By Kelsey Stewart Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Ashton Lambie missed the world record — and his goal of under 4 minutes — by three seconds. A competitive track cyclist and Lincoln native, Lambie was devastated after the attempt earlier this month. He had one more shot at
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By CNN staff, CNN Business China has barred online gamers under the age of 18 from playing on weekdays and limited their play to just three hours most weekends, marking a significant escalation of restrictions on the country’s massive gaming industry. Starting this week, minors will be allowed only an hour of play time between
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Chaney Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Montana (Independent Record) — Nine young hound dogs that were apparently dumped in the mountains near Boulder last week have been rescued so far, and authorities are looking for more. Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle said someone gathering firewood in the area found three
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Pedro Delgado Campaña, expresidente del directorio del Banco Central de Ecuador y primo del expresidente Rafael Correa, fue detenido en el estado de la Florida, EE.UU., el 27 de agosto por posible violación de la ley de inmigración de Estados Unidos, según le dijo este lunes a CNN el
Continue ReadingBy Bobby Radford Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Nearly $40,000 has been raised for the St. Francois County Shop With a Cop program after a friendly wager between two local businesses turned into a giving spree. On Friday night, two area rival high school football teams, the North
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By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has postponed the beginning of the school year for students up through high school by two weeks following a surge of infections due to the delta variant. New precautions have also been taken in other Western Balkan countries like Albania and Serbia. All Western Balkan
Continue Reading By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Looking to kick back with something non-alcoholic this Labor Day? There’s been a real transformation going on in the world of booze-free drinks. Craftspeople, mixologists and scientists have moved well beyond sweet “fake wines” and watery no-alcohol beers. AP food writer Katie Workman says there’s now a huge selection of
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of North Macedonia and Greece agree that bilateral ties have improved steadily since the two countries reached a deal that changed the name of Greece’s small Balkan neighbor. North Macedonia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that trade and economic relations, in particular, have “deepened” since the 2019 agreement
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By Andrew Wegley Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — In the fifth demonstration in seven nights since a 17-year-old University of Nebraska-Lincoln student reported being sexual assaulted at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity Aug. 23, organizers Monday lit candles in a visible display of support for sexual assault
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of wildlife advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit to stop Wisconsin’s wolf hunt this fall. Animal Wellness Action, the Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance and Protect Coyote filed the action Tuesday. The lawsuit comes after the state Department of Natural Resources board this month set
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 113.8 in
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Progressive Democrats, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are calling on President Joe Biden to give the Federal Reserve a sweeping makeover by replacing Jerome Powell as chairman. “We urge President Biden to reimagine a Federal Reserve focused on eliminating climate risk and advancing racial and economic justice,” the lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A pet cougar living in NYC was surrendered last week and is now headed to a sanctuary in Arkansas. The 11-month-old, approximately 80-pound female cougar was surrendered from a Bronx home on Thursday night. The Humane Society of the United States,
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right to
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right to
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SEASIDE PARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A young lifeguard was killed and seven other people, including three other lifeguards, were injured when lightning struck a Jersey Shore beach Monday afternoon, authorities said. It happened in the area of 21st Avenue Beach in South Seaside
Continue ReadingRodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Muchos recuerdan la inquietante fotografía: una mujer con un traje formal de negocios y perlas, cubierta de pies a cabeza de polvo blanco, con las manos extendidas y un gesto de impotencia, que se abría paso para salir de la colapsada torre norte del World Trade Center en Nueva York el
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By Rob McCartney Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — It’s been two years since Andrea Georgeson was found shot to death in her car in Omaha. Now, for the first time, the lead detective in the case has announced a possible lead in her murder. Detective Brandon Hahn believes Georgeson’s
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 20.1% in the April-June quarter from the same period a year earlier, when it suffered a record contraction, raising hopes of an economic recovery. It was India’s fastest pace of growth since it began publishing quarterly gross domestic product figures in 1996. It was also far higher
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 20.1% in the April-June quarter from the same period a year earlier, when it suffered a record contraction, raising hopes of an economic recovery. It was India’s fastest pace of growth since it began publishing quarterly gross domestic product figures in 1996. It was also far higher
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