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Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours of each other —…
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CAEN, France (AP) — French soccer great Kylian Mbappé took his first step into club ownership when his company completed a takeover of…
Continue Reading Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico
Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands for protection payments from…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris. The Olympics superfan…
Continue Reading The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh’s replacement. Here are the possible contenders
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in…
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three…
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Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko is scheduled to give a recital at the Palm Beach Opera for its gala on Feb. 3 in what would be her first U.S.…
Continue Reading Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion
AP Airlines Writer Boeing has a new chief executive. The company says aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg will take over as CEO…
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AP Business Writer Etsy says it will begin testing its first-ever loyalty program in September. The effort is designed to boost the e-commerce…
Continue Reading China sanctions US Rep. McGovern for ‘interference’ in its domestic affairs
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Continue Reading Spiraling drone-spying scandal at Olympics risks damage to Canadian soccer ahead of 2026 World Cup
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canada has lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the…
Continue Reading After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up
AP Media Writer News executives were worried for the first half of the year about consumers expressing relatively little interest in the coming…
Continue Reading Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in…
Continue Reading China is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes and some drone features
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist…
Continue Reading Croatia reports its toughest day for firefighters as Balkan nations battle wildfires in a heat wave
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries are battling wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weekslong drought.…
Continue Reading Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Berlin say an investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold…
Continue Reading Storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in…
Continue Reading South Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a civilian employee in its military intelligence command has…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizza
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics tennis players’ dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that…
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Edmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic…
Continue Reading Japan’s top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese…
Continue Reading Russian military begins 3rd round of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has begun a third round of drills with tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin’s messaging intended to…
Continue Reading BBC is shocked at ‘abhorrent’ conduct of former news presenter who had indecent images of children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC says it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who has…
Continue Reading Inflation ticks up in Europe, complicating the European Central Bank’s next move
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro ticked up to 2.6% in July, stubbornly above the…
Continue Reading Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves…
Continue Reading Israel has a long history of targeted killings. Here’s a look at some of them
JERUSALEM (AP) — A pair of strikes on top militant commanders in Beirut and Tehran has escalated tensions in a region already on edge and adds to a…
Continue Reading Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of…
Continue Reading Sudan’s military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation…
Continue Reading A greener getaway? Danish capital tests climate reward scheme for tourists
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation…
Continue Reading British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen.…
Continue Reading Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
CNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been…
Continue Reading Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties…
Continue Reading Florida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team
By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension…
Continue Reading UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the…
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Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a…
Continue Reading She became a mother after Islamic State captivity. A decade on, Yazidi community shuns her children
Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly…
Continue Reading She became a mother after Islamic State captivity. A decade on, Yazidi community shuns her children
Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly…
Continue Reading Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas since 2017, has been the most visible leader of the group during…
Continue Reading Violent scenes as far-right protesters ‘hijack’ vigil for 3 girls killed in Southport knife attack
By Helen Regan, Niamh Kennedy, Maija Ehlinger, Duarte Mendonca and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Far-right protesters violently clashed with…
Continue Reading China accuses Japan of ‘smear attacks’ in recent talks with the US, India and Australia
BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called “smear attacks” against China at recent high-level…
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Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party’s control over the media,…
Continue Reading From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
Associated Press GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy are likely to see themselves transported to Albania…
Continue Reading Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen’s slide against the dollar
AP Business Writers TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ views on important issues have shifted since she first ran for president four years ago.…
Continue Reading Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a…
Continue Reading Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing state Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has put a charge in Wisconsin’s most powerful Democratic stronghold, Dane…
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Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An attorney representing victims’ families says the parents of a former Texas high school student…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the…
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Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s governor says the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell says September interest rate cut could be ‘on the table’ as inflation cools
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday set the stage for the central bank’s first rate cut in…
Continue Reading Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Paul Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has…
Continue Reading Hamas’ top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas’ top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the…
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Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chen Yulu never thought her home province of Hunan had any culture that she would be proud of, much less become an…
Continue Reading China’s manufacturing activity contracted in July, the monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index says
BEIJING (AP) — A closely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing activity remained negative in July as concern persists about the state of the…
Continue Reading Police search for suspect and motive after man killed in Philadelphia mosque parking lot while walking to prayer service
By Celina Tebor and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are searching for a suspect who they say fatally shot a 43-year-old man in an…
Continue Reading Russia creeps toward key eastern Ukrainian supply city
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces are inching toward the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, threatening…
Continue Reading Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for…
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Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at…
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man was ambushed, shot and killed while outside a North Philadelphia mosque. Philadelphia police say the…
Continue Reading Harris to be sole Democratic presidential candidate heading into official party vote
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is the only White House hopeful who has qualified to compete for the Democratic…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up…
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AP Science Writer With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District has narrowed to a margin that is within the range…
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ELY, Nev. (AP) — Officials say three inmates are dead and nine others have been transported for medical treatment as a result of an…
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AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan says it has a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company. The…
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Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an…
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By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with…
Continue Reading William Calley, officer convicted for his role in My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, dead at 80
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more…
Continue Reading Recent rains in North Korea flooded thousands of houses and vast farmland, state media says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says the recent heavy rains in northwestern North Korea flooded thousands of houses and a…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is standing by a top adviser and longtime friend who faces allegations that he…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 30 years to life in fatal stabbing of Christina Yuna Lee in her Manhattan apartment
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A man was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison Tuesday for fatally stabbing a 35-year-old woman inside…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela was tense on Tuesday as incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition both…
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Associated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a…
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CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Chicago say a man killed in March in a shootout with Chicago police was stopped because of illegally tinted windows. It…
Continue Reading Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Associated Press PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball…
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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander the Israeli military says it killed in an airstrike was blamed by Israel for a deadly…
Continue Reading Georgia’s largest school district won’t teach Black studies course without state approval
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s largest school district announced Tuesday that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on…
Continue Reading San Francisco police and street cleaners take aggressive approach to clearing homeless encampments
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco will start clearing out homeless residents who have refused to move from public areas…
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Associated Press People who live near East Palestine. Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s disastrous…
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AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was…
Continue Reading Families seek answers after inmates’ bodies returned without internal organs
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Six families have filed lawsuits saying that men who died while incarcerated in Alabama prisons were…
Continue Reading Alabama senator introduces legislation to create alerts for shark attacks in honor of 15-year-old victim
By Sydney Bishop and Stephanie Gallman, CNN (CNN) — US Sen. Katie Britt wants beachgoers to be made aware of shark attacks in the same way they…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor says Harris ‘has a lot of great options’ for running mate
SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s excited Democrats “have a lot of great options” for Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a…
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By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two men kiss on a Parisian bridge. The camera later jumps to a trio embracing passionately in a room,…
Continue Reading Florida county approves deal to build a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing the team needs to build a long-sought-after ballpark. The Pinellas County…
Continue Reading Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG’s efforts
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Consumer advocates are criticizing a court decision to hold up a Biden administration rule that requires airlines to more…
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Continue Reading Democrats look to longtime state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip Louisiana congressional seat blue
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrats in Louisiana are backing state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip a once reliably GOP congressional seat…
Continue Reading Wildfire doubles in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains as evacuations continue
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire near a Colorado city has grown to over 1,800 acres as…
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