By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who was once roommates with Sen. Marco Rubio has countersued a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela’s state oil company in a politically charged dispute over a $50 million consulting contract he had with Nicolas Maduro’s government. David Rivera’s Interamerican Consulting filed the counterclaim
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test. Richardson is scheduled to run the 100 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. The Diamond League meet is at Hayward Field, the same
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A former senior official of Afghanistan’s ousted President Ashraf Ghani has detailed a vivid picture of the last weeks of Ghani’s government, including how the President and his advisers were stunned by the speed of the Taliban’s advance on the capital of Kabul. Ghani was far from prepared for the
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day after facing allegations that he emotionally mistreated a former fiancee, Republican Larry Elder scheduled two weekend rallies and showed no outward signs of altering the course of his campaign in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A plan to offer booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Americans starting in September adds yet another item to the already full list of pandemic duties in front of the US Food and Drug Administration. But boosters are unlikely to slow the agency’s work in considering full approval for Covid-19 vaccines
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By Dan Simon and Christina Maxouris, CNN Vesuvio Cafe in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood has been asking customers to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination for the last month. “For the most part, people have literally gone out of their way to thank us for enacting the policy,” bartender Zak Pavitt told CNN. Businesses across
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Lauren del Valle, CNN During hours-long testimony in a Purdue Pharma federal bankruptcy proceeding on Wednesday, former company president Richard Sackler said he believes his family and the OxyContin manufacturer bear no responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States. An attorney for Washington state asked him repeatedly whether he, his family or the
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M basketball coach Buzz Williams has been suspended two games and the team has been placed on two years of probation for multiple NCAA rules violations, the NCAA announced Friday. The NCAA and Texas A&M worked together through the negotiated resolution process to come to a resolution in the
Continue Reading By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how police and prosecutors increasingly use algorithm-powered technologies that may amplify racial bias. In response to an Associated Press investigation into the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon says
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — A partir del 20 de septiembre, Estados Unidos empezarÃa a ofrecer una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 para las vacunas Pfizer/BioNTech y Moderna. Los funcionarios aún están recopilando datos para la vacuna de una sola inyección de Johnson & Johnson. Funcionarios de salud pública y
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey toured a small community southwest of Phoenix where flooding inundated homes and led to two deaths last weekend. The governor praised the resiliency of the people of Gila Bend on Friday and residents of other areas of the state who have endured flooding
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By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Full US Food and Drug Administration approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is “imminent,” a senior federal official told CNN on Friday — but said no date has been mentioned. A person familiar with plan told CNN the decision is expected early next week, and a
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Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey toured a small community southwest of Phoenix where flooding inundated homes and led to two deaths last weekend. The governor praised the resiliency of the people of Gila Bend on Friday and residents of other areas of the state who have endured flooding
Continue Reading By The Associated Press As New Englanders scramble to prepare for what could be their first hurricane in three decades, many can’t help but think of the last one: Bob. It made landfall as a devastating Category 2 storm. Thursday marked exactly 30 years since Bob landed, killing at least 17 people and leaving behind
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jon Rahm made it through another bogey-free round and has a one-shot lead in The Northern Trust. He shot 67 to lead over Tony Finau. Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Keith Mitchell are two behind. Schauffele and Jordan Spieth tied the course record at
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Almost nobody in the history of boxing could even conceive of doing what Manny Pacquiao intends to accomplish over the next year. That’s been true for pretty much every year of the 42-year-old Filipino senator’s first quarter-century in the professional fight game. Pacquiao will be
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mother who was separated from her children on the U.S.-Mexico border during former President Donald Trump’s administration says that she and other parents who experienced similar separations asked the Homeland Security Secretary for permanent legal residency in the United States and compensation. Keldy Mabel
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Buck star Giannis Antetokounmpo is teaming up with the city’s other major pro sports franchise by joining the Milwaukee Brewers’ ownership group. Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio and Antetokounmpo said they finalized this agreement in May. Antetokounmpo said he and the team kept it quiet
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America are postponing a key bankruptcy hearing that was scheduled to start next week following a court ruling that casts uncertainty on the future of the case.  Attorneys on Friday filed court papers postponing a hearing set to begin Wednesday
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