Asian stocks slip following record Wall Street charge
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stocks are slipping following a charge on Wall Street which drove indices to all-time…
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Jewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and…
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New Zealand battles worst outbreak since last year as Delta cases rise
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand authorities reported 62 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases Wednesday — the highest number in a…
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Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally “seems to be plateauing” after increasing…
Continue Reading Small plane lands on Interstate 5 north of San Diego
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — A small airplane has made an emergency landing on Interstate 5 north of San Diego after clipping cars and causing several…
Continue Reading Japan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row, adding eight more…
Continue Reading Global Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally “seems to be plateauing” after increasing…
Continue Reading Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a…
Continue Reading Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inspector general’s report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly…
Continue Reading Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of growing tensions in the Mideast.…
Continue Reading Crews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are trying to box in a California wildfire that is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and has…
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NRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
Continue Reading NRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
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Testimony from former R. Kelly girlfriend gives window into life together
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A woman who once publicly defended R. Kelly against allegations of abuse as one of his “girlfriends” continued…
Continue Reading Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue Reading The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The latest conflict between Hamas and Israel brought a new wave of hardship to Gaza, where Palestinians have now…
Continue Reading Through four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue Reading Cleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS MARY Associated Press MANICHE, Haiti (AP) — At the edge of a pile of rubble Michael Jules plunges an iron bar over…
Continue Reading Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions has been sentenced…
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Mexico finds possible remains, restores some oil production
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s state-owned oil company says the possible remains of two missing subcontractors have been found on one of its oil…
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