By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they need. The issue? The lack of trains to move
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry’s status for Golden State’s playoff opener Saturday against Denver remains unclear as he rehabs a sprained ligament in his left foot. The reigning scoring champion has been doing individual work on the court in recent days and could be integrated into full practices
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Five players made their NHL debut Tuesday night, fresh off their college season ending. Buffalo’s Owen Power played his first professional game at his boyhood favorite Toronto Maple Leafs, and Bobby Brink got to celebrate winning the national title by debuting for Philadelphia with family in
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NEW YORK — New York Police have identified a person of interest in connection to the shooting on the N train Brooklyn Tuesday morning. The man has been identified as Frank James. Anyone with information is asked to call NYPD at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Cerca de 250 millones de personas más podrían vivir con menos de US$ 1,9 al día para finales de 2022 debido al covid-19, el incremento en la desigualdad mundial y el incremento de precios de alimentos, potenciados por la guerra en Ucrania, según un nuevo informe de Oxfam. El informe
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets held a moment of silence before their play-in game against Cleveland and said they were donating $50,000 to help those who were injured after at least 10 people were shot on a subway. The shooting occurred at a station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn that is
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-1, spoiling the Pirates’ home opener. Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month. “It does not make sense to
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By Steve Almasy, Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire officials are bracing for increased activity Wednesday as a wildfire that’s quickly grown to more than 4,000 acres burns out of control. Five fires — the Hermit’s Peak, McBride, Overflow, Big Hole and Nogal Canyon fires — have scorched more than 13,000 acres of land
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event. The Nielsen company said CBS’ coverage of
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker has been put on the 10-day injured list because of bursitis in his pitching shoulder. It’s the latest setback to the team’s rotation. Walker threw two perfect innings Monday night at Philadelphia in his season debut, then was pulled after 30 pitches. He received a cortisone
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EL PASO, Texas – In a unanimous vote, El Paso’s City Council voted to approve a mid-year salary raise for City employees. That brings the minimum wage from $10.36 to $11.11. The city also approved a pilot program to offer new non-uniform hires a $1,000 signing incentive. The money will be distributed in two parts.
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By Paula Reid and Kara Scannell, CNN Federal prosecutors may soon reach a charging decision regarding Rudy Giuliani‘s foreign lobbying efforts involving Ukraine, after he helped investigators unlock several electronic devices that were seized by the FBI, according to multiple sources familiar with the probe. Giuliani has also offered to appear for a separate interview
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UPDATE (4/15): El Paso police say the body of a man found in a home on the 1800 block of Montana was 57-year-old Samuel Ortiz Lozano. Police also announced the arrest of 19-year-old Juan Pablo Gil. Gil is charged with capital murder and is being held on a $1,250,000 bond. Police say Gil was driving
Continue Reading By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Thirty-nine-year-old Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy, admitting he presented at a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in 2019. That was even after
Continue Reading COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have signed linebacker Troy Reeder, who spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Reeder was originally a restricted free agent, but the Rams decided not to offer him a contract extension, which made him an unrestricted free agent. He started seven games in 2020, when
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración de México identificó a 133 migrantes centroamericanos que se encontraban en la caja refrigerada de un tractocamión y que eran transportados en situación de hacinamiento por la carretera Río Verde en el estado de San Luis Potosí, informaron este martes en un comunicado. Las autoridades
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Shirley Spork did more than help found the LPGA Tour. She spent her life teaching the game and that was always going to be her legacy. The LPGA says Spork died Tuesday at her home in California at age 94. Her death comes two weeks after Spork learned she would
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it legal for most residents to carry a concealed firearm without a license. The measure — which supporters call “constitutional carry” — passed the legislature April 1 and allows anyone who was previously eligible for
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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs both made it to the postseason through patience and perseverance. First-year Pelicans coach Willie Green had to adjust to star forward Zion Williamson being unavailable because of injury the entire season and also had to overcome a
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs both made it to the postseason through patience and perseverance. First-year Pelicans coach Willie Green had to adjust to star forward Zion Williamson being unavailable because of injury the entire season and also had to overcome a
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks are keeping head coach Dallas Eakins in charge next year for his fourth season with the struggling club. New general manager Pat Verbeek says the Ducks are picking up Eakins’ contract option for the 2022-23 season. The Ducks are finishing up their third consecutive losing season under Eakins,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has added former North Texas guard Jazion Jackson as a transfer, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Tuesday. Jackson will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Jackson is a dynamic point guard who has spent three seasons as a starter at North Texas, highlighted by leading
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman has sued claiming her decades-old drug conviction was one of more than 300 cases tainted by a prosecutor who was simultaneously doing legal work for the judges hearing those cases. The federal lawsuit filed Monday by Erma Wilson is part of the continued fallout from Weldon Petty’s years
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA successfully argued to sport’s highest court that letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing “irreparable and chaotic” harm to the competition. The legal debate between FIFA and Russia’s soccer federation was published by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It explained
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US is expected to announce on Wednesday it is sending hundreds of millions of dollars in new military assistance to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the package tell CNN. The final amount had not been finalized as of Tuesday but is expected to be close
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Stella Chan and Amir Vera, CNN Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements in court Monday. Papini appeared virtually in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California Monday where Judge William B. Shubb
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Agency is proposing to downgrade Colorado’s biggest population center from a “serious” to a “severe” violator of federal ozone standards. The move would force the state and industry to adopt tougher local rules to improve air quality. Colorado officials expected the recommendation after several smoggy summers that often shrouded
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico – More than 150 houses and structures have been lost in a massive fire in Ruidoso, according to village officials. As of 9:00 p.m., officials say the fire burned more than 4,000 acres and is still 0% contained. MCBRIDE FIRE UPDATE at 9:00 p.m.: Attached is the current fire map. The fire
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Netflix quiere facilitarte la tarea de sugerir las series y películas que te gustan. La plataforma de streaming habilitó el lunes un botón de “Me encanta” con dos pulgares arriba que es “una forma adicional para que los suscriptores nos hagan saber qué tipos de series y películas quieren
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