Another walk-off for Polanco; Twins beat Indians 8-7 in 11
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Two overnight shootings in Youngstown, Ohio, leave six wounded and a man and child dead, police say
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US seeks 9-year prison term for Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotter
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending a nine-year prison sentence for a man who says he worked on a wild…
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T-Mobile confirma que sufrió un ciberataque
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Continue Reading Rizzo returns to Yankees’ lineup, Chapman back in bullpen
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo is back in the Yankees’ lineup after a bout with COVID-19, and closer…
Continue Reading Kevin White’s quest to shed bust label endures with Saints
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Continue Reading Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Educated young women, former U.S. military translators and other…
Continue Reading Península de Yucatán bajo advertencia de huracán mientras Grace se dirige hacia México
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Continue Reading Grace golpeará a México como huracán, dos veces
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Grace ahora es un huracán y se dirige hacia México, amenazando con traer vientos huracanados, aguas revueltas que…
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Washington requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee says all public, charter and private school teachers and staff must be…
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Guard Bensley Joseph, widely considered the top recruit in Connecticut, has signed to play for the Miami Hurricanes. The…
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Fields outshined his fellow first-round quarterbacks in their preseason openers. Trevor Lawrence, Zach…
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Canadian judge reserves decision on Huawei CFO extradition
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — .A Canadian judge has reserved her decision on whether a senior executive for…
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By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — .A Canadian judge has reserved her decision on whether a senior executive for…
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En las últimas dos semanas se han vacunado contra el covid-19 más adolescentes, lo que representa aproximadamente…
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Fox News mandates employees disclose vaccination status, contradicting rhetoric from top stars
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The right-wing channel Fox News, whose top personalities have for months assailed the concept of vaccine passports and…
Continue Reading US men’s roster expanding for September World Cup qualifiers
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Kenneth Kurson, pardoned friend of Jared Kushner, charged in New York for installing spyware on then-wife’s computer
By Kara Scannell New York prosecutors charged Kenneth Kurson, the former editor of the New York Observer newspaper who was pardoned by President…
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Rain showers bring big changes Wednesday morning
After lots of isolated showers earlier in the week, the main rain event came forth last night. Rain showers blanketed Eastern Idaho overnight and…
Continue Reading 4th person charged in South Carolina nuclear project failure
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar…
Continue Reading Hurricane Grace heads toward hit on Mexico’s Caribbean coast
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Continue Reading EPA bans pesticide linked to health problems in children
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer The Biden administration is banning use on food crops of chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that…
Continue Reading Amar Doman buys CFL’s BC Lions from late owner’s estate
SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia entrepreneur Amar Doman has purchased the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions from late owner…
Continue Reading El presidente Xi Jinping se dirige a los ricos de China en un esfuerzo por redistribuir la riqueza
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Continue Reading Judge denies request to move Andre Hill police killing trial
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Continue Reading Disney Parks’ new ‘Genie’ app helps you skip lines. But you’ll have to pay
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Millions of guests visit Disney theme parks each year, and most of them probably loathe waiting 90 minutes to ride…
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Millions of guests visit Disney theme parks each year, and most of them probably loathe waiting 90 minutes to ride…
Continue Reading El expresidente Ashraf Ghani dice que su objetivo al dejar Afganistán era “evitar el derramamiento de sangre”
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El expresidente de Afganistán, Ashraf Ghani, hizo una declaración en vídeo este miércoles desde los Emiratos…
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Idaho 2021 ISAT scores show small decline
The latest statewide results for the Idaho Standards Achievement Test show a small decline in students’ proficiency in English Language Arts and…
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Idaho student scores drop in math, English language tests
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho students lost some academic ground during the coronavirus pandemic, with standardized…
Continue Reading IMF withholds $450 million in funds from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Monetary Fund, under pressure from the Biden administration, said Wednesday it will no longer release…
Continue Reading CNN’s Ward says Kabul colleague nearly pistol-whipped
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Clarissa Ward says her producer on a report from Afghanistan was nearly pistol-whipped…
Continue Reading Three former Netflix engineers charged with insider trading
