Laver would welcome Djokovic to calendar Grand Slam ‘club’
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Rocket” Rod Laver will be at the U.S. Open to welcome Novak Djokovic into a remarkably…
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Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A growing number of school board members across the U.S. are resigning or questioning their willingness to serve…
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Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
By MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
Continue Reading Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
By MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
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Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
By MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
Continue Reading Players fly to World Cup qualifiers despite quarantine gripe
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Argentina players Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia face 10 days in hotel quarantine on their return to England…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence…
Continue Reading Verstappen wins rain-marred Belgian GP after short restart
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen has won a rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix. The race was…
Continue Reading Burnley signs Maxwel Cornet from Lyon
LONDON (AP) — Burnley has signed Ivory Coast international Maxwel Cornet from Lyon on a five-year deal. The northwest English club says the…
Continue Reading Expedition discovers island believed world’s northernmost
HELSINKI (AP) — A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark say they have accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost…
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Republican governors target local school systems over mask mandates
By Michael Warren, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is in a stand-off with local school officials in the rural Cherokee Nation, with the school board…
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Continue Reading Pandemic jobless benefits expire soon. Don’t expect employment to suddenly soar
By Tami Luhby, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits are ending nationwide the first weekend in September, but don’t expect to see millions of…
Continue Reading Iran and Syria vow to confront U.S. sanctions
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran and Syria have vowed to take “mighty steps” to confront U.S. sanctions imposed on…
Continue Reading UAE capital mandates booster shot for Sinopharm recipients
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates has ordered all residents who received the Chinese state-backed…
Continue Reading As troops return, UK under pressure over Afghans left behind
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised the “colossal” effort to airlift civilians from…
Continue Reading Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — At a military base in Delaware, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving…
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Tennis star Andy Murray says players ‘have a responsibility’ to get vaccine
CNN By Ben Church, CNN Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray says he hopes more tennis players decide to get a Covid-19 vaccine in order to keep…
Continue Reading Tennis star Andy Murray says players ‘have a responsibility’ to get vaccine
By Ben Church, CNN Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray says he hopes more tennis players decide to get a Covid-19 vaccine in order to keep the…
Continue Reading Protest on wheels in Thai capital seeks government’s ouster
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A long line of cars, trucks and motorbikes has wended its way through the Thai…
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