An enthusiastic University of Alabama football fan who poisoned iconic oak trees at archrival Auburn University has died July 31, 2020 6:44 PM 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article OPELIKA, Ala. – Harvey Updyke, the enthusiastic football fan from the University of Alabama who poisoned the …
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(For a live blog on the US stock market, click or type LIVE / in a news window) * Apple, Facebook at all-time highs after strong results * Dow overwhelmed by Chevron and Exxon losses * Indices: S&P up 0.15%, Nasdaq adds 0.86%, Dow off 0.13% (Updates to open) By …
Read More »Boston Marathon attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence rejected by the appeals court
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court overturned the death sentence of Boston Marathon attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260. FILE PHOTO: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in this file photo presented as …
Read More »United States consumer spending continues; declining revenue poses a challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US consumer spending rose for the second month in a row in June, setting consumption for a third-quarter rebound, though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits. Concerns about skyrocketing coronavirus infections and expiring unemployment benefits …
Read More »Oklahoma murder suspect escapes from 12th-floor cell wearing sheets
Authorities say they are looking for a fugitive from the Oklahoma City Jail in Oklahoma City who used tied sheets to get off the building from a 12th-floor cell. July 31, 2020, 5:13 pm 1 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article OKLAHOMA CITY – A murder suspect …
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