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Biles set to return to competition for balance beam final
TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles will at last return to Olympic competition Tuesday on Day 11 of the Tokyo Games. The 2016 Olympic champion pulled out of competition a little over a week ago to focus on her ...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2021

US to evacuate journalists, aid workers from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2021

Evictions expected to spike as pandemic moratorium ends
BOSTON (AP) - Evictions, which have mostly been on pause during the pandemic, were expected to ramp up Monday after the Biden administration allowed the federal moratorium to expire over the weekend a...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2021

Senate advances nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold du...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

Walmart mandates vaccines for workers at headquarters
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4.The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

It’s Fitzpatrick vs. Heinicke in Washington QB ‘competition’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Taylor Heinicke does not think there is a quarterback competition at Washington's training camp.A year after waking up in his sister's house wondering what to do every day, he's j...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

US passport delays lead to long lines of would-be travelers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britt Johnson showed up around midnight to the West Los Angeles Federal Building, hoping to apply for a rushed passport when the office opened at 7 a.m.Johnson, eager to visit a dyi...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans, many kids, to US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the U...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump's tax returns, apparently ending a l...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

MyPillow advertiser shunning Fox for refusal to air ad
NEW YORK (AP) - One of Fox News' most visible advertisers, Mike Lindell and his MyPillow line of products, has pulled commercials from the network over a refusal to air an ad promoting discredited cla...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021
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