By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and James Frater, CNN The European Union recommended on Monday that Americans should be banned from nonessential travel to its member states after a rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Countries within the 27-nation bloc, which includes France, Italy and Germany, have been advised to reinstate coronavirus-related restrictions
Continue Reading By Sugam Pokharel, Aya Elamroussi and James Frater, CNN The European Union recommended on Monday that Americans should be banned from nonessential travel to its member states after a rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Countries within the 27-nation bloc, which includes France, Italy and Germany, have been advised to reinstate coronavirus-related restrictions
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s office for civil rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Nearly a century of leaded gasoline use on roads around the world has come to an end, the UN Environment Programme announced Monday, after Algerian service stations stopped selling the fuel last month. Leaded gasoline — which contains the compound tetraethyllead and is linked to serious health problems — was first
Continue ReadingBy WLWT Staff Click here for updates on this story INDIAN HILL, Ohio (WLWT) — A family in Indian Hill has raised more than $77,000 this year for Children’s Hospital, all thanks to a lemonade stand. The Zerbe and Weidner families started raising money every year with a lemonade stand outside their Indian Hill home.
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Republican hasn’t won a statewide election in heavily Democratic California in 15 years. But the rapid ascent of conservative Larry Elder in the September recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is alarming liberals fearful of a historic upset. The Black
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Washington, Mo. police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy that happened at a home on 7th Street Sunday. Police tell News 4 this is now being investigated as a drug overdose death. We’re told the teen boy was sleeping
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By Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Family and friends gathered in New Smyrna Beach Saturday to hold a candlelight vigil in honor of 70-year-old Viola Miller who was found dead inside her burning home in Daytona Beach, Aug. 22. “If you look around at everybody
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Corea del Norte parece haber reiniciado sus operaciones en una planta de energÃa capaz de producir plutonio para armas nucleares, según el organismo de control nuclear de Naciones Unidas. La Agencia Internacional de EnergÃa Atómica (AIEA) dijo que varias pistas, como la descarga de agua de enfriamiento, observadas a principios de julio
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency workers and volunteers in rural Tennessee are pushing to clean up as much debris as possible from recent deadly flooding before the remnants of Hurricane Ida threatened to interrupt recovery efforts with another dousing. The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency on Monday noted the possibility
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will also work
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will also work
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Quarantines have gone up in school districts due to people testing positive for COVID-19 or for exposure to it. Columbia Public Schools reported 117 students and five workers in either isolation or quarantine on Monday. Jefferson City School District reported seven active student cases and four active staff cases, with a close contact in each category.
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By Chris Hagel Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — The Santa Cruz Police Department has started cracking down on illegal parking on the west side of the city. Calling it “Operation Westside Story,” police and tow trucks were out in force in the area of Delaware/Swanton and Mission Street
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Quarterbacks Dak Prescott of Dallas and Carson Wentz of Indianapolis are among the NFL stars seeking bounce-back seasons in 2021. Both had setbacks with injuries in training camp. Prescott is set for the opener, and Wentz could be good to go then. Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow, New York
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By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story CARROLL, Iowa (KCCI) — Ever dreamed of riding on an iconic Huey military helicopter? Now you can. A former chopper pilot from Carroll is hosting an event called For the Brave and giving $80 helicopter rides across western Iowa. It’s timed in conjunction with the
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins pitching prospect Jake Eder is scheduled to undergo reconstructive elbow surgery and might be sidelined until 2023. Eder was a fourth-round pick in 2020 out of Vanderbilt and is ranked as one of baseball’s top 100 prospects. A 22-year-old left-hander, Eder went 3-5 with a 1.77 ERA over 15 starts
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By Todd Leopold, CNN Ed Asner, who rose to fame as the crusty but lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Sunday morning, his publicist confirmed to CNN. He was 91. Asner was was surrounded by family in Los Angeles, publicist Charles Sherman said. The news was also shared in a
Continue Reading By Todd Leopold, CNN Ed Asner, who rose to fame as the crusty but lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Sunday morning, his publicist confirmed to CNN. He was 91. Asner was was surrounded by family in Los Angeles, publicist Charles Sherman said. The news was also shared in a
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By Ashton Goodell Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A thief stole a customized bicycle from a disabled woman in Salt Lake City over the weekend. The bike owner, Maggie Gettys, said the bike was locked onto the rack on her Subaru Saturday when she went into a climbing
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