After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Texas has become the latest state where Republicans have rolled back access to voting…
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Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is denouncing the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law…
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Braelynn’s fellow fighters: La Pine firefighters help family of 2-year-old with chronic epilepsy
Two-year-old Braelynn Love Ann Rochlin suffers from chronic epilepsy and is one fighter in a La Pine family of five — and many in the community are…
Continue ReadingWhat can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer More companies are requiring COVID-19 vaccines and taking actions to motivate employees into getting their shots. Some…
Continue ReadingWhat can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer More companies are requiring COVID-19 vaccines and taking actions to motivate employees into getting their shots. Some…
Continue ReadingRainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in US Southwest
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — After two bone-dry years that sank the U.S. Southwest deeper into drought, this…
Continue ReadingHedges’ 11th-inning bloop lifts Indians over Royals 5-3
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Austin Hedges popped an RBI single just out of reach of first baseman Carlos Santana for…
Continue ReadingWhat it would take for Republicans to recall a Democratic governor in deep blue California
By Maeve Reston, CNN All eyes are on a state that backed President Joe Biden by nearly 30 points, where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly…
Continue Reading‘Lean In’ circles help women in construction navigate bias
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic…
Continue ReadingSeptember 2 Afghanistan-Taliban news
By By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Tara John, Joshua Berlinger and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News…
Continue ReadingIndonesia seizes tanker believed to carry illicit waste oil
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy has seized a massive tanker believed to be loaded with thousands of tons of wasted black oil and has…
Continue ReadingSeptember 1 Afghanistan-Taliban news
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading3 ex-officers ask to block streaming of trial in Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death…
Continue ReadingIndonesia seizes tanker believed to carry illicit waste oil
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy has seized a massive tanker believed to be loaded with thousands of tons of wasted black oil and has…
Continue ReadingRookie Sheets hits 2 HRs, White Sox beat Pirates 6-3
By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Gavin Sheets hit two home runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 win over the…
Continue ReadingMinister who officiated R. Kelly and Aaliyah’s wedding testifies against Kelly
By Sonia Moghe, CNN For the first time since R. Kelly and Aaliyah’s 1994 wedding, the minister who officiated spoke publicly about it as he…
Continue ReadingTaiwan gets first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines after long delay
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has received its first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines after a prolonged purchasing process…
Continue ReadingJohnston throws for 320 yards, UAB rolls Jacksonville State
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Johnston III threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 120 yards receiving and a score, and UAB…
Continue ReadingSchwindel homers, Cubs shut down Twins hitters in 3-0 win
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Schwindel hit a three-run homer and a pair of Chicago Cubs pitchers combined on a…
Continue ReadingEl elogio de los supremacistas blancos a la toma de poder de los talibanes preocupa a los funcionarios estadounidenses
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Mientras el gobierno respaldado por Estados Unidos en Afganistán cayó ante los talibanes y las tropas…
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