Japan’s push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the…
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July 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Hafsa Khalil, Jack Guy and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia…
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Australia forecasts high inflation for another 2 years
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New forecasts by Australia’s government say runaway inflation will remain unacceptably…
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New forecasts by Australia’s government say runaway inflation will remain unacceptably…
Continue Reading ‘New Cold War’: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa
By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win…
Continue Reading Hall of Famers in push for baseball in cricket-mad region
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two Hall of Fame baseball players are leading a push to bring the sport that made them famous to India, Pakistan and the…
Continue Reading Oil block auction in DRC punctures Africa’s climate goals
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a…
Continue Reading Seeking new funds, Hamas raises taxes in impoverished Gaza
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers have imposed a slew of new taxes on imported clothes and office…
Continue Reading Japan discusses regional defense in rare visit to Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers has met with Taiwan’s…
Continue Reading Man executed despite calls from victim’s family to spare him
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago has been executed…
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Hollister to use crooked street mistake to host kart race event
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – Last week, the internet went crazy over a seemingly improbable mistake on Ladd Lane that left Rainbow Road in Mario…
Continue Reading Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BARRE, Mass. (AP) — One by one, items purportedly taken from Native Americans massacred at Wounded Knee Creek…
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BARRE, Mass. (AP) — One by one, items purportedly taken from Native Americans massacred at Wounded Knee Creek…
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Taiwan holds massive Han Kuang military drills as tensions with China build
By Eric Cheung, CNN In simulated scenes, a hostile enemy attempts to seize control of a key waterway close to the Taiwanese capital. Attacking from…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi kicks off high-profile Asia trip with Singapore visit
By Jessie Yeung and Wayne Chang, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Congress members visited Singapore on Monday, their first…
Continue Reading Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn
By ED DAVEY Associated Press A new report by says many of the world’s biggest banks are falling far short of aligning their practices with the…
Continue ReadingAt 170 carats, this may be the largest pink diamond found in 300 years
Kathleen Magramo A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner…
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Hall of Famers in push for baseball in cricket-mad region
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two Hall of Fame baseball players are leading a push to bring the sport that made them famous to India, Pakistan and the…
Continue Reading Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife charged with fraudulently…
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife charged with fraudulently…
Continue Reading Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings to split ‘Jeopardy!’ host job
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” is giving itself two answers to the question of who gets to host the quiz…
Continue Reading Memphis woman cremated in Fiji, husband charged with murder
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The family of a Tennessee pharmacist who died on her honeymoon in Fiji decided to…
Continue Reading Extended triple-digit heat suspected in 4 deaths in Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Triple-digit heat is being investigated as the cause…
Continue Reading ND abortion clinic says Minnesota move won’t delay services
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The owner and operator of North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic says a judge’s ruling that…
Continue Reading Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty…
Continue Reading Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty…
Continue Reading Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty…
Continue Reading Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty…
Continue Reading Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When General Motors went through the biggest industrial bankruptcy proceedings in history,…
Continue Reading Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When General Motors went through the biggest industrial bankruptcy proceedings in history,…
Continue Reading Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent…
Continue Reading Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent…
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War for the south: Ukraine sets its sights on regaining cities and towns lost to Russian troops
By Angus Watson, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova, Dan Hodge and Tim Lister, CNN A Ukrainian reconnaissance team squats in a modest home in a village…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 28: Prisoner swap, Congress, Fed, Drought, Facebook
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN There was a time not long ago when no one paid the full sticker price when buying a new car, but with vehicle inventories…
Continue Reading US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Powell delivered a tough message at the start of a news conference Wednesday:…
Continue Reading US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Powell delivered a tough message at the start of a news conference Wednesday:…
Continue Reading Yankees get OF Benintendi from Royals for 3 minor leaguers
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The AL East-leading New York Yankees made the first of what could be a flurry of moves ahead of…
Continue Reading What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first…
Continue Reading What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first…
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Monsoon Moisture Moves In
WEATHER STORYMonsoon moisture will begin to stream into the region through the end of the week. For the most part, you may not notice much. Most of…
Continue Reading Man accused in threats to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal charged
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man arrested previously on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been charged with…
Continue Reading Los Angeles police shoot, kill man who pointed pellet gun
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police shot and killed a man they say pointed a realistic-looking pellet gun at officers on Wednesday morning, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Rays beat Orioles 6-4 in 10 innings to end 4-game skid
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a two-run double off All-Star reliever Jorge López in the 10th inning, and…
Continue Reading Security Council can’t agree on statement lauding grain deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Norway’s U.N. ambassador says the U.N. Security Council has been unable to agree…
Continue Reading ‘Something’s gotta give.’ Relentless heat and worsening drought conditions are devastating Texas cattle ranchers
By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN It’s a hot July day and a horse rolls around in a patch of dust on Wade Maierhofer’s farm in…
Continue Reading Mets edge Yankees 3-2 in 9th for 2-game Subway Series sweep
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Marte singled home the winning run in the ninth inning, and the New York Mets beat…
Continue Reading Naylor homer in 9th sends Guardians past stumbling Red Sox
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a solo home run in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Guardians took advantage of…
Continue Reading Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in…
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