Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in…
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Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in…
Continue Reading Israel set to OK 3,000 West Bank settler homes this week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A West Bank settlement watchdog group says Israel is expected to move forward this week with thousands of new homes for…
Continue Reading Sudan: Political tensions continue as protesters block roads
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Pro-military protesters have briefly blocked major roads and bridges in Sudan’s capital amid growing…
Continue Reading Taiwan shaken by 6.5-magnitude quake, woman hurt by rockfall
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, and caused falling rocks that injured a woman and damaged a car. No…
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What these trans comedians have to say about Dave Chappelle’s jokes at their expense
By Scottie Andrew, CNN On a summer night in New York’s Greenwich Village, standup Jaye McBride’s energy was squirrelly and unpredictable…
Continue Reading US urges NKorea to stop missile tests and return to talks
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat has urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests…
Continue Reading Islamists suspend march under agreement with Pakistan govt
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A radical Islamist party has agreed to suspend for three days its march of thousands toward…
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Deaths and injuries reported in Uganda blast amid heightened terror threat
By Akanksha Sharma and Tim Lister, CNN At least one person has died and several others were injured after an explosion in Uganda‘s capital…
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How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America
By Ray Sanchez, CNN A member of a scientific coalition advising Puerto Rico’s government on the coronavirus pandemic recently joked about the…
Continue Reading Family of Halyna Hutchins mourns slain cinematographer as investigation into ‘Rust’ film set shooting continues
By Aya Elamroussi, Lucy Kafanov and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Family, peers and community members of Halyna Hutchins mourned the cinematographer’s…
Continue Reading Preliminary 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Taiwan’s northeastern coast
By Eric Cheung, CNN A 6.5-magnitude quake has struck Taiwan, according to preliminary data from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
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Hundreds of Mayan artifacts discovered along train construction route in Mexico
By Radina Gigova, CNN Archaeologists say they have discovered hundreds of Mayan artifacts, including ceramic vessels and burial sites, along the…
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Parson runs for 3 TDs as Hawaii beats New Mexico St. 48-34
HONOLULU (AP) — Dedrick Parson ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and Hawaii scored three times on plays of 75 yards or longer to…
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Parson runs for 3 TDs as Hawaii beats New Mexico St. 48-34
HONOLULU (AP) — Dedrick Parson ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and Hawaii scored three times on plays of 75 yards or longer to…
Continue Reading Jin Young Ko wins LPGA South Korea, set to move to No 1
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Jin Young Ko birdied her first playoff hole with fellow South Korean player Hee Jeong Lim to win the BMW Ladies…
Continue Reading Emirati prosecutors investigating Dubai’s Union Properties
By JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say they’ve…
Continue Reading Emirati prosecutors investigating Dubai’s Union Properties
By JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say they’ve…
Continue Reading Uzbek president heading toward landslide win in election
By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks have voted in a presidential election that the incumbent is…
Continue Reading Uzbek president heading toward landslide win in election
By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks have voted in a presidential election that the incumbent is…
Continue Reading Mammoths and other extinct Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests
By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with…
Continue Reading Masters champion Matsuyama wins by 5 shots in Japan
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _…
Continue Reading Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own
By LORI HINNANT, MARIA CHENG and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A team of young scientists in South Africa is…
Continue Reading Rogers throws for 4 TDs; ULM beats S. Alabama 41-31
MONROE, La. (AP) — Chandler Rogers threw four touchdown passes, including an 81-yarder to Will Derrick, and UL Monroe beat South Alabama 41-31.…
Continue Reading McCollum helps Blazers rout Suns for first win of season
By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 28 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 134-105…
Continue Reading How a plane crashed with more than 20 people on board and everyone survived
By Ray Sanchez, CNN When a plane carrying baseball fans to a playoff game crashed in Houston Tuesday, one passenger remembered hearing the words…
Continue Reading Kikanovic, Earthquakes tie 1-1 with Whitecaps
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Benjamin Kikanovic scored for the second consecutive game and the San Jose Earthquakes tied 1-1 with the Vancouver…
Continue Reading Shakur Stevenson jabs way to 10th-round TKO over Herring
By MATT WINKELJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Shakur Stevenson stepped up in weight class and jabbed his way to a second world title, beating…
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