Pope on prisons: No inmate should ever be deprived of hope
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates, saying they should never…
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Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case
By PETER SMITH Associated Press For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar. They’ve seen a rise in…
Continue Reading U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people…
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Bank of America profits rise 28%, wage expenses up too
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says its profits rose 28% last quarter from a year earlier, but the bank faced the…
Continue Reading Russia says it will take nothing less but NATO expansion ban
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine.…
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Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this…
Continue Reading Irish police arrest 2nd man in teacher’s murder probe
LONDON (AP) — Police in Ireland have arrested a second man as part of the investigation into the killing of a 23-year-old schoolteacher. Police…
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Army Corps of Engineers gets $14B to help ease supply chains
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects…
Continue Reading Army Corps of Engineers gets $14B to help ease supply chains
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration has announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects…
Continue Reading Dutch cultural sector protests pandemic lockdown measures
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra has played second fiddle to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent…
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Asian stocks rise after China rate cuts, Japan export gain
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after China cut interest rates to shore up flagging economic…
Continue Reading UN agency: Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon need funds
By FADI TAWIL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. agency is appealing to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to…
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Sony takes a big hit in the console wars
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could pose a serious threat for…
Continue Reading France’s Macron calls for EU plan to ease Russia tensions
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says the European Union should quickly draw up a new security plan containing proposals…
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What the No Surprises Act means for your medical bills
By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet As of Jan. 1, most surprise medical bills are now banned as a result of the No Surprises Act. Surprise medical bills…
Continue Reading Emerging talents in spotlight at hybrid Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Some Paris Fashion Week menswear shows have began for the fall-winter season as French virus…
Continue Reading Emerging talents in spotlight at hybrid Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Some Paris Fashion Week menswear shows have began for the fall-winter season as French virus…
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Ted Cruz’s campaign finance rule challenge gets its day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Conservatives on the Supreme Court seemed open Wednesday to Sen. Ted Cruz’s challenges to a…
Continue Reading Belgian court convicts ring leader in 2019 smuggling tragedy
BRUSSELS (AP) — A local court has convicted 18 people who were involved from Belgium in the 2019 deaths of 39 people from Vietnam whose bodies were…
Continue Reading What the No Surprises Act means for your medical bills
By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet As of Jan. 1, most surprise medical bills are now banned as a result of the No Surprises Act. Surprise medical bills…
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