By The Associated Press Tom Brady and the reigning Super Bowl champions open the 2021 season with a prime-time matchup against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. The Bucs return all 22 starters from the squad that finished last season on an eight-game winning streak, including a 31-9 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs in
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BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance – have packed and distributed thousands of meals across the country, as well as encouraged millions to commemorate the day with volunteerism. To mark
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BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance – have packed and distributed thousands of meals across the country, as well as encouraged millions to commemorate the day with volunteerism. To mark
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Some healthcare workers in Birmingham are at a breaking point. The University of Alabama at Birmingham had dozens of nurses protesting last night, saying working in this pandemic has been stressful and they deserve more pay. Nurses said working in the
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Curtis Samuel’s chances of playing in Washington’s season opener this weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers took a hit when the wide receiver appeared to tweak a groin injury that has been bothering him for months. Samuel was supposed to practice for the second time
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Elizabeth Holmes, fundadora y exdirectora ejecutiva de la fallida startup de biotecnologÃa Theranos, pasó de ser aclamada como la próxima Steve Jobs a ser declarada culpable de 4 de 11 cargos de fraude y conspiración. ¿Cómo llegó Holmes aquÃ? Mira aquà una lÃnea de tiempo de la carrera de Holmes.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. and Germany have stepped up pressure on Iran to return soon to talks on its nuclear program. Germany’s foreign minister said Wednesday that a delay of two or three months floated by Tehran is too long. The remaining parties
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Simon, CNN A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron Desantis on Wednesday and allowed schools in the state to mandate face-masks while the case is appealed at a higher level. The ruling from Second Circuit Judge John Cooper, effective immediately, means the state of Florida must stop enforcement of banning mask mandates —
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia on Wednesday took down a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the last Confederate statue remaining along Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. A pair of rulings from the state Supreme Court last week cleared the way for its removal after intense national debate over the 12-ton statue’s purpose and
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia on Wednesday took down a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the last Confederate statue remaining along Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. A pair of rulings from the state Supreme Court last week cleared the way for its removal after intense national debate over the 12-ton statue’s purpose and
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Chinese restaurant at the heart of a federal fraud and money laundering indictment today sits vacant, a wooden board covering the broken glass front door. Two houses less than 20 minutes away are situated in a quiet neighborhood. Neighbors told
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has delayed a vote on an expected emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to a new law there prohibiting most abortions. The resolution if passed would also bar city
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los talibanes anunciaron un nuevo gobierno provisional en una rueda de prensa este martes, con el mulá Mohammad Hassan Akhund como primer ministro interino del gobierno talibán y el cofundador talibán mulá Abdul Ghani Baradar como su adjunto. La formación del gobierno interino fue anunciada en una conferencia de prensa en
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top independent TV channel Dozhd says police in Moscow have detained three journalists who picketed Russia’s Justice Ministry, protesting the authorities’ recent crackdown on independent media. Irina Dolinina, Alesya Marokhovskaya and Polina Uzhvak of the Vazhniye Istorii news outlet came to the ministry Wednesday to protest
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — North Korea has been formally suspended from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee. It’s a punishment for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Games citing the COVID-19 pandemic. IOC president Thomas Bach says the North Korean national Olympic body will
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda BahÃa de Guantánamo, Cuba (CNN) — Cinco presuntos conspiradores del 11 de septiembre, incluido Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, quien ha sido llamado el cerebro detrás de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001, comparecieron en un tribunal militar para una audiencia previa al juicio en la Base Naval de Guantánamo, Cuba,
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats are moving “full speed ahead” on the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill despite the call for a “strategic pause” and smaller price tag from moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. “We’re moving full speed ahead,” Schumer said on a call
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats are moving “full speed ahead” on the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill despite the call for a “strategic pause” and smaller price tag from moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. “We’re moving full speed ahead,” Schumer said on a call
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Officials have raised Hurricane Ida’s death toll in Louisiana to 26. The additional 11 deaths all occurred in the city of New Orleans. The state Health Department said Wednesday that the people died between Aug. 30 and Monday, but that the Orleans Parish
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed right tackle Brian O’Neill to a contract extension. They’ve secured their most reliable blocker for the long term. O’Neill was drafted in the second round out of Pittsburgh in 2018. He would have been eligible for free agency next
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