Mexican governor denies drug links after photo with capos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is denying any links to drug traffickers after a 3-year-old photo surfaced showing…
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Pandemic sidelines police, fire and teachers in California
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined about 800 Los Angeles city police and…
Continue Reading Experts puzzled by continuing South Carolina earthquakes
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More earthquakes have struck near South Carolina’s capital city. Wednesday’s 2.6- and…
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Arizona siblings lose both parents to Covid-19 in less than 48 hours
By David Williams, CNN Bob and Sue Walker were inseparable during more than 44 years of marriage and called each other “mate” and…
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Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called “too…
Continue Reading Fed officials see earlier rate hikes as US hiring recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was…
Continue Reading Sundance cancels in-person film festival due to virus surge
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling…
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Maxwell to seek new trial after reports of juror’s sex abuse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers say she’ll request a new trial after revelations by a…
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Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson’s ‘separate but equal’ ruling, pardoned by Louisiana governor
By Tina Burnside, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday granted a posthumous pardon to Homer Plessy, the man at the center of the landmark…
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University of Florida president says he will step down
By Leyla Santiago, CNN University of Florida President Kent Fuchs will step down, a decision he said was in the works for months, he announced in a…
Continue Reading Survey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic’s start
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that parents shared more meals and spent more quality time together…
Continue Reading Russian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks…
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Penn Law’s dean calls professor’s comments ‘anti-intellectual’ and ‘racist’ after she said the US is ‘better off with fewer Asians’
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The dean at one of the country’s top law schools is calling comments from a professor at the university…
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Do you feel lucky? Powerball jackpot reaches $630 million
By Jay Croft, CNN Hey, somebody’s gotta win it sometime, right? And Powerball ticket sales are soaring across the country, officials say…
Continue Reading IOC assures teams Winter Olympics in Beijing will go ahead
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has promised Olympic teams worldwide that the Winter Games in Beijing will go ahead as…
Continue Reading Maxwell to seek new trial after reports of juror’s sex abuse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers say she’ll request a new trial after revelations by a…
Continue Reading Trudeau calls party flight to Mexico a slap in the face
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls videos of a party on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight…
Continue Reading Israeli committee OKs 3,500 settlement homes in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli committee has approved plans for building more than 3,500 settler housing units in east Jerusalem, nearly half in a…
Continue Reading Turkey reports record infections, cuts quarantine to 7 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has reported its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic as the rapidly-spreading…
Continue Reading US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. is strengthening its COVID-19 booster campaign, endorsing an extra shot for everyone…
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