Each year, for the past 16 years, Helias Catholic High School history teacher Coach Victor Bell has taught students the events that took place on 9/11, emphasizing how it shaped the United States.
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By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ryan McMahon and Sam Hilliard hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Colorado Rockies over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3. Bryce Harper hit his 30th home run of the season to bolster his MVP candidacy, and the Phillies looked as if
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — A hat trick by Lionel Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Bolivia at home in a South American World Cup qualifier to leave the side second on the table. Leader Brazil won its eighth in eight matches against Peru with goals by Everton
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By AAMER MADHANI and JOE McDONALD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden presidency. The call comes at a moment
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN It seems tailor made for Instagram likes: bright blue sky, white walls and a ruby-colored dress swirling elegantly in the breeze. These images, known as “flying dress” photos, started out on the picturesque Greek island of Santorini and have since become popular in other tourist spots like Dubai, Tulum and Italy.
Continue Reading By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine star Lionel Messi has overtaken Pele as the top international goal scorer in South American soccer. The 34-year-old netted all the goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win against Bolivia in World Cup qualifying and now has 79 for the national team. Messi’s record came at the
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Carlos Hernández pitched six impressive innings, and Nicky Lopez and Hunter Dozier homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0. Hernández allowed three hits, walked three and struck out one. Then Kansas City’s bullpen threw three scoreless frames — a night after the
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Carlos Hernández pitched six impressive innings, and Nicky Lopez and Hunter Dozier homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0. Hernández allowed three hits, walked three and struck out one. Then Kansas City’s bullpen threw three scoreless frames — a night after the
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By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In November 2014, Chantelle Darby awoke to an excrement-fueled nightmare. Her Roomba robot vacuum was set to run in the middle of the night, while she, her husband, and their dogs were asleep. But one of the three dogs — a foster pooch named MacGregor — pooped in the house
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In November 2014, Chantelle Darby awoke to an excrement-fueled nightmare. Her Roomba robot vacuum was set to run in the middle of the night, while she, her husband, and their dogs were asleep. But one of the three dogs — a foster pooch named MacGregor — pooped in the house
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By Dan Merica, Lucy Kafanov and Kim Berryman, CNN For Republicans in some of California’s reddest pockets, there is both hope and skepticism in the effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Voters like Barbara Best, a Bakersfield native, know Republicans like her are outnumbered nearly 2 to 1 in the state, primarily by people
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 3-2. Javier Báez homered and doubled for the Mets, who began the day four games behind NL East leader Atlanta and 4 ½ from the second wild card. Chisholm drove a
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Doug Westhoff and Bryant Gladney had not seen the moment that changed the lives of Americans on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City. They both spent that day, however, packing bags and loading boxes onto an aircraft that would take them to the rubble left behind from two planes hitting the World Trade Center.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — DeSean Jackson is eager to make an immediate impact with the Los Angeles Rams. The veteran receiver also says he’s healthy enough to do it as the Rams get to work this weekend with their opener against Chicago. The 34-year-old Jackson joined his hometown
Continue Reading By TRISTAN LAVALETTE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Anyone could be forgiven for forgetting a pandemic ever happened on Australia’s west coast. While the cities of Sydney and Melbourne in the east have been in strict lockdown, the Western Australia state capital Perth has largely remained open for business behind its closed
Continue Reading By TRISTAN LAVALETTE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Anyone could be forgiven for forgetting a pandemic ever happened on Australia’s west coast. While the cities of Sydney and Melbourne in the east have been in strict lockdown, the Western Australia state capital Perth has largely remained open for business behind its closed
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Petersen and Jorja Fox are reuniting to solve crimes in “CSI: Vegas.” The CBS series premiering on Oct. 6 brings their characters of Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle back together 21 years after they first debuted in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Petersen and Fox say
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — British teenager Emma Raducanu has become the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final in the professional era by beating 17th-seeded Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Raducanu will play another unseeded teen in Saturday’s final: Canada’s 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez. The 18-year-old
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes, Oscar Mercado and José Ramirez homered, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1. Reyes’ two-run shot in the third inning against Andrew Albers snapped the Indians’ 25-inning scoreless streak. The 418-foot blast to center also gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead. The Indians managed
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch announced her bid for governor in 2022 on Thursday, emphasizing her support for the police force and election integrity. Throughout her announcement, Kleefisch praised and aligned herself with former President Donald Trump, who has gotten involved in a slew of gubernatorial races, causing a
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