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5 More Minor Leaguers Suspended for Drug Tests, Total Now 14

NEW YORK (AP) - Pitchers Joe Flores of Colorado, Lenny Polanco and Jesus Tovar and Minnesota and Alan Ramirez of Miami have been suspended for 60 games each following positive tests for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s minor league…

Delay Ahead for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 5

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday's move creates major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available. The Food and Drug Administration had…

US Inflation Jumped 7.5% In the Past Year, a 40-Year High

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises, and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department…

31M Americans To Bet on Super Bowl, Gambling Group Estimates

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The gambling industry’s national trade group estimates a record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl. The American Gaming Association has released its annual predictions for wagering on pro football’s championship…

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines To Merge

DENVER, Colo. - Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced a merger on Monday in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that would create the fifth-largest airline in the United States, making Spirit Airlines’ stock soar on Wall Street. Frontier Group Holdings,…

Evers Signs Bill Making Vaccine Tampering a Felony

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bill making it a felony to intentionally damage vaccines. The Legislature passed the measure last month and Evers signed it Friday. The new law came in response to…

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