October 2022

Boat hits rock jetty; three thrown onto rocks; one dead, two injured

EMPIRE (AP) — One man died and two were seriously injured during the weekend when their boat hit a rock jetty and threw all three onto the rocks in southeastern Louisiana, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Monday.

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Two from sunken boat fend off sharks during Coast Guard rescue

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people from a sunken fishing boat were fending off sharks in the Gulf of Mexico when a crew rescued them and one other person from waters off the Louisiana coastline, the Coast Guard said.

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Stocks close lower on Wall Street ahead of earnings reports

(AP) — Wall Street added to its recent string of losses Monday, as stocks fell ahead of a busy week of inflation updates and the start of corporate earnings reporting season.

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Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its most widespread strikes against Ukraine in months, a lethal barrage that smashed civilian targets, knocked out power and water, shattered buildings and killed at least 14 people.

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Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms, French scientists reported Monday.

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Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans — the latest legal challenge to the program.

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Calif. governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and actor who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will testify at his rape and sexual assault trial that began Monday, her attorney said.

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Foo Facts: Week Six

Jennings trailed 21-32 at half to a good Kinder team. The Bulldogs would play their best second half of the season as they outscored the Yellowjackets 15-0 to earn na hard-fought 36-32 first win of the season.