By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians are looking ahead warily toward the holiday travel season, anxious for crucial tourist spending but worried an influx of visitors could spread the coronavirus just as its pandemic situation seems to be subsiding. After seeing infection and death rates soar in July
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By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians are looking ahead warily toward the holiday travel season, anxious for crucial tourist spending but worried an influx of visitors could spread the coronavirus just as its pandemic situation seems to be subsiding. After seeing infection and death rates soar in July
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO and KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Associated Press investigation has found that Myanmar’s military has tortured detainees held across the country in a methodical and systemic way since it took over the government in February. A monk told the AP that security forces beat him with batons and
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Claude Giroux, Nate Thompson and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 34 saves against his hometown team in Philadelphia’s first road game this season. Tyson Barrie, Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman scored for
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olivertapia (CNN) — Desde su descubrimiento, la antigüedad de cientos de momias enterradas en botes en una región desértica inhóspita del noroeste de China ha desconcertado y dividido a los arqueólogos. Encontrados en la cuenca del Tarim en Xinjiang principalmente en la década de 1990, los cuerpos y la ropa de las momias están sorprendentemente
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has advised its nationals traveling overseas to exercise a high degree of caution as it prepares to open its borders for the first time in 19 months. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reinstated its travel advice for 177 countries and territories ahead of
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer With much of the Southeastern Conference enjoying an open date, there are still a couple of marquee matchups. No. 10 Mississippi visits 18th-ranked Auburn in the only Top-25 game. Led by Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Corral, the Rebels are ranked in the Top 10 for the first time since
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Lousiville’s trip to North Carolina State headlines the Week 9 schedule for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack fell out of the AP Top 25 after a loss at Miami. But Dave Doeren’s team still controls its own destiny in the Atlantic Division. The Cardinals have two league losses
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson stepped out of the spotlight during last year’s NASCAR suspension and quietly turned his attention to charitable efforts for communities in need. Each initiative was an eye-opener for Larson, who wanted to educate himself on social issues while suspended for using a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Beloved baseball lifer Ron Washington is finally getting another shot at a World Series title. It comes 10 years after he was twice in the same game within one strike of winning a championship as manager of the Texas Rangers. He is now emphatically waving Atlanta
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series is shifting to Atlanta and some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans still chopping and chanting. Teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball have dropped names viewed as offensive to Native Americans the last two years but the Braves
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series is shifting to Atlanta and some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans still chopping and chanting. Teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball have dropped names viewed as offensive to Native Americans the last two years but the Braves
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who woke up in the dark Wednesday after a powerful nor’easter dumped heavy rain and downed power lines. Massachusetts was the heaviest hit with outages as nearly 500,000 homes and businesses lost power at some point, according to
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una racha de malos resultados, la crisis de un equipo en reconstrucción y el zarpazo del “Tigre” Falcao GarcÃa consumaron la salida del director técnico Ronald Koeman del Barcelona. Asà lo confirmó el club en un comunicado oficial. “El FC Barcelona ha destituido esta noche a Ronald Koeman como técnico
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El verano de 2022 será el verano de la nostalgia millennial. Disney y Pixar lanzaron el miércoles el nuevo avance de “Lightyear”. Con Chris Evans como la voz de Buzz Lightyear, la pelÃcula contará la historia de la persona “real” detrás del icónico juguete y personaje que aparece en las pelÃculas clásicas
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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers preparing to redraw the state’s political maps are touring the state to engage the public. They are visiting Las Vegas, Carson City and Fallon this week for public hearings on the process and how they will be required to redraw
Continue Reading By EMMA H. TOBIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Whether you decide to go trick-or-treating with your family in the pandemic might depend on your situation and comfort level. The COVID-19 transmission rate in your area is one factor to consider, as well as whether the other people your children will be exposed to
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored a pair of goals as the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed in a 5-3 slugfest over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Claude Giroux, Nate Thompson and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers, and Carter Hart had 34 saves. Tyson Barrie, Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman scored for the
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — The home team has finally won another game in its own ballpark in the World Series. The Houston Astros ended a five-game losing streak in Series games at Minute Maid Park with a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 2. It is the first time for a home ballpark winner
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Looking calm and poised a night after overamped rotation-mate Framber Valdez was chased early, José Urquidy gave the Astros’ bats a chance to break out. Houston rode a four-run second inning to a 7-2 win over Atlanta that tied the World Series at one game apiece.
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