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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s beleaguered currency has been plunging to all-time lows against the U.S. dollar and the euro in recent months as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presses ahead with a widely criticized effort to cut interest rates despite surging consumer prices. As a result, families are struggling to
Continue Reading By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s information minister says he will announce his resignation in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Minister George Kordahi has told local TV stations that he intended to step down Friday, weeks after televised comments he made that
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia Union goalie Andre Blake has carried the franchise to the MLS Eastern Conference championship game. The Union play Sunday at home against New York City FC. Blake made two spectacular saves on penalty kicks to lead the Union to a win over Nashville in
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese companies will have to disclose more information about audits and whether they are controlled by a government or else leave U.S. stock markets under a rule approved by securities regulators. The rule approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission steps up a long-running standoff between Washington and Beijing over how much
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Tokyo gained 1% and most other regional markets edged higher. Hong Kong
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Tokyo gained 1% and most other regional markets edged higher. Hong Kong
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Rocky Lombardi was looking for a new place to play football after deciding to transfer from Michigan State nearly a year ago. Northern Illinois was searching for a quarterback to spark a turnaround. Lombardi and the Huskies proved to be a great match in the Mid-American Conference. He helped
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Jalen Pitre was the lone recruit still verbally committed to Baylor when Matt Rhule was hired in December 2016. That was six months after the revelation of a horrendous scandal that cost Art Briles his job, and after a six-game losing streak to end the regular season under an
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — JoJo Wooden thought after he was one of the final cuts by the Arizona Cardinals during training camp in 1993 that his best avenue to progress in football would be through coaching. He later discovered that scouting was his natural calling. That decision has
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — JoJo Wooden thought after he was one of the final cuts by the Arizona Cardinals during training camp in 1993 that his best avenue to progress in football would be through coaching. He later discovered that scouting was his natural calling. That decision has
Continue Reading By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The jolt Taysom Hill provided for the reeling New Orleans Saints against Dallas dissolved in a slew of late turnovers. Hill passed for 264 yards and ran for 101 in his first start this season. But he threw four interceptions, including three on consecutive fourth-quarter series
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis is meeting with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between the Catholic West and the Orthodox East. Francis and Archbishop Chrysostomos II met Friday, the second day of the pope’s three-day Cyprus
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By Andy Rose and Chris Boyette, CNN A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman in an Arizona long-term health care facility was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday, according to prosecutors. Nathan D. Sutherland, formerly a licensed practical nurse who was caring for the woman, was accused of impregnating
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms have reopened in Auckland as the last major parts of a lockdown that lasted more than 100 days ended. New Zealand has begun a new phase in its coronavirus response in which there won’t be lockdowns but people will be required
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CeeDee Lamb had 122 yards from scrimmage, Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run and the Dallas defense produced timely sacks and turnovers in the Cowboys’ 27-17 win over the New Orleans Saints. The Cowboys intercepted Saints quarterback Taysom Hill three times in the final
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies broke the NBA record for margin of victory, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79. The 73-point margin easily topped the previous mark, which was Cleveland’s 68-point win over Miami. The Cavaliers topped the Heat 148-80 on Dec. 17, 1991. Memphis used 12 players
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The head of the most populous province in the Solomon Islands says the country would likely switch diplomatic ties back to Taiwan if the prime minister is ousted from his post following next week’s no-confidence vote, after looting and violent protests shook the capital city last
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The DEL basketball season is underway in the valley, the first of a 15-game schedule this season. On the boys side – Shadow Hills, Palm Springs and Xavier Prep came away as winners. Buley a bucket. @PSBasketball1 looks dominant in Desert Empire opener against @HoopsAztec. We got this game and the two others in the
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play, and the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight road game, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal, Jacob Markstrom make 40 saves, and the Flames improved to a league-leading 10-2-2 on the
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play, and the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight road game, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal, Jacob Markstrom make 40 saves, and the Flames improved to a league-leading 10-2-2 on the
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