No shocker: US tops Uruguay in World Cup qualifier, 105-71
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Things could not have gone better for USA Basketball on Thursday night. John Jenkins scored…
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‘Xi Jinping doesn’t scare me’: US Sen. Marsha Blackburn lands in Taiwan, vows not to be bullied by China
By Brad Lendon, CNN United States Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Thursday became the latest member of Congress to visit Taiwan defying pressure from…
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150 migrants moved from overcrowded Dutch asylum center
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Authorities have moved 150 migrants from an overcrowded asylum-seekers center in the…
Continue Reading After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab ‘snake’
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hell began at sunset. It was a Friday evening in Somalia’s capital. The patrons of the…
Continue Reading Sending suspect to China could cost New Zealand millions
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sending a murder suspect to face trial in China could end up costing New Zealand…
Continue Reading Fears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia…
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US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus…
Continue Reading US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus…
Continue Reading Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke she made about…
Continue Reading Russia divestment promises by US states largely unfulfilled
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Driven by moral outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state…
Continue Reading Russia divestment promises by US states largely unfulfilled
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Driven by moral outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state…
Continue Reading Judge to probe how former Australia PM gained secret powers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A retired judge has been appointed to investigate how former Australian Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Pakistan seeks international help for flood victims
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister is asking for international help for the impoverished nation’s…
Continue Reading Rare Nevada fish to get full review for possible US listing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada…
Continue Reading Dow drops 1,000 after Fed’s Powell says rates will stay high
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points…
Continue Reading Dow drops 1,000 after Fed’s Powell says rates will stay high
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points…
Continue Reading Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Jennifer Jones keeps feeding money into her energy meter, but it never seems to be enough. And when…
Continue Reading Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Jennifer Jones keeps feeding money into her energy meter, but it never seems to be enough. And when…
Continue Reading Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in ‘Padre Pio’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Abel Ferrara is perhaps best known for his gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and…
Continue ReadingRussian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from power grid for second day after nearby fires
By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still…
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