By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who fled the state a month ago to block a new voting bill still haven’t returned to the state Capitol. The holdout by Democrats stretched into a 38th consecutive day Wednesday, and Republicans are confronting how far they’ll go to
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boonville football team will lean on its veteran starters as the group will kick off the 2021 season on August 27 against the Pleasant Hill Roosters. Boonville is coming off of a 6-4 campaign in the 2020 season, under the leadership of head coach Greg Hough. The Pirates did return the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Engineers at the University of Missouri have partnered with MoDOT to test mixing plastic waste into the asphalt pavement mixtures on Stadium Blvd. in efforts to make the pavement overlay last longer. Professor of civil and environmental engineering at Mizzou, Bill Buttlar, says normal pavement mixtures are created from asphalt and other
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El gobierno de México informó este miércoles en un comunicado que la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofrepis) autorizó el uso de emergencia de la vacuna de la empresa estadounidense de biotecnología Moderna contra el covid-19 en el país. El comunicado detalla que el Comité de
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have nearly as much of a problem with joint practices now as he did two years ago. The Packers conducted their first of two scheduled joint practices with the New York Jets. Part of the reason for
Continue Reading MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Swedish club Malmo closed in on its first Champions League group-stage appearance in six years by beating Ludogorets 2-0 in the first leg of their playoff Wednesday, while Benfica and Young Boys also came away with wins. Veljko Birmancevic and Jo Inge Berget scored in each half for Malmo. Benfica beat
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Wrter TOKYO (AP) — The opening next week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being used as a stage to launch a human-rights movement aimed at the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities. The campaign is called “WeThe15″and gets its name from estimates that persons with disabilities represent 15
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Wrter TOKYO (AP) — The opening next week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being used as a stage to launch a human-rights movement aimed at the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities. The campaign is called “WeThe15″and gets its name from estimates that persons with disabilities represent 15
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams struggled during their first joint practice of the week with the Las Vegas Raiders. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw three interceptions, the offensive line was often overwhelmed and the run game was mostly ineffective during the workout in Southern California. It
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county is demanding the state Senate pay $2.8 million to cover the costs of replacing vote-counting machines that the state’s top election official says can’t be used again because of their handling during the Senate Republicans’ 2020 election review. Maricopa County’s GOP-controlled Board of
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county is demanding the state Senate pay $2.8 million to cover the costs of replacing vote-counting machines that the state’s top election official says can’t be used again because of their handling during the Senate Republicans’ 2020 election review. Maricopa County’s GOP-controlled Board of
Continue Reading SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — A former ice cream shop owner accused of calling police on peaceful Black Lives Matters protesters was ordered by a judge to pay nine people he harassed $500 each. Attorney General Letitia James’ complaint against the former owner of Bumpy’s Polar Freeze in Schenectady alleges that David Elmendorf wielded a baton
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Slightly more than half of US workers favor Covid-19 vaccine mandates in their workplaces, new polling finds, although far fewer have seen such requirements implemented by their employers. A 55% majority of Americans who are employed full-time, part-time or are self-employed say they’d support their employer requiring all employees to be
Continue Reading By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco drove in the game-ending run for the third time in four games, lining a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to give the Minnesota Twins an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. The Twins survived after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth and nearly
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN The Youngstown Police Department (YPD) in Ohio is investigating two fatal shooting incidents that left a 10-year-old girl and a man dead early Wednesday morning, according to YPD Captain Rod Foley. Officers responded to a shooting on South Avenue and Palmer Avenue just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Foley told CNN on
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending a nine-year prison sentence for a man who says he worked on a wild plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Ty Garbin pleaded guilty to conspiracy just four months after being arrested. In a court filing, the government says he deserves credit
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — T-Mobile confirmó este lunes que ha sido afectado por una violación de datos. Sin embargo, se negó a decir si se accedió a la información personal de los clientes o cuán generalizado puede ser el daño. El reconocimiento de la compañía de una violación se produce después de que hackers le
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo is back in the Yankees’ lineup after a bout with COVID-19, and closer Aroldis Chapman also was activated before New York’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Rizzo, acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on July 29, started at first
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Former West Virginia star receiver Kevin White says his latest chance to prove he can cut it in the NFL with New Orleans “means everything.” Saints coach Sean Payton says he likes the size and speed of the 6-foot-2 White and is eager to work
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La costa este de la península de Yucatán en México está bajo una advertencia de huracán mientras la tormenta tropical Grace se abre paso a través del Caribe, dijo el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). La tormenta estaba a unas 80 kms al
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