By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Guimaraes Vasquez fought for years to protect his homeland in the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade, even laboring under death threats from drug traffickers. A leader in an Indigenous rights group, Vasquez said such efforts were long supported by financial
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By Jean Casarez, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A new court filing by Karen Read’s defense team could indicate she will not testify in her retrial for the January 2022 killing of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, as questions swirl about whether she will take the stand in the case’s waning days. Proposed
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — High economic uncertainy has hiring grinding to a halt at US businesses. Job growth slowed for the second month in a row at private-sector firms, which added just 37,000 jobs in May, according to new employment estimates released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. May’s job gains, which marked a
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart were stolen from a venue in New Jersey last weekend as the group prepared to launch a nationwide tour, and the musicians are now offering a reward for information leading to their return. The band was set to kick
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, June 5 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Western 5:35 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Adelaide CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. CBSSN — Ottawa at Saskatchewan COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill that GOP lawmakers narrowly approved last month. The highly anticipated score, which was released Wednesday, could complicate Senate Majority Leader
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All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 7 0 1.000 — Atlanta 5 2 .714 2 Indiana 3 4 .429 4 Washington 3 5 .375 4½ Chicago 2 4 .333 4½ Connecticut 1 6 .143 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 8 0 1.000 — Las Vegas 4 2
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Los
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay 5, Florida 1 Monday, April 28: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 30: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 10 3 4 34 32 18 Cincinnati 9 5 3 30 25 24 Inter Miami CF 8 3 5 29 36 27 Nashville 8 4 5 29 30 21 Columbus 7 3 7 28 27 24 New York 8 6 3 27 28
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. In addition to the ban, which takes effect on Monday, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from seven other countries. Here’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv07-08 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, June 9 COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary) 3 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary) 7 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3
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By AIJAZ RAHI Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — At least 11 people are dead and more than 30 injured after a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to enter a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state, authorities said. The crush happened as tens of thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As a single mother of three “living paycheck to paycheck” in California, Janet Blaser had become resigned to constantly worrying about paying her bills and always “feeling less than.” However, she began reevaluating her life after a series of events led her to take a “random vacation” to Mazatlán,
Continue ReadingPor John Towfighi Estados Unidos corre un riesgo bajo de sufrir una crisis de deuda de forma inminente, pero un riesgo alto a largo plazo, dijo el inversor multimillonario Ray Dalio en su nuevo libro. La situación de la deuda del gobierno de Estados Unidos está “llegando al punto de no retorno” y aproximándose a
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House of Leon explores how recent shifts in tariffs and trade policies are accelerating the transformation of the furniture industry, changing where tables, sofas, and decor come from and at what cost.
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Blueprint explores how to build a mental health tool kit for more peaceful travel experiences.
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TeamSense ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia by their level of search interest in manufacturing topics.
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Sommsation guides you in choosing the right wine for a Father’s Day gift, from classic reds to refreshing whites and celebratory sparklers.
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By JOHN CARUCCI and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice. The second solo album from Cynthia Erivo, fresh off a herculean press run with the success of the first “Wicked” film, was always meant to be “vocal-focused,” she told The Associated Press recently. It
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Wednesday show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air base in eastern Siberia, one of the targets Ukraine said it struck with drones in one of the most daring covert operations of the war. The photos provided by Planet
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KCAL, KCBS By Luzdelia Caballero Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Protesters in El Sereno stopped Los Angeles County deputies from evicting a 70-year-old man from a state-owned home that has remained vacant for decades. Benito Flores moved into the Caltrans-owned home during the pandemic. He’s called himself a
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, JEREMY COHEN, PUBLIC COUNSEL, DEYSI VARGAS, CNN, Jeremy Cohen/Public Counsel By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A Mexican family in Los Angeles has been given permission to stay in the United States in order to receive lifesaving treatment for their 4-year-old daughter, the family’s
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By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s government signed a deal on Wednesday with the state-run South Korean KHNP power utility to build two nuclear reactors in the country. The contract between the dominant power company CEZ, where the Czech state has a majority stake, and KHNP was signed just a
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty,” has died. He was 85. White’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his agent,
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By KEN MORITSUGU and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it. Security was tight Wednesday around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where weeks of student-led protests
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By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli- and U.S.-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a series of shootings near the sites this week. Israeli strikes across the territory, meanwhile, killed 26
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Schwarzenegger is still coming off the “whirlwind of emotions” that was the making of “The White Lotus” Season 3. The actor, who is taking part in a new campaign for Venmo with costar Aimee Lou Wood, spoke to CNN recently about how his perspective has changed since the
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