By Daniel Dale, CNN Just before President Joe Biden’s visit to Florida on Thursday, one of the state’s Republican senators, Rick Scott, repeated a false claim about Biden and Medicare — a claim that was debunked by multiple news outlets when Scott and a Scott-chaired Republican organization uttered it during the 2022 midterm campaign. Scott
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — As hours have turned to days after Turkey’s deadly earthquake, rescues are becoming rarer. Many of the family members left behind are facing an awful truth: that it’s unlikely they’ll ever be reunited with their relatives. In cities like Nurdagi and Kahramanmaras, crews continue the frantic
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison. Kevin Seefried, 53, tearfully apologized for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida says it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law. The College Board also disputed what it said were Florida’s claims it had deleted 19 topics from the proposed Advance Placement
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be “a jam-packed show” that her upcoming birthday and Valentine’s Day almost slipped her mind. “The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Rihanna está tan enfocada en su presentación para el show de medio tiempo del Super Bowl que hasta olvidó que su cumpleaños y el Día de San Valentín están a la vuelta de la esquina. La nueve veces ganadora del premio Grammy reveló este jueves en una conferencia de prensa
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SHAMONG, N.J. (AP) — The age-old debate pitting personal freedom versus the common good is roiling fragile forests in New Jersey that the United Nations has singled out for special protection. State officials have long been dealing with tensions between vehicle users in the 1.1-million-acre Pinelands region and those who
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La meningitis es una infección que, pese a que se puede prevenir con la vacunación, cada año afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo, de acuerdo con la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). Asimismo, es considerada como una enfermedad grave con una alta tasa de mortalidad que va
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The discovery of 330 stone artifacts in Kenya that date back 2.9 million years is throwing light on a key question in human evolution — who first used stone tools? Scientists unearthed hammerstones, cores and flakes, and the bones of butchered hippos and two teeth belonging to an ancient humanlike ape
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved one step closer to taking over Walt Disney World’s self-governing district. Republicans in the House approved a bill Thursday to require the Republican governor to appoint a five-member governing board over the Disney government. The proposal comes after a high-profile
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) — The PSE&G supervisor gunned down by an employee at work was a Milford Councilman in Hunterdon County, officials announced. This was the second councilperson to die by gun violence within a week in the Garden State. The incident happened
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A 14-year-old boy is now charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy. The teen surrendered to police in Brooklyn. Police said the teen was playing with a gun and pointed it at the 12-year-old boy and
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is attempting to bolster its playoff hopes in two trades which involved the Hawks sending out a combined seven second-round draft picks. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the details who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on medical forms Florida high school students are required to fill out before participating in sports. The board overseeing high school sports took the action Thursday after listening to letters from the public that called the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Vaticano y el gobierno de Cuba discutieron en La Habana el tema de los manifestantes que se encuentran detenidos desde el 2021, según afirmó el enviado del papa Francisco, cardenal Beniamino Stella, quien se reunió con el presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz Canel durante su visita a la isla. “He insistido mucho que el
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Rangers have acquired All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko in a trade with the St. Louis Blues. The Rangers sent conditional 2023 first- and 2024 fourth-round picks, forward Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner to the Blues for the prolific scoring winger who’s set to be an unrestricted free
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Rangers have acquired All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko in a trade with the St. Louis Blues. The Rangers sent conditional 2023 first- and 2024 fourth-round picks, forward Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner to the Blues for the prolific scoring winger who’s set to be an unrestricted free
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Muay Thai fighter who died after an attack last week in North Las Vegas is being remembered by a local kickboxing school. Anthony Castrejon died in the hospital after taking a blow to the head from a pipe in
Continue ReadingBy Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Advocates within the Indigenous Community are speaking out to make sure victims get help and resources, after the case of Nathan Chasing Horse garnered national attention. Chasing Horse, the actor known for his role in the film “Dances with Wolves,”
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Super Bowl weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the peak spring home buying and selling season, according to many real estate agents. Are you ready? If you’re feeling unsure and confused, you’re not alone. The US housing market is giving off mixed signals: Home prices are falling, but they’re also rising.
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