5 tennis players were suspended for match-fixing in a case tied to a Belgian syndicate
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Mortgage rates fall for third straight week, bringing some homeseekers off the sidelines
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Continue Reading Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Investigators were trying Thursday to determine what touched off a fire on the Atlantic…
Continue Reading US imposes new sanctions over Russian oil price cap violations, Kremlin influence in the Balkans
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has levied a new round of sanctions on firms and ships that used U.S.…
Continue Reading US homebuilder confidence drops for fourth month in a row
Homebuilder confidence dropped for the fourth month in a row in November as mortgage rates neared 8%. But recent economic data suggests housing…
Continue Reading Indian manufacturer recalls eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Indian manufacturer of more than a number of eyedrops subject to a U.S. safety warning…
Continue Reading For second year in a row, US gets D+ grade for high preterm birth rate: ‘There’s so much work to be done’
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Continue Reading WWE collaborating with Big 12 Conference for their championship game next month
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The WWE is collaborating with the Big 12 Conference for their championship game next month, as the sports…
Continue Reading The most powerful rocket ever built is about to attempt a second launch. Here’s what’s at stake
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After months of rebuilding and clearing red tape following the April explosion of the Starship system’s first…
Continue Reading Israel drops leaflets on parts of southern Gaza suggesting possible expansion of offensive against Hamas
By Andrew Carey and Christian Edwards, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has dropped leaflets across parts of southern Gaza calling on civilians to…
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CNN Words by Gabrielle Jones; video by Jo Munnik, CNN (CNN) — Off the coast of South Africa lies the Great African Sea Forest, home to one of…
Continue Reading Belarus human rights activist goes on hunger strike in latest protest against Lukashenko government
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights activist in Belarus has gone on hunger strike in prison protesting…
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Elk reduction program begins Saturday
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Bridger-Teton National Forest hires new Pinedale District Ranger
Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor Chad Hudson recently hired Kate Olsen to serve as the Pinedale District Ranger.…
Continue Reading The new film ‘Blindsided’ challenges the blockbuster’s take on the life of ex-NFL star Michael Oher
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Many are familiar with former NFL lineman Michael Oher’s story as told in the acclaimed book and blockbuster…
Continue Reading Chip war nixes Alibaba’s plan to spin out cloud business
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Alibaba has dropped plans to spin off its cloud computing arm, sending its stock tumbling, because of US…
Continue Reading Iowa teen sentenced to life in prison for killing his Spanish teacher
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Continue Reading Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
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Continue Reading California authorities arrest man in death of Jewish demonstrator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the…
Continue Reading F1 roars into Las Vegas with parties, concerts, celebrities and, eventually, an actual race
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Continue Reading Man arrested and charged in death of Jewish protester in California after confrontation over Israel-Hamas war
By Cindy Von Quednow and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, a Jewish protester who…
Continue Reading Man accused of abducting, beating woman over 4-day period pleads not guilty
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of abducting and beating a woman while she was confined for four days in a residential garage last month has…
Continue Reading Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that
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Continue Reading Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways?
