Thanksgiving Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Thanksgiving Day, celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2022,…
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How to enjoy working out if you hate exercise
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When my junior year of high school ended, I rejoiced. That meant the end of mandatory gym class. Not gifted…
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Gas prices are sky high and Bank of America warns $120-a-barrel oil is on the way
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Everyday Americans are getting hammered by high prices at the pump, and Bank of America thinks the pain may just be…
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No dominant ACC team equals nailbiters all around
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer It seems parity has arrived in the Atlantic Coast Conference, just look no further than the results on scoreboards.…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943…
Continue Reading 1st-place Minnesota gives coach PJ Fleck new 7-year contract
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and coach P.J. Fleck have agreed to a new seven-year contract that lasts through the…
Continue Reading First black mayor elected in once-segregated St. Petersburg
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Thirty years ago, Ken Welch’s father sought unsuccessfully to become the first…
Continue Reading Colts’ Taylor, Rams’ Kupp among best bets to score
By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch Nearing the halfway point of the NFL’s regular season, it’s good to realize there are still some “set it and…
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Lady Gaga on the intensity of filming ‘House of Gucci’: ‘Off camera, I never broke’
Leah Dolan, CNN Two years after her Oscar-nominated performance in the musical “A Star is Born,” Lady Gaga is set to return once more to…
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Police: Idaho woman stole items from victim in mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old Idaho woman is in jail after she was accused of stealing from the body of a security guard killed…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas say former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was speeding at 156 mph…
Continue Reading Baltimore Colts RB/fill-in QB Tom Matte, dead at age 82
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press Versatile Baltimore Colts running back Tom Matte has died. Matte spent his entire 12 years in the NFL with the…
Continue Reading Penguins star Crosby, defenseman Dumoulin on COVID-19 list
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol after both…
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Phoenix senior citizens help break online bingo world record
By Brittni Thomason Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Arizona senior citizens…
Continue Reading Former Apple employee who claims she was fired for #AppleToo organizing files NLRB complaint
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A former Apple employee who helped form the #AppleToo movement against alleged harassment and discrimination inside the…
Continue Reading IPOs are having their best year ever — even better than the dot com boom
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Private companies are making their Wall Street debuts at a record clip this year. There already have been more…
Continue Reading Ex-priest who admitted abuse released from Illinois prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A defrocked Chicago priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children was released from an Illinois prison last month and is…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton shares sweet throwback picture with husband Carl Dean
By Marianne Garvey Dolly Parton is showing her love for her husband of 55 years, Carl Thomas Dean. The legendary singer, who turned 75 this year,…
Continue Reading After 196 years, college grants tenure to a Black professor
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press The oldest college in Louisiana is celebrating its first granting of tenure to a Black faculty member, and…
Continue Reading Virginia Beach OKs $568 million bond to fend off rising seas
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Voters in Virginia Beach have approved a huge bond measure for a mid-sized city, committing to spend millions in hopes…
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