NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has told its teams that it still expects to see a significant jump in the salary cap and tax level in the 2023-24 season. Based on current projections, the cap will rise 8.4%, and the tax level will rise 7.8% over this season. The figures of $134 million for
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By Gabby Orr, Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN Voters looking to see their Senate candidates put to the test on a debate stage may only get one opportunity this fall, while others may be entirely out of luck. Debate participation — or lack thereof — has become its own political weapon on the campaign
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By Fredreka Schouten, Dianne Gallagher and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Voting for this year’s general election kicked off Friday with North Carolina becoming the first state to begin sending out absentee ballots, but it comes amid continuing concerns about the harassment of election officials by people who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Kroger, RH rise; National Beverage, Smith & Wesson fall.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street, breaking a three-week losing streak. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.5% on Friday, but is still well below where it was in mid-August. Big gains for technology companies pushed the Nasdaq composite even higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also climbed, as did small-company
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Two of the world’s best skippers are trying to regain their sea legs before falling further behind in SailGP’s race for the $1 million Season 3 championship. Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie will return to the fleet this weekend in St. Tropez, France. He missed the previous regatta in Copenhagen
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard didn’t practice this week and is unlikely to play in their season opener Sunday at Minnesota. The Packers’ injury report listed Lazard as doubtful due to an ankle injury. Lazard is the Packers’ top returning receiver after catching 40 passes for 513 yards
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension with safety Amani Hooker. Terms of the deal were not announced. The Titans open the season on Sunday while hosting the New York Giants. Hooker said the extension shows how much the Titans believe and trust in him. His job
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season. The Major League Baseball Players Association launched the unionization drive
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Basketball Hall of Fame will officially enshrine 13 new members on Saturday night. George Karl, Manu Ginobili, Tim Hardaway, Bob Huggins, Hugh Evans were selected by the North American committee. Swin Cash, Marianne Stanley and Lindsay Whalen were selected by the women’s committee. Longtime coaches Del Harris and
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DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to filming himself raping a 7-year-old girl, authorities said Friday. Mark Allen Miller, of Rowlett, was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in Dallas after pleading guilty to two counts of producing child pornography, the U.S. attorney’s office
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By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency amid evidence of circulating poliovirus, a move that will increase the availability of resources including expanding the network of polio vaccine administrators, state health officials said. Sequence analysis of wastewater surveillance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found poliovirus samples in Nassau
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN After the summer launch of the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number, calls to the lifeline increased 45% compared with the same time last year, and the majority of those calls were connected to a counselor, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. On Friday, HHS released
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jack Colletto is a rare two-way player for Oregon State, playing both at inside linebacker and at running back. He was all over the field in Oregon State’s season-opening 34-17 victory over Boise State. He had three tackles and recovered a fumble on defense, and ran for
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal agencies are investigating a natural gas pipeline explosion that started a towering blaze in a lake southeast of New Orleans. The line exploded shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday in Lake Lery and the fire was out by about 4:45 p.m. Friday, the Coast Guard said. Preliminary information indicates a barge
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ honeymoon from their Super Bowl championship didn’t even last until the first Sunday of the next regular season. Their 31-10 thrashing from the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night was a brutal reminder that last season’s title and even the last half-decade
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Con la muerte de la reina Isabel II de Gran Bretaña, cada detalle de los próximos 15 días ha sido planeado y ensayado hasta el más mínimo detalle, e incluso fue autorizado por la propia monarca. Desde hace décadas se celebran reuniones periódicas entre los numerosos organismos implicados, desde los
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Después de la muerte de la reina Isabel, los hijos de Harry y Meghan ahora llevan el título de sus altezas reales el príncipe Archie de Sussex y la princesa Lilibet de Sussex. El cambio se debe a las convenciones creadas hace más de un siglo. Según las reglas que estableció
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Ukrainian forces have made sweeping advances in September in their fight against Russia, easing some investor fears of a prolonged war-induced energy crisis in Europe. European markets closed higher Friday, as did markets in the Asia-Pacific area. The Dow jumped more than 200 points in the US and the major
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says the federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by a lack of staffing, leadership disputes and a backlog of investigations that threaten its ability to protect people and the environment. The report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general says the U.S.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $3.25 to $86.79 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for November delivery rose $3.69 to $92.84 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose 8 cents to $2.43 a gallon. October heating oil rose 4 cents to $3.58 a gallon. October natural gas rose 8
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Two of the UK’s biggest music stars paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth in concert on Thursday. Harry Styles paused to honor the late monarch during his latest Madison Square Garden show. “From my homeland there’s some very sad news today,” Styles told the crowd Thursday night, before he led the audience
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris says he’s comfortable taking on more of a leadership role as he enters his second season, and his teammates seem to agree. Harris was voted one of Pittsburgh’s five captains for 2022. It’s a role Harris says he shied away
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Nate Diaz will take on fellow veteran welterweight Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 after Khamzat Chimaev badly missed weight for his main-event showdown with Diaz. The top three fights on the pay-per-view card were shuffled because of Chimaev’s failed weight cut, but all six fighters will still fight Saturday
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Cuando Isabel II, la monarca que más tiempo reinó en la historia de Gran Bretaña, falleció este jueves a la edad de 96 años, no solo dejó atrás a su nación y a los miembros de su familia: también a una pandilla de compañeros caninos. A lo largo de su
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson says sponsor Carvana has agreed to fund next year’s racing endeavors. The seven-time NASCAR champion will use the next few weeks to determine his 2023 schedule. Johnson just a week ago said he was still seeking funding for a full IndyCar season.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Republican Party is bolstering efforts to reach Hispanic voters before the midterm elections with a new outreach center in Las Cruces. Some GOP candidates and their supporters were on hand for the opening of the center inside a strip mall earlier this week. The Las Cruces Sun-News
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl defensive end Frank Clark returned to practice with the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday and coach Andy Reid said he should be available when the defending AFC West champions open their season at Arizona. Clark missed Thursday’s practice with an illness. Reid also said he has not heard
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — There was one question the usually loquacious Russell Wilson cut off mid-sentence this summer and that’s when he was asked if he had any butterflies on the first day of training camp with his new team. “No, I don’t get nervous,” Wilson declared matter-of-factly.
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales. The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp stores and update technology and kitchen equipment and $120 million for heavier advertising.
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