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Year: 2024

AP Player of the Week: Arizona’s McMillan records first 300-yard receiving game since ’22 Rose Bowl

The inaugural Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 1 of the season: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona McMillan, an AP first-team preseason All-American, set the school record with 304 yards receiving and tied another with four touchdown catches in the Wildcats’ 61-39 win over New Mexico. It was the first 300-yard receiving

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Romania, Hungary, Georgia, and Azerbaijan launch venture to install power line under the Black Sea

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Azerbaijan have launched a joint venture to install a power line under the Black Sea aimed at bringing more renewable energy into the European Union from the eastern Caucasus. The project, approved by leaders of the four countries in 2022, gained momentum after Russia launched its full-scale

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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. That’s according to a European Union naval mission. The announcement by the EU’s Operation Aspides came on Tuesday. It leaves the Sounion stranded and

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Republicans in Massachusetts select attorney John Deaton to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorney John Deaton has won a three-way Republican primary in Massachusetts to face off against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Warren ran unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. Deaton, a former U.S. Marine and cryptocurrency attorney who was born in Detroit, announced earlier this year that he would vie for the chance

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Murder suspect in Chicago train mass shooting is ordered held without bond. ‘This defendant defines violent,’ judge says

By Cheri Mossburg, Bill Kirkos, Lauren Mascarenhas, Brad Parks and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago man who was charged with murder in the fatal shootings of four Chicago train riders earlier this week was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday. Rhanni S. Davis, 30, was charged Tuesday with four

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EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for the bloc’s values

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium have taken a public and potentially embarrassing swipe at Hungary.  At a meeting in Budapest, they raised questions about whether Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stridently nationalist cabinet respects European Union values and standards. Hungary took over the 27-nation bloc’s rotating presidency in

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EU officials pledge to develop more water-saving technologies in farming as droughts worsen

Associated Press AYIA NAPA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union countries have pledged to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as the prospect of worsening droughts puts additional strain on farmers. The promises came during a gathering on Tuesday in Cyprus of the so called MED9 countries — France,

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Firefighters forced to flee “hoarder-like” Dearborn home fire after running out of air inside

By Sara Powers, Alysia Burgio Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — An elderly Dearborn man has died after his home caught on fire early Monday morning, fire officials said. The “hoarder-like” conditions of the home forced firefighters to flee the structure at one point. At 7:30 a.m., firefighters responded to

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Congressman Al Green Welcomes Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to Houston for Labor Legislative Update and Breakfast Assembly

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     September 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston is set to host a pivotal event in the labor movement as Congressman Al Green welcomes Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su to the Ninth Congressional District of Texas. This significant occasion, marking Congressman Green’s

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Catch a Smoother, Quieter Ride as METRO Introduces Electric Buses into its Fleet

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     September 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston’s public transit system is stepping into the future with a quieter, smoother, and eco-friendly twist. METRO has just launched its first zero-emission electric buses, transforming the passenger experience on two popular routes. As the hum of

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