Gazans launch incendiary balloons into Israel after strikes
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-backed Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip have launched a new wave of…
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Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment
By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A breed of gig apps tailored for short-term work slots — from Stint to Instawork to Gigpro — is…
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By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A breed of gig apps tailored for short-term work slots — from Stint to Instawork to Gigpro — is…
Continue Reading Afghans in Indonesia protest Taliban, demand resettlement
By NINIEK KARMINI and TATAN SYUFLANA Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally…
Continue Reading Japan seeks support for Fukushima nuclear water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new high
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new high
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to a…
Continue Reading Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s prison system has acknowledged that videos purportedly…
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A mom and her baby had to be rescued by kayak as floodwaters overtook their Tennessee home
By Steve Almasy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As the floodwaters rapidly rose in her Waverly, Tennessee, home, Vanessa Yates climbed on the kitchen…
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A mom and her baby had to be rescued by kayak as floodwaters overtook their Tennessee home
By Steve Almasy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As the floodwaters rapidly rose in her Waverly, Tennessee, home, Vanessa Yates climbed on the kitchen…
Continue Reading At-risk Afghans fearing Taliban hunker down, wait to leave
By SAMYA KULLAB and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press Employees of the collapsed Afghan government, civil society activists and women are among the…
Continue Reading G-7 leaders can’t sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal
By MATTHEW LEE, JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized…
Continue Reading Ex-Myanmar military leader Than Shwe recovers from COVID-19
By DAVID RISING Associated Press Bangkok (AP) — The former longtime military ruler of Myanmar, Than Shwe, and his wife have been released from a…
Continue Reading Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The speedy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has revived alarms about a resurgent al-Qaida and new…
Continue Reading Fossil leaves may reveal climate in last era of dinosaurs
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ginkgo trees have survived as a species virtually unchanged for 200 million years, and…
Continue Reading House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders have compromised with moderates and muscled President…
Continue Reading House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders have compromised with moderates and muscled President…
Continue Reading 9 women now serving as governors in US, tying a record
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is beginning her term in office with plenty of challenges. But she also is starting with…
Continue Reading Biden sticking to pullout deadline though lawmakers complain
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An administration official says President Joe Biden has…
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