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Continue ReadingMonth: September 2021
Islanders sign Sorokin, Beauvillier, Palmieri and Cizikas
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Islanders finalized most of their offseason work in one day by signing four players to multiyear contracts. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin got a three-year deal for $12 million, homegrown forward Anthony Beauvillier got three years and $12.45 million, deadline pickup Kyle Palmieri got $20 million over four
Continue ReadingCanada’s Ontario province to require vaccine certificates
TORONTO (AP) — Ontario has become the fourth Canadian province to announce residents will soon have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants, theaters, gyms and other indoor public venues. Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the vaccination certificate program will take effect Sept. 22. Initially, residents will show a PDF or printout
Continue ReadingFirst set of Justice Dept. agents now wearing body cams
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first set of federal agents working for the Justice Department began wearing body cameras under a new policy that reversed a yearslong ban. The agents, who work for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Phoenix and Detroit will begin wearing the cameras for
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Bend man receives 100-month prison sentence in Prineville assault on wife
A 41-year-old Bend man was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison after a Crook County jury convicted him of first-degree sodomy following a two-day trial on charges he assaulted his wife several years ago, Crook County District Attorney Wade Whiting said.
Continue ReadingPackers resume Super Bowl chase after tumultuous offseason
By The Associated Press Green Bay Packers fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers reported to camp after skipping Green Bay’s organized team activities and mandatory minicamp in a standoff with team officials. Rodgers has said he doesn’t know whether this will be his final season in Green Bay. That
Continue ReadingLions made changes that may not translate to success in 2021
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions made a lot of changes in the offseason by bringing in a new general manager, coach and quarterback. The franchise with one playoff victory since winning the NFL title in 1957 is coming off three straight double-digit loss seasons. Detroit might be doomed
Continue ReadingESPN+ to televise African World Cup soccer qualifiers
BRISTOL, Conn, (AP) — ESPN has obtained U.S. television rights to African World Cup qualifying and will stream the matches on ESPN+. Coverage began Wednesday with six second-round matches, starting with the Central African Republic’s game against Cape Verde. Forty nations are in the second round, which runs to Nov. 16, and the group winners
Continue ReadingDerrame de petróleo en Siria se extiende por el Mediterráneo y podría llegar a Chipre el miércoles
olivertapia (CNN) — Un derrame de petróleo que se originó en la refinería más grande de Siria está creciendo y extendiéndose por el mar Mediterráneo y podría llegar a la isla de Chipre el miércoles, dijeron las autoridades chipriotas. Funcionarios sirios dijeron la semana pasada que un tanque lleno de 15.000 toneladas de combustible se
Continue ReadingJags eyeing sustained success with ‘winners’ Meyer, Lawrence
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — After nearly a decade of NFL failure, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan devised another rebuilding plan. It centered around Urban Meyer and Trevor Lawrence, a three-time national championship-winning coach and a quarterback who lost twice in college. Khan says “this time, I got it
Continue ReadingBengals must stay healthy to compete in rugged AFC North
By The Associated Press Franchise quarterback Joe Burrow is healthy after knee surgery and No. 1 running back Joe Mixon is back after a foot injury. But the Bengals will have to stay healthy and build some momentum to contend in the AFC North. Burrow will have first-round draft pick Ja’Marr Chase to throw to,
Continue ReadingCommunity mourns the loss of local firefighter after battle with COVID-19
By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The community is coming together after a McDowell County firefighter died Tuesday following a battle with COVID-19. According to the McDowell Fire & Rescue Association, Garrett Presnell was a firefighter for the Black Mountain Fire Department and worked part-time
Continue ReadingHow to start the Mediterranean diet — meal by meal
Text by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Photographs by Heather Fulbright, CNN Considered one of the healthiest diets in the world, the Mediterranean way of eating cuts processed foods and red meats, focusing instead on fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, healthy whole grains and extra-virgin olive oil. Eating this way has been shown to reduce
Continue ReadingLouisiana man’s personal levee no match for Ida’s fury
By JAY REEVES Associated Press DES ALLEMANDS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who built a levee around his home after Hurricane Katrina thought he was winning the battle against Hurricane Ida. But water poured in once winds from the Category 4 storm bore down on the earthen berm. Now, Roy Comardelle is cleaning up
Continue ReadingSuspect accused of trying to run over homeless man & his cat, turns himself in
By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man accused of attempting to run down a homeless man and his cat in Asheville has turned himself in to authorities. The Asheville Police Department says Scott Everett Ford, 41, was captured on camera attempting to run over an
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
CNN By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are temporarily calling his air base home. “This is now my family — at least until they get off our airpatch,” Olson, the installation commander at Ramstein Air Base in
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
CNN By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are temporarily calling his air base home. “This is now my family — at least until they get off our airpatch,” Olson, the installation commander at Ramstein Air Base in
Continue ReadingThe Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a base in Germany is far from over
By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brig. Gen. Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are temporarily calling his air base home. “This is now my family — at least until they get off our airpatch,” Olson, the installation commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany,
Continue ReadingGeelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Syed Ali Geelani, an icon of disputed Kashmir’s resistance against Indian rule and a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi, has died at 91. Geelani died at his home in the region’s main city of
Continue ReadingLas Vegas-area driving schools face instructor shortages, new DMV policy could make problem worse
By Sophia Perricone Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Many businesses are looking for new employees, including driving schools. “We advertise everywhere to get instructors, We’re in desperate need,” said Kathy Kelly, co-owner of Safeway Driving School. Kelly said she believes extended COVID-19 benefits, which end Saturday, are stopping her
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