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US manufacturing increased in July but at slower pace

US manufacturing increased in July but at slower pace

WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed in July amid ongoing supply-chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Monday that its index of manufacturing activity declined by 1.

Ashley Judd walks again long after shattering leg in Africa

Ashley Judd is walking again, nearly six months after shattering her leg deep in a Congolese rainforest. Judd posted a video of herself on Instagram on Sunday walking by herself up a hill in a national park in the Swiss alps.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 8-14: Aug. 8: Actor Nita Talbot is 91. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 84. Actor Connie Stevens is 83. Country singer Phil Balsley of The Statler Brothers is 82. Actor Larry Wilcox (“CHiPS”) is 74.
Back-to-school gear: Thinking outside the (lunch)box

Back-to-school gear: Thinking outside the (lunch)box

Looking to put a fresh spin on things as kids head back to class after last year's patchwork of remote and in-person learning? Start with a “perfectly them” lunch container and other on-the-go eating and drinking gear.
Weeknight pasta comes with tasty shortcut

Weeknight pasta comes with tasty shortcut

On the Italian island of Sardinia, we were smitten with a richly flavored pasta with ground pork and wild fennel.

Liz Weston: 4 cash-raising pitfalls (and better options)

If you’ve got more bills than money, the usual advice is to trim expenses and find additional income. But some ways of raising cash can be a lot more expensive than others.
Mad to glad: Cowboys' 'original 88' Pearson savors hall nod

Mad to glad: Cowboys' 'original 88' Pearson savors hall nod

DALLAS (AP) — Drew Pearson celebrated his entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with all three first-ballot members of the class of 2021: Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson and Charles Woodson.
A year ago: Death and birth at hospital hit by Beirut blast

A year ago: Death and birth at hospital hit by Beirut blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Emmanuelle Khnaisser had been in labor all day, and now it was in the last stages. Her baby — her first — was crowning. Five floors below, Jessica Bezdjian was just coming in through the entrance of Beirut’s St. George Hospital.
Birth and death at a Beirut hospital hit in blast a year ago

Birth and death at a Beirut hospital hit in blast a year ago

BEIRUT (AP) — Emmanuelle Khnaisser had been in labor all day, and now it was in the last stages. Her baby — her first — was crowning. Five floors below, Jessica Bezdjian was just entering Beirut’s St. George Hospital.
Hong Kong pop singer, activist arrested on corruption charge

Hong Kong pop singer, activist arrested on corruption charge

HONG KONG (AP) — A prominent Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist was arrested by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog Monday over accusations that he broke the law by singing at a political rally three years ago.
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