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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 35 points on 13-of-23 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Los Angeles Sparks 89-72 on Saturday night. Dearica Hamby had 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals, Kelsey Plum added 17 points and eight assists and
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By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be
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By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Although Kyle Busch is the winningest driver in NASCAR Truck Series history, he was down to his final chance to extend his decade-long streak of annual victories on the circuit. To absolutely nobody’s surprise, Busch ended up raising a celebratory glass in wine country. Busch
Continue Reading By SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN and DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.” Defense Minister Gen. Wei
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CNN, KXLY By Sara Sidner and Jack Hannah, CNN Karen Amsden hoped that being arrested and accused of criminal conspiracy to riot would change her son’s heart. When he stood by his hateful views, she says she told him to get out of her house. Jared Boyce was one of 31 men arrested in Coeur
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Willis made six saves for Nashville and JT Marcinkowski had five saves for the San Jose Earthquakes in a scoreless draw Saturday. Nashville (6-4-5) and the Earthquakes (3-6-6) each had 11 shots. Nashville had five shots on goal and the Earthquakes had six. Nashville hosts Sporting Kansas City on Sunday,
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson entered COVID protocols in between games of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. That forced quality control coach Ryan Flaherty to serve as acting manager for the second game. The Padres made the announcement about 40 minutes before
Continue Reading By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — A main line of police investigation into the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous official in the Amazon points to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory, authorities said. Freelance journalist Dom Phillips and
Continue Reading CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The leader of the U.S.-backed opposition in Venezuela has been physically attacked during a visit to a rural community. That’s according to members of his parallel government, who on Saturday accused a group of ruling party associates of carrying out the attack. A photo accompanying the statement from the opposition shows
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Idaho police officers arrested 31 people Saturday who are believed to be affiliated with the White nationalist group Patriot Front, after they were seen gathering near a Pride parade in the city of Coeur d’Alene, authorities said. “It is clear to us based on the gear that the individuals had with
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Pop star Justin Bieber announced his face is partially paralyzed by a viral condition called Ramsay Hunt syndrome, caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster, that causes chicken pox and shingles. He told fans in a YouTube video Friday that the virus had attacked “the nerve in my ear, facial nerves
Continue Reading By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fans outside New York’s Beacon Theatre were cheering for Taylor Swift before she arrived, belting her songs before she stepped onstage. That energy remained throughout her stop at the 21st Tribeca Festival on Saturday, where Swift discussed transitioning into the director’s chair, the nuances of visual
Continue Reading By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Oakland was trailing by three runs going into the seventh inning and headed to an 11th straight loss when Ramón Laureano started screaming at his teammates in the dugout. “Ramon is passionate,” Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said. “That’s the Ramón I’ve always talked about.” Athletics teammates responded.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El caso civil federal que alega que el futbolista portugués Cristiano Ronaldo violó a una mujer en una habitación de hotel de Las Vegas en 2009 fue desestimado el viernes. La jueza Jennifer Dorsey aceptó la recomendación de un magistrado federal y dijo que un abogado de la acusadora
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Yuki Kurihara, CNN It began as a family argument and ended in tragedy — a teenage girl stabbed to death by her elderly grandfather in a case that shocked a nation. In a court in western Japan last month, Susumu Tomizawa, 88, admitted to killing his granddaughter Tomomi, 16, nearly two
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said Saturday the federal government will cover the full cost of the wildfire response in New Mexico following requests from the state’s governor and other lawmakers, while also acknowledging the role the US Forest Service played in starting the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire. “I think
Continue Reading Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius), tying the record high for the date set back in 1918. Las Vegas tied a record for
Continue Reading By Michelle Velez and Marlon Sorto, CNN Mexican immigration authorities have dissolved a caravan of almost 7,000 people that had departed the southern city of Tapachula and was headed to Mexico City, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Mexican National Institute of Migration (INM). The migrants were given a migratory document that
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