All Stories from August 18, 2021 (Change date)
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US women to play four post-Olympic matchesAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Coming off the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. women's national team will play a series of four matches in September and October. The team will play Paraguay in...
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AP source: Jets OL Alex Lewis retiring from playing footballAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York Jets guard Alex Lewis is retiring from playing football, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The 29-year-old Lewis last...
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Judge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil projectAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Trump administration approvals for a large planned oil project on Alaska's North Slope, saying the federa...
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The Latest: Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflictAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - UNITED NATIONS - The head of the U.N. food agency in Afghanistan says a humanitarian crisis is unfolding with 14 million people facing severe h...
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Ex-chair of Purdue denies responsibility for opioid crisisAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - The former president and board chair of the company that makes OxyContin told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company did not cause the opioid crisis in th...
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States banning mask mandates could face civil rights probesAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - In an escalating battle with Republican governors, President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that ...
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Power in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemicAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On an assemblage of vacant lots and other pockets of unused land in the Bronx, gardeners from low-income neighborhoods have banded together to create ove...
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Another walk-off for Polanco; Twins beat Indians 8-7 in 11Aug 18, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jorge Polanco drove in the game-ending run for the third time in four games, lining a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning on Wednesday to give the ...
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Defending champion Thiem to miss US Open with wrist injuryAug 18, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Defending champion Dominic Thiem has pulled out of the U.S. Open, saying Wednesday he will miss the rest of the year because of a right wrist injury. Thi...
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US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19Aug 18, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta...