By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — After a disappointing season with his hometown team, running back Mike Davis has been released by the Atlanta Falcons. A person familiar with the situation spoke with The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the move had not been publicly announced. The move was
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds Monday
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — American Athletic Conference player of the year Diamond Battles is following her coach to Georgia. The Lady Bulldogs have announced that Battles is transferring from Central Florida. That will allow her to continue playing for new Georgia coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, who took over after Joni Taylor left for Texas A&M. Battles
Continue Readingmerinojavier73 (CNN Español) — La noche de este lunes se lleva a cabo el evento que en Estados Unidos busca recaudar fondos para el Instituto de Vestimenta del Museo Metropolitano de Arte de la ciudad de Nueva York, conocido como Met Gala. Es una ceremonia que la directora editorial de la revista Vogue México y Latinoamérica,
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Not all plants wither when faced with harsh conditions. Extremophyte plants not only survive in dry, salty or cold places, but actually thrive in them. One of these plants flourishes in a place with extremely high salt content, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Plants. Understanding
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Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade York has already kicked out his competition with the Browns. Cleveland released kickers Chase McLaughlin and Chris Blewitt two days after selecting York, one of college football’s best kickers, in the fourth round of the NFL draft to upgrade its wayward kicking game. York made
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Marianna Cerini “The amazing thing about Anna is the average person knows who she is,” designer Tom Ford tells fashion journalist Amy Odell in the first pages of “Anna,” a new biography of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour out this week. “You show them a picture and they say, ‘That’s Anna Wintour from Vogue.’” Wintour,
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Green Bay Packers announced its first-ever soccer match will be played at Lambeau Field on Saturday, July 23. The “USA Cup” exhibition match will be between European soccer clubs FC Bayern Munich and Manchester City. The Packers joined representatives
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA President Gianni Infantino says migrant workers gain pride from hard work while he was being questioned about workers suffering in Qatar while building World Cup infrastructure. Infantino was asked about worker abuses in the Gulf nation while he was on stage at the global conference of the
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and recycle lithium-ion batteries. It’s part of the administration’s push to dramatically boost sales of electric vehicles. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the plan will offer grants to companies that process or recycle
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers owner David Tepper preached patience last week when it came to breaking the losing cycle and building a consistent winner. Over the weekend, the Panthers stayed true to that plan. Instead of reaching for a quarterback with the No. 6 overall pick, Carolina’s big
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the rain-delayed Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Elliott led the final 53 laps and won his 14th career Cup race. He made it another
Continue Reading SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are bringing back oft-injured cornerback Jason Verrett on a one-year deal. Verrett played only one game last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Verrett originally joined the 49ers in 2019 and played only one game his first season because of injuries. He did play 13
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to halt the upcoming execution of Missouri inmate Carman Deck, and Republican Gov. Mike Parson says he will not grant clemency. Both decisions were announced Monday, a day before the 56-year-old Deck is scheduled to die by injection at the state prison in Bonne
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer More than 1,000 workers at two CNH Industrial plants went on strike Monday in search of a better deal with the company that makes agriculture and construction equipment. The United Auto Workers union said Monday the workers in Racine, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Iowa, went on strike at noon after
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer More than 1,000 workers at two CNH Industrial plants went on strike Monday in search of a better deal with the company that makes agriculture and construction equipment. The United Auto Workers union said Monday the workers in Racine, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Iowa, went on strike at noon after
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Several cases of a rare-yet-severe children’s liver illness have been reported in the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Last week, the Center for Disease control issued an alert after a cluster of hepatitis and adenovirus cases were detected
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have announced that California’s population shrank in 2021 for the second year in a row. The drops mark the first time ever that the population of the nation’s most populous state has declined. That’s according to a new estimate from the California Department of Finance.
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Sweden will ban from their national ice hockey teams any of their players who appear in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League from next season. Both ice hockey federations announced their decisions on Monday, two days after the KHL season ended. The statement followed public and media criticism of players in their
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