J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in ’70s, dies at 71
HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a…
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J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in ’70s, dies at 71
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros…
Continue Reading Bounce-back Bundy, Angels roll to 5-0 victory over Rangers
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in the opening day starter’s…
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California mandates virus vaccination for all 2 million health care workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery
Intel revealed 3DAT — a breakthrough 3D athlete tracking software — at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Selina Wang…
Continue Reading Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Thursday said it will begin testing a new system to automatically match photos on iPhones and…
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US automakers pledge huge increase in electric vehicles
By TOM KRISHER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a commitment from U.S. carmakers that…
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Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern
By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic shares climb even though Q2 earnings didn’t meet expectations
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) on Thursday reported a loss of $94 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis,…
Continue Reading Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor organization has died at age…
Continue Reading Novavax seeks OK for COVID vaccine in needy countries first
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine maker Novavax is asking regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of…
Continue Reading Senators struggle to amend, finish $1T infrastructure bill
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan.…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales — for $450,000 per seat
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Virgin Galactic says it’s re-opening ticket sales for the first time in years, giving anyone who can afford it…
Continue Reading Cómo hacer mindfulness si no te gusta estar quieto, según expertos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — “Una mente errante es una mente infeliz”. Eso es lo que escribieron los investigadores de la…
Continue Reading Biden’s electric vehicle sales goal won’t be too hard to reach by 2030
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business President Joe Biden announced an agreement Thursday that aims to push the US auto industry to sell more electric…
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A venomous West African banded cobra is missing in a Texas neighborhood
By David Williams and Joe Sutton, CNN Wildlife experts are setting out traps and searching a Grand Prairie, Texas, neighborhood for a large, venomous…
Continue Reading McConnell: Democrats ‘won’t get our help’ to lift debt limit
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says his Republicans will oppose raising the federal debt…
Continue Reading Offers flooding in after woodland hermit’s cabin burns down
By PATRICK WHITTLE and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit known to locals as “River…
Continue Reading Schools sue and mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates faces a new legal challenge and defiance from the…
Continue Reading Defense queries widow of murder victim about affair comment
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — The wife of one of four people killed in an attack at a North Dakota property management firm has testified at trial that…
Continue Reading ‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California town
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A raging wildfire that swept through the tiny Northern California…
Continue Reading 3 Miami Dolphins removed from COVID-19 reserve list
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three of the four Miami Dolphins players who had been on the COVID-19 reserve list have been removed from it. Coming off…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat sees Q2 sales jump on restaurant demand
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat says that its revenue jumped 32% in the second quarter as demand from…
Continue Reading J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in ’70s, dies at 71
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros…
Continue Reading Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golf star, dies at 74
TORONTO (AP) — Star Canadian golfer Jocelyne Bourassa has died. Her death was announced Thursday by Golf Canada, which did not give details.…
Continue Reading Raiders’ receivers ready to produce in high-flying offense
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr says this year’s Raiders have a do-it-all group of…
Continue Reading FAA head seeks more prosecution of unruly airline passengers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The nation’s top aviation regulator is asking local officials to consider filing criminal charges more often…
Continue Reading Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor organization has died at age…
Continue Reading Novavax seeks COVID-19 vaccine use in India ahead of US
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine maker Novavax is asking regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of…
Continue Reading Murder charges filed in Miami Beach spring break overdoses
MIAMI (AP) — Two North Carolina men accused of raping a tourist who died of an overdose during a spring break trip to Miami Beach are now facing…
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