmes Lybrand The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021 riot, was —…
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