Vietnam sentences climate activist to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media says a climate activist has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of tax…
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An explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162
An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health said a fire…
Continue Reading Storm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power
By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — A second powerful storm in less than a month hammered parts of…
Continue Reading M.S. Swaminathan, who helped India’s farming to grow at industrial scale, dies at 98
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India’s farming and was a…
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The American soldier who bolted into North Korea 2 months ago has returned to the US
By ERIC GAY, MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the…
Continue Reading The American soldier who bolted into North Korea 2 months ago has returned to the US
By ERIC GAY, MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the…
Continue Reading Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona’s payments to referee official
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have raided offices of the country’s soccer federation as part of an…
Continue Reading Koepka only identifies with 3 letters at Ryder Cup: USA, not LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The three letters Brooks Koepka represents in the Ryder Cup are USA. Not LIV. The…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Pvt. Travis King returning to U.S. after his release in North Korea, landing at San Antonio, Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Video appears to show Pvt. Travis King returning to U.S. after his release in North Korea, landing at San Antonio,…
Continue Reading Sweden’s leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister has summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces…
Continue Reading Israel reopens the main Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers and tensions ease
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has reopened the main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of…
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Controversial songs from the year you were born
Stacker celebrates history’s most boundary-pushing—and thereby controversial—songs from 1930 through…
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US Small Business Administration loan rates: Here's an overview of this business-friendly financial resource
Lendio explores the most popular loan programs offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration and their rate structures to find out which one is…
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2023's top cities that are safest from natural disasters
As summer becomes fall and weather patterns become more unpredictable, Gutter Gnome identified 2023’s safest cities with the least risk from natural…
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Best US cities for off-season travel
MoneyGeek analyzed off-season airfare, hotel rates, and restaurant dining costs for the 50 largest U.S. cities to find the cheapest cities for…
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Exploring racial and ethnic disparities in learning disability diagnosis among students
Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marker Learning examined racial and ethnic differences in students with learning…
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Trends in AI ethics before and after ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence is disrupting the world, including by creating ethical dilemmas. Magnifi, an AI investing platform, analyzed complaints…
Continue Reading In Yemen, 5 fighters from secessionist force killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants
CAIRO (AP) — Security officials say that at least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed, with most regional markets closed after Wall St ticks higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with only a few open due to public holidays across the…
Continue Reading Chinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s ambassador to Australia has criticized Australian politicians who visit…
Continue Reading Senior Thai national park official, 3 others, acquitted in 9-year-old case of missing activist
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has acquitted four national park employees, including a senior…
Continue Reading Shooting incident in Slovak capital leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A shooting incident in the Slovak capital has left one person dead and four others injured. The rescue service in…
Continue Reading The centuries-old card game of bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at the Asian Games
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The centuries-old card game of bridge is being played at the Asian Games. Esports, chess,…
Continue Reading Israel’s High Court hears challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
By TIA GOLDENBERG and MOSHE EDRI Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court spent eight hours Thursday hearing a challenge to a law…
Continue Reading Astros’ Neris shouts at Mariners’ Rodríguez after strikeout, causing benches to empty
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Houston reliever Hector Neris shouted at Julio Rodríguez after striking out the Seattle star during…
Continue Reading 4 environmental, human rights activists awarded ‘Alternative Nobel’ prizes
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been…
Continue Reading As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine…
Continue Reading Over half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve
By AVET DEMOURIAN and GAIANE YENOKIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve…
Continue Reading TikTok says it regrets Indonesia’s decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media platforms
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned app TikTok says it regrets the Indonesian…
Continue Reading Production at German Volkswagen plants resumes after disruption caused by an IT problem
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen says production is resuming after a problem with the German automaker’s information technology network caused a severe…
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