U. of Michigan settlement latest in school sex abuse payouts
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A financial payout for more than 1,000 people — mostly men — who say they were sexually assaulted by former…
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Arizona court upholds convictions, sentences of slain inmate
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the convictions and sentences of a death row inmate who himself was killed in his…
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German Green party leaders face probe over bonus payments
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leadership of Germany’s Green party, including the country’s new…
Continue ReadingParts of Texas will go from 80 degrees and sunny to an ice storm in 36 hours
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Temperatures across parts of Texas will nosedive this week, from balmy highs Wednesday in the 70s and 80s to below…
Continue Reading Unilever won’t top $68B bid for GSK consumer healthcare unit
LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the maker of Vaseline skin care products and Dove soap, says it won’t increase a 50 billion-pound ($68.2 billion) offer…
Continue Reading Stacey Abrams: Voting rights legislation can be passed
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams has used a campaign stop in Atlanta to applaud the push for voting rights in…
Continue ReadingWhat Biden talked about most in his first year
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Continue ReadingTop image: General view of Mount Fitz Roy, near El Chalten, Argentina, on August 29, 2021. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
By Marnie Hunter, CNN New year, new outlook, new travel plans. Now’s the time when many people are typically mapping out the year’s…
Continue Reading Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five…
Continue Reading145 lÃderes sociales y defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en Colombia en 2021, según la DefensorÃa del Pueblo
urielblanco (CNN) — En 2021, 145 lÃderes sociales y defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en Colombia, informó este lunes la…
Continue ReadingWhen the Delta variant dominated, vaccination and prior infection protected against Covid-19, but vaccination was safest, study finds
CNN, UNITED NATIONS, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM By Deidre McPhillips, CNN When the Delta variant was dominant in the United States, both vaccination and…
Continue Reading Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny report they were at odds over masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court justices say a media report they were at odds over the wearing of masks during the surge in coronavirus cases…
Continue Reading Missouri redistricting plan could upend primary election
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has overcome objections by Democrats and some Republicans to pass…
Continue Reading HBO leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — HBO and HBO Max have beaten Netflix to be the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with…
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Overcoming obstacles, US figure skaters ready for Beijing
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kaitlin Hawayek spent last summer dealing with a concussion that she got in practice, unsure of when she would be…
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Overcoming obstacles, US figure skaters ready for Beijing
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kaitlin Hawayek spent last summer dealing with a concussion that she got in practice, unsure of when she would be…
Continue ReadingMark Kelly backs rules change to pass voting rights legislation
By Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat facing reelection in Arizona, announced he will back a rules change to pass voting rights legislation,…
Continue Reading UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
By AYA BATRAWY and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Arab Emirates ambassador says Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue Reading Raffensperger: Georgia buying new voter registration system
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is buying a new voter registration system for the state’s 7 million voters. Secretary of…
Continue Reading 1st for Louisiana: Drug-resistant fungus found at hospital
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A hospital in New Orleans says it has identified two patients infected with a rare drug-resistant fungus. The Centers for…
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