Asian shares mostly lower after mixed trading on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…
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Sudanese officials say coup attempt failed, army in control
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Sudanese authorities have reported a coup attempt by a group of soldiers but said the attempt failed and that the…
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EXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers…
Continue Reading Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bronze bust of Burt Reynolds, featuring his famous cowboy hat and even more famous…
Continue Reading Taliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies,…
Continue Reading As Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equality
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor, has been praised by many for her pragmatic…
Continue Reading Hatchlings of endangered crocodile species found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Eight hatchlings from one of the world’s rarest crocodile species have been found in a wildlife sanctuary in eastern…
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Leafs’ Matthews, Marner look to season after May flameout
TORONTO (AP) — The rear-view mirror is something Toronto stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are doing their best to ignore as the NHL season…
Continue Reading German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany have expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station…
Continue Reading In Nairobi slum, women train to fend off sexual assault
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a Nairobi slum named Korogocho, which means “crowded shoulder to shoulder” in…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Gausman brings bat, arm for NL West-leading SF
By The Associated Press Kevin Gausman returns to the mound — and plate — as he tries to help the Giants protect their lead in the NL West.…
Continue Reading After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s an image that has come to symbolize America’s chaotic end to 20 years of war in…
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Covid-19 death rate more than 4 times higher in least vaccinated states than in most vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The average rate of Covid-19 deaths in the 10 least vaccinated states was more than four times higher…
Continue Reading Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action…
Continue Reading Braves ride big 5th inning to win, extend NL East lead
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley had three doubles and three RBIs, Adam Duvall added a two-run homer and the Atlanta…
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Pair with trunk ‘full of KFC’ arrested while trying to enter locked-down Auckland, where restaurants remain shut
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Two alleged gang associates found with a car trunk “full of KFC” takeout were arrested as they tried to enter New…
Continue Reading Judge begins key hearing on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading ‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.’s foremost…
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Valdez, González, Maldonado send Astros past Angels 10-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los…
Continue Reading Valdez, González, Maldonado send Astros past Angels 10-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los…
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Most popular girl names in the 60s in Texas
Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1960s in Texas using data from the Social Security…
Continue Reading Seager’s three RBIs help Mariners stop A’s 5-game win streak
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Seager had a two-run double in the decisive third inning among his three hits and…
Continue Reading House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its…
Continue Reading Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is rolling out new COVID-19 rules for travelers flying into the…
Continue Reading Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is rolling out new COVID-19 rules for travelers flying into the…
Continue Reading Biden promises ‘relentless diplomacy’ to skeptical allies
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden has used his first address before the U.N. General…
Continue Reading Haitian trip to Texas border often starts in South America
By JULIE WATSON, JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The route for Haitian migrants camped under a bridge in a…
Continue Reading Haitian trip to Texas border often starts in South America
By JULIE WATSON, JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The route for Haitian migrants camped under a bridge in a…
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Long-lost letter reunites families of two Jewish sisters and the Polish farmer who saved them from the Nazis
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN As a child growing up in Sweden, Karolina Jurzyk didn’t pay much attention to her grandfather’s tales of wartime…
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