Germany sees spike in migrants arriving via ‘Belarus route’
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say the number of migrants arriving in the country via…
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The AP Interview: NZ climate chief to aim higher at UN talks
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading ‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “Squid Game,” a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of…
Continue Reading Energy agency urges bigger global push to cut emissions
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to…
Continue Reading Art or censorship? Expo shows just top of famed David statue
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the most talked about attractions at the world’s fair underway in Dubai…
Continue Reading Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have told The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have told The Associated Press…
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U.S. to reopen Mexico border in November for fully vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will reopen its land borders to nonessential…
Continue Reading China: Military drills, flights were needed to defend Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says China’s recent increase in military exercises and warplane missions near Taiwan were necessary to defend…
Continue Reading Theft-plagued Walgreens closing 5 more San Francisco stores
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walgreens says it will close five more stores in San Francisco next month because of organized retail theft. The drugstore…
Continue Reading Typhoon prompts Hong Kong to close schools, stock market
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong has suspended schools, stock market trading and government services as a typhoon passes to the south. Forecasters say…
Continue Reading Unsupported ‘sickout’ claims take flight amid Southwest woes
By DAVID KOENIG and ALI SWENSON Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend,…
Continue Reading Court rejects fired physicist’s intellectual freedom claim
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court has dismissed an intellectual freedom claim by a university physicist who was fired in part…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why the Social Security COLA is jumping next year
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation has triggered a jump in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living…
Continue Reading House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote Tuesday evening…
Continue Reading Progressives warn against ‘false choice’ in Biden bill trims
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive leaders in Congress are warning against what they say is a “false…
Continue Reading Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains is a threat to ranches and rural homes and is keeping…
Continue Reading McAuliffe urges Dems to use muscle on voting, infrastructure
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on…
Continue Reading Border residents rejoice as US says it will lift travel ban
By ZEKE MILLER and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 are celebrating…
Continue Reading China exports up 28% in September; surplus with US grows
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its imports slowed in September while exports grew at a slightly faster pace. Customs data released Wednesday…
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Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip from Van Horn
By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first…
Continue Reading Pilot in deadly California crash repeatedly warned to climb
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press A recording shows that the pilot of a twin-engine plane was repeatedly warned to fly straight and to climb before he…
Continue Reading Remnants of former Hurricane Pamela head for Texas, Oklahoma
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical depression Pamela has dissipated in northern Mexico after slamming into the country’s Pacific coast as a hurricane,…
Continue Reading Olympic champion cut from Korean team amid tripping probe
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee has been cut from South Korea’s short track…
Continue Reading Runner sues ex-coach, Nike for millions over alleged abuse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has…
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3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in…
Continue Reading Venezuela general who broke with Hugo Chavez dies in prison
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has announced the death of Raúl Isaías Baduel, a former Venezuelan defense minister and…
Continue Reading College cites ‘scientific racism,’ renames Linnaeus building
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A private college in Minnesota has renamed its arboretum that honored an 18th-century Swedish botanist who has been…
Continue Reading UN told failure to deal with diversity is root cause of wars
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One by one, South Africa’s former president listed African countries where the failure…
Continue Reading Rapper Tyga arrested in domestic violence investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say rapper Tyga has been arrested in a felony domestic violence investigation. Los Angeles police say the…
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