Breeders’ Cup clears Baffert to compete with conditions
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert can enter horses in the Breeders’ Cup next month at Del Mar but the event’s all-time money-leading trainer…
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AP WAS THERE: 1st Black player’s contract bought by NBA team
By The Associated Press Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton broke the color barrier in the NBA as the league’s first Black…
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Slovenia PM blames rising infections on virus protesters
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s populist prime minister has blamed a rise in COVID-19 infections on protests in early October that erupted…
Continue Reading Why COVID boosters weren’t tweaked to better match variants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer COVID-19 booster shots are an extra dose of the original vaccine, and some experts wonder why they…
Continue Reading Country star Luke Bryan to host CMA Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Luke Bryan is stepping into a new role as host of the CMA Awards this year. The “American Idol” judge will…
Continue Reading Belarus suspends routine medical care to focus on COVID-19
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has ordered a halt to routine medical care at state clinics in order to devote more resources to coronavirus patients.…
Continue Reading Ford Foundation to divest millions from fossil fuels
The Ford Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, announced Monday that it will divest millions from fossil fuels,…
Continue Reading UEFA hits England with stadium closure for Euro 2020 chaos
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered England to play one men’s national team game in an empty stadium. It’s punishment for chaotic…
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Fire crews make big gains against Alisal Fire blaze
Fire crews made significant progress overnight against a wildfire burning for nearly a week in Southern California coastal mountains, officials said…
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Arizona Department of Economic Security launches program to help needy families pay utility bills
The Arizona Department of Economic Security is launching a program to provide $36 million of assistance to help needy households pay utility bills as…
Continue Reading Cuba Gooding Jr. faces February trial in NYC groping case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says Cuba Gooding Jr. will go on trial in February in his New York City groping case.…
Continue Reading Insurer sues Georgia warehouse operator over $4.5M fire loss
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An insurer is suing the operator of a coastal Georgia warehouse where 50,000 tons of biofuel wood pellets went up in smoke…
Continue Reading NBA struggles during 1950s, begins its rise later in decade
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The NBA, known today as a leader when it comes to culture and racial issues, was anything but during the 1950s…
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Suspect in sexual assault by ASU campus remains at large
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University police are searching for the suspect who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint. An ASU crime alert…
Continue Reading Norway: Bow-and-arrow attack victims likely stabbed to death
HELSINKI (AP) — Norwegian police say the Danish man suspected of killing five people and injuring three in an attack in the southern town of…
Continue Reading 2 men arrested in drive-by that killed 13-year-old
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Two men have been arrested and police are looking for others in the drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old Alabama boy…
Continue Reading 30 killed as gunmen attack rural area in Nigeria’s northwest
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A state governor in Nigeria’s troubled northwest region says that at least 30 people…
Continue Reading British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum says it will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major…
Continue Reading Burundi starts COVID jabs; just North Korea, Eritrea remain
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of the world’s last three countries to administer COVID-19 vaccines has started…
Continue Reading Vunipolas among big names missing for England rugby tests
LONDON (AP) — England will enter the November rugby internationals without four of its biggest names after an improvement in club form failed to…
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