Amtrak expects to cut service as vaccine requirement, hiring halt thins its workforce
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Amtrak service will likely be reduced next year as it complies with the upcoming vaccine requirement for federal…
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Facebook Oversight Board reiterates calls for Meta to be more transparent
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be…
Continue ReadingAmericans Plys, Persinger make Olympic curling coed field
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer American Chris Plys will have two chances to take home a curling medal from the Beijing Olympics. Plys is the only…
Continue ReadingTexas jury awards $301B settlement in suit against bar
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury has awarded a largely symbolic settlement of more than $301 billion in a lawsuit against a Corpus Christi…
Continue ReadingFading swing seats show how redistricting kills competition
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press One casualty of this year’s congressional redistricting process across the country is the swing seat in a…
Continue ReadingChile president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera has signed a law permitting same-sex couples to marry and adopt. The ceremony came…
Continue ReadingFire at Tunisian Islamist party HQ leaves 1 dead, 18 injured
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A fire at Tunisia’s largest Islamist party’s headquarters in…
Continue ReadingPackers’ Cobb will be out ‘for a while’ with core injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb has a core injury that will prevent him from playing Sunday and could keep him…
Continue ReadingCalifornia mom charged in case of kid hitting sports rival
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman faces criminal charges because authorities say she told her basketball…
Continue ReadingCalifornia mom charged in case of kid hitting sports rival
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman faces criminal charges because authorities say she told her basketball…
Continue ReadingTravis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show
The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott says in an interview that he didn’t know that fans had died at his Astroworld…
Continue ReadingPhysician explains why Michigan hospitals need extra support to treat COVID-19 patients
By JAMES FELTON, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Federal help is on the way for one…
Continue ReadingIdaho man charged in 2 killings waives preliminary hearing
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man facing two murder charges has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, which means the case will…
Continue ReadingJames Brown said the CIA spied on him. The CIA won’t say
CNN By Thomas Lake, CNN James Brown did a lot of living in his 73 years. He threw knuckleballs from the pitcher’s mound and hard left jabs in…
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Labor shortage affecting C.O. house cleaning services during holiday season
Zachary Avis and his wife have a long list of houses to clean with their cleaning business Sakred…
Continue ReadingCitrus industry takes root in southwest Georgia
By Tom Seegmueller Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Georgia (Albany Herald) — When a property has been…
Continue ReadingWrongful death lawsuit filed for student-athlete killed by elevator in Atlanta
By REBEKKA SCHRAMM Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Attorneys for the mother of a student killed…
Continue ReadingAhmed Qorei Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ahmed Qorei, former prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingMetropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. About Puerto…
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