EL PASO, Texas– Since the war in Ukraine began six months ago, some people who left the country have not returned. One of those people is Kateryna Ilechko, a 17-year-old exchange student living El Paso for over a year. Ilechko’s stay was extended after the war sent her sisters and mother to live in Poland
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against going into “unsustainable debt” to the Chinese on a major gas project. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Thursday she discussed with East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta the Greater Sunrise gas field that
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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Franmil Reyes homered, Nico Hoerner drove in a pair of runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Ian Happ and Zach McKinstry each had two hits as the Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak north of the border.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is right back in Arthur Ashe Stadium for a night match — and this time she’ll have her big sister beside her. Serena and Venus are teaming up in doubles for the first time since the 2018 French Open. They open the night session Thursday against the Czech pair
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. — Kyle Smith’s goal proved to be the game-winner for Orlando City in a 3-2 win against the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday. With the victory , Orlando moved to 12-10-6, while the Sounders fell to 10-15-3.
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The Copa Libertadores final is set to be an all-Brazilian affair for the third year in a row after this week’s first leg of the semifinals. Flamengo crushed Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield away 4-0 which featured a hat-trick by striker Pedro. And defending champions Palmeiras lost
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By Brad Lendon, CNN Australian sailors will soon begin training on the United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered submarines as the defense relationship between Britain, Australia and the United States deepens under the AUKUS agreement, the British government announced Wednesday. “Today is a significant milestone in the UK and Australia’s preparation to confront growing threats to the liberal
Continue Reading By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Manuel Margot singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and prevented a run by tracking down a flyball to deep center in the bottom half, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Miami Marlins 2-1. The Marlins intentionally walked Yandy Díaz
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game,
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EL PASO, Texas – Our first Sweet Play of the Week winner for the 2022 season went to Blake Randag & the Coronado Thunderbirds. As winners of the sweet play, the entire team got a box of cupcakes courtesy of Albertsons. They have also been named this week’s Community Champions. Community Champions is sponsored by
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Griffin Dorsey scored in the 75th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Wednesday night. Sebastian Ferreira gave the Dynamo (8-15-5) a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick in the 13th minute. Christian Arango scored for LAFC (18-7-3) in the 19th minute. Both teams next play Sunday. The
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is moving to add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program. But consumer advocates say the measure also includes too many giveaways to big corporations. Adding wine and spirits would bring nearly $18 million more annually to the state’s recycling fund starting
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump argumentó en un presentación judicial este miércoles que los Archivos Nacionales deberían haber esperado encontrar material clasificado entre las 15 cajas que entregó en enero de Mar-a-Lago porque eran registros presidenciales. La presentación, su argumento legal escrito antes de una audiencia crítica el jueves, reconoció que se
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hany Mukhtar scored three goals to briefly tie Austin’s Sebastián Driussi for the Major League Soccer scoring lead with 19 goals and lead Nashville over the Colorado Rapids 4-1 on Wednesday night. Mukhtar converted a penalty kick in the 29th minute after Lucas Esteves knocked over Randall Leal from behind in
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Tetsu Sukegawa, CNN A nursing home in southwestern Japan is hiring some unusual new employees: babies. The generous compensation package from the Moyai Seiyukai home in Kitakyushu city includes flexible hours, baby formula and diapers — and cups of tea at the in-house cafe for accompanying mothers. In return, the new
Continue Reading CNN By Brad Lendon, Paula Hancocks and Gawon Bae, CNN US and South Korean combined forces on Wednesday held their first live-fire exercises since the formation of their unit in 2015, a drill that commanders said showcased the strongest military alliance in the world. The drill, based on a counterattack against invading forces, comes after
Continue Reading By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting
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CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election to fill Alaska’s House seat for the remainder of 2022, according to unofficial results released by the Alaska Division of Elections, thwarting former Gov. Sarah Palin’s bid at a political comeback — at least for a few months. Peltola emerged as the victor
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.J. — Steve Birnbaum’s goal proved to be the game-winner for D.C. United in a 2-1 win against New York City FC on Wednesday. United improved to 7-17-4 after the victory and NYCFC dropped to 13-9-6.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small robot with a clip-like hand and the smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even more convenient. The robot named TX SCARA operates behind the refrigerated shelves in the back of a FamilyMart store. It knows
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Riqui Puig scored his first MLS goal in the 89th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Wednesday night in former Reds coach Greg Vanney’s return to BMO Field. Puig, a former Barcelona product making his second start for the Galaxy, hammered a shot past
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez earned his first victory in nearly two years, Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Dermis Garcia homered for the second straight game for Oakland, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Athletics are an AL-worst
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un autobús con inmigrantes llegó el miércoles por la noche a Chicago, anunció la oficina del gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott. Chicago es la tercera ciudad importante a la que el estado ha transportado inmigrantes, luego de transportar a más de 8.000 en autobuses con destino a Nueva York y Washington.
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Wright pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his major league-leading 17th victory, Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Wednesday night. Wright broke a tie with Houston’s Justin Verlander and Tony Gonsolin of the Los
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Serena Williams, la 23 veces campeona de Grand Slam, derrotó a la No. 2 del mundo Anett Kontaveit de Estonia 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 en la segunda ronda del US Open frente a una multitud llena y estridente en el estadio Arthur Ashe este miércoles por la noche. Serena Williams comienza el
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo saved Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets with a breathtaking catch atop the center-field fence, and Edwin Díaz entered to Timmy Trumpet’s live horn at pulsing Citi Field before closing out the Los Angeles Dodgers for a scintillating 2-1 victory. Starling Marte
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio — Luis Diaz scored an all-important goal while Eloy Room stopped the one shot he faced as the Columbus Crew earned a 1-0 win Wednesday over Inter Miami. With the victory , the Crew are now 9-6-12, while Miami dropped to 10-12-6.
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Djordje Petrovic made one save for the New England Revolution and Gabriel Slonina had five saves for the Chicago Fire in a 0-0 draw Wednesday. The Revolution are now 8-9-11 and the Fire are 8-13-7.
Continue Reading CHESTER, Pa. — Mikael Uhre put the Philadelphia Union ahead for good in a 4-1 win over Atlanta United on Wednesday. After the win , the Union improved to 16-4-9, while United dropped to 8-11-9.
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