Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund bought $25 million in…
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Israeli PM calls for Saudi relations ahead of Biden visit
By EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has expressed hope that his country will establish formal diplomatic ties…
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Canada targets oil and gas manufacturing in new Russian sanctions
By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Canada is targeting Russia’s oil and…
Continue Reading Wild pigs: Tackling one of Canada’s worst invasive species
By Melanie Nagy and Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Vancouver/Toronto (CTV Network) — With no signs of…
Continue Reading After a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing
By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled…
Continue Reading Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack
By ROGER SCHNEIDER Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass…
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Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack
By ROGER SCHNEIDER Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass…
Continue Reading Russian strike on residential building kills 29 in eastern Ukraine, officials say
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an…
Continue Reading Russian strike on residential building kills 29 in eastern Ukraine, officials say
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN At least 29 people have been confirmed dead after a Russian strike hit an…
Continue Reading Ukrainian soldiers train in UK as war with Russia rages on
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Ministry of Defense says the first cohort of Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom have no…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | Si se insta a las mujeres a dar pecho por dos años, necesitarán mucho más apoyo
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Fire threatening Yosemite’s famed grove of giant sequoia trees is still growing
By Ralph Ellis, Taylor Romine and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa…
Continue Reading Property owners and officials find ways around century-old laws as the West runs out of water
By Stephanie Elam, CNN With a megadrought draining water reserves in the West, states are looking for alternatives to handle water rights, many of…
Continue Reading In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump
By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the…
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By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the…
Continue Reading After a massacre took one of their own, the ‘Cheers’ of Highland Park has turned into a pillar of support and healing
By Holly Yan, CNN The barstool on the far left at Norton’s Restaurant shouldn’t be empty. Every week, 88-year-old Stephen Straus filled…
Continue Reading Biden defends pending visit to Saudi Arabia in opinion piece
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia amid criticism of its poor human rights record, defended his decision…
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F1 drivers slam abusive behavior of some fans at Austrian GP
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One drivers have condemned the behavior of some fans at the Austrian Grand Prix. F1 said prior to Sunday’s race…
Continue Reading Could Wimbledon champ Rybakina join Swiatek, Osaka at top?
By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Elena Rybakina served her way right into the Wimbledon void by winning this…
Continue Reading Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor amid criminal charges and legislative investigations,…
Continue Reading Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at…
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Continue Reading President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As Sri Lanka’s crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about…
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Bank earnings could be ugly. Here’s what to look for
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Earnings season is upon us once again! It’s just like the holiday season except instead of presents and sweets…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa
By Manveena Suri, David McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 15 people have died after a shooting at a bar in the South African township of…
Continue Reading Iran enriches to 20% with new centrifuges at fortified site
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Sunday that it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% using sophisticated…
Continue Reading Nottingham Forest signs left back Richards from Bayern
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Continue Reading Why Bluetooth remains an ‘unusually painful’ technology after two decades
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Continue Reading Nigeria’s troubled northwest battles child malnutrition
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old is fatally stabbed at a train station in New York, authorities say
By Michelle Watson, CNN A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight inside a subway station on Saturday has died, according to the New York…
Continue Reading Canada to release equipment for Russia-Germany gas pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that…
Continue Reading Canada to release equipment for Russia-Germany gas pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that…
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The January 6 insurrection: Minute-by-minute
By Marshall Cohen and Avery Lotz, CNN CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier One and a half years later, the minute-by-minute horrors of the January 6…
Continue Reading Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s crisis rages on. Here’s what we know
