Ukraine grain deal to be extended for 2 months
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Prince Harry and Meghan allege ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase in NY
By Max Foster, John Miller and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a chaotic car chase with…
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2nd escaped inmate captured after breaking out of Philadelphia prison
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CHINESE LANDING, Guyana (AP) — One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that…
Continue Reading British financier ordered by UAE high court to repay $1.7 billion bilked in tax fraud
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Continue Reading Hundreds killed as fighting worsens in Sudanese region of West Darfur
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By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have died in the Sudanese region of West Darfur, as fighting between the two rival military…
Continue Reading Key Trump attorney says he’s departing legal team as Mar-a-Lago probe intensifies
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Continue Reading Chief: Man shot by police ran at ‘full sprint’ toward officer while holding sword over head
OXFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say an officer shot a man who was running at him at a full sprint with a sword over his head.…
Continue Reading Clarification: Ford-Pickup Recall story
DETROIT (AP) — In a story published May 17, 2023, The Associated Press reported that Ford was recalling 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the…
Continue Reading Naomi Klein has new, more personal book out in September, ‘Doppelganger’
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist and best-selling author Naomi Klein has a book coming out in September that will combine personal reflections with…
Continue Reading Mother accused of abducting her daughter 6 years ago in Illinois has turned herself in, local authorities say
By Jean Casarez, Laura Dolan and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The woman accused of abducting her daughter from an Illinois suburb six years…
Continue Reading ‘Low fertility trap’: Why Italy’s falling birth rate is causing alarm
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Continue Reading Ecuador president invites more unrest by dismissing legislature
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The president of Ecuador dismissed the legislature Wednesday in a…
Continue Reading State education officials want to interview students of Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie to class
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Florida education officials want to speak with students who were shown a Disney movie in their fifth-grade class,…
Continue Reading At Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp says he has no ‘further need for Hollywood’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first film in three years,…
Continue Reading Taiwan opposition party picks New Taipei mayor, a former police chief, as its presidential candidate
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party has picked the popular mayor of New Taipei City as…
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‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
By Laura Paddison and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — The world is now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above…
Continue Reading Arab foreign ministers meet ahead of Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers are meeting Wednesday in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Arab League’s annual…
Continue Reading Russia freezes bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic missions, prompting cash payments
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s foreign minister says Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finnish diplomatic…
Continue Reading Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large…
Continue Reading Formula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy has been canceled because of deadly floods. Formula One said it…
Continue Reading Danish Supreme Court says newspaper did not violate copyright of Little Mermaid statue
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled two lower courts, saying a cartoon depicting Copenhagen’s The Little…
Continue Reading Heat wave in Asia made 30 times more likely because of climate change, scientists say
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — A searing heat wave in parts of southern Asia in April this year was made at least 30 times…
Continue Reading Tunisian journalist sentenced to 5 years in prison for counterterrorism reporting
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian journalist says an appeals court sentenced him to five years in prison for revealing details of a counterterrorism…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 17: Ukraine, Abortion, Migrants, Pentagon leak, Health care
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Less than half of the adult population in the US gets a flu vaccine every year. If you’re among those who…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 17: Ukraine, Abortion, Migrants, Pentagon leak, Health care
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Less than half of the adult population in the US gets a flu vaccine every year. If you’re among those who…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 17: Ukraine, Abortion, Migrants, Pentagon leak, Health care
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Less than half of the adult population in the US gets a flu vaccine every year. If you’re among those who…
Continue Reading South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Canada have vowed to strengthen their security and…
Continue Reading Top German ministry official resigns after accusations of favoritism
BERLIN (AP) — A top official at the German economy and climate ministry has resigned following accusations that he was involved in choosing his…
Continue Reading Norway’s ailing king celebrates Constitution Day as thousands of flag-waving children cheer
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V, who was released from a hospital earlier this week, has waved from the royal castle’s…
Continue Reading Gun-loving Texas, where most households own a firearm, has become an epicenter of mass shootings
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in America over the past eight years have been in Texas, the latest…
Continue Reading The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
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Continue Reading China’s special envoy met Zelensky during two-day Ukraine visit, Beijing says
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy for the Ukraine war has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, China…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises with hopes US may avoid default
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied Wednesday on hopes the U.S. government can avoid a potentially disastrous…
Continue Reading Dozens of Serbia schools receive bomb threats amid concerns following mass shootings in early May
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Continue Reading NYC bike path terrorist receives 8 consecutive life sentences after ‘unrepentant’ speech
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Islamic extremist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in…
Continue Reading Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional…
Continue Reading East German workers strike, claiming they are paid less than counterparts in the west
BERLIN (AP) — Employees at a beverage company in eastern Germany that produces the country’s popular Vita Cola have gone on strike. They say…
Continue Reading Black people in the US had a higher risk of death in 2020 compared to their White counterparts, study finds
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Continue Reading The joke that cost $2 million: China imposes huge fine for comedian’s army-themed quip
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A joke by a Chinese stand-up comedian that loosely referenced a slogan used to describe the country’s…
Continue Reading Russia orders arrest of prominent producer, director who criticized Ukraine war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of prominent film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theater director Ivan Vyrypaev…
Continue Reading How Ukraine turned the tables on Russia’s aerial assault with these Western weapons
