PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A far-right extremist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his violent actions during August 2020 protests against racial injustice in Oregon’s largest city. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Alan Swinney was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon, attempted assault, pointing a firearm at another, second degree unlawful use
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LONDON (AP) — Bryan Mbeumo’s stoppage-time penalty has earned Brentford a dramatic 2-1 win over Watford in the English Premier League. Brentford moved back into the top half of the standings. Watford remains three points above the relegation zone. Emmanuel Dennis seemed to have breathed life into Watford’s survival bid with his first-half header that
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller will miss his second straight game with injuries to his knee and back. Coach Rich Bisaccia says Waller had been ruled out of the division showdown against Kansas City because of the injuries. Foster Moreau will once again start in his place. Defensive end
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By Fredreka Schouten Just days after launching a bid for Georgia governor, Republican David Perdue on Friday deepened his support of election fraud conspiracies by filing a lawsuit that seeks to inspect absentee ballots from the 2020 election. The lawsuit alleges that thousands of counterfeit or fraudulent ballots were counted in Fulton County, the state’s
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will miss his second straight game with a neck injury and backup Mike Glennon will start despite sustaining a concussion in his start last weekend against Miami. The Giants (4-8) ruled out Jones after doctors said he was not cleared for contract. The 2019 first-round
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 36-year-old St. Louis area woman was sentenced to two years of probation for leaving the scene of a crash that killed a 5-year-old girl. A judge on Friday found Zsakia Bostic guilty of fleeing a crash scene. Bostic, of Woodson Terrace, struck Demyhia Bates with her vehicle on June 15,
Continue Reading NANTES, France (AP) — Moses Simon has scored late for Nantes to come from two goals down and beat Lens 3-2 in the French league. Randal Kolo Muani started Nantes’ second-half comeback with two goals as Lens again paid the price for conceding late goals. The northern team was on the verge of beating Paris
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn’t know if he can get West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on board to support his social safety net bill, but is expected to speak with him about the legislation next week as the Senate moves closer to its holiday recess. Asked whether he
Continue Reading COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen will miss Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Allen tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and entered league protocols. Coach Brandon Staley was optimistic throughout the week that Allen could return but said on Friday that Allen will be out. Allen is
Continue Reading COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say jurors heard a 911 recording of a man’s threats and a woman’s pleas for her life, then convicted the man of attempted manslaughter and endangering her two children during a domestic abuse incident. District Attorney Warren Montgomery says the call had gone through when 39-year-old Wade Ostarly
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Mallorca’s goalkeeper has helped it salvage a scoreless draw at home with Celta Vigo in a Spanish league match affected by high winds on the Balearic Islands. Celta was without top scorer Iago Aspas and lost striker Santi Mina early after a powerfully struck ball hit him in the head. But Celta
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and windy with lows in the lower 30s as storms exit east. Wind chills fall into the low 20s by morning. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with early wind gusts between 20-30 mph. Highs in the mid-40s. EXTENDED: We’re in for an interesting 24 hours with the threat of severe storms for
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day democracy summit, an event that was more about starting a global conversation about how best to halt backsliding than producing immediate results or expanding democracy’s reach. Biden and fellow leaders announced initiatives to stem autocracies from misusing big tech
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter One hundred days after allowing a Texas law that bars abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy to go into effect — sending women scrambling to neighboring states to obtain a procedure protected by the Constitution — the Supreme Court on Friday gave supporters of abortion
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden read excerpts from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on Friday as part of a charity event that provides toys to needy children for the holidays. Biden was at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, and sat with about 30 children of servicemembers during her remarks at the
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Charbel Mallo, CNN A Hamas warehouse filled with ammunition at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon exploded on Friday, causing casualties, according to Lebanon state-run NNA news. “Sounds of explosions were heard in the al-Burj al-Shamali camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Tyre, in one of the Palestinian Islamic centers
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que el mundo se enfrenta al cambio climático, los vuelos de corta distancia parecen cada vez menos atractivos para muchos viajeros. El fenómeno de la “flygskam” (vergüenza de volar), que comenzó en Escandinavia, ya está inspirando a muchos viajeros a reducir su dependencia de las aerolíneas. Hasta que alguien
Continue Reading NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The Aussie duo of Jason Day and Marc Leishman have the lead after one round of the QBE Shootout. The format was a scramble and it was obvious with the scores. They made 12 birdies and two eagles for a 16-under 56. That’s one shot off the record. It gave them
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says that weapons stored for the Palestinian Hamas group exploded in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, killing and wounding a number of people. A Lebanese security official says authorities haven’t yet determined the number of casualties, but that as many as 12 may have died in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A primera vista, la imagen parece una ilustración estándar que podría encontrarse fácilmente en las páginas de un libro de texto de medicina o en las paredes de algún consultorio médico. Pero lo que distingue a la ilustración de un feto en el vientre materno que recientemente ha captado la atención
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