Harley-Davidson is dropping diversity initiatives after right-wing anti-DEI campaign
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tractor Supply Co. John Deere. Now Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson said Monday that it’s ending…
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Chappell Roan says she’d ‘rather get arrested’ than do this job she once aspired to
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan would rather do literally anything else than be an actor, a career she originally set out to…
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17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike. The Communications Workers of America…
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The boredom scroll on socials may be making your problem worse, study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through…
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Democrats, others seek to toss Kennedy off November ballot in Georgia and New York
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s presidential ballot say he must be disqualified…
Continue Reading Who is Mike Lynch? A look at the British tech tycoon killed when his yacht sank off Sicily
AP Technology Writers Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that…
Continue Reading Boston duck boat captains rescue toddler and father from Charles River
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River. The Boston Duck Tours boat was…
Continue Reading Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox…
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¿Quién es Mike Lynch, el empresario tecnológico que murió tras naufragio de yate de lujo frente a Sicilia?
urielblanco (CNN) — El cuerpo de Mike Lynch, inversor británico del sector tecnológico de 59 años de edad, fue recuperado del yate de lujo…
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It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.
The Texas Tribune For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. In 2016,…
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Wrestling to end gun violence
By Griffin Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WRTV) — Ron Gee was killed in July but…
Continue Reading Couple loses a couple hundred thousand dollars to fraudulent contractor
By Stephanie Maniche Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Donna and Karl Reust hired Charles…
Continue Reading BurgerFi is in big trouble and may go out of business
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — BurgerFi, the fast-casual burger chain and owner of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, is running out of…
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UTEP Football Team “Mine Shaft” Entrance Returning in 2024; “Miner Walk” Set to Run Through Paydirt’s Pregame Party Zone
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty years after it was made famous by former head coach Mike Price, the “Mine Shaft” UTEP football team entrance is…
Continue Reading ‘Very Brazen’: Driveway attack of a woman shocks neighborhood
By Molly Hudson Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — The three suspects were last seen in the…
Continue Reading Wisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has been sentenced…
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DC councilman arrested in alleged $156,000 bribery scheme to push violence prevention contracts for kickbacks
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Councilman Trayon White allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme to use…
Continue Reading Cómo fue el paso de Vance y Walz, candidatos a la vicepresidencia, en las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU.
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sargento primero retirado Ryan Marti se enlistó en la Guardia Nacional del Ejército antes incluso de graduarse…
Continue Reading Polling data shows Trump campaign’s difficulty in framing the conversation around Kamala Harris
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Heading into the Democratic National Convention, new data suggests that the Trump campaign’s initial…
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New Mexico governor to speak at DNC Tuesday
CHICAGO, Illinois (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will speak at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening. Lujan…
Continue Reading Court orders 4 Milwaukee men to stand trial in killing of man outside hotel lobby
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has ordered four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to 11 years in prison after arguing she was legally allowed to kill a man because he sexually trafficked her
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually…
Continue Reading A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries
The Texas Tribune McALLEN, Texas (AP) — On May 17, with just one week to go until the end of the school year, the superintendent of the South Texas…
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Delegates from El Paso addressing immigration, other top concerns at Democratic National Convention
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several El Pasoans are participating in the Democratic National Convention this week, happening Monday through Thursday in…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 1 injured in a shooting near Kentucky courthouse, suspect shoots self after police standoff
Associated Press ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A mother and daughter have been fatally shot and another man injured near a Kentucky courthouse. The…
Continue Reading Alabama says law cannot block people with certain felony convictions from voting in 2024 election
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be…
Continue Reading Who was Mike Lynch, the tech entrepreneur among the missing after a superyacht sank?
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The body of Mike Lynch, the 59-year-old British tech investor, has been recovered from the sunken…
Continue Reading US starts citizenship program for migrant spouses, but some are left out
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having…
Continue Reading Biden’s offer of a path to US citizenship for spouses leaves some out
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having…
Continue Reading Bus vendor cancellations create chaos as school opens in St. Louis
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many St. Louis families faced a chaotic first day of school after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute…
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