Bob Iger calls Florida actions against Disney World ‘anti-business’
CNN, WSVN, WESH, WFTV, WFTS, WJXT, WKMG By Chris Isidore and Steve Contorno, CNN Disney CEO Bob Iger fought back against Florida Governor Ron…
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Gulf of Mexico oil worse for climate than thought, study
By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico give off much more methane emissions than official estimates,…
Continue Reading At least 20 people killed in a landslide in eastern Congo
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say at least 20 people were killed in a landslide…
Continue Reading North Dakota House fails to override personal pronouns veto
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America North Dakota’s House lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would…
Continue Reading Circle back: Maine reclaims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet
MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — Volunteers in the state of Maine have reclaimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice…
Continue Reading Minnesota gun ruling is latest citing Supreme Court decision
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal court ruling that a Minnesota law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from…
Continue Reading Death toll in Mexico migrant detention center fire up to 40
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll in a fire last week at a migrant detention center in a Mexican border city has risen to 40, after one of the…
Continue Reading Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has…
Continue Reading Oil and gas production in Gulf of Mexico has twice the climate impact of official estimates, researchers say
By Laura Paddison, CNN Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is belching out significantly higher levels of potent, planet-heating gas than…
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Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat…
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Residentes de París votan a favor de prohibir el alquiler de patinetes eléctricos
Ángela Reyes Haczek París (CNN) – Los residentes de París votaron a favor prohibir el alquiler de patinetes eléctricos en la capital…
Continue Reading Nashville school shooter fired 152 rounds during the attack, which was planned ‘over a period of months,’ police say
By Dakin Andone, CNN The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville last week fired 152 rounds,…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill…
Continue Reading MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average game time dropped by 30 minutes during the first four days this…
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Disney-DeSantis war of words heats up at annual meeting
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger has said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the…
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Drivers on Highway 58 can expect delays into fall as major culvert repair project gets underway
Construction season began Monday and will last for several months on a major culvert repair project along Oregon Highway 58, a key corridor between…
Continue Reading Starbucks fires Buffalo worker active in unionization effort
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks has fired one of the workers who helped kick off a unionization effort at the company. Lexi Rizzo, an…
Continue Reading Bob Iger calls Florida actions against Disney World ‘anti-business’
By Chris Isidore and Steve Contorno, CNN Disney CEO Bob Iger fought back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ actions against his company,…
Continue Reading Brewers’ Attanasio: Renovation talks in ‘early innings’
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio offered a reminder that negotiations were…
Continue Reading DiCaprio testifies in money-laundering case of Fugees rapper
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial…
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