Louisiana hasn’t yet recovered from two major hurricanes in 2020. Now another is taking aim
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Last year’s hurricane season devastated parts of Louisiana with no reprieve. In August 2020, Hurricane Laura made…
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Why the Fed is winding down the party on Wall Street (and what it means for you)
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business It’s official: The Federal Reserve is winding down its aggressive pandemic-era stimulus measures, a process…
Continue Reading F1 races in Turkey, Mexico and Brazil pushed back one week
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — The Formula One calendar has been modified for the rest of the season…
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F1 races in Turkey, Mexico and Brazil pushed back one week
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — The Formula One calendar has been modified for the rest of the season…
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Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The often-heated debate over whether returning students should wear masks…
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Washington man convicted of hate crime in transgender teen’s murder
By Kelly Murray, CNN A Washington state man was found guilty Friday in the death of a transgender teenager, Nikki Kuhnhausen. David Bogdanov, 27, was…
Continue Reading Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The United States will face Britain in the gold-medal final of wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo…
Continue Reading Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The United States will face Britain in the gold-medal final of wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo…
Continue Reading Biden in the ‘loneliest job,’ a presidency driven by crisis
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The need for crisis-driven leadership comes to all U.S. presidents. Now, on several fronts at…
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Experts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
Continue Reading Experts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
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Why America is obsessed with the ‘Jeopardy!’ fiasco
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives A substantial slice of the nation’s attention has been diverted (riveted, really) to the…
Continue ReadingPrivate funding was key in some 2020 elections. Republicans have outlawed it in nearly a dozen states.
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Patty Hansen, who has helped run elections in Coconino County, Arizona, for 17 years, went on a spending spree last year.…
Continue Reading Verstappen takes pole position for Belgian GP, Russell 2nd
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen produced a brilliant last lap in the rain to take pole…
Continue Reading Verstappen takes pole position for Belgian GP, Russell 2nd
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen produced a brilliant last lap in the rain to take pole…
Continue Reading Pope replaces Australian bishop in alleged misconduct probe
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has replaced an Australian bishop who stepped down amid a Vatican investigation into what Australian media have…
Continue Reading 2 W Series drivers discharged from hospital after crash
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Drivers Beitske Visser and Ayla Agren have been discharged from the…
Continue Reading 2 W Series drivers discharged from hospital after crash
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Drivers Beitske Visser and Ayla Agren have been discharged from the…
Continue Reading Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British troops have left Kabul, ending the U.K.’s evacuation operation, and its 20-year military…
Continue Reading A bust of Marsha P. Johnson went up near the Stonewall Inn as a tribute to the transgender activist
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Visitors to New York’s Christopher Park this week were greeted by the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, stoic yet softly…
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