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — It’s the big question that has Russian military commanders scratching their heads: What’s made Ukraine’s air…
Continue Reading Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy loses appeal against corruption conviction
By Dalal Mawad, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and…
Continue Reading Five go on trial in Germany over far-right plot to kidnap health minister, topple government
BERLIN (AP) — Five people are going on trial in Germany accused of planning a coup and plotting to kidnap the country’s health minister. The four…
Continue Reading Europe OKs plan to tally cost of Moscow’s war in Ukraine with eye toward future reparations
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — More than 40 countries at a summit of European leaders have backed a system to estimate…
Continue Reading Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on corruption conviction; prison sentence upheld
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for…
Continue Reading Migrants are staying on school grounds, in hotels or at police stations in several states – and some residents are furious
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Continue Reading New Zealand police to remove bodies from hostel where at least 6 died in fire
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Continue Reading A mother and her fiancée were charged after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Michigan elementary school
By Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two adults have been charged after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
Continue Reading Pakistani police surround Imran Khan’s home, claim former leader is hiding suspects in recent riots
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police have surrounded the home of former Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming…
Continue Reading Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One Grand Prix
By LUCA BRUNO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy…
Continue Reading Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss warns of China threats during Taiwan visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned of the economic and political threats posed to the West by China during a…
Continue Reading Hopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s first lady asks South Korea for air defense systems and non-lethal military hardware
By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asked South Korea to provide air defense…
Continue Reading New Mexico gunman who killed 3 fired more than 100 rounds and was found with note in pocket, police say
By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The 18-year-old gunman who killed three elderly women out on morning drives in…
Continue Reading G-7 leaders likely to focus on the war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in Hiroshima
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Continue Reading Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
By SUZAN FRASER, JAMEY KEATEN and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine…
Continue Reading Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia’s war
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading San Francisco security guard will not be charged in fatal shooting of suspected Walgreens shoplifter
By Veronica Miracle, Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The security guard who shot and killed a suspected shoplifter…
Continue Reading Australia: Truck driver charged after 7 children seriously injured in collision with school bus
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A truck driver has been charged after seven children were hospitalized with serious…
Continue Reading Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the…
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Continue Reading Jacksonville elects first female mayor, giving Florida Democrats a rare win in GOP-dominated state
By CURT ANDERSON and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press Democrat Donna Deegan’s decisive win over a Republican in the open Jacksonville mayor’s…
Continue Reading Washington governor signs new law keeping drug possession illegal
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Continue Reading Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
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Continue Reading South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho detained in China on suspicion of accepting bribes
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Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, receives Ms. Foundation’s Woman of Vision Award
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Continue Reading Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states
By CLAUDIA LAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory. It began “Dear…
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By TERRY TANG and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor,…
Continue Reading ‘True heroism:’ Biden honors 9 with Medal of Valor including 2 NYPD cops killed during 911 call
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding…
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be dead. In the first release of results from…
Continue Reading Dozens missing after Chinese fishing vessel capsizes in Indian Ocean
By Mengchen Zhang and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Thirty-nine people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean,…
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Continue Reading Australia rules out Quad summit going ahead in Sydney without Biden, but Modi still plans visit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out a Quad summit taking place in…
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Continue Reading Quad summit in Australia canceled after Joe Biden shortens Asia trip
By Simone McCarthy and Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A planned summit of Quad leaders from the United States, India, Australia, and Japan in…
Continue Reading Reports say 39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean
BEIJING (AP) — Reports Wednesday said 39 people are missing more than 24 hours after a Chinese fishing boat operating in the Indian Ocean capsized.…
Continue Reading Durham report takeaways: A ‘seriously flawed’ Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI
By ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is…
Continue Reading North Korea shows Kim Jong Un examining a military spy satellite that may be launched soon
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes loses latest bid to avoid prison and gets hit with $452 million restitution bill
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Continue Reading DeSantis criticizes Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is ‘too harsh’
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too…
Continue Reading Girl allegedly abducted by mother without custody found safe in North Carolina
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — Police say a girl who was allegedly abducted by her mother in suburban Chicago nearly six years ago has been found safe…
Continue Reading Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández says she won’t seek the presidency again
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández has made it official that she will…
Continue Reading Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials on Tuesday abruptly terminated an unusual emergency rule proposed…
Continue Reading Prostitution charges involving a minor against R. Kelly dropped in Minnesota
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Criminal charges in Minnesota against R&B singer R. Kelly were dropped Tuesday, prosecutors announced Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill
By JOHN HANNA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A report for U.S. government regulators says pipeline design issues, lapses in its…
Continue Reading Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament at risk of ‘catastrophic’ event
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are warning that the country’s Parliament building is at “real and…
Continue Reading Musk says he’s not stepping down as Tesla CEO, tells shareholders the company will advertise
Associated Press Elon Musk on Tuesday dismissed speculation that he might step down as Tesla’s CEO and told the company’s annual shareholders…
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