By Heather Chen, CNN Angry protesters who stormed the official residences of Sri Lanka‘s President have forced him to flee the country, but his…
Continue Reading As Sri Lanka’s leader agrees to step down, protesters sing on the streets. But the future is uncertain and the economy is wrecked
By Rhea Mogul, Amy Woodyatt, Nectar Gan, Rukshana Rizwie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Sri Lanka woke on Sunday to an uncertain future, with both its…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka opposition meets to name new gov’t amid turmoil
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after…
Continue Reading Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers
by SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists…
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by SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists…
Continue Reading 15 killed in Russian strike in Ukraine, 20 believed trapped
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers labored Sunday to pull people out of the rubble…
Continue Reading South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa police say a shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has…
Continue Reading ‘An ingrained fear for your life.’ Black men say they understand why Jayland Walker fled police
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Kerwin Webb said he knows the terror that young Black men experience when being pulled over by police. Webb said tensions…
Continue Reading Bulls spare runners from gorings for 4th day in Pamplona
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Continue Reading Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday. It will also largely restrict people to…
Continue Reading Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday. It will also largely restrict people to…
Continue Reading Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Abe’s death
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary…
Continue Reading Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because…
Continue Reading Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because…
Continue Reading Anxiety grows for Ukraine’s grain farmers as harvest begins
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press ZHURIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Oleksandr Chubuk’s warehouse should be empty, awaiting the new harvest, with his…
Continue Reading Japan votes in election billed as ‘defense of democracy’ as police admit security ‘problems’ during Shinzo Abe assassination
By Kathleen Magramo, Emiko Jozuka, and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Japanese voters headed to the polling stations on Sunday for an election billed as a…
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How LGBTQ families can protect themselves now
By Allison Hope, CNN When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, rolling back nearly 50 years of abortion rights, the threat of more to come…
Continue Reading US concerned at China’s ‘alignment’ with Russia, Blinken says
Story by Reuters United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than…
Continue Reading Why is travel so hard, and what could make it better?
By Harry Enten, CNN I haven’t been on a vacation in 10 years. Part of the reason, admittedly, is I’m a workaholic. The other part is I…
Continue Reading Mariners win 7th in row, top Blue Jays 2-1 on Santana homer
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Carlos Santana hit his first home run since being acquired by Seattle, lining a two-run shot off…
Continue Reading Kershaw looks like an All-Star in Dodgers’ 4-2 win over Cubs
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw polished his All-Star credentials with 7 2/3 strong innings of five-hit ball,…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka opposition meets to name new gov’t amid turmoil
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after…
Continue Reading Lowe’s own-goal sends Orlando City past Inter Miami 1-0
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Continue Reading Abubakar’s late goal earns Rapids 2-2 draw with RSL
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Lalas Abubakar scored a goal in the 89th minute to help the Colorado Rapids earn a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday…
Continue Reading Abubakar’s late goal earns Rapids 2-2 draw with RSL
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Lalas Abubakar scored a goal in the 89th minute to help the Colorado Rapids earn a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday…
Continue Reading Blinken hits at ASEAN for lack of pressure on Myanmar
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Continue Reading Hadebe sparks Dynamo to 2-2 draw with FC Dallas
HOUSTON (AP) — Defender Teenage Hadebe scored in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time after Jesús Ferreira’s goal eight minutes earlier…
Continue Reading Abe’s killing haunts Japan with questions on homemade guns
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The shooting sent shudders through low-crime, orderly Japan: A prominent politician was killed by a…
Continue Reading Here’s how North Korean operatives are trying to infiltrate US crypto firms
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Devin, the founder of a cryptocurrency startup based in San Francisco, woke up one day in February to the most bizarre phone…
Continue Reading Verdugo twice rallies Red Sox for 6-5 win over Yankees
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tying single in the eighth inning and a winning two-run single that capped a…
Continue Reading Hernández, Etienne rally Crew to 3-2 victory over Fire
CHICAGO (AP) — Cucho Hernández got the go-ahead goal in his Columbus debut after substitute Derrick Etienne scored twice in a 12-minute span of…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Marvel produce muchas series para Disney+. ¿Diluye eso el “Trueno” de sus películas?
