Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic was fired from his…
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Video game actors’ union calls for strike against ‘League of Legends’
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services…
Continue Reading Invitation Homes agrees to pay $48 million to settle claims it saddled tenants with hidden fees
AP Business Writer The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade…
Continue Reading A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund…
Continue Reading Woman alleges Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday, alleging that the music mogul and his head of…
Continue Reading West Virginia state senator arrested on suspicion of DUI, 2nd arrest in months
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state lawmaker who was arrested last month is facing new charges after police say they suspect he was…
Continue Reading Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee…
Continue ReadingTearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
Continue Reading Survivors of sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention facilities hope for justice
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of child sex abuse at juvenile detention facilities in Illinois are hoping for justice. Hundreds of…
Continue ReadingFormer FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison is sentenced to two years in prison for fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — Former FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison is sentenced to two years in prison for…
Continue ReadingWoman alleges Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday, alleging that the music mogul and his head of…
Continue Reading GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska’s electoral votes
Associated Press An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appears dead. Republican Gov. Jim…
Continue Reading Boeing gives union more time to vote on an offer that’s getting poor reviews from striking workers
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer…
Continue Reading Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in ‘poaching’ penalties
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would…
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Phoenix authorities shut down motel dor drug-related and other offenses
According to a press release obtained by NBC News, the press conference is to announce “criminal charges against individuals and the seizure and…
Continue ReadingNo. 17 Clemson, QB Klubnik bring the big play back to Tigers attack
AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The big play is back in a big way for No. 17 Clemson. The Tigers (2-1, 1-0 ACC) and frequently maligned…
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Rescatan a menores de traficantes de personas
La patrulla Fronteriza Sector El Centro logró el rescate de dos menores de edad que había sido sedados para cruzar la frontera por traficantes de…
Continue Reading US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on…
Continue ReadingUCLA, Baylor, Texas and Maryland will play in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic
AP Basketball Writer UCLA will play Baylor and Texas will face Maryland in a women’s basketball doubleheader in the inaugural Coretta Scott…
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