The big gridiron loss, on TV, was real — but is the school?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a shellacking in a game televised on ESPN revealed an Ohio prep football team wasn’t the top-tier talent it purported…
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Paris slams on the brakes and sets 30 kph speed limit to reduce pollution
By Jeevan Ravindran and Barbara Wojazer, CNN Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit on…
Continue Reading Paris slams on the brakes and sets 30 kph speed limit to reduce pollution
CNN By Jeevan Ravindran and Barbara Wojazer, CNN Authorities in the French capital of Paris are forcing drivers to slow down, setting a speed limit…
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Mitchell, McCowan help Fever beat Sparks 74-72
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points, Teaira McCowan added 15 — including two free throws to cap the scoring with 15.3 seconds to…
Continue Reading Seahawks Quandre Diggs expects to return to practice soon
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle safety Quandre Diggs said he’s not making a statement by choosing to be a spectator…
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La Pine firefighters union, others in community come to aid of ill 2-year-old, family
The La Pine Professional Firefighter’s Union Local 3387 is reaching out to the Central Oregon community in support of a local family and a…
Continue Reading Sun’s Jonquel Jones, Brionna Jones combine for 53 points
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 21 of her career-high tying 31 points in the first half and Connecticut beat the Washington Mystics 85-75…
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Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US
By Barbara Starr and Brianna Keilar, CNN The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the militant…
Continue Reading “Cressy!” chants break out as American pulls US Open stunner
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maxime Cressy had heard people chanting his name in college, when he twice clinched big wins…
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BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption
Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…
Continue Reading How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana’s enslaved people
By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s…
Continue Reading How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana’s enslaved people
CNN, WDSU By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down…
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Hanford orders new COVID-19 requirements for 11,000 workers
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Hanford nuclear reservation workers who do not provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required to be tested at least…
Continue Reading Brit charged in terror beheadings scheduled to plead guilty
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of two British nationals charged with joining with the Islamic State group and…
Continue Reading Astros’ Greinke, Taylor go to IL; Greinke to miss next start
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros placed starting pitcher Zack Greinke and first baseman Taylor Jones on the…
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Bend fire official offers safety tips on how to avoid lithium-ion battery fires
Lithium-ion batteries have been known, in some cases, to spark fires. They have been the cause of at least two garage fires this…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Britney Spears ‘will not be extorted’ by father
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in…
Continue Reading Bonnaroo organizers cancel this year’s festival, citing flooding from heavy rains
WSMV By Melissa Gray, CNN Organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have canceled this year’s event, citing…
Continue Reading Bonnaroo organizers cancel this year’s festival, citing flooding from heavy rains
By Melissa Gray, CNN Organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have canceled this year’s event, citing flooding…
Continue Reading Brazil missing key EPL players for World Cup qualifiers
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will be missing nine of its players from the English Premier League for its next…
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