By The Pantagraph Staff Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (The Pantagraph) — It’s official: Rocky the boxer has brought the glory of a Guinness World Record to the Twin Cities. The 9-year-old boxer, who belongs to Brad and Crystal Williams of Normal, earned the title of “longest tongue on a living
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Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks will clarify its policy on Pride decorations following criticism and strikes at unionized stores. “We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines… for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand,” Sara Trilling, president of Starbucks North America, wrote in
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks will clarify its policy on Pride decorations following criticism and strikes at unionized stores. “We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines… for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand,” Sara Trilling, president of Starbucks North America, wrote in an
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Rose Zhang has played two tournaments since turning pro. She won the Mizuho Americas Open and was one shot off the lead at the Women’s PGA until tying for eighth. But under an archaic LPGA policy, she doesn’t get Solheim Cup points for her win. That’s because Zhang technically
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The TKTS booth in Times Square, which has become part of the city’s visual and financial DNA and a key part in keeping Broadway going, is celebrating its 50th birthday this week. It’s a discount ticket booth where Broadway and off-Broadway shows can be more
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policy. The Republican governor speaks Tuesday at the groundbreaking for a company that got more than $100 million in federal funding to refine graphite for electric batteries. But Kemp says Biden’s infrastructure law
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have created embryo models to help study the mysteries of early human development, the medical problems that happen before birth and why many pregnancies fail. These models are created from stem cells, not egg and sperm, and can’t grow into babies. Using models avoids the controversy of using
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — As Spain sizzles in its first official heat wave of the year, the National Statistics Institute says that deaths from heat stroke and dehydration in the hottest months of 2022 _ the hottest year on record _ were up 88% over the previous year. The Institute said
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Miles de jóvenes de Colombia, quienes hacen parte de poblaciones vulnerables, recibirán transferencias económicas correspondientes al programa Jóvenes en Acción a partir de esta semana, según anunció el Gobierno nacional. El Programa Jóvenes en Acción, que nació en el Gobierno del presidente Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018), por el cuál
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Cuando Daniel Kriz vio un par de orcas debajo de su barco mientras cruzaba el estrecho de Gibraltar en abril, pensó: “Otra vez no”. Para Kriz, un veterano capitán que estaba llevando un catamarán de regatas a través del Atlántico, era el segundo encuentro de este tipo en tres años, después de
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Arak might just be one of the most interesting spirits you’ve never heard of – and the Middle Eastern drink is having a revival across the globe. The anise-flavored liquor is one of the oldest spirits in the world. But a new generation of boutique distilleries is hoping to
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled to make it more difficult to convict a person of making a violent threat. The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials, including the president. The question for the court was whether prosecutors must
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN At the turn of the 20th century, the studio run by Norwegian photographers Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg had a secret second purpose. During the day, it operated as a conventional atelier where locals in the coastal town of Horten, Norway, could come have their portraits taken for pocket-sized cartes de
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the country’s main far-right party won control of a county administration. The video, posted on social media on Tuesday, shows a man in a T-shirt depicting a Nazi-era soldier and a slogan that
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — English soccer club Watford has apologized to the victims of a former physiotherapist nicknamed “Paedo Phil” after concluding an investigation into his alleged abuse. Phil Edwards was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of sexual activity with a teenage boy. He was found dead weeks later.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney and Alicia Wallace, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales surged in May, as buyers looked to new construction as an alternative to the low inventory of existing homes for sale. Sales of newly constructed homes were up 12.2% in May from April, and up 20% from a year ago, according
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Browne-Peter, CNN (CNN) — Living with sickle cell anemia, each day feels like a silent battle against my body’s limitations. Diagnosed with the heritable blood disorder in the womb before I was born, I’ve never known a life without persistent fatigue, unrelenting body aches and ruthless, sudden bouts of pain. The first time
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — At least five people, including a child, have died and four others were injured after a building collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Monday, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. A fifth victim, identified as Mohamed Hussein, 28, was retrieved from the rubble Tuesday, Al-Ahram reported. Search operations
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies
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