By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president is expected to announce whether he will follow through on his stated intention to call a snap election. He had said he would call an early ballot if the minority Socialist government was defeated in a vote on the country’s spending plans. That defeat
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La Agencia Reguladora de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios del Reino Unido dijo este jueves que había autorizado el antiviral oral de Merck y Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, el molnupiravir, para tratar casos de covid-19 de leves a moderados en adultos con riesgo de enfermedad grave. Es el primer antiviral oral del mundo autorizado
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street Thursday, potentially setting the market up to set more record highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in the early going. The benchmark index is coming off five straight gains. Technology stocks were among the biggest winners, while banks and health care companies lagged
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Odell Beckham Jr. has been excused from practice for the second straight day as the Cleveland Browns figure out their next move with the wide receiver. The team hasn’t reached a conclusion yet on
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Get ready to pay even more for the fun stuff in your grocery cart. Top snack makers Kraft Heinz and Mondelez say they will hike prices for retail customers on varieties of Kraft Mac & Cheese, Jell-O, Bagel Bites, Cool Whip, Toblerone, Sour Patch Kids and other items
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Henderson County deputies are asking for help finding information after a dog was found with its mouth taped in the Edneyville community. Authorities say on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the pup was found running around the Edneyville community, looking for
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Jack Guy, CNN A country estate in southwest England is up for sale for £4.95 million ($6.7 million), and the new owners could be obliged to receive a royal visitor at short notice. Brimptsmead is a six-bedroom Edwardian family home that sits in 9.22 acres of land in Dartmoor National Park, boasting paddocks, woodland and
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Layden Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Austin Bever and Colin Cooper have made names for themselves in Music City as the comedic duo highlighting Nashville’s quirks in their now-viral music videos. Their videos depict all the different neighborhoods, restaurants, and tourist scenes in our booming city. “Welcome
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — For many Tennesseans, the Atlanta Braves has always been a favorite baseball team in their lives. For long-time fan, Justin Davis, the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series meant a lot for the team he’s been cheering for since he was
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has reported another record high number of new coronavirus infections, part of an infection surge amid widespread reluctance among the population to get vaccinated. The Health Ministry on Thursday reported 27,377 new infection cases over the past day, about 500 more than the previous high
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By Marianne Garvey Will Smith reveals in his upcoming memoir that he fell in love with his “Six Degrees of Separation” co-star Stockard Channing. Smith, who was married to his first wife Sheree Zampino at the time, starred in the 1993 movie as Paul Poitier, a young man who enters the lives of an affluent
Continue Reading The Associated Press The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” Hannah
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Harder They Fall” has a scene which honors the late Chadwick Boseman. The Western features a predominately Black cast, including Idris Elba, Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield and Jonathan Majors. A train appears in the film marked “C.A. Boseman.” Boseman, a beloved and esteemed actor, died in August 2020 after
Continue ReadingBy Joylyn Bukovac Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Rutherford County family was gifted a trip of a lifetime. They are going to Disney World, thanks to a non-profit called Baking Memories 4 Kids. The organization gives terminally ill children trips to the happiest place on earth. Finn
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing its application for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland because the country’s medical regulator wanted to restrict its use to people over age 50. Switzerland has cleared the BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, but the national medical regulator hadn’t yet granted AstraZeneca marketing authorization.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing its application for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland because the country’s medical regulator wanted to restrict its use to people over age 50. Switzerland has cleared the BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, but the national medical regulator hadn’t yet granted AstraZeneca marketing authorization.
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DOWS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa are investigating the death of a man in the small town of Dows. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says EMS crews called to a home on Tuesday found the body of Mario Salvador Lopez. His body was sent to the State Office of the Iowa Medical
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Atlanta Braves have released the official details for their parade on Nov. 5. The parade will begin at 12 p.m. on the corner of Marietta Street NW and Peachtree Street and travel north up Peachtree to 10th Street. The second phase
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Dozens of climate change activists have blocked roads outside the Parliament in London. Some glued themselves to the ground as part of the group’s ongoing protests. About 60 supporters of the group Insulate Britain sat on the ground holding banners, blocking two roads around Parliament. Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said Thursday it
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chrissy Teigen says she has no idea if Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are a couple, but she still has some thoughts about it. Teigen and her husband, singer John Legend, have been close friends with Kardashian and Kanye West whom she filed for divorce from in February. Kardashian has
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