By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz homered in the eighth inning, helping the Houston Astros top the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. Bregman tied it at 4 when he hit a leadoff drive to left off JoJo Romero. It was Bregman’s fifth homer in his last seven games
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By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci said he sees a direct link between the rise in death threats made against him and his family and public figures connecting him to Covid-19 conspiracy theories, which he noted happened earlier Monday during a contentious House hearing about the government’s response to the pandemic. “It’s
Continue Reading CNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci said he sees a direct link between the rise in death threats made against him and his family and public figures connecting him to Covid-19 conspiracy theories, which he noted happened earlier Monday during a contentious House hearing about the government’s response to the pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe on Monday presented a proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The proclamation welcomes people from all walks of life to Columbia. Pride Month is recognized in June. Buffaloe emphasized the importance of recognizing people with diverse backgrounds and different gender identities and sexualities. “That’s what pride month is, its recognizing the
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. Park officials said in a statement that the woman from Greenville, South Carolina, was near the Storm Point Trail at Yellowstone Lake on Saturday when the bison lifted her off the ground
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, has been indicted in a multi-year scheme to launder tens of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and other funds. Arrested on Sunday, Weidong “Bill” Guan, 61, of Secaucus, New Jersey, appeared Monday before a federal
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, llamó a la candidata ganadora de las elecciones presidenciales de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, a fortalecer la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) para crear en el continente “una alternativa a la derecha y al neoliberalismo”. La Celac es un mecanismo de concertación regional
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Las armas, la adicción y la política pendían sobre la selección del jurado en el juicio penal de Hunter Biden este lunes, con cuestionamientos en ocasiones emocionales que resultaron en la selección de un panel diverso de 12 miembros. A lo largo del día en el tribunal federal de Wilmington,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced on Monday that System President Mun Choi appointed Matthew Martens to be its next provost and executive vice chancellor. Martens was named the interim provost after Latha Ramchand left in February to become the executive vice president and chancellor of Indiana University-Indianapolis. He was previously the senior vice
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By David Close and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — San Diego Padres shortstop Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for gambling on baseball games, a league spokesperson tells CNN. The alleged betting happened last season when Marcano was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and while he was on the injured list,
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The mission was hailed
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston right fielder Kyle Tucker has left the team’s game against St. Louis after fouling a ball off his right shin in the third inning. Tucker dropped to his hands and knees after the ball bounced off his leg, just below the knee. He remained in
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — President Joe Biden laid into his predecessor and likely opponent in November’s election, Donald Trump, for being convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, saying Monday night that “this campaign has entered uncharted territory.” Speaking at
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The public lashing Dr. Anthony Fauci faced on Capitol Hill Monday was illustrative of his enduring unpopularity with the GOP’s conservative base. Yet even as Republicans seek to capitalize on that dislike of the infectious disease expert, former President Donald Trump’s past elevation of Fauci is a potential vulnerability
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press DAMARAN BARU, Indonesia (AP) — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the laughter of the seven forest rangers trekking below them. An hour into their patrol, the rangers spot another
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — A medida que se aceleran los preparativos para el despliegue de una fuerza de seguridad multinacional en Haití, las oportunidades de contratos federales del Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos informan los detalles de la participación de EE.UU. en la planificación de la misión. La misión de Apoyo Multinacional a la
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La campaña de Trump y el Comité Nacional Republicano recaudaron un total combinado de US$ 141 millones en mayo para el esfuerzo de reelección del expresidente Donald Trump, dijo la campaña este lunes. Esto simboliza un aumento dramático en la recaudación de fondos con respecto al mes anterior mientras el equipo
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Coca-Cola sigue siendo el refresco más vendido en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el segundo puesto, ocupado durante mucho tiempo por Pepsi, pertenece ahora a Dr Pepper. Tras años ganando cuota de mercado lentamente, Dr Pepper superará a Pepsi como segunda marca de refrescos de EE.UU. en 2023, según los
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition has won a majority in parliament, according to official results from India’s Election Commission. Modi had already declared victory for his alliance earlier Tuesday, claiming a mandate to push forward with his agenda,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot were injured after a hot air balloon hit power lines in Indiana on Sunday and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident. The crash occurred in Lowell, Indiana – about an hour south of Chicago. The balloon envelope –
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