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Continue Reading Journalist Joe Galloway, chronicler of Vietnam War, dies
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Continue Reading US utility plans to switch 1200 vehicles to electric by 2030
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility plans to switch out 1,200 of its vehicles for…
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By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility plans to switch out 1,200 of its vehicles for…
Continue Reading US friends try to rescue brother in arms in Afghanistan
By ALEX SANZ and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press American friends of a high-profile national police officer in Afghanistan are trying to help him and…
Continue Reading Afganistán, uno de los peores lugares del mundo para ser niño, dice Unicef. Esta es la crítica situación que podría empeorar bajo el control talibán
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Continue Reading Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue Reading Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
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By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue Reading Johnson without win and trying to recapture postseason form
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Continue Reading Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso
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Continue Reading Tigers analyst Jack Morris suspended for Ohtani remarks
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments made about…
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1 dead, 1 injured in south-central Idaho house fire
BUHL, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in south-central Idaho say an 87-year-old man has died in a house fire. The Twin Falls County coroner’s office…
Continue Reading After Kabul’s fall, Pen Farthing says he’s not leaving until his team and their animals are safely out of Afghanistan
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul means that Nowzad — the non-profit that has spent nearly 15 years reuniting stray…
Continue Reading After Kabul’s fall, Pen Farthing says he’s not leaving until his team and their animals are safely out of Afghanistan
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul means that Nowzad — the non-profit that has spent nearly 15 years reuniting stray…
Continue Reading Trevor Bauer to invoke the Fifth in restraining order case
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against…
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Idaho Falls Bandits are back-to-back American Legion World Series Champions
The Idaho Falls Bandits are back-to-back American Legion World Series…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Lowe’s, Alcon rise; Cree, La-Z-Boy…
Continue Reading China state firms invest in TikTok sibling, Weibo chat app
TALI ARBEL and ZEN SOO Associated Press China appears to be taking greater control of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns global video app…
Continue Reading China state firms invest in TikTok sibling, Weibo chat app
TALI ARBEL and ZEN SOO Associated Press China appears to be taking greater control of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns global video app…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks took a late turn lower on Wall Street, ending with their second straight loss. The S&P 500 fell again Wednesday, a…
Continue Reading Non-profit ‘roots of peace’ trying to rescue hundreds of employees stuck in Afghanistan
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Wyoming pot signature effort to begin in early September
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Marijuana advocates in Wyoming plan to begin circulating petitions in September for two…
Continue Reading Old Navy won’t keep women’s plus-size clothing in a separate section
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Continue Reading Rideshare driver’s video shows woman being brutally beaten, in one of many attacks involving groups of teens downtown lately
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Continue Reading SD Guard chief says donation didn’t affect deployment plans
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Continue Reading Former Parkland deputy: ‘I did the best I could”
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Continue Reading Judge rules Columbus statue in Philadelphia can remain
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Continue Reading Attorney: FBI probing allegations tied to Texans quarterback
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Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to Delta variant : ‘I must do my part’
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Continue Reading Kushner pal hit with state charges months after Trump pardon
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Utah teacher who shared political views no longer at school
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Continue Reading Woman who escaped the Taliban now helps other refugees
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Sockeye salmon viewable at nature center in Boise
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Continue Reading La Antártida está cambiando y el impacto podría ser catastrófico
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Continue Reading Grace: lo que sabemos de la depresión tropical que amenaza con más devastación a Haití
CNNEE Puerto Príncipe, Haití (CNN) — Un sistema de tormentas tropicales amenaza con desatar inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de…
Continue Reading Grace se convierte en tormenta tropical y amenaza al Caribe con inundaciones y desprendimientos de tierra
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Grace vuelve a tener fuerza de tormenta tropical, con el potencial de azotar a la todavía en recuperación Haití…
Continue Reading A stock market correction may be right around the corner
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The S&P 500 and the Dow are still near all-time highs despite Tuesday’s big selloff. The Nasdaq…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt has a broken bone in his cheek but no eye…
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