Jackson’s 14 points lead Evansville past St. Louis Pharmacy 116-46
By The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Braylon Jackson’s 14 points, the Evansville Purple Aces defeated the St. Louis Pharmacy Eutectics 116-46.
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SZA leads the 2024 Grammy nominations as women outpace men in the leading categories
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Killing her ex? That’s a bad idea. Writing “Kill Bill” and releasing her critically acclaimed sophomore album “SOS” earlier this year? That was a great one. SZA is the lead contender for the 66th Grammy Awards, with nine nominations announced Friday. “Kill Bill,” her revenge
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‘We are totally ready’: Ukraine prepares for fresh Russian attacks on energy as winter nears
By Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Oleksandr Gindyuk is determined not to be caught off guard if electricity supplies fail again this winter. When Russia pounded Ukraine’s power grid with widespread and repeated waves of airstrikes last year, causing massive rolling blackouts, his wife had just given birth to their second daughter. “It was quite difficult,” Gindyuk, who lives with his family in
Continue ReadingManchin’s retirement may end up being his biggest tease yet
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Joe Manchin is going home to the place he belongs. But the West Virginia senator’s Thursday announcement that he won’t seek reelection next year only refreshed a perennial question arising from his savvy instinct for accumulating power: What exactly is he up to? Manchin’s departure will relieve one headache for those Democrats
Continue ReadingYellen says ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank minimally disrupted Treasury market trades
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is suggesting that a ransomware attack that forced China’s biggest bank to take some systems offline only minimally disrupted the U.S. Treasury market. She says U.S. and Chinese finance officials discussed the attack in San Francisco, where they met Friday ahead of a regional economic summit next week. The impacted
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Georgia man charged with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia man has been charged with threatening to kill GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, her family, and her staff. Sean Patrick Cirillo, 34, of Macon, Georgia, called Greene’s office on Wednesday and threatened to shoot and kill her, according to the representative’s office. Greene’s office shared a recording of a
Continue Reading Russia parades Ukrainian war prisoners as ‘volunteers’ for its army in apparent violation of international law
By Anna Chernova and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — A group of former Ukrainian servicemen, including prisoners of war, have “volunteered” to fight on the front lines for Russia, Moscow’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti has claimed, in a potential violation of international law. The agency released a video this week showing a few dozen men it said
Continue Reading This megacity is the latest to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Lahore has become the latest megacity to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia, where nearly 50 million people have been breathing toxic air for nearly a week. Pakistan’s second most populous city – of more than 13 million people – has shut schools and closed public
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Mizzou drops 98 points on Indiana State, improves record to 2-0
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team cruised past Indiana State 98-57, behind a career-high 31-point performance by Ashton Judd. The Tigers now hold a 2-0 record this season. Judd took over the game from the very beginning. She started the scoring with a three-pointer to give Mizzou a 3-0 lead in the first
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The ‘Loki’ finale doesn’t make Marvel’s Kang-related options any clearer
By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the “Loki” Season 2 finale, “Glorious Purpose.” Marvel potentially faces tough decisions regarding what to do about Jonathan Majors’ pivotal role in the next phase of its cinematic universe, but the “Loki” second-season finale – which prominently featured the actor – didn’t
Continue ReadingAmerica Ferrera urges for improved Latino representation in film during academy keynote
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbie” star America Ferrera has used her platform at a major Hollywood event to address the ongoing industry issue of Latino representation in film. The actor says she was taken aback after she learned that Hispanics and Latinos have remained underrepresented in film for
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Johnson County Sheriff’s Office searching for person of interest in homicide investigation
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in a homicide investigation that is being conducted in Warrensburg, according to a Facebook post.
Continue ReadingThomas scores tiebreaking goal as Blues beat Coyotes 2-1
JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored the tiebreaking goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Oskar Sundqvist also scored and Joel Hofer had 19 saves as the Blues won for the third time in their last four games. Lawson Crouse scored for Arizona, and Karel Vejmelka
Continue ReadingInternet collapses in war-torn Yemen over ‘maintenance’ involving undersea line
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage. The interruption began early Friday and halted all traffic at YemenNet, the country’s main provider for about 10 million users which is now controlled
Continue Reading Iran envoy says Tehran had no direct role in Hamas’ Israel rampage, or proxy attacks on US forces
By Jennifer Deaton and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Iran has reiterated that despite its financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions, the Islamic Republic’s United Nations ambassador told CNN in an interview. Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s envoy to the UN,
Continue ReadingLipsey has 21 points, Momcilovic 17 and Iowa State rolls past Lindenwood 102-47
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 21 points with seven assists, Milan Momcilovic added 17 points and Iowa State rolled to a 102-47 win over Lindenwood on Thursday night. Keshon Gilbert and Robert Jones had 12 apiece for the Cyclones (2-0), who reached 100 points for the first time since December 2019. Keenon Cole
Continue ReadingProductora de Robert De Niro deberá pagarle US$ 1,2 millones a una exempleada tras juicio civil
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Un jurado de Manhattan declaró responsable este jueves a la productora del actor Robert De Niro, Canal Productions, de discriminación de género y represalias en un juicio civil relacionado con una disputa laboral que presentó Graham Chase Robinson exasistente de De Niro. Robinson, quien trabajó como asistente ejecutiva de De Niro
Continue ReadingParks and schools shut in California after asbestos found in burned World War II-era blimp hangar
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Parks and schools have been closed in Southern California after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historic World War II-era blimp hangar. Orange County and the city of Tustin declared local states of emergency Thursday because of concerns about pollution from asbestos and other chemicals. The city closed
Continue ReadingEl Congreso de Perú aprueba viaje de Boluarte para la cumbre de la APEC, días después de polémica en torno a otro viaje a EE.UU.
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú autorizó este jueves a la presidenta Dina Boluarte un viaje a Estados Unidos para asistir a la Cumbre de Líderes del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia–Pacífico (APEC, por sus siglas en inglés), que se celebrará en San Francisco del próximo 14 al 18 de noviembre. La
Continue Reading Biden administration privately warned by American diplomats of growing fury against US in Arab world
By Priscilla Alvarez and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has received stark warnings from American diplomats in the Arab world that its strong support for Israel’s destructive and deadly military campaign in Gaza “is losing us Arab publics for a generation,” according to a diplomatic cable obtained by CNN. The cable underscores
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