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Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) - A chastened Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for tryin...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2021

Recovery workers pledge to press forward in condo collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Rescue workers now focused on finding remains instead of survivors in the rubble of a Florida condominium collapse paused briefly atop the pile Thursday to mark the two-week anni...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2021

Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
TOKYO (AP) - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday.The b...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2021

Search of collapsed condo shifts from rescue to recovery
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Emergency workers who have spent 14 days pulling apart the rubble of a collapsed condo building near Miami said Wednesday they were switching from rescue to recovery mode, signal...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2021

Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to s...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2021

No relay: Banned sprinter Richardson left off Olympic team
Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field, a decision that means the American champion's positive test for marijuana will cost her a ch...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2021

Statue of Former VA Gov Harry F. Byrd Sr. to be removed Wednesday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Work is expected to begin Wednesday morning to remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a former Virginia governor, U.S. senator and staunch segregationist, from the state's Capitol ...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2021

Additional victim found in condo rubble; death toll rises to 28
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says another victim has been found in the rubble of a collapsed condo building in Florida, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to ...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Tokyo Games still weigh limits on fans — if any fans at all
TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee signaled on Monday that it will change its ticket policy this week for any local fans hoping to attend. This comes with the pandemic-delayed Olympic...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.Andy...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021
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