By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his real estate company are being scrutinized in a criminal investigation. The probe is examining whether they misused any public money in their failed effort to build a new practice facility for the NFL team. in South Carolina. The York
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CNN, POOL, WABC, SENATE TV, WRGB By Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation to avert a rail shutdown after congressional lawmakers raced to pass the measure amid concerns over the economic danger posed by a possible strike. The House passed the tentative rail agreement on Wednesday, and the Senate passed the
Continue Reading JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ockie Strydom has set a new course record with a 9-under 63 that’s moved him within two shots of clubhouse leader Thriston Lawrence at the South African Open. Second-round play was suspended overnight because of lightning. Strydom recorded nine birdies at the Blair Atholl Golf and Equestrian Estate to close in on
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment. These prolific hogs gone wild have been wiped out
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle East from a major air base run by Qatar as World Cup fans throng stadiums in the energy-rich nation. Al-Udeid Air Base was built on a flat stretch of desert
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Antoine Griezmann is relishing his new role helping others at the World Cup rather than worrying about scoring for France. Griezmann is third on his country’s all-time list of scorers with 42 goals. But in Qatar he is playing in a right midfield role in
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Travon Walker and Aidan Hutchinson will always be compared to one another. Same class. Same position. Same lofty expectations. The top two picks in the 2022 NFL draft will be on the same field for the first time as pros when Detroit hosts Jacksonville
Continue Reading BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The first of two World Cup downhill races to be held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, was canceled Friday morning due to strong wind and snowfall. The course was closed for the day so crew workers could prepare the Birds of Prey track for another downhill race scheduled for Saturday. There’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — MLB and the players’ association resumed blood testing for human growth hormone. That news came this week in an annual report, which showed none of the 1,027 samples taken during the 2022 season tested positive. It’s the first acknowledgment that HGH testing resumed after it was halted in 2021 because of
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(CNN)– Elon Musk said he has suspended Kanye West’s twitter account for violating the platform’s rules on inciting violence. Musk tweeted early Friday morning, saying “I tried my best.” It’s not clear what specific tweet prompted West’s suspension. Earlier Thursday, West tweeted out an anti-Semitic image. This comes after a series of anti-Semitic comments made
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Good Morning, happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week. Friday’s forecast will be warm and breezy. A High Wind Warning has been issued for the Sacramento Mountains and the Gila region with gusts near 50 mph possible. The El Paso and Las Cruces area will be breezy with wind gusts between 25
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa’a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace. She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert about 15 miles
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The nation’s largest online retailer says this year’s thanksgiving weekend was its biggest ever. Amazon reported a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend… With its customers buying hundreds of millions of products between thanksgiving and cyber Monday. Some of the bestselling items on the website were the Echo Dot, Apple AirPods and Fire TV Stick, with New
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS and JILL BLEED Associated Press Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection Friday in Texas, citing debts that include nearly $1.5 billion he has been ordered to pay to families who sued him over his conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy as he faces nearly $1.5B in judgments over his Sandy Hook lies.
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EL PASO, Texas– What a better way to share your love for local businesses than on “Buy El Paso Day.” It’s happening on Saturday December 3, El Pasoans who shop at a participating business will receive a free, limited edition mercado bag and a sticker. There will also be a social media giveaway of $100
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EL PASO, Texas– When photographer Brittany Girle was visiting Uganda and witnessed school kids and women dipping an old plastic bottle into a mud puddle for a drink of water, she was shocked. “I knew in that moment. I have a voice, we all have a voice, what can I do,” Girle asked herself. She knew she had
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — From most angles, it looked like the ball went out of play just before Japan scored its winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Spain in the World Cup. Associated Press photographer Petr Josek took a photo from above that appears to support the referee’s
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By Taylor Romine, CNN Seven students who were hospitalized Thursday for a suspected drug overdose at a Los Angeles-area middle school are in stable condition, and have been discharged, the Los Angeles Unfied School District (LAUSD) said in a statement Friday. The students were sent to the hospital on Thursday after experiencing “mild-to-moderate distress” following
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EL PASO, Texas– Today The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso will be hosting the 8th annual Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer. The event will be from 6pm to 8pm at Center of TTUHSC El Paso campus, 5001 El Paso Drive. Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer will include: A festive light show, Photos with
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CNN, POOL, BROOKINGS INSTITUTE By MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent The White House is hoping to see continued moderation in US jobs growth in the November jobs report set to be released Friday morning, to add to a string of promising economic data over the last week that appeared to suggest inflation could be
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The fact that Croatia conceded only one goal in its three group games at the World Cup is largely down to the performance of Joško Gvardiol. The 20-year-old Gvardiol is fast becoming the most sought-after center back in Europe because of his timely tackles and
Continue Reading CNN By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his critics are gearing up for a potential floor fight over the speakership in January, raising the possibility of a messy intraparty showdown that could bring uncertainty and chaos just as Republicans prepare to enter their new majority. McCarthy still insists
Continue Reading CNN By Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday, using the very first state dinner of his presidency to shore up relations with a key American ally whose friendship has until recently been on the rocks. Sources close to the planning described a super-sized event
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic was cleared to play for the United States in its round of 16 match at the World Cup against the Netherlands on Saturday. The U.S. Soccer Federation says the American ad been given the go-ahead. Pulisic left Tuesday’s final group match against Iran
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems — meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Formula One confirmed Friday that the Chinese Grand Prix will not take place in 2023, making it the fourth year in a row the race has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. F1 has not visited the Shanghai circuit since 2019 as China pursues a strict policy of lockdowns and entry
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EL PASO, Texas – Inflation is hurting everyone, it’s forcing families, even those with multiple incomes, to seek assistance. El Pasoans Fighting Hunger’s mission is to combat the hunger crisis in our region. The food bank has seen an increase in demand due to the recent spike in the cost of food, and rent adding
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It’s not how Spain imagined reaching the knockout phase of the World Cup: finishing the group stage with a loss and having to rely on other teams to help it advance. Spain survived but heads into the round of 16 against Morocco with bruised confidence
Continue Reading CNN By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN In the final undecided Senate contest of 2022, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker among those likely to vote in a runoff election Tuesday, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The survey shows that Walker
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