By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is setting Americans up for a financially difficult Thanksgiving and holiday shopping season. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing the
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is setting Americans up for a financially difficult Thanksgiving and holiday shopping season. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier, leaving families facing the
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN US senators have failed to tackle key issues such as voting rights, according to a coalition of civil rights groups who released a report Wednesday grading lawmakers in the chamber on their voting record. The report comes a week after Senate Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act from
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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Baltimore Ravens do nothing easily. Yes, they have the AFC’s best record among teams that have had their bye. Baltimore is 6-2 and Tennessee is 7-2. The Ravens’ excitement quotient is off the charts, and their special teams are, well, very special. Yet they specialize in providing
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. men’s national team defender Matt Besler announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 seasons in Major League Soccer. Besler was a five-time MLS All-Star. The 34-year-old spent most of his career with Sporting Kansas City before signing this season with Austin. Besler played 47 matches for the national team from
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. men’s national team defender Matt Besler announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 seasons in Major League Soccer. Besler was a five-time MLS All-Star. The 34-year-old spent most of his career with Sporting Kansas City before signing this season with Austin. Besler played 47 matches for the national team from
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. men’s national team defender Matt Besler announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 seasons in Major League Soccer. Besler was a five-time MLS All-Star. The 34-year-old spent most of his career with Sporting Kansas City before signing this season with Austin. Besler played 47 matches for the national team from
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Cuando los niños de 5 a 11 años empezaron a recibir la vacuna covid-19 la semana pasada, las familias de todo el país han respirado aliviadas. Sus hijos más pequeños pronto estarán mucho mejor protegidos contra el coronavirus. Pero, ¿llegará a tiempo para Acción de Gracias? ¿Podremos reunirnos más fácilmente
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Juventus and Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini has come out in support of the failed Super League project and has advocated reforms domestically as well. The Super League was launched in April but collapsed within 48 hours amid a backlash from European soccer and governments. Juventus and Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 25 Pittsburgh will try to take another step toward the ACC’s Coastal Division title when the Panthers host North Carolina. The Panthers are 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference with three games remaining. UNC is coming off its biggest victory of the season, an upset over Wake Forest that
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities say they have approved plans to have a COVID-19 booster shot for all who would want one. Health ministers from the nation’s different regions said that on top of the booster shots for health professionals and the over-65 age group which are already being administered, it will start preparing a
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Investigators trying to learn why a commercial fishing boat sank off Massachusetts nearly a year ago are using some high-tech gadgetry in their probe. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the 82-foot Portland, Maine-based Emmy Rose went down early Nov. 23. The bodies of the four crew members have never been
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Investigators trying to learn why a commercial fishing boat sank off Massachusetts nearly a year ago are using some high-tech gadgetry in their probe. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the 82-foot Portland, Maine-based Emmy Rose went down early Nov. 23. The bodies of the four crew members have never been
Continue ReadingBy WMTW Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine lobsterman caught a rare cotton candy lobster in Casco Bay this past weekend. The odds of catching a cotton candy lobster are 1 in 100 million. The iridescent opal-like coloring of the lobster is the result of a genetic
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski would not disclose whether star running back Nick Chubb is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against New England uncertain. Chubb tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday along with rookie running back/wide receiver Demetric Felton. Both were
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — England will have to seal qualification for the 2022 World Cup without its first-choice midfielder. Declan Rice has withdrawn from the squad for upcoming games against Albania and San Marino with England saying the holding midfielder has been “unable to train due to illness” since reporting for duty on Monday. Rice has
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Multiple organizations are hosting hiring events and touting veteran workforce accomplishments ahead of Veterans Day.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts roared into outer space atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, marking the kick off of SpaceX’s fifth crewed mission to orbit. The spacecraft, with three NASA astronauts and one European astronaut onboard, will spend all day Wednesday maneuvering closer to the
Continue Reading NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Eddie Howe is not prepared to make any promises about saving Newcastle from relegation from the Premier League despite being the new manager of one of the world’s richest football teams. Howe is back in management 18 months after leaving Bournemouth following its demotion from the Premier League. He returns to
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By Katharina Krebs, CNN The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained the alleged head of an illegal prison who is accused of involvement in the murder and torture of Ukrainian citizens, the agency said in a statement. Denis Kulikovsky, who is also known as “Palych” or “Pershiy,” was detained in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev,
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