Farm laborers to receive greater protections under Biden administration proposal
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigrant farm workers would receive new protections under a Biden administration…
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Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to prevent glut and protect farmers
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond Friday…
Continue Reading Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is ‘rotten’
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are…
Continue Reading A rhino at an Austrian zoo kills a zookeeper and seriously injures her husband
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a rhinoceros at a zoo in Austria has attacked a married couple working as…
Continue Reading Norway’s conservative opposition wins local elections with nearly 26% of the votes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s center-right opposition party has won local elections, with the conservatives of former Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, a Holocaust survivor who spent the late years of her life warning of the…
Continue Reading UN food agency warns of ‘doom loop’ for world’s hungriest as governments cut aid and needs increase
ROME (AP) — The World Food Program is warning that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food…
Continue Reading A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met President Vladimir Putin. at a cosmodrome in…
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Most hard-won Grand Slam titles in tennis history
The Game Day compiled the five most hard-won Grand Slam titles in men’s tennis history using data from Ultimate Tennis Statistics.…
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State laws are putting AI in the driver's seat
Are you riding alongside driverless vehicles in your state? TruckInfo.net analyzed legislation across the U.S. to make sense of the range of…
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The county in every state with the most new business applications
PlanBuildr used Census Bureau data to find the county in each state with the most business applications per capita in…
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Disaffiliation votes over homosexuality doctrine hold special risks for rural United Methodist churches
United Methodist congregations are working through a complex process brought about by fears over possible changes in its doctrines on homosexuality.…
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How to heal from the high emotional costs of financial scams
TD Bank spoke with Dr. Traci Williams, a board-certified psychologist and certified financial therapist, on how to heal emotionally after a financial…
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Be smart about your money when you travel overseas
TD Bank offers some tips on how to be smart about your money while traveling…
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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna…
Continue Reading Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slide after tech, rising oil prices drag Wall St lower
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks fell Wednesday in Asia after a slide for technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower ahead of a key…
Continue Reading Taiwan says China is bolstering coastline military bases facing the self-ruled island
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says China is continuously bolstering its military bases along the coastline…
Continue Reading Asahi stops ads with stars represented by a Japanese talent agency tainted by sexual assault
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Several Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny &…
Continue Reading Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Continue Reading Israel accuses Iran of building airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks against Israelis
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has accused Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon that could be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israelis…
Continue Reading In Iran, snap checkpoints and university purges mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini protests
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Snap checkpoints. Internet disruptions. University purges. Iran’s…
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At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted…
Continue Reading At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s Appeals Court upholds Najib’s acquittal in one of his 1MDB trial
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in…
Continue Reading Aerosmith postpones shows after frontman Steven Tyler suffers vocal cord damage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aerosmith has postponed a half-dozen dates on their farewell tour because frontman Steven Tyler injured his vocal cords during…
Continue Reading Atlanta, New Orleans, San Francisco areas gain people after correction of errors
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Some U.S. urban areas gained population. But it’s not because of a flood of moving trucks into Atlanta, New…
Continue Reading Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who…
Continue Reading Illinois appeals court to hear arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictions
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois appeals court will hear oral arguments Tuesday that the panel should toss Jussie…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton joins Jill Biden at the White House to honor recipients of a prestigious arts prize
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has joined Jill Biden at the White House to honor the recipients of a…
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