MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are expanding a ban on harmful fertilizers around a saltwater lagoon on the country’s Mediterranean coast, where over the past 10 days several tons of dead fish have washed up. The regional government of Murcia, southeast of Madrid, announced Wednesday that the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers at farms around
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Only 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rent assistance meant to help tenants around the country avoid eviction has been distributed. The latest data from the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, shows that the pace of distribution increased in July over June
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Only 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rent assistance meant to help tenants around the country avoid eviction has been distributed. The latest data from the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, shows that the pace of distribution increased in July over June
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN An analysis from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office estimates that combined, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill can meet the majority of President Joe Biden’s target to drastically slash emissions by the end of the decade. In a letter sent Wednesday to congressional Democrats, Schumer said
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Topeka say a local man died in a shooting at a motel. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon, when officers were called around 1:45 p.m. to Travelers Inn for reports of a shooting. Arriving officers found a man with gunshot wounds, and paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story HICKMAN COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — The flash flood damage is apparent in Humphrey’s County, but other nearby counties are also picking up the pieces. For example, a Hickman County family saw their home be uprooted by the flash floods and float down Garners Creek. Garners
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Mark Hamill thought there would be stories about Luke Skywalker’s exploits after the original “Star Wars” trilogy, but, he said, “I just assumed they’d get an age-appropriate actor.” Hamill’s thoughts about stepping back into the role of Luke Skywalker for an episode of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” were among the
Continue Readingmarpichel (CNN) — El 11 de septiembre de 2001, en medio de las cenizas del World Trade Center, tres bomberos de la ciudad de Nueva York levantaron una pequeña bandera estadounidense retirada de un yate cercano. Eran las 5 de la tarde de un dÃa que iba a cambiar radicalmente el curso de la historia. La
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have acquired running back Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for undisclosed 2022 draft picks. Michel brings some help to a Rams offense that was running low on healthy options with the regular season fast approaching. He was drafted by
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By Tosin Fakile Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Waverly family lost the glue to their family when 7-year-old Lucy Conner died in the flood. Her body was recovered on Sunday. Lucy’s cousin Samantha Tuten and Samantha’s dad live 15 minutes away. Lucy’s uncle got on his boat and
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has rejected an offer of about $188 million from Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappé but is open to negotiate the player’s transfer. PSG sporting director Leonardo tells French broadcaster RMC Sport that the initial Madrid offer is below what PSG expected. He says the
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By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — After Saturday’s deadly flooding, we’re not just seeing homes washed away and destroyed. Vehicles, many flipped over, are scattered across the city. Expecting nothing in return, companies with the equipment necessary pull dozens of 3,000 pound vehicles from the fray of
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By Sonia Moghe and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three New York district attorneys’ offices are urging the state attorney general’s office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, concerned that doing so now may “hinder” their ongoing criminal
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By Sonia Moghe and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three New York district attorneys’ offices are urging the state attorney general’s office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, concerned that doing so now may “hinder” their ongoing criminal
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si alguna vez hubo un año para vacunarse contra la gripe, puede que sea este 2021. Por lo general, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. sugieren que las personas se vacunen contra la influenza a fines de octubre. Pero la próxima temporada de influenza
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By Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story CANDLER, North Carolina (WLOS) — A pet grooming business in Candler is picking up the pieces one week after floods devastated part of Western North Carolina. Christy Welch, a manager of Pam’s Pet Center, said the floodwaters on Old Candler Town Road rose quickly that
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid tribute to their Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. Drummer Watts, who became part of the Stones’ longtime foursome alongside Jagger, Richards and Wood, played for the band for more than 50 years. His bandmates
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street is going to cling to every word spoken this week at the nerdiest of economic nerdfests. The Federal Reserve will divulge its thinking about the next months and years’ worth of monetary policy at Friday’s virtual Jackson Hole Symposium. For analysts, the annual resort hangout for central bankers
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — En todos los relatos, el difunto artista Bob Ross era un alma gentil con un amor por la naturaleza y una genuina ambición de enseñar a los estadounidenses a pintar “arbolitos felices” a través de su programa de televisión de larga duración “The Joy of Painting”. Los espectadores llegaron a adorar
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Más de las tres cuartas partes (77%) de las camas de las UCI de Estados Unidos están actualmente en uso y cerca del 30% son para pacientes de covid-19, según datos del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés). En seis estados
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