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…
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Badgers aim to regain consistency that was missing last year
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says consitency will be the key to quarterback Graham Mertz’s…
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 Penix’s return has Hoosiers hoping to exceed 2020 successes
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers expect quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to start their Sept. 4 season…
Continue Reading Shane Beamer excited for first camp as Gamecocks head coach
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — First-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is excited to open his first camp as a head…
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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 Harris English shoots 62 to take 2-shot lead in Memphis
By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Harris English shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match his lowest PGA Tour score and take…
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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…
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Top cyber official calls for more ‘ambitious’ defenses while encouraging people to join CISA
By Geneva Sands, CNN In her first major speech since taking office, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly sought to…
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 FDA could lay out a national strategy for Covid-19 booster shots in early September
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September…
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Los Angeles police investigating possible excessive use of force in arrest of NBA center Jaxson Hayes
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation into whether officers used excessive force while arresting…
Continue Reading Just 4% of Hispanic or Latino people prefer the term ‘Latinx,’ new Gallup poll finds
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The use of the term “Latinx” has been a divisive issue for some time — and a new poll shows that it’s…
Continue Reading House select committee begins taking over January 6 investigation from other committee
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The newly formed House select committee is taking the lead on investigating January 6 going…
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Team of divers collect 8,000 pounds of trash in 25 days
By Dina Kupfer Click here for updates on this story TAHOE, California (KOVR) — The effort to Keep Tahoe Blue is going…
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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 Baltimore County agrees to $3 million settlement with family, estate of Korryn Gaines
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Kiely Westhoff and Laura Ly, CNN Baltimore County officials have agreed to a $3 million settlement with the family and estate…
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…
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