After a season full of no tailgates and no more than 25% capacity in the stadium, Coach Eli Drinkwitz and crew are ready to have a full house on Saturday.
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An intergovernmental conference has taken early steps toward drawing up an agreement to curb plastic pollution and marine litter around the world. The pollution can choke off sea life, harm food safety and coastal tourism and contribute to climate change. A draft resolution was presented by Peru
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By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day. The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the boat. That’s in the process of changing. Bolstered by new technology,
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day. The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the boat. That’s in the process of changing. Bolstered by new technology,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state senator has demanded an explanation after an exhibit on the gay rights movement in Kansas City was removed from the state Capitol. Sen. Greg Razer, a Democrat from Kansas City, is the only openly gay member the of the Missouri Senate. He said Thursday that the exhibit was
Continue Reading By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge is ordering a prominent participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to return to jail, saying he violated his pretrial release conditions by accessing the internet to watch false conspiracies about the election. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly
Continue Reading By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge is ordering a prominent participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to return to jail, saying he violated his pretrial release conditions by accessing the internet to watch false conspiracies about the election. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, is suspending operations after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s major broadcast TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — had sued Locast in 2019, saying it
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A small jet carrying crashed on takeoff Thursday morning from a small airport in central Connecticut and hit a building, killing all four people on the plane. Authorities say the Cessna Citation 560X took off just before 10 a.m. Thursday from the Robertson Airport and crashed into
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length. Facts September 22, 2021 – The autumnal equinox begins at approximately 19:21 UTC. March 20, 2022 – The vernal equinox begins at approximately
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length. Facts September 22, 2022 – The autumnal equinox begins at approximately 01:04 UTC. March 20, 2023 – The vernal equinox begins at approximately
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press show two senior Olympic officials from Kuwait have been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice for suspected racketeering and bribery related to FIFA and international soccer politics. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah is reputed to be the “kingmaker” of
Continue Reading MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A tornado that ripped through Mullica Hill, New Jersey, on Wednesday evening is believed to have had an EF-3 rating, with winds of up to 150 miles per hour (240 kph), according to the National Weather Service. The service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, released its preliminary report on the tornado
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close factories including those that build popular pickup trucks. General Motors announced Thursday that it would pause production at eight of its 15 North American assembly plants during the next two weeks, including two
Continue Reading By MARCO UGARTE and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has expressed frustration with a strategy of containing migrants in the south and says he will write to U.S. President Joe Biden to insist that country contribute to his favorite development projects in the region. The president’s
Continue Reading CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Burial will be Sept. 13 for a Missouri soldier killed during World War II, but whose remains went unidentified for nearly eight decades. Army Sgt. John V. Phillips of Cassville, Missouri, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The U.S. Army says Phillips was a member of Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield police say a 23-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder after a man who was assaulted last week died. Jacob DeJong is accused of assaulting 74-year-old Larry Woods at an apartment complex on Aug. 25. Woods died on Tuesday. A probable cause statement says DeJong became upset when Woods was
Continue Reading MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that the new owners of the nine-bedroom, Miami Beach house plan to demolish it after buying it for $10.75 million this summer. One of the
Continue Reading The Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate was unchanged from last week as the economy continues to show encouraging signs even as hospitalizations from the delta variant of the coronavirus remain elevated. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage held at 2.87% as
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to al Qaeda, a group that operated under the Taliban regime’s protection in Afghanistan. Timeline October 7,
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