Russia’s war in Ukraine
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4 Muslims were gunned down in Albuquerque. Now some families are afraid to sit outside or go get food
By Ashley Killough, Holly Yan, Ed Lavandera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN When Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain looked outside his home, he used to see a safe, idyllic neighborhood. Now he’s haunted by the spot where his brother was ambushed and killed. “I see from the window, this is the place where my brother died,” said Hussain,
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Chad’s junta, rebel groups sign pledge in Qatar before talks
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chad’s military government has signed a pledge with over 40 rebel groups and opposition figures in Qatar ahead of planned national reconciliation talks later this month in the African nation. However, the main rebel group did not agree to the terms of the pledge.
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Thai pub owner charged in connection with deadly blaze
BANGKOK (AP) — The owner of a music pub in eastern Thailand where a fire last week killed 15 people and injured more than three dozen others has been released on bail when he was brought to court to hear criminal charges against him. Pongsiri Panprasong, the owner of the Mountain B pub in Sattahip
Continue Reading Thai pub owner charged in connection with deadly blaze
BANGKOK (AP) — The owner of a music pub in eastern Thailand where a fire last week killed 15 people and injured more than three dozen others has been released on bail when he was brought to court to hear criminal charges against him. Pongsiri Panprasong, the owner of the Mountain B pub in Sattahip
Continue Reading Productivity, consumer prices, Cardinal Health earns
The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its second-quarter snapshot of U.S. employee productivity Tuesday and its latest monthly index of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday. Cardinal Health reports quarterly results Thursday.
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Russian tennis players collect 3 titles at US Open tuneups
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It was quite a week for Russia’s professional tennis players — four tournaments, three titles. One of them, Liudmila Samsonova, thinks it might not be merely a coincidence that this recent run of success for her, Daria Kasatkina and Daniil Medvedev comes shortly after they were
Continue Reading Russian tennis players collect 3 titles at US Open tuneups
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It was quite a week for Russia’s professional tennis players — four tournaments, three titles. One of them, Liudmila Samsonova, thinks it might not be merely a coincidence that this recent run of success for her, Daria Kasatkina and Daniil Medvedev comes shortly after they were
Continue Reading Japanese sailor attacked at Solomon Islands memorial service
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Japanese sailor has been attacked in the Solomon Islands during a World War II memorial service that was also attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Radio New Zealand reported that the victim was part of a Japanese navy media team and
Continue ReadingJetBlue airplane clips wing of Southwest jet at LaGuardia Airport, FAA says
By Chris Boyette, CNN The wing of a JetBlue Airways plane clipped the wing of a Southwest Airlines jet at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said. As JetBlue Flight 2519 was being pushed back from its gate at around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, the plane’s left wingtip hit the right wingtip
Continue Reading The recent killings of 4 Muslim men in Albuquerque have shaken the city. Here’s what we know
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The potentially linked ambush-style shootings of three Muslim men and the recent killing of a fourth in Albuquerque have alarmed the city’s Muslim community, leaving the community grappling with fear as police announce they have detained a suspect. The killings of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, Aftab Hussein, 41,
Continue Reading China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. The announcement further increases uncertainty in the crisis that developed last week with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s
Continue Reading As summer wanes, water crisis looms for east Ukrainian city
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The echo of artillery shells thundering in the distance mingles with the din of people gathered around Sloviansk’s public water pumps, piercing the uneasy quiet that smothers the nearly deserted streets of this eastern Ukrainian city. The members of Sloviansk’s dwindling population only emerge — a
Continue Reading Cease-fire between Israel and Gaza militants holds overnight
By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza held throughout the night and into Monday morning — a sign the latest round of violence may have abated. The flare-up was the
Continue Reading Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan Strait tensions
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Wong criticized China’s launch of ballistic missiles during the ongoing
Continue Reading Men face sentencing for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Months after they were sentenced to life in prison for murder, the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood faced a second round of criminal penalties Monday for federal hate crimes committed in the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black
Continue Reading China’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours on Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on the tropical island during the summer school holidays. The temporary lockdown of Haikou city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. follows an ongoing and indefinite lockdown of the beach resort
Continue Reading China’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours on Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on the tropical island during the summer school holidays. The temporary lockdown of Haikou city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. follows an ongoing and indefinite lockdown of the beach resort
Continue ReadingWhat the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a “reckoning that was 10 years in the making,” CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said. A
Continue Reading Former coal town comes together in face of Kentucky floods
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer FLEMING-NEON, Ky. (AP) — Barely a week after floodwaters swept downtown and left a foot of mud and twisted, gutted buildings along Main Street, an incongruous sight appeared: A flashing sign declaring JR’s Barber Shop “OPEN.” As National Guard troops patrolled outside and volunteers on backhoes mounded up
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