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WASHINGTON (AP) — Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby's release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts.

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A cat has made it to the summit of New Hampshire's 48 tallest mountains, spending parts of the journey peering out from the comfort of her owner's backpack.

Its time on Fillmore Street was short.

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A western Missouri teacher has been terminated after students testified that he made several racist comments in the classroom.

'It's really, really, very bad for business.'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Charles Booker launched another campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, reprising his “hood to the holler” theme in hopes of forging an urban-rural coalition powerful enough to unseat Republican incumbent Rand Paul next year in Kentucky.

AMESBURY, Mass. (AP) — A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine.

The San Francisco law firm says it is investigating 238 other cases.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Montana man was reunited with his 14-week-old border collie two days after the dog disappeared following a bear attack on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A venomous snake has been captured two days after it was spotted on the loose in a neighborhood of North Carolina’s capital.

Her new attorney called the charges 'a perversion of our legal system.'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation to allow college athletes in Pennsylvania to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of sanctions from their school or athletic association.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Part of a new Indiana law requiring teachers to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

“God Spare the Girls,” by Kelsey McKinney (William Morrow)

In “God Spare the Girls,” Abigail and Caroline are the daughters of celebrity evangelical pastor Luke Nolan. Always on display for the congregation, the pair are expected to be pious, pure, and polite at all times. While they aren’t always able to abide by scripture exactly, Abigail and Caroline more or less believe in their religion and their father — until one revelation changes everything.

After they learn of a terrible sin committed by their father... Читать дальше...

Mortgage rates didn't stay above 3% for long. After just one week, they slid back below that level.

He reached out to Cosby shortly after his release.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection, her campaign announced Thursday.

The month of July is getting off to a gray start across the San Francisco Bay Area.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Dax Shepard and Monica Padman recently welcomed Harry, the Duke of Sussex, on their “Armchair Expert” podcast, the chat with the prince settled a debate between the two of them.

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com.

July mortgage rates forecast

I think mortgage rates will stay about the same in July. The month's average on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will be between 2.8% and 3% annual percentage rate. That's within one-tenth of a percentage point on either side of June's average of 2.9%. I think they're more likely to go up within that range than down.

Mortgage rates seemed insulated from splashy economic reports in June, and that shruggy attitude may continue in July. Читать дальше...

NBA media's biggest names have blown it on their coverage of Billups, Kidd and others.

NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, July 1, 2021

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646 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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New York (Manhattan)-

646 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms this morning, then cloudy with showers with a

chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms... Читать дальше...

CT New York NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, July 1, 2021

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646 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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Northern Fairfield-

646 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance

of thunderstorms this morning, then showers with a chance of

thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may... Читать дальше...

BATH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity.

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Zone Forecast Product for Vermont

National Weather Service Burlington VT

640 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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Eastern Clinton-

Including the city of Plattsburgh

640 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny with a

slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.

Light and variable winds... Читать дальше...