IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by…
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‘The Care & Keeping of You’ author and her podcast co-host break down puberty for today’s parents
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The average onset of puberty is about two years earlier than a generation ago. Well over half of…
Continue Reading The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed its first set of sanctions on two companies that shipped…
Continue Reading English Football Association to honor the Israeli and Palestinian victims at Wembley Stadium
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association says it will pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian victims of the war in the Middle East when…
Continue Reading An Italian couple is unaccounted for in Southern Israel. The husband needs regular medical care
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Eviatar Moshe Kipnis and Lilach Lea Havron are among the estimated 150 people believed held by Hamas in Gaza. The…
Continue Reading More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western…
Continue Reading Sony’s Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Paul Lane uses his mouth, cheek and chin to push buttons and guide his virtual car…
Continue Reading In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women’s work group took over a college…
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In many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse is more than a spectacle. It’s for honoring tradition
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women’s work group took over a college…
Continue Reading Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far…
Continue Reading Branson’s Virgin wins a lawsuit against a Florida train firm that said it was a tarnished brand
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has ruled in favor of Richard Branson’s Virgin group in its lawsuit against a U.S. train company over a licensing…
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Starbucks and KidSuper Create a Varsity Jacket to Celebrate 20 Years of the Pumpkin Spice Latte
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) is celebrating its 20th birthday with the help of prolific American designer Colm…
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ExxonMobil agrees to buy shale rival Pioneer in $60 billion deal
New York (CNN) — ExxonMobil has agreed to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, a major shale oil producer in the deal that will more than…
Continue Reading While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into academic research leads to the resignation of Stanford University’s…
Continue Reading UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and…
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Blinken pledges US support for Israel will never falter as he likens Hamas’ crimes to ISIS
(CNN) — The United States will never falter from its support for Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, adding Hamas’ “litany…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit airports in Damascus and Aleppo, damaging their runways
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israeli airstrikes have hit the international airports of the Syrian…
Continue Reading Bomb threat forces U-turn of Scoot plane traveling from Singapore to Perth, airline says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore low-cost airline Scoot says one of its planes made a U-turn back to the city-state an hour after taking off…
Continue Reading Ford says it’s at the limit on how much it can spend to get new contract with striking autoworkers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A top Ford executive says the company has reached the limit of how much money it will spend to get a…
Continue Reading Germany is aiming to ease deportations as the government faces intense pressure on migration
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers…
Continue Reading Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence after he pleaded…
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Paso del Norte Community Foundation kicks off El Paso Giving Day with Early Giving celebration
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Paso del Norte Community Foundation is kicking off El Paso Giving Day with an Early Giving celebration. Early El Paso…
Continue Reading Trump’s criticism of Israel’s Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals
By JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several of former President Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are…
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US overdose deaths continue their rise, data shows, with ‘devastating impact’ on population
Originally Published: 11 OCT 23 16:25 ET By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is still increasing…
Continue Reading Fed officials expect one more interest rate hike and higher-for-longer rates, minutes show
Originally Published: 11 OCT 23 14:04 ET By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that they expect…
Continue Reading Ex-Barclays Bank boss Staley banned from senior UK finance roles over misleading Epstein statements
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s financial regulator has fined the American former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley,…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Windy Thursday with Gusty Conditions and a Warm Week Ahead
Good morning, happy Thursday. Expect a high of 85 degrees today, accompanied by breezy to windy conditions in southern New Mexico and far west Texas.…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces Thursday, October 12
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, October 12 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For…
Continue Reading NATO chief presses Turkey to advance Sweden’s membership application.
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s membership…
Continue Reading The late Mahsa Amini is named a finalist for the EU’s top human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests…
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