Month: August 2022
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Jays’ miscues lead to Gordon run in 10th, Twins win 6-5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer and scored in the 10th inning for Minnesota after a pair of miscues by Toronto catcher Danny Jansen, giving the Twins a 6-5 win over the [Read More…]
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North Dakota clinic ramps up move across river to Minnesota
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — The owner of a North Dakota abortion clinic that faces closure this month was directing traffic and deliveries Friday at its planned new location a few miles away in Minnesota. The Red [Read More…]
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What’s in the Senate Democrats’ landmark ‘Inflation Reduction Act’?
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the Senate Democrats’ last remaining holdout — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — tentatively signing onto a $739 billion modified reconciliation deal, her party leaders are looking forward to a first [Read More…]
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Tim Roth reveals what drew him to his latest movie, ‘Resurrection’
Courtesy of IFC Films Resurrection, a new psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth, is in theaters now. Directed by Andrew Semans, it follows a mother who is forced to confront her past. Roth [Read More…]
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‘Peacemaker’ director James Gunn, Marvel’s Kevin Feige reach out to ‘Batgirl’ directors after movie gets shelved
L-R Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah/Marvel Studios Hollywood is usually better known for cutthroat competition between, rather than words of support from, those within the industry. However, Warner Bros. Discovery’s canceling of its Batgirl [Read More…]
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The team jockeys for leadership in season 13 trailer of ‘Archer’
FXX FX Networks has dropped the trailer to season 13 of Archer. With Malory Archer’s exit — prompted by the real-life death of her alter-ego, Jessica Walter — the team on Archer is now jockeying [Read More…]
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Adult at Illinois day care tests positive for monkeypox, children potentially exposed
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An adult at an Illinois day care center has tested positive for monkeypox, and a number of children may have been exposed to the virus, health officials in Illinois announced [Read More…]
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Biden, testing positive Friday, plans to visit Kentucky Monday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky Monday to visit flood victims, the White House announced, despite another positive COVID-19 test Friday. Physician to the [Read More…]
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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $45M in punitive damages
Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents, a Texas jury found on Friday. The development comes a day after [Read More…]
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10 dead, including three children, after house fire in Pennsylvania, police say
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images/Stock (NESCOPECK, Pa.) — Ten people are dead, including three children, after an intense fire tore through a home in central Pennsylvania on Friday, authorities said. Crews responding to the early morning fire [Read More…]
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What Kansas’ abortion vote could mean for other states
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — After Kansas voters decisively rejected a bid to remove abortion protections from its state constitution earlier this week, researchers and activists say state lawmakers are likely to continue efforts [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Nuclear plant reportedly shelled
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
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Expert explains Russian law behind Brittney Griner sentencing
ABC (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner is known for her game on the basketball court, but she’s now become embroiled in a much more dangerous game — a political gambit between Russia and the U.S. William [Read More…]
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Corn up Friday with soybeans, wheat mostly lower
Soybeans were mostly lower on spread trade and profit taking, finishing the week lower overall. Near-term forecasts have hot, dry weather in parts of the region against good rainfall in other areas. Ahead of next [Read More…]
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Craig welcomes latest round of rural broadband funding
A member of the House Agriculture Committee is encouraged by the latest round of broadband funding. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield precision agriculture has made it critical that farmers have access to high-speed internet. [Read More…]
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Former ‘iCarly’ star Jennette McCurdy accuses “The Creator” of emotional abuse in new memoir
McCurdy in 2018 – Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Jennette McCurdy, former star of iCarly and its short-lived spin-off, Sam & Cat, has stepped away from the cameras. Thanks to a new excerpt of her book I’m Glad My [Read More…]
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Kevin Bacon explains why ‘They/Them’ isn’t your average slasher flick
Josh Stringer/Blumhouse They/Them, pronounced They-Slash-Them, is a slasher flick with a side of social commentary. The film stars horror movie veteran Kevin Bacon as the sinister director of a gay conversation camp, where LGBTQ+ teens [Read More…]
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‘Aftershock’ director says Hulu documentary “comes at a crucial time”
Hulu Aftershock, a documentary out now on Hulu, follows the widowed husbands of Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac as they seek to raise awareness of the high maternal mortality rate of Black women and how the crisis can [Read More…]
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‘Hysteria!’: Peacock announces series about ’80s “Satanic panic”
Peacock If you’re of a certain age, you might remember what became known as the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, when everything from Dungeons and Dragons to heavy metal was seen as promoting Satanism. Peacock [Read More…]
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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout off to sluggish start with just 7,000 doses in arms
Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following its emergency authorization last month, just 7,300 doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Americans across the country, newly updated data from the Centers for Disease [Read More…]