Amazon, Chobani and others vow to hire Afghan refugees
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, Chobani, UPS and more than 30 other companies have vowed to hire and train refugees…
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President Biden bets on rapid COVID-19 tests, but they can be hard to find
President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday he expects a surge in millions more rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to become available on the…
Continue Reading UK family settles damages in US diplomatic immunity case
LONDON (AP) — A British couple who sought justice for their 19-year-old son after he died in a vehicle crash say they have settled a civil lawsuit…
Continue Reading Dakota Access asks high court to reverse pipeline decision
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company that operates the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling ordering…
Continue Reading Grenade attacks in Burundi kill 2, wound scores
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government says two people had been killed and 102 others wounded in…
Continue Reading Tribe wants Boston U to change name of Myles Standish dorm
BOSTON (AP) — A Native American tribe is calling on Boston University to change the name of a dorm that honors Pilgrim military leader Myles…
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Puerto Rico to raise minimum wage for 1st time in 12 years
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill to increase the U.S. territory’s minimum wage for the first time in more than 12…
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Jo Lasorda, widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager, dies at 91
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died. The team says Jo Lasorda died Monday night at her home in…
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Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google is planning to buy New York’s St.  John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is giving its Happy Meal toys a makeover
McDonald’s pledged Tuesday to significantly reduce the use of plastics in its Happy Meal toys worldwide, two years after the fast food giant faced…
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Desert View Academy recognized nationally for academic performance
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognizes 325 schools Tuesday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021. Of those, he names five which are…
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U.S. to allow fully vaccinated foreign travelers in November
President Biden plans to lift the strict bans on nonessential travel from Europe and the United Kingdom, according to a White House Covid Response…
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Arizona Coyotes put in $1.7 billion proposal to build arena in Tempe
The Arizona Coyotes have proposed a $1.7 billion development in Tempe that will include a hockey…
Continue Reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ filmmakers refine a hit Broadway musical
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people will get a chance to know the shy teenager Evan Hansen this month, but…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s 2009 settlement with Jeffrey Epstein released
CNN By Sonia Moghe, CNN A 2009 settlement agreement between sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre — the woman who accused…
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No fans for 1 game, Hungary avoids World Cup ban for racism
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Hungary has been ordered by FIFA to play its next World Cup qualifier without spectators as…
Continue Reading Jo Lasorda, widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager, dies at 91
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died. The team says Jo Lasorda died Monday night at her home in…
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California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement…
Continue Reading White House blacklists Russian ransomware payment ‘enabler’
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to choke the finances of criminal ransomware…
Continue Reading Myanmar judge rules that Suu Kyi’s trial will continue
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and two of her…
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