US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
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El Salvador buys bitcoin as the digital currency becomes legal tender
By Merlin Delcid, CNN Business El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency on Tuesday, kicking off a radical…
Continue Reading El Salvador divided over making bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. President Nayib Bukele is betting on cryptocurrency to boost to the…
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Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
By MARIAM FAM, DEEPTI HAJELA and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim Americans who grew up under the shadow of 9/11 have…
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From Nobel laureate to global pariah: How the world got Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia so wrong
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN ”Abiy, Abiy,” the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia’s tricolor flag and cheering as the country’s…
Continue Reading California wildfire near Lake Tahoe nearly half contained
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Continue Reading US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
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NWHL rebrands to Premier Hockey Federation entering 7th year
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The National Women’s Hockey League is changing its name to the Premier Hockey Federation. North America’s first…
Continue Reading Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
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Continue Reading Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
Continue Reading Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
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Continue Reading South Carolina attorney resigns and enters rehab after being shot in the head months after deaths of his wife and son
By Rebekah Riess, Dakin Andone, Shawn Nottingham and Amir Vera, CNN The law firm of prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh released a…
Continue Reading After unrelenting summer, Biden looks to get agenda on track
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Continue Reading In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate ‘everybody’s crisis’
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Continue Reading Andrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
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Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Noruega anuncia dos acuerdos entre el gobierno de Maduro y la oposición
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Continue Reading With Kiffin back home, Ole Miss romps past Louisville 43-24
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Corral threw for 381 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, Snoop Conner ran for a pair of…
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A.J. Alexy has 2nd phenomenal start, Rangers top Angels 4-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A.J. Alexy allowed one hit over six innings in his second straight phenomenal start to…
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A.J. Alexy allowed one hit over six innings in his second straight phenomenal start to…
Continue Reading Bolsonaro supporters force entry into Brazil capital’s mall
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Continue Reading Asian stocks rise ahead of central bank meetings
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Continue Reading Venezuela gov’t, opposition pledge to address people’s needs
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Representatives of Venezuela’s government and opposition say they have agreed to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of…
Continue Reading Meyers has homer, 4 RBIs as Astros rout Mariners 11-2
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jake Meyers homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros jumped on Yusei Kikuchi…
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jake Meyers homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros jumped on Yusei Kikuchi…
Continue ReadingVietnamese man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus
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Continue Reading Haiti pledges to crack down on gangs, fight rise in crime
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government is warning about a spike in kidnappings and…
Continue Reading 6-year-old girl dies on amusement park ride in Colorado
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Continue Reading Ravens agree to 4-year, $56 million extension with Andrews
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract extension with tight end Mark Andrews. The…
Continue Reading White Sox recall RHP Jimmy Lambert from Triple-A Charlotte
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have recalled right-hander Jimmy Lambert from Triple-A Charlotte. The AL Central-leading White Sox…
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