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Continue Reading Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef…
Continue Reading Biden promises a better economic relationship with Asia, but he’s specifically avoiding a trade deal
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Continue Reading Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report shows that the decline of local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help,…
Continue Reading ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war
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Continue Reading Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, dies at 88
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Continue Reading Ethics panel says it found ‘substantial evidence’ of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos
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Continue Reading Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
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Continue Reading Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, KRISTA LARSON and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn…
Continue Reading The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture
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Continue Reading The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources says
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Continue Reading Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes – if more people would eat it
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Continue Reading 2 arrested in largest counterfeit goods seizure in US history, retailing at more than $1 billion
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested in the largest seizure of counterfeit goods in US history, including knock-off…
Continue Reading After court defeat, the UK says its Rwanda migrant plan can still work. Legal experts are skeptical
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Continue Reading Finland to close 4 border crossing points after accusing Russia of organizing flow of migrants
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government says it will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to…
Continue Reading Demonstrators calling for Gaza ceasefire block bridge in Boston
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By KIM COOK Associated Press There’s one room in the home where a lot of holiday memories are made — the kitchen. For years, peak kitchen design…
Continue Reading Blackwater founder and 4 others on trial in Austria over export of modified crop-spraying planes
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Continue Reading Russian court convicts a woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket…
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Continue Reading One year on from World Cup, Qatar and FIFA urged by rights group to do more for migrant workers
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 16: Biden-Xi, Israel, Government shutdown, Immigration, SpaceX
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — China says it’s built the world’s fastest internet network that can operate at speeds of about 1.2…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 16: Biden-Xi, Israel, Government shutdown, Immigration, SpaceX
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — China says it’s built the world’s fastest internet network that can operate at speeds of about 1.2…
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana voters will return to the polls to decide runoff elections in which no candidate…
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Continue Reading Potential kingmaker in Dutch coalition talks comes out against anti-Islam firebrand Wilders
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The center-right lawmaker who could become a kingmaker in coalition talks after next…
Continue Reading South Africa refers Israel to ICC over Gaza attacks as pressure mounts to cut diplomatic ties
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country has filed a referral to the…
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LONDON (AP) — TikTok and Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and…
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By BEN WALKER AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terry R. Taylor, the first female sports editor at The Associated Press who ran the department from…
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By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle…
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BY EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of 1000 police officers to Haiti to…
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LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Luxembourg’s Christian Democrats and free-trade liberals have announced a two-party center-right coalition that will run the…
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Continue Reading Xi Jinping hints China could send new pandas to US as ‘envoys of friendship’
By Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested Wednesday China could send new pandas to the United States,…
Continue Reading EU commission to prolong use of glyphosate for 10 more years after member countries fail to agree
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide…
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The airline Emirates says it will purchase 15 additional Airbus A350-900s worth…
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. At their…
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator is running a drastically reduced schedule after a union called a 20-hour strike aimed at…
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By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say more than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy…
Continue Reading Indian authorities contact Thai cave rescue team as urgency increases to reach trapped men
By Rhea Mogul, Sania Farooqui and Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Indian authorities trying to rescue dozens of workers trapped for more…
Continue Reading British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meets Zelenskyy in first overseas visit as top UK diplomat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his first overseas trip in his…
Continue Reading German authorities raid properties linked to group suspected of promoting Iranian ideology
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says police have raided 54 locations across the country in an investigation of a Hamburg-based center suspected…
Continue Reading Turkish parliamentary committee to debate Sweden’s NATO membership bid
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee is set to debate Sweden’s bid to join NATO, drawing the country closer…
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Continue Reading UN Human Rights Chief ‘alarmed’ by reported abuse of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said he is “alarmed” by reports that Afghan refugees are…
Continue Reading Israel signals wider operations in southern Gaza as search of hospital has yet to reveal Hamas base
By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee…
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By SOPHENG CHEANG and HENG SINITH Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a…
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Continue Reading Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to the United States
By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the…
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Continue Reading Texas inmate faces execution for 2001 abduction and strangulation of 5-year-old girl
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Continue Reading Alabama to execute man for 1993 slaying of friend’s father during robbery
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is scheduled to execute a man convicted in the killing of a friend’s father during a 1993 robbery. Casey…
Continue Reading Los Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 homeless people escape freeway fire
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Continue Reading Autoworkers to wrap up voting on contract with General Motors Thursday in a race too close to call
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 46,000 United Auto Workers at General Motors on Thursday are expected to wrap up voting on a…
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By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fresh off his meeting with the leader of China, President Joe Biden on…
Continue Reading Hearing Thursday in religious leaders’ lawsuit challenging Missouri abortion ban
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban on the…
Continue Reading Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new report says progress against childhood cancers has stalled in recent years for Black and Hispanic youth.…
Continue Reading A car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Police reportedly arrested the driver
TOKYO (AP) — Reports say Japanese police arrested a man whose vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Public…
Continue Reading Indian rescuers prepare to drill to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapse tunnel since weekend
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers in northern India are supplying food and medicine to 40 construction workers…
Continue Reading Japan’s exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and…
Continue Reading 6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat
By Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old Texas boy who was allegedly beaten by his neighbor with a baseball bat in his home has…
Continue Reading Authorities in New York say they’ve made largest-ever seizure of knock-off goods – more than $1B
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say they’ve made the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit goods, consisting of handbags, shoes…
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