Year: 2021
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Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga [Read More…]
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Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid
TOKYO (AP) — With his Golden Slam bid over for at least another three years, Novak Djokovic rested his head on Alexander Zverev’s shoulder as his German opponent and friend consoled him. “I told him [Read More…]
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Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it would only be extended [Read More…]
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Left turn: Boone says Yankees ‘a lot better’ with Gallo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star slugger Joey Gallo’s trade to the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers was completed Thursday, giving the heavily right-handed Yankees a much-needed powerful lefty bat. New York acquired [Read More…]
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Sunisa Lee takes gold in women’s gymnastics final
TOKYO (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca [Read More…]
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Cunningham headlines list of top prospects in NBA draft
Cade Cunningham spent years honing his game for a shot at becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. The Oklahoma State one-and-done star could accomplish that goal Thursday night as the headliner [Read More…]
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From Rodgers to Watson, all about QBs as NFL camps begin
Aaron Rodgers and Deshaun Watson appeared on the field at their teams’ first training camp practices. Lamar Jackson was absent from his after testing positive for COVID-19. Zach Wilson is still away and without a [Read More…]
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Big 12 accuses ESPN of trying to ‘destabilize’ conference
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without paying a massive buyout. “I [Read More…]
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Woman who injured child with hairbrush sentenced to prison
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in South Dakota has sentenced a Dupree woman to six months in federal prison for injuring a child with a hairbrush. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno [Read More…]
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COVID-19 rates a worry as 1 million head for Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising throughout Iowa and around the nation, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about next month’s Iowa State Fair, which will bring more than 1 million people to Des [Read More…]
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Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion infrastructure package, with the Senate ready to begin consideration of a key part of the administration’s [Read More…]
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Marion man accused of beating, holding woman captive
MARION, S.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials in southeastern South Dakota say they’ve arrested a man suspected of beating his girlfriend and holding her against her will for several days. The woman was able to escape [Read More…]
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson tests positive for COVID-19
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson tested positive for COVID-19 and missed Baltimore’s first practice of training camp. Coach John Harbaugh announced Jackson’s positive test after practice Wednesday and said running back Gus Edwards [Read More…]
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Senate poised for test vote on big infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a possible Senate test vote Wednesday on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as senators and the White House worked to wrap up talks on a key part [Read More…]
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US women win 3-on-3 gold medal
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young won the first women’s gold medal in the new Olympic sport of 3-on-3 basketball. Plum scored all five of [Read More…]
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US bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, routs Iran 120-66
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — It wasn’t just that the U.S. had been losing. It was that the level of play was practically un-American. Playing passively and passing up open shots isn’t the way its players [Read More…]
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Airports in the US West dealing with shortage of jet fuel
A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West. In Nevada, state and federal lawmakers said they are [Read More…]
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Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs [Read More…]
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Sioux Falls woman has plea change hearing in infant’s death
A Sioux Falls woman who has pleaded not guilty in the 1981 death of her newborn has a hearing to change her plea. Theresa Bentaas, 59, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree [Read More…]
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Tribal Leaders’ Health Board requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board is requiring all its employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The board’s CEO, Jerilyn Church, has sent a memo to staff that says [Read More…]
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