EL PASO, Texas — Former UTEP Miner star, Tobi Amusan breaks a world record and then sets a new world record in the same day to win the 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championship. The Nigerian clearly finding her stride at the right time. During Saturday’s heat the former Miner set a new African
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — They all had stories about how the distance runner known as “Pre” gave them motivation. How they considered it an honor to race in his backyard, in his signature event, at one of the biggest track meets in the world. The presence of the late
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wei Chen wants people who visit Philadelphia’s Chinatown to look through the community’s gateway arch and see the residents chatting in Mandarin on the steps to the apartments above or the vendors selling traditional Chinese food to families walking by, not a giant Philadelphia 76ers arena
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By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wei Chen wants people who visit Philadelphia’s Chinatown to look through the community’s gateway arch and see the residents chatting in Mandarin on the steps to the apartments above or the vendors selling traditional Chinese food to families walking by, not a giant Philadelphia 76ers arena
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Stacker investigated the stroke death rate in Texas using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
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By Yong Xiong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN China successfully docked a second laboratory module to its under-construction space station, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Monday, as the country takes a step closer to completing its orbital outpost by the end of the year. The Wentian module was launched atop a Long March 5B
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NOTE: The broadcast version of this story incorrectly stated that the Texas Rescue Patrol runs the only ambulance service for “most of Hudspeth County.” It is actually one of four in the county, and the TRP’s ambulance covers the northwestern portion of the county. EL PASO, Texas — On the far east side of El
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press When heads of state visit the U.S., the top item on their itinerary is usually a White House visit. For Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban next month, it will be addressing a conference of conservative activists in Dallas. Orban’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors braced for another sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Tokyo edged lower. Oil rose more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street ended up 0.1% on Monday
Continue Reading CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Kévin Cabral scored his first goal of the season seven minutes into the match and goalkeeper Jonathan Bond made it stand up as the Los Angeles Galaxy blanked Atlanta United 2-0. Bond had three saves to notch a clean sheet for the Galaxy (9-9-3), who snapped a three-match skid. Dejan Joveljic
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury was selected Monday in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury was selected Monday in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
Continue Reading By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Myanmar’s military junta executed two prominent pro-democracy activists and two other men accused of terrorism, state media reported Monday, following a trial condemned by the UN and rights groups. Veteran democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, better known as Ko Jimmy, and former National League for Democracy lawmaker Phyo
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Joe Musgrove and had four RBIs to retake the major league lead, leading the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres 8-5. Alonso hit his 25th home run in a five-run sixth and added a RBI
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Google has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient, the company confirmed, saying he violated employment and data security policies. Blake Lemoine, a software engineer for Google, claimed that a conversation technology called LaMDA had reached a level of consciousness after exchanging thousands of messages with
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — LeBron James liked the clown nose. Dave Martinez wasn’t as big of a fan. Sorry skip, it appears Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is siding with King James on this one. Robles was caught be cameras in the dugout on Sunday wearing a clown nose, one
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Que un presidente en ejercicio, incluso uno que se acerque a los 80 años, se comprometa a buscar otro mandato de cuatro años parece una conclusión inevitable hoy. Eso es cierto a pesar de la probable derrota de los demócratas en la Cámara de Representantes y tal vez en el Senado
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Serge Ngoma and Dru Yearwood scored goals early in the first half and the New York Red Bulls hung on for a 4-3 victory over Austin FC on Sunday night. Ngoma scored in the 14th minute with an assist from John Tolkin and Dru Yearwood found the net in the 26th
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Serge Ngoma and Dru Yearwood scored goals early in the first half and the New York Red Bulls hung on for a 4-3 victory over Austin FC on Sunday night. Ngoma scored in the 14th minute with an assist from John Tolkin and Dru Yearwood found the net in the 26th
Continue Reading 27 Cuban migrants landed at Higgs Beach in Key West Saturday morning, according to the Miami Herald. The group of 27, which reportedly landed on a wooden boat, included 8 kids, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt. The Miami herald is reporting that U.S. Border Patrol has the group in it’s custody.
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman had 19 points, Brionna Jones scored 18 and Alyssa Thomas added a double-double to power the Connecticut Sun to an 86-79 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Hiedeman hit five 3-pointers and had five assists for Connecticut (19-9). Jones grabbed eight rebounds and Thomas finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A driver who apparently suffered a medical emergency crashed into beachgoers at Daytona Beach on Sunday afternoon, a beach safety official told CNN. “A little before 5 p.m., we had a driver go down the beach ramp at the International Speedway Boulevard and crash into the water,” said
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Andy Rose, CNN Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting Sunday at a park in the Los Angeles neighborhood of San Pedro, officials said. Investigators believe the shooting began as a dispute between two parties at Peck Park, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Kelly
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Washington star Juan Soto is sure to get asked about his near future during a three-game series at Dodger Stadium that starts Monday night. As the Aug. 2 trade deadline approaches, there’s been increased speculation Soto could be on the move. Soto was serenaded with chants of “Future Dodger!” during the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Google despidió al ingeniero que afirmó que un sistema de inteligencia artificial (IA) aún no lanzado se había vuelto consciente, según confirmó la empresa, diciendo que violó las políticas de empleo y de seguridad de datos. Blake Lemoine, ingeniero de software de Google, afirmó que una tecnología de conversación llamada LaMDA había
Continue Reading SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Brittany Force raced to her fourth Top Fuel victory of the season and 15th overall in a record-setting Sunday in the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Force had a 3.709-second run at 335.48 mph to beat Mike Salinas in the final round and move ahead of him for the season lead. She
Continue Reading EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed rookies Andrew Booth Jr. and Ed Ingram to complete their draft-class contracts as players began to report to training camp. Booth, a cornerback, was a second-round pick out of Clemson, 42nd overall. Ingram, a guard, was a second-round selection out of LSU, 59th overall. The Vikings signed
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin took the last victorious lap of an all-American world championships. She pulled away in the 4-by-400 relay to close a U.S. runaway and give the Americans their record 33rd medal for the meet. McLaughlin turned a .73-second lead into a 2.93-second runaway on
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Keibert Ruiz had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3. Pinch-hitter Lane Thomas led off the eighth with a double against All-Star left-hander Joe Mantiply, and Ruiz brought him
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Tina Charles scored 27 points, becoming the fourth player in WNBA history to top 7,000 in a career, and the Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 82-72. Charles sank 9 of 13 shots — 4 of 7 from 3-point range. She added 15 rebounds for her second straight double-double. Charles, with 7,013
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