AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gym operator Blink Fitness has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Blink, an Equinox-owned chain with more than 100 locations, says it’s filing for bankruptcy to help facilitate a sale of the business. The New York-based company added that it’s gyms remain open and anticipates “limited impact on
Continue ReadingSPECTRUM NEWS WORCESTER, ALICIA POWERS, POOL, CNN By Michelle Watson, Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts hair salon owner said members of law enforcement entered her business without permission and used the bathroom during a campaign event held by Vice President Kamala Harris last month, CNN affiliate Spectrum News 1 Worcester
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews have torn down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017. The crews used heavy machinery Monday to raze the small building in Sutherland Springs even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s interim government says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organized protests against Hasina’s government issued ultimatums for them to quit. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus told a group of journalists Sunday night that “legally
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the rankings. The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes and 1,532 points in the Top 25 released
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts hair salon owner said members of law enforcement entered her business without permission and used the bathroom during a campaign event held by Vice President Kamala Harris last month, CNN affiliate Spectrum News 1 Worcester reported. “Violated, disrespected,” and “totally blown away”
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Lawyers for Donald Trump have filed a $100 million claim with the Justice Department, alleging that the federal search of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 was inappropriate and hurt Trump’s reputation, an attempt to keep alive the narrative that the former president has been persecuted by a biased Biden administration
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ migration agency warns that the humanitarian crisis in war-wrecked Sudan is at “a catastrophic breaking point” ahead of peace talks planned for later this week. The talks face uncertainty as Sudan’s military has yet to confirm its participation in the meeting in Switzerland brokered by the United
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged” allegations about his foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax trial against the president’s son. Special counsel David Weiss’ team told the judge last week that they plan to call to the witness stand a business associate of
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A British man, who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower on the last day of the Paris Olympics, has been released from police custody, but remains under investigation for trespassing at a historical site, French prosecutors said on Monday. Police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower on Sunday afternoon after a
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world. Two years ago, Pfizer recorded an unprecedented $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid. Lofty expectations for continuing sales of vaccines and antivirals have fallen flat, forcing the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London. It is the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. The elusive
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The tear-jerker documentary “Daughters” follows four young girls as they prepare to reunite with their incarcerated fathers for a dance in a Washington, D.C., jail. Co-directed by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, the film took over eight years to make as they earned the trust of the
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel, as efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza intensify ahead of the expected resumption of formal negotiations this week. Mediators have urged Israel and Hamas to return to the negotiating table in a renewed push
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According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Delphine Mwombeki, 33 of Lenexa, Kansas, was swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks around the Raccoon Hollow Cove on Saturday afternoon.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — a conversation that was plagued by technical glitches. “If I had not turned my head, I would not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June because of a conflict of interest. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler told The Associated Press via email Thursday that she continues “to pursue other means in an effort to get to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have carried out a rare attack in eastern Syria, striking at three posts manned by pro-government gunmen and claiming that they have killed 18. It’s a major escalation near the border with Iraq. Monday’s attack is by members of the Arab-led Deir el-Zour Military Council that’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Clerk’s office will be conducting a post-election voting machine test Monday. This is the second round of testing after voting machines were checked before the August Primary on July 25. Monday’s testing and the one before the election were previously scheduled. Cole County also did a random selection
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in eastern Congo says that militants allied with the Islamic State group in have killed at least 12 people in several villages in North Kivu province. Attacks from the Allied Democratic Forces have increased recently. Last June, the group killed at least 40 people in several
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