By LORNA PETTY and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne’s fans had sensed the end was near. At his final show just a few weeks ago, admirers watched the heavy metal icon perform while seated on a black throne and knew it would likely be the last time they saw the
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 29 people overnight, according to local health officials. Meanwhile, the
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By Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in. Someone splattered white paint and sprayed black paint onto the front entrance gate on Beacon Street. Massachusetts State Police
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By Jacqueline Howard, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States, even though there is no clear evidence of harm from the mercury-based preservative. On Wednesday, the department announced that HHS Secretary
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By Jennifer Hansler and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is opening an investigation into Harvard University’s “continued eligibility as a sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday, marking the Trump administration’s latest escalation against the Ivy League institution. It was announced amid ongoing legal
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As summer continues, something to watch out for is the highly contagious, new strain of COVID-19 called NB.1.8.1 or ‘nimbus.’
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By Caroleina Hassett Click here for updates on this story OGDEN, Utah (KSTU) — There appears to be quite the stinky situation in Ogden and South Ogden after residents complained about a foul odor coming from an abandoned meat shop in the neighborhood. Officials investigated the shop on Tuesday. “They got access to the building,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Two of St. Joseph’s historic thoroughfares will undergo widespread sidewalk infrastructure upgrades with the help of Capital Improvements Program funding this year.
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Happy Gilmore” was born on the range. When Adam Sandler was a kid growing up in New Hampshire, his father was an avid golfer. He’d often take his son along to hit balls at the driving range. But Sandler was uninterested in the sport, and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ozzy Osbourne was an architect of heavy metal music, but that’s not the only medium in which he blazed a trail. The rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 76, also helped shape reality television. An argument might even be made, for better or for worse, that
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By The Associated Press Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, just weeks after his farewell show and about five years after announcing he had Parkinson’s disease. Here’s what to know about the disease: What is Parkinson’s? Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama have met for a substantive conversation exactly once: November 10, 2016, two days after Trump won his first election. It was Trump’s first time in the Oval Office. By most accounts, it was a little awkward. Eight years and eight months
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — In comments to the press on Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested he is considering eliminating capital gains taxes on the sale of homes. “We are thinking about … no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said. Soon afterwards, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia posted her thanks to
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By Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Orange County officials launched an investigation in Laguna Niguel Regional Park after local fishermen found a large number of dead bass floating in the water. “I saw all the dead fish,” fisherman Aidan Woodward said. “There was probably like
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has seen the first major anti-government protests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion over three years ago, as a move by President Volodymyr Zelensky to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked fury across the nation. Defiant crowds gathered in the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as well as Lviv in
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By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — The first civil lawsuit stemming from the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto that shook the entire community three weeks ago has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court. It’s not on behalf of the families of the seven workers
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, July 24 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:05 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Western at Essendon AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. CBSSN — Montreal at Calgary CYCLING 6
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 16 6 .727 — Atlanta 14 10 .583 3 Indiana 12 12 .500 5 Washington 11 12 .478 5½ Chicago 7 16 .304 9½ Connecticut 3 19 .136 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 21 4 .840 — Phoenix 15 8 .652
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All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 7 4 43 47 32 Vancouver 12 5 6 42 39 26 Minnesota United 11 5 8 41 40 27 Seattle 10 6 7 37 37 33 Los Angeles FC 10 5 6 36 39 27 Portland 9 7 7
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By Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A small business in Centennial is facing a major setback two months after opening. Pyre Vape and Glass was one of several vape shops across the Denver metro area targeted in a string of coordinated overnight burglaries. Surveillance footage from Pyre
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their homes, watched their friends being thrown into jail and jumped between safe houses so they can stay in El Salvador. Then they received a warning: Leave immediately. It’s exile
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Symphony launched a new program for kids to learn, enjoy and create classical harmonies.
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 60 42 .588 — New York 56 46 .549 4 Boston 55 49 .529 6 Tampa Bay 53 50 .515 7½ Baltimore 44 57 .436 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 43 .583 — Cleveland 51 50 .505 8 Kansas City 50
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 59 44 .573 — Philadelphia 58 44 .569 ½ Miami 48 53 .475 10 Atlanta 44 57 .436 14 Washington 41 61 .402 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 61 41 .598 — Chicago 60 42 .588 1 Cincinnati 53 50 .515
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By Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Lawyers for convicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters on Tuesday tried to get a federal court in Denver to let her out on bond as they appeal her case in the Colorado State Court of Appeals. But the magistrate judge
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 60 42 .588 — New York 56 46 .549 4 Boston 55 49 .529 6 Tampa Bay 53 50 .515 7½ Baltimore 44 57 .436 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 60 43 .583 — Cleveland 51 50 .505 8 Kansas City 50
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 60 42 .588 — — 6-4 W-1 37-17 23-25 474 442 32 New York 56 46 .549 4 +2 5-5 L-1 30-19 26-27 530 424 106 Boston 55 49 .529 6 — 6-4 W-1 32-20
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv26-27 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 28 BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD MLB BASEBALL 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.) SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7:55 p.m. FS1 —
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They’re not going their own way anymore. After much speculation, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham announced Wednesday the reissue of “Buckingham Nicks,” more than 50 years after the release of their only full-length album as a duo. Originally released in 1973, “Buckingham Nicks”
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny forest in the eastern Caribbean island and held his
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