Month: June 2022
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Jovic, Dieng highlight international prospects in NBA draft
LONDON (AP) — Nikola Jovic of Serbia and Ousmane Dieng of France are among the top international prospects in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Both are 6-foot-10 and only recently turned 19 years old. They each [Read More…]
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Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
TOKYO (AP) — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics has been put at $13 billion (1.4 trillion Japanese yen). The Tokyo organizing committee announced the final cost before the body is [Read More…]
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Prosecutors: South Dakota AG lied about fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Prosecutors at the impeachment trial of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg say he lied to investigators and abused the power of his office after he struck and killed a pedestrian. [Read More…]
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1st Native American US treasurer to be appointed, head Mint
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first. The White House on Tuesday announced President Joe Biden’s intent to appoint Marilynn Malerba as his administration establishes an Office of [Read More…]
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Two Noem staffers will move to campaign reelection work
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two members of Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration are taking a leave of absence to work on her reelection campaign. Communications director Ian Fury and director of operations Ben Koisti will be [Read More…]
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Judge: Documents in Sanford investigation should be public
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge has ruled there’s no basis to keep sealed documents related to a child pornography investigation of billionaire banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. Judge James Power [Read More…]
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Cyclist on fundraising trek killed in South Dakota crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian bicyclist who was raising money for his granddaughter’s kidney transplant with a long-distance ride has died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a truck [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Djokovic, Nadal top 2 seeds at Wimbledon; Williams unseeded
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be on opposite sides of the draw this time. The seedings for Wimbledon have been announced with Djokovic and Nadal being Nos. 1 and 2, [Read More…]
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AP source: Koepka the latest to join Saudi-backed LIV series
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Associated Press has learned Brooks Koepka is the latest PGA Tour to sign on with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. Koepka gives LIV another big name because of his four [Read More…]
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Local Sports for June 21st
Mitchell Post 18’s doubleheader at Aberdeen was postponed last night. Post 18 will play at two games at Huron today beginning at 5 p.m. Post 18 plays one game at Sturgis Thursday before playing five [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Meet the President: Ben Stiller calls Ukraine’s “inspiring” President Zelenskyy “my hero”
Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images Actor, director and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday’s World Refugee Day. Stiller called Zelenskyy his “hero,” as he gave up a career in [Read More…]
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Billy Eichner and Anna Kendrick “finally” address dating rumors
ABC/Randy Holmes Everybody has seen obvious clickbait stories, and knows to ignore them, but when actor Billy Eichner saw one relating to his dating life, he couldn’t resist a click. The post, titled “New Celebrity [Read More…]
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Chris Evans wants back in the MCU … but not as Captain America
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images One of the rumors surrounding Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness was that Chris Evans would return to the Multiverse — but not as Captain America. As any fanboy or girl [Read More…]
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Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack go on a sex-positive journey in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures In the new film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Emma Thompson stars as a repressed former religious ed teacher who goes on a sex-positive journey of acceptance with the help [Read More…]
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Jennifer Lopez hails “caring, loving…” Ben Affleck for Father’s Day; Marc Anthony not mentioned
Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jennifer Lopez posted a sweet Father’s Day message to her fiancé, Ben Affleck — but what’s also getting attention is the fact she neglected to mention ex-husband Marc Anthony, the father of their [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Can higher interest rates be good?
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve’s strongest weapon in its fight against skyrocketing inflation is raising interest rates. In March, the Fed raised its target federal funds rate by 0.25%, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19-related deaths remain steady despite recent surge in infections
Wang Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19, but recent data shows that deaths and severe disease are not increasing with the same vigor despite a [Read More…]
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Extreme heat safety tips: What to know about heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion
Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The central U.S. is facing extreme heat on Monday, with temperatures forecast to skyrocket to 106 degrees in Minneapolis, 104 in Omaha, 104 in Dallas and 103 in Houston. [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 6/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 6, St. Louis 4 Arizona 7, Minnesota 1 Cleveland 5, LA Dodgers 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 2, Tampa [Read More…]
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Kamala Harris surprises children at African American history museum for Juneteenth
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff made a surprise visit to schoolchildren at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to talk about [Read More…]