The Associated Press Stocks were swinging between slight gains and losses on Friday, closing out what has been one of the worst weeks for financial markets in months. Merck jumped 9% after the drugmaker released a study that showed its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 cut hospitalizations and deaths by half in people who were
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The Associated Press Stocks were swinging between slight gains and losses on Friday, closing out what has been one of the worst weeks for financial markets in months. Merck jumped 9% after the drugmaker released a study that showed its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 cut hospitalizations and deaths by half in people who were
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Problems with getting enough water delayed firefighters from extinguishing a blaze that destroyed two Moberly homes Thursday, the fire department said. Moberly firefighters were sent Thursday morning to 1045 West End St. W., where a one-and-a-half-story house was on fire, the Moberly Fire Department said in a news release. The fire was
Continue Reading DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled vast aspects of her life is putting the spotlight on ongoing efforts in the states to reform laws that advocates say too often harm the very people they were meant to protect. Already this year, New Jersey cracked
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A 28-year-old man in Germany faces a hefty bill after trying to catch a flight at Munich airport Thursday with a mortar shell in his rucksack. German news agency dpa reported Friday that the explosive device was discovered during a security check. The find prompted an immediate lockdown of parts of the
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Fashion Week has plunged viewers to the depths of the oceans, and shaken up identity politics in the office. But all eyes looked expectantly to Friday evening’s display, by Valentino. The elasticity of water was the anchor for Issey Miyake’s collection, which featured swimming caps
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) –¿Te imaginas a una manada de mamuts lanudos caminando por el hielo en la actualidad? Un grupo de cientÃficos sÃ. Y no solo es un pensamiento: planean hacerlo realidad y consiguieron US$ 15 millones para lograrlo. A través de Colossal, Ben Lamm, cofundador y CEO y el Dr. George Church, cofundador,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France as the Biden administration tries to smooth over hurt feelings and other damage caused by excluding America’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative. The State Department says Blinken will visit Paris next week for an international
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Moody Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A bizarre story out of a mobile county after a man is shot in the shoulder. Police say his story of what happened just doesn’t add up. “The complainant said he was goofing around the gun and shot himself while
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business New car sales plunged over the last three months in the United States despite strong demand, as the shortage of computer chips and other supply chain issues caused shutdowns at auto factories and choked off the supply of vehicles. General Motors reported sales fell a third from a year-ago last
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GREEN, Kan. (AP) — Police say a Kansas driver died and a woman and three children were seriously injured after the driver swerved to avoid a cardboard box in the road. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened Thursday night in Clay County, while 51-year-old Kevin Dettmer was driving a sport utility vehicle on
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Planned Parenthood clinics have seen dramatic increases in the number of people from Texas going out of state to seek abortions since the Texas six-week abortion ban took effect, the group says. The organization says that clinics in neighboring states saw a surge in patients with Texas zip codes. In Oklahoma,
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate can now be returned to the descendants of its rightful Black owners, nearly a century after the parcel was taken by the city of Manhattan Beach. Known as Bruce’s Beach, the resort had offered Black families a place to enjoy the California
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN A stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate can now be returned to the descendants of its rightful Black owners, nearly a century after the parcel was taken by the city of Manhattan Beach. Known as Bruce’s Beach, the resort had offered Black families a place to enjoy the California
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID McHUGH AP Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached new highs in the United States and Europe, as rising energy prices and supply bottlenecks have restrained the economic recoveries from the pandemic in both economies. In the U.S., a Commerce Department report Friday showed that prices rose 4.3% in August
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — La visión de Amazon para el futuro de la seguridad en el hogar incluye drones que vuelan sobre tu techo, cámaras al aire libre que monitorean a posibles intrusos y lindos robots que patrullan el interior. Durante una conferencia de prensa por invitación el martes, la compañÃa mostró
Continue Reading SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, in a killing that snarled then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. The family of 54-year-old Eric Logan sued the city of
Continue Reading MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has filed suit claiming a hospital’s response to a cyberattack led to the death of her infant daughter. The lawsuit by Teiranni Kidd contends Springhill Medical Center in Mobile was deep in the midst of a ransomware attack when Nicko Silar was born on July 17, 2019. It
Continue Reading MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has filed suit claiming a hospital’s response to a cyberattack led to the death of her infant daughter. The lawsuit by Teiranni Kidd contends Springhill Medical Center in Mobile was deep in the midst of a ransomware attack when Nicko Silar was born on July 17, 2019. It
Continue ReadingBy Phil Drake Click here for updates on this story HELENA, Montana (Independent Record) — Several cities in Montana will be part of a nationwide protest Saturday opposing restrictions against abortion access and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to support reproductive rights. The main event is being organized by Women’s March and a “Rally for
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