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NHL tracking pucks this season, opening up gambling options
DETROIT (AP) - The latest generation of NHL pucks have six circles on both sides covering tubes that allow infrared cameras to constantly connect the vulcanized rubber with a puck and player tracking ...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) - Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids' way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embr...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

Biden won’t invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with for...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

Bannon won’t comply with subpoena from House Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lawyer for Steve Bannon says the former White House aide won't comply with a House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because former President Do...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples' Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal hol...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

Police: 2 dead, suspect held in shooting at senior facility in Maryland
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) - Two people were fatally shot Friday at a Maryland senior living facility just outside of Washington, D.C., and one suspect is in custody, police said.The shooting happened ...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

US employers add a weak 194,000 jobs as delta maintains hold
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its grip on the economy, with many companies struggling to f...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2021

White House says Biden, Xi expected to meet virtually
ZURICH (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual working meeting before year's end, according to a senior Biden administration official.The agreement for ...
Syndicated Author Oct 06, 2021

Los Angeles OKs one of the strictest US vaccination mandates
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates - a sweeping measure that requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail s...
Syndicated Author Oct 06, 2021

NFLPA asks league about search of Washington facility
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -The NFL Players Association said Wednesday it sent a formal request to the league for information about Washington's practice facility being searched by federal authorities last wee...
Syndicated Author Oct 06, 2021
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