By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. In an opinion released Monday, the judges ruled that the Fearless Fund’s Fearless Strivers Grant Contest is “substantially likely to violate” the provisions of Title 42
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a lifetime ban, according to a person familiar with the probe. MLB is looking into allegations Marcano bet on games involving the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Dr. Anthony Fauci, exdirector del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas (NIAID, por sus siglas en inglés), testificó este lunes en una audiencia de la subcomisión de la Cámara de Representantes sobre la respuesta de Estados Unidos a la pandemia del covid-19 y los orígenes del virus. La audiencia
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo no solo se convirtió en la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo en los 200 años de historia de la nación, sino también en la primera persona de ascendencia judía en hacerlo. Mapa de resultados de las elecciones presidenciales 2024 en México: ¿dónde ganaron Sheinbaum, Gálvez y Máynez?
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Copa Libertadores ya conoce su cuadro de octavos de final. Con 15 equipos ya clasificados, solo resta esperar la definición del Grupo C, que se vio demorada a causa de las inundaciones en Rio Grande do Sul que impidieron la participación de Gremio (Brasil) en el torneo
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms diminishing with sunset. Mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and humid with highs in the mid-80s. Scattered storms possible. Some may be strong with isolated 40-50 mph wind gusts and heavy downpours. EXTENDED: We’ll have clouds overnight that keep us in the upper 60s,
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Simplemente llámala #chicamurciélago. La música y exestrella de “Gossip Girl” Taylor Momsen aparentemente se toma todo con calma después de ser mordida por un murciélago mientras estaba sobre un escenario en España la semana pasada. Momsen y su banda The Pretty Reckless interpretaban una canción cuando un murciélago se aferró al
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper’s executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan aimed at stopping an exodus of readers over the past few years. Post publisher Will Lewis and Matt Murray,
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic is being sued by the federal government. The IRS says she hasn’t paid nearly $650,000 in federal taxes and late fees. The lawsuit filed last month claims Sherri Tenpenny didn’t pay taxes in 2001, 2012 and 2013.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press After a weekend in which conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that his media company faced an imminent shutdown by the federal government because of his bankruptcy cases, a judge on Monday allowed Jones to keep operating for the next two weeks while it is decided whether his assets should be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society began extending its adoption hours on Monday, according to a press release sent by CMHS. The release states that CMHS has been facing challenges in regards to shelter space “and is urgently seeking adopters and foster parents to provide loving homes for the animals in its care.”
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By Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Court of Appeals has set a tentative date of October 4 to hear oral arguments in the effort to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis removed from prosecuting the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. The possibility that the
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Popular soda brand Poppi is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a consumer who says its products don’t improve gut health as much as their marketing suggests. In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Kristin Cobbs said she purchased Poppi drinks on multiple
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An additional closure of the Bagnell Dam (Business 54) in Miller County will occur later this week, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states that the routine inspection that was scheduled for Monday and Tuesday was completed on Monday, and the bridge will
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — ESPN host Pat McAfee has apologized for calling Caitlin Clark a “White b*tch” during a Monday show segment over whether race has played a factor in the WNBA rookie’s meteoric rise. “I shouldn’t have used ‘white b*itch’ as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark. No matter the context.. even if
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with several child sex crimes in 2020 was arrested on Friday evening. Jarrod Don Hoffman, 50, was charged on July 16, 2020, with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. Court records list his address as Fulton, but jail records indicate he is from Columbia. He is being
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law, the state apparently would be the first with such a punishment. The GOP-controlled Legislature passed the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City is not only getting more public toilets, but making them easier to locate using your smartphone. Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday a plan to build 46 new restrooms and renovate 36 existing ones located in city parks, adding to the city’s roughly 1,000 such facilities over the next
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — For more than 35 years, Michigan Central Station has lain dormant, towering above Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood as a harsh and stoic reminder of the city’s economic pain. The 18-story monolith that at one point was the tallest railroad station in the world had fallen derelict, its once opulent halls
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Fresh cucumbers sold in 14 states have been recalled due to possible contamination with salmonella. Florida-based Fresh Start Produce recalled the cucumbers, which shipped from May 17 through May 21. The cucumbers were sent to retail distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland,
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