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Continue Reading Bob Baffert a double winner in return from long suspension
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer High Connection won the $125,000 Los Alamitos Derby by 1 3/4 lengths to give trainer Bob Baffert his second victory…
Continue Reading Lillard signs extension, looks forward to re-tooled Blazers
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Damian Lillard agreed to a two-year extension that keeps him with the Portland Trail Blazers through the 2026-27…
Continue Reading Cincinnati overcomes two red cards in 1-1 tie with Red Bulls
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Continue Reading Giants’ Rodón holds Padres to 3 hits for 3rd complete game
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Continue Reading Remi Walter breaks tie, Sporting KC beats Montreal 2-1
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Continue Reading Jack Skahan scores first MLS goal, Earthquakes rally for tie
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Continue Reading Max McGreevy leads rain-delayed Barbasol Championship
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is disrupting ritual slaughter of animals to mark…
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is disrupting ritual slaughter of animals to mark…
Continue Reading Charlotte pulls away late for 4-1 victory over Nashville
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Defender Christian Fuchs scored on a first-half penalty kick and Charlotte FC pulled away late for a 4-1 victory over…
Continue Reading Top US diplomat to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a brief condolence visit to Japan next week…
Continue Reading Austin breezes to 3-0 victory, Atlanta winless in 4
ATLANTA (AP) — Felipe Martins and Ethan Finlay scored early goals, Sebastián Driussi added his 11th of the season in the second half and Austin FC…
Continue Reading Biden defends decision to visit Saudi Arabia: ‘It is my job to keep our country strong and secure’
By Gregory Clary, CNN President Joe Biden has defended his controversial visit to Saudi Arabia next week, saying the trip is critical to the security…
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Continue Reading LEADING OFF: O’s go for 8th win in row, Devers out for Bosox
By The Associated Press Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini and the surprising Baltimore Orioles try on Sunday for their eighth straight win, which would…
Continue Reading Venezuela charges 12 in murder of former guerrilla leader
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities have charged 12 people in connection with the murder of a government supporter who was once…
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Continue Reading Nido helps banged-up Mets rally past Marlins 5-4 in 10
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tomás Nido hit a tying double with two outs in the 10th inning and scored the winning run…
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By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government is now going after one of the few local newspapers that dared to…
Continue Reading Reds post 4th walk-off win in 8 games, rally past Rays in 10
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Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next
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Continue Reading Tropical Storm Darby forms in Pacific as Bonnie fades
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new tropical storm has formed far off Mexico’s Pacific coast while another faded after a long march from ocean to another.…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Austin Hill wins NASCAR Xfinity race in Atlanta
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia native Austin Hill claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity win of the season, leading an…
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El tercer Grand Slam del año culminó con el enfrentamiento entre Nick Kyrgios y Novak Djokovic en Wimbledon.…
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By Pamela Brown, CNN Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone invoked executive privilege in his closed-door interview Friday with the House…
Continue Reading Why did Ohio officers handcuff Jayland Walker after shooting him dozens of times?
By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by Ohio police officers to handcuff Jayland Walker after they fired dozens of shots, killing the unarmed 25-year-old…
Continue Reading Semien 4 RBIs, Seager HR power Rangers past Twins 9-7
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers…
Continue Reading Ramírez, rookie Jones homer, Guardians rout Royals 13-1
BY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramírez hit his first home run in nearly a month, rookie Nolan Jones connected for…
Continue Reading Mets retire Keith Hernandez’s No. 17 in Citi Field ceremony
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have retired Keith Hernandez’s number 17 jersey in a pregame…
Continue Reading Gamel HR highlights Pirates’ 4-3 comeback win over Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ben Gamel hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers…
Continue Reading Nevin family: O’s win 7th in row, Angels drop 10 under .500
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the…
Continue Reading Top pick Banchero, Magic beat Kings 94-92 in sudden death
By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Orlando Magic got a sudden-death overtime victory to remain unbeaten in the NBA Summer League at Las…
Continue Reading Bumgarner sharp in 6 innings, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 9-2
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched six effective innings, Josh Rojas had three RBIs, and the Arizona…
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