By Ramishah Maruf, Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Hours before President Donald Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer this month, E.J. Antoni appeared on former White House strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast to discuss the BLS’ monthly jobs report, which showed much-lower-than-expected numbers for July and shockingly steep revisions for
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast is getting its first permanent new flavor in two decades, the chain’s latest push into the fast-growing beverage sector. The fast-food chain is rolling out Thursday “Baja Midnight,” a new, purple-hued version of the cult-favorite soda, which mixes passion fruit flavors
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LONDON (AP) — Madonna has urged the pope to travel to Gaza and “bring your light to the children before it’s too late.” The superstar posted her appeal to the pontiff on social media Monday, saying her son Rocco’s birthday prompted her to make the post. Rocco turned 25 Monday. Addressing Pope Leo XIV, she
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LONDON (AP) — Madonna has urged the pope to travel to Gaza and “bring your light to the children before it’s too late.” The superstar posted her appeal to the pontiff on social media Monday, saying her son Rocco’s birthday prompted her to make the post. Rocco turned 25 Monday. Addressing Pope Leo XIV, she
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KEYE By Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing at the World Games, organizers said on Tuesday. In a joint statement from the International World Games Association, the local organizing committee (LOC) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), the World Games said that the 29-year-old was found unconscious during
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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s army warned that it may have to “exercise the right of self-defense” in response to continuing incidents it blames on Cambodia, in which Thai soldiers patrolling along the two countries’ border have been wounded by land mines. A statement from Thai Army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. A report by state TV quoted a police spokesperson, Gen. Saeed Montazeralmahdi, as saying people reported the suspects to the authorities. “The arrest of 21,000 suspects during the 12-day war
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave. Nearly seven months later, Israel killed
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By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,” citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, TRUTHSOCIAL, WUSA, THE WHITE HOUSE, CNN VIA WEBEX, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal
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GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts over the last year. Nicholas Koumjian was speaking as the international independent team he heads released its latest annual report on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Aug. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Wright, Kosta Gak, Brice Laine, CNN Sloviansk, Ukraine (CNN) — On the beaches of Sloviansk’s tiny salt lake, where the medicinal waters provide a moment of solace from the whirling violence of the eastern frontlines just a few miles away, talk of a Ukraine land deal at Friday’s Alaska
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Cleveland 4 Miami 3 Final Toronto 5 Chicago Cubs 1 Final Kansas City 8 Washington 5 Final Arizona 3 Texas 2 Final L.A. Angels 7 L.A. Dodgers 6 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Seattle 1 Baltimore 0 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Minnesota 1 Final Chicago White Sox 9 Detroit 6
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Washington Nationals (47-71, fifth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (59-60, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mitchell Parker (7-12, 5.50 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (6-9, 3.36 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Delivery drones are so fast they can zip a pint of ice cream to a customer’s driveway before it melts. Yet the long-promised technology has been slow to take off in the United States. More than six years after the Federal Aviation Administration approved commercial home deliveries with drones,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 3, 7, 7 (three, seven, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 15, 19, 22, 26, 39 (fifteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 1, 10, 13, 19, 30 (one, ten, thirteen, nineteen, thirty) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Look what you made her do — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” It will arrive October 3, she revealed Wednesday. Swift, Max Martin and Shellback are the credited producers, which includes a notable absence of her longtime
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JobTest.org analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data to show what the shifting labor market looks like in Missouri.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .313; Edwards, Miami, .304; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .303; Machado, San Diego, .297; Arraez, San Diego, .292; Naylor, Seattle, .292; Frelick, Milwaukee, .291; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; K.Marte, Arizona, .287; Perdomo, Arizona, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 112; Tatis, San Diego, 83; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 82; J.Soto, New York, 82; Schwarber, Philadelphia,
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By LORNE COOK and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that it controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a proposal the leader categorically rejected. Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .336; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Peña, Houston, .314; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .303; Bichette, Toronto, .298; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .296; Kirk, Toronto, .296; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .294; Springer, Toronto, .291. RUNS_Judge, New York, 92; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 78; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 77; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 76; Rooker, Athletics, 75; Neto,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: The stage is set for Penn State, and now the question is whether
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