The iPod turns 20. Here’s how it changed the way I think about music
by Sofia Barrett Twenty years ago this weekend, Apple launched the original, iconic iPod. Six years later, I was gifted my first and only version of…
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Apple will let iPhone users repair their own devices
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple plans to give customers the ability to repair their own devices amid growing pressure from regulators and…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey governor race tests Murphy’s progressive politics
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s decidedly liberal shift under first-term Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is…
Continue ReadingOlympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez fatally shot in Ecuador
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil. He was 32. Quiñónez…
Continue ReadingKoeman: Barcelona can’t be afraid of Madrid in ‘clásico’
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says his team can’t be afraid of Real Madrid in the first…
Continue ReadingPalestinian rights groups see muzzle in Israel’s terror tag
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Activists have called on the international community to help reverse Israel’s…
Continue ReadingVin Diesel walked Paul Walker’s daughter down the aisle at her wedding
By Chloe Melas, CNN Cue the tears. Meadow Walker, daughter of the late actor Paul Walker, married actor Louis Thornton-Allan earlier this month.…
Continue ReadingZardes sprains knee, could miss US’s November qualifiers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Crew forward Gyasi Zardes sprained his left knee and likely will be sidelined for two to four weeks. He could miss…
Continue ReadingA magical trove of Ricky Jay ephemera hits auction block
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Conjurers and cheats, hustlers and hoaxsters. Those were some of the things that…
Continue ReadingChelsea romps to 7-0 win over Norwich in Premier League
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has coped just fine without its injured strikers. The Premier League leaders romped to a 7-0 win over last-place Norwich with…
Continue ReadingOlympic vault champ Rebeca Andrade wins 2 medals at worlds
KITAKYUSHU, Japan (AP) — Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has added a world title to her Tokyo Olympic gold medal in vault and also won a silver medal in…
Continue ReadingOlympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez fatally shot in Ecuador
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil. He was 32. Quiñónez…
Continue ReadingWoman arrested, accused of stealing from dozens of gyms
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Marysville woman accused of stealing and using credit cards from dozens of gyms in Western Washington was arrested this…
Continue ReadingHarrison Ford reunited with lost credit card in Sicily
MILAN (AP) — Police in Sicily say that American actor Harrison Ford was reunited with his lost credit card while on a beach holiday thanks to a…
Continue ReadingIs there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a…
Continue ReadingIs there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a…
Continue ReadingObama sharply criticizes Youngkin in Va. governor’s race
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles warns of narrow window to face climate change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles says there is a “dangerously narrow” window to tackle global warning. The warning comes days…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles warns of narrow window to face climate change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles says there is a “dangerously narrow” window to tackle global warning. The warning comes days…
Continue ReadingAustrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers…
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