By Maeve Reston, CNN Nowhere in the country has the struggle between election denialists and democracy defenders played out in more vivid detail than in Arizona, where Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s ability to hold off late momentum from Trump-backed GOP nominee Blake Masters will be key to Democrats’ hopes of defending their narrow Senate majority.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A newspaper’s review of property records reveals that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin was pushing for a tax cut provision in 2017 that benefitted his former plastics company and many others as his family was acquiring properties around the country. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday about the tax cut to
Continue Reading By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry Horgan, a 27-year-old who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died last month, according to Cure Rare Disease, a Connecticut-based nonprofit founded by
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El “premio de lotería más grande del mundo jamás ofrecido” —un estimado de US$ 1.600 millones— está en juego en el sorteo de Powerball del sábado, dijo el viernes el operador de juegos multiestatal de EE.UU. El premio mayor, que tiene tiene un valor estimado en efectivo de US$ 782,4 millones,
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Beau Welling is a top golf course designer who works with Tiger Woods and other big names in the sport. But what really got him excited was meeting Olympic curling medalists. A non-curler, Welling came into the sport late but has now been elected as the president of the
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By KERI BLAKINGER The Marshall Project/Associated Press Jails across the U.S. are suffering from overcrowding, violence and abuse. It comes as staffing problems at lockups from New York to California continue to grow and have made long-simmering problems worse. A spate of deaths at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex has garnered national
Continue Reading By KERI BLAKINGER The Marshall Project/Associated Press Jails across the U.S. are suffering from overcrowding, violence and abuse. It comes as staffing problems at lockups from New York to California continue to grow and have made long-simmering problems worse. A spate of deaths at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex has garnered national
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — JR Motorsports has three of the four cars in the Xfinity finale, an impressive accomplishment that gives Dale Earnhardt Jr,’s team strong odds to take home a championship. The fourth driver, Ty Gibbs, is a bit of a wildcard. If Gibbs is willing to wreck
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced Friday it will review policies on postgame field and court storming by fans and explore ways schools can make the raucous celebrations safer. The move comes after Tennessee and LSU were fined last month by the SEC for fans rushing the field after football games. “When people
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced Friday it will review policies on postgame field and court storming by fans and explore ways schools can make the raucous celebrations safer. The move comes after Tennessee and LSU were fined last month by the SEC for fans rushing the field after football games. “When people
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Adidas could snap up the boss of crosstown rival Puma to succeed outgoing CEO Kasper Rorsted. The sportswear company said Friday that it’s in talks with Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden to step in as successor to Rorsted, who is due to depart some time in 2023. Gulden, meanwhile, is set
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor’s race and in contests for as many as four US House seats largely in the suburbs. With crime dominating the headlines and the airwaves, multiple Democrats watching these races closely are
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TODAY: Friday is a Weather Alert Day due to the combined impacts of gusty winds throughout the day and a round of storms with severe potential tonight. With sustained winds between 15-20 mph this afternoon, gusts may reach higher than 30-35 mph at times. This south wind will help to warm us near 80 again
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered Friday as Wall Street weighs how to read the latest data on the U.S. jobs market and hopes that the world’s second-largest economy may be set for a boost. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading after settling down from gains
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the platform and its ability to fight disinformation just days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The speed and size of the cuts also opened Musk and
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By Rebekah Riess and David Close, CNN A sports psychologist, who was under contract with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, has filed a civil lawsuit against the organization and 19-year-old former Spurs player Joshua Primo. The psychologist alleges the player exposed himself to her during therapy sessions and claimed the organization’s leadership failed to act
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR retirement and IndyCar experiment lasted all of two seasons. The seven-time NASCAR champion is returning in 2023 to the series that made him a global motorsports star as part-owner of Petty GMS. He will also enter about five Cup races. Johnson
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi, CNN Tensions escalated in Pakistan on Friday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed establishment figures for a plot to kill him — a claim strenuously denied by governing and security officials. A day after after he survived a shooting at a political rally outside the town of Gujranwala, Punjab province, Khan
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By Jessica DuLong, CNN The last thing I need as a parent is another expert making me feel bad. Thankfully, clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy proclaims parents are, and have always been, good inside — and so are kids. (She has three.) In her new book, “Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Elon Musk dijo este viernes que Twitter sufrió una “caída considerable en los ingresos”, por la que culpó a los “grupos de activistas que presionan a los anunciantes”. Musk, el nuevo propietario de la plataforma de redes sociales, no se refirió a los despidos masivos en la empresa que tuvieron lugar
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