US consumer confidence slides for third consecutive month
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined for the third straight month in September amid ongoing…
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Pfizer testing a drug to fight COVID if detected early
A new antiviral pill could fight COVID-19 early after…
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Crack open a cold one for National Drink Beer Day
It may be only Tuesday, but pour yourself a cold one…
Continue ReadingTwo American siblings allowed to return from China after three years following lifting of exit ban
By Jennifer Hansler and Chandelis Duster, CNN Two American siblings prevented from leaving China since 2018 have now been allowed to travel back to…
Continue Reading New lawmakers make German parliament more diverse than ever
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s weekend election has made the country’s lower house of parliament more…
Continue Reading Sydney think tank says China less generous toward Pacific
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China gave significantly less aid to Pacific island nations in recent years despite…
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Disney World opened 50 years ago; these workers never left
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There were 6,000 employees who opened the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World to the public…
Continue Reading Disney World opened 50 years ago; these workers never left
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There were 6,000 employees who opened the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World to the public…
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Chelsea midfielder Kante tests positive for coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating for 10 days. The France World Cup winner…
Continue Reading Polish gov’t to ask president to extend state of emergency
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The spokesman for Poland’s government says the authorities will ask President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday to extend by 60…
Continue Reading Russia opens extremism probe against Navalny and his allies
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei…
Continue Reading Yellen: Oct. 18 likely date when US debt measures exhausted
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Janet Yellen is telling Congress that the Treasury Department will likely…
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Latin Grammys: Camilo is top contender with 10 nominations
By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Camilo won his first Latin Grammy Award last year and could soon have many more in his…
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No indictments for 4 Texas officers who shot man in crisis
A grand jury has declined to indict four Houston police officers who fatally shot a man more than 20 times while he was in the midst of a mental…
Continue Reading UK government sees ‘tentative’ signs fuel crisis is easing
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s transport minister says there are “tentative signs” a fuel-supply crisis snarling…
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Connecticut doctor’s license suspended for providing blank, signed COVID-19 exemption forms, health department says
A Connecticut doctor’s state physician and surgeon license has been suspended for providing blank, signed exemption forms related to the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Thunberg chides leaders for ‘blah, blah, blah’ on climate
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing…
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Police: Would-be burglar dies after getting trapped in vent
Authorities say a man who apparently tried to break into a restaurant in a southern New Jersey strip mall died after he got trapped in an exhaust fan…
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Yuma High wins ‘Dairy Month’ Sweepstakes
Albertsons/Safeway/Vons awarded Yuma High School (YHS) a $1,000 award as part of the June Dairy Month…
Continue Reading Corrective: EU–Britain-Shortages story
LONDON (AP) — In a story published Sept. 26 about gasoline shortages in Britain, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ruby McGregor-Smith…
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