McConnell backs ex-football star Walker for Georgia Senate
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Herschel Walker for the Senate in Georgia.…
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Hard Rock considering two NYC-area casinos 8 miles apart
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward…
Continue ReadingIn ‘The Souvenir Part II,’ a human-scaled epic concludes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Hogg first had the instinct to make a film about her then unfolding relationship to her…
Continue ReadingWhich Cleveland Guardians? Roller derby team sues MLB team
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland-area roller derby team that has called itself the Guardians since 2013 is suing…
Continue ReadingUS-China tensions evident as Biden heads to twin summits
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For nine months under President Joe Biden, the U.S. has pursued a diplomatic…
Continue ReadingSpain presses Algeria to guarantee natural gas supply
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain has sent another minister to Algeria to seek guarantees that its supply of natural…
Continue ReadingReport: At least 59,000 meat workers caught COVID, 269 died
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269…
Continue ReadingResearchers worry about Census’ gap in 2020 survey data
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Researchers are worried about coronavirus-related disruptions to one of the U.S. Census Bureau’s most important…
Continue ReadingSpain to give different booster to strengthen J&J vaccine
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s health authorities will offer a second dose to people who have received a shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
Continue ReadingVirginia Tech player indicted in Tinder date’s beating death
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of…
Continue ReadingWHO: Europe had most COVID-19 cases, deaths over last week
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says Europe stood out as the only major region worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases and…
Continue ReadingYoung women boycott UK nightclubs over ‘spiking’ concerns
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Young women across the U.K. are boycotting nightclubs and pubs as university cities join in a national…
Continue ReadingGen. Milley calls Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning’
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says China recently conducted a test of a hypersonic…
Continue ReadingJudge in Prince Andrew suit says key document can be secret
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York judge assigned to a lawsuit alleging Prince Andrew sexually abused an American…
Continue ReadingGreek minister: Aegean deaths show flaws in EU-Turkey deal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister says the sinking of a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea that cost the lives of four people shows…
Continue ReadingWeather junkies turn to Florida hurricane blogger for info
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida-based Mike Boylan has become an online darling among weather junkies who…
Continue ReadingCarrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Awards will be a night of all-star collaborations between Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chris…
Continue ReadingEx-NYT columnist Kristof announces run for Oregon governor
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Former New York Times reporter and columnist Nicholas Kristof has announced he is running for…
Continue ReadingEU investigates Nvidia’s purchase of chip designer Arm
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have opened an investigation into graphics chipmaker Nvidia’s $40…
Continue ReadingBail ruling postponed for US journalist jailed in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has delayed its decision on granting bail for an American journalist jailed for the past five months because the…
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