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Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment
HONG KONG (AP) - Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment.The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company's services wer...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Indians begin removing scripted name from stadium scoreboard
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Indians began removing the team's scripted logo atop the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field on Tuesday as they transition their name to the Guardians.Crews started dismantling ...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

US panel urges kids 5-11 get COVID shots, final OK due soon
An influential advisory panel on Tuesday recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final ...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Jesse Jackson out of hospital after Howard University fall
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson was released Tuesday from a Washington, D.C. hospital a day after falling and hitting his head while helping Howard University students who are protesting campus ...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Biden impact? Decision day in tight Virginia governor’s race
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginians cast their ballots on Tuesday in the state's tight, bitterly fought race for governor, the first major test of how voters feel about Joe Biden's presidency.The race was...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Virginia GOP hoping to ride coattails in down-ballot races
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Virginia Republicans hoped to ride the coattails of their gubernatorial nominee in Tuesday's down-ballot races, including one local contest whose winner is guaranteed to make ...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Opening statements begin in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Opening statements began Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with a prosecutor detailing the young man's shooting of three people who were out on the streets of Kenos...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms
NEW YORK (AP) - Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street.That's the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tho...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

10 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Ten states filed a lawsuit Friday to stop President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys gener...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.Three conservative justices noted their d...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021
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