The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.7% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,322 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 678,112 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 402 new probable cases with a total number of 143,912 antigen test results being positive. Seven new
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By Fredreka Schouten Former President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow an election review bill to move forward in a state he won in 2020 — as Trump continues his election fraud crusade nearly a year after losing the White House. In a statement released Friday, the former
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cross Robinson scored on a short run in the third quarter and Drake ran out the final four minutes to secure a 6-3 victory over Butler in the battle of the Bulldogs. Drake missed a 49-yard field goal with 5:53 remaining in the fourth, but forced a three-and-out to get the ball
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in a statement Saturday, calling the delay “inexcusable and deeply disappointing for communities across our country.” Sinema’s statement came after a dramatic week in the House when Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed the
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By Sarah Fortinsky Federal agency and department heads can begin enforcing President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates for its employees early next month, according to new guidance from the US Office of Personnel Management. In order to be considered fully vaccinated by the November 22 deadline, federal employees must receive their final vaccine dose by November
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Las autoridades encontraron un cuerpo que se cree que es Miya Marcano, de 19 años, del condado de Orange, Florida, dijo el sheriff en una conferencia de prensa el sábado, poco más de una semana después de que fuera vista por última vez. Los detectives notificaron a la familia de
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One woman is dead after an accident on Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Saturday. The woman killed was 44, but her name has not been released. Police say a 2010 Ford Explorer was eastbound on Swope Parkway when it crossed the median
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When Russians discuss the coronavirus, the talk often turns to “antitela.” That’s the Russian word for antibodies. Tests to detect the proteins produced by the body to fight infection are cheap, widely available and actively marketed in Russia. But Western health experts say the antibody tests are
Continue Reading PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of computer chips that has hit the entire auto industry. The Palo Alto, California, company’s sales from July through September beat Wall Street estimates. Third-quarter sales rose 72% over the 140,000
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN They had enrolled at the American University of Afghanistan because they saw it as an opportunity, a pathway to a better future. But now, in the words of one student, “I do not dream and hope for my future. My future is not safe in Afghanistan, and it looks very dark
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Un grupo de 21 empleados actuales y antiguos de Blue Origin, la empresa de cohetes fundada por Jeff Bezos, firmaron un ensayo en el que denuncian lo que describen como un lugar de trabajo tóxico en el que la “disidencia profesional” es “sofocada activamente” y en el que ciertos líderes
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN What are the odds? A Florida woman’s two Mega Millions tickets won $2 million — each. Susan Fitton, 64, claimed the $4 million winnings from one drawing on September 14, the Florida Lottery said in a release. Fitton’s tickets each matched all five of the white ball numbers, but not the
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By Dan Merica, CNN There is possibly no Democrat outside of Washington, DC, who is more closely watching the chaotic negotiations playing out on Capitol Hill than Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. The messy machinations of Congress rarely play a role in off-year races, but Virginia is the notable exception. Not only are the
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar and Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes concluded its fourth week on Friday, with the lengthiest witness testimony of the trial so far. That testimony has come from former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff, who has been on the stand for four days and will continue
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By Dakin Andone and Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities have found a body believed to be 19-year-old Miya Marcano, the Orange County, Florida, sheriff said in a news conference Saturday, just over a week after she was last seen. Detectives have notified Marcano’s family of the discovery, Sheriff John Mina said, but authorities are still waiting
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have targeted security forces in a vehicle travelling near the Afghan border, killing four soldiers and one policeman. In a statement Saturday, they said the attack took place in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan, and that an operation was underway to strike back against the militants.
Continue ReadingBy SIMON GUTIERREZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland’s latest shooting and 66th death from gun violence happened just a block away from another shooting just the day before. It’s a reality neighbors throughout north, northeast, and southeast Portland have been living with for months. “It’s terrifying. You feel
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a boy believed to be between 12 and 14 years old was involved in a carjacking — the second time in two weeks that a child has assisted in the armed theft of a vehicle. Police say an 11-year-old boy pistol-whipped a man last week while stealing a vehicle
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Thousands of people across the United States are marching today in support of reproductive rights as the most restrictive anti-abortion bill yet went into effect in Texas last month. Abortion rights activists are gathering at more than 600 marches across the US, holding placards and banners that read, “My mind, my
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three parking valets were fatally struck by a driver fleeing police late Friday in Houston, police said. The pursuit started after a police sergeant saw a car doing donuts in a private parking lot about 10 p.m. local time, Houston Police Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir told reporters. When the car moved
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