By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Memphis Grizzlies are in line to be part of the NBA’s Christmas showcase for the first time. The Grizzlies will face reigning champion Golden State on Dec. 25 in San Francisco. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the league’s scheduling plans who person spoke to The
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By Marianne Garvey Ben Affleck has had a very big year with reason to celebrate as he turns 50 on Monday. The actor/director and wife Jennifer Lopez were photographed in New York on Sunday. The newlyweds have been traveling the world together this summer. They celebrated Lopez’s birthday in July in Paris, days after the
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By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota state Rep. Rick Becker says he plans to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Hoeven, who narrowly defeated Becker for the Republican nomination to run for a third term. Becker, a Bismarck plastic surgeon who founded an ultraconservative
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CARTHAGE, MO. (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old Missouri girl has died after being found unresponsive in a hot vehicle that was parked outside her home. Carthage police Lt. Eric Miller says temperatures were in the 90s on Friday when the girl was discovered in the SUV. She was rushed to a hospital in nearby
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Good luck getting Adele to admit whether or not she is engaged to Rich Paul. In a new cover article with Elle magazine, the British singer played it close to the vest when it comes to her status with her American sports agent boyfriend. “Well, I’m not married,” is how
Continue ReadingZenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN The votes are in. The Cincinnati Zoo’s bouncing baby hippo is named Fritz. Choosing the name of Fiona’s little brother, born August 3, was a group effort. The zoo received more than 90,000 name suggestions from members of the public in every US state and more than 60 countries,
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By Bethlehem Feleke, Larry Madowo, Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Liberian government officials for engaging in alleged public corruption. President George Weah’s chief of staff, the nation’s chief prosecutor and the current managing director of the national port authority have been designated by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business In the latest sign of turbulence in the US economy, New York-area manufacturing suffered a large and unexpected setback in August, according to a survey released on Monday. The New York Federal Reserve said its Empire State Manufacturing Survey plunged by 42 points in August to -31.3. That marks the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business US natural gas prices have skyrocketed to levels unseen since 2008, a spike that threatens to offset the benefits of falling prices at the gas pump. Natural gas futures surged 7% on Tuesday to close at $9.33 per million British thermal unit (BTU), the highest closing price since August 1,
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. But
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Four-time world champion Adrien Broner has withdrawn from his nationally televised fight against Omar Figueroa, citing mental health. Broner was supposed to fight on Showtime on Saturday. He announced his decision on social media, saying that mental health is real and he isn’t willing to die from boxing. Broner last fought
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not just Peloton that’s spinning into trouble: Indoor cycling studio SoulCycle is closing about 25% of its locations. It’s yet another signal that consumers’ exercise habits continue to change as the pandemic wears on. In the coming days, SoulCycle will shutter around 20 of its 83 studios: six in
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year sentences. The statements from Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng on Monday at a brief hearing in Minneapolis set the stage for
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to expand military cooperation with the country’s allies, noting that Moscow is ready to offer them its most advanced weapons. Speaking Monday at the opening of an annual arms show outside Moscow, Putin said that Russia’s arms exports play an important role in the development of
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story BRYSON CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A peaceful rally has been planned for Monday, Aug. 15 in Haywood County on behalf of a deceased K-9 officer whose death still remains a mystery. In 2018, News 13 first told the story about Kanon, a K-9 officer
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Brides Across America has partnered with Wedding Belles in Clarksville to give away free wedding dresses to military, first responders, and COVID-19 healthcare workers. Starting today, eligible brides can visit Wedding Belles to receive their free wedding gown. The event will
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Murrow, WGCL Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Authorities continue to search for a Carroll County teenager who disappeared two months ago. Kaylee Grace Jones, 16, was last seen on June 14 at her residence on the 700 block of Whooping Creek Church Road in Carrollton. She
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores, citing allegations from a board employee that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers. In a letter to the board chairman and other officials, Starbucks said the unnamed career
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