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Trevor Bauer signing met with little reaction in Japan
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The signing of Trevor Bauer to a one-year contract by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars generated little reaction Wednesday in the Japanese media. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 12, three weeks after an arbitrator reduced his
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German arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to ramp up its output, including the kinds of arms and ammunition needed by Ukraine, but needs clarity about what governments want before investing in further production capacity. Ukraine became the world’s third largest importer of arms in 2022 after
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Sri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary Fund package to aid its bankrupt economy. Most government hospitals
Continue Reading Sri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary Fund package to aid its bankrupt economy. Most government hospitals
Continue Reading Regulators to announce decision in $31B freight rail merger
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The first major railroad merger since the 1990s could be approved Wednesday when federal regulators announce their decision on Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has been reviewing the deal since it was agreed to back
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to build ‘world’s largest’ chip center with $230 billion investment from Samsung
By Juliana Liu, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea says it will build an enormous facility to make computer chips in the greater Seoul area, with about $230 billion in investment from memory chip giant Samsung Electronics. The plans were announced by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday and confirmed by the electronics
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Three Americans advance to quarterfinals following jam-packed Tuesday at Indian Wells
We’ve talked all tournament long about the strength of American tennis, the resurgence of the stars and stripes in the sport. That was on display Tuesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden as three Americans punched their ticket to the quarterfinal round after wins in their respective 4th round. TAYLOR FRITZ Fritz advances 🙌His 18th
Continue Reading More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have thrown bricks at police who fought back with clubs and tear gas for a second day after officers tried to arrest the ousted premier for failing to appear in court on graft charges. More
Continue ReadingNearly 200,000 customers without power in the Northeast as strong winds from a departing nor’easter linger in the region
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN Parts of a nor’easter that buried portions of the Northeast under feet of snow and left hundreds of thousands without power will linger Wednesday over New England, where it is expected to bring limited snow but heavy winds that could cause more outages before shifting off the coast.
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A New York man was arrested after allegedly threatening a shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in a social media post
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Zenebou Sylla and Rob Frehse, CNN A 20-year-old man from Upstate New York has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to carry out a shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets in Manlius, New York, in a Discord post, according to court documents and local police. Police responded to a
Continue Reading More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan threw bricks at police who fought back with clubs and tear gas for a second day Wednesday after officers tried to arrest the ousted premier for failing to appear in court on graft charges. Police
Continue Reading Gaudreau has 5 points as Blue Jackets beat Sharks 6-5 in OT
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game with 43 seconds left in overtime, giving him five points on the night as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the San Jose Sharks 6-5 Tuesday. “I felt good tonight,” Gaudreau said. “Just a fun game to
Continue Reading100,000 Californians still have no power as storms whip hurricane-force winds, flood homes and threaten 25 million people in other states
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton and Holly Yan, CNN The storm system that’s hammered California this week is heading east — but not before dousing the state with more torrential rain and knocking out power with ferocious winds. Daily rainfall records were shattered Tuesday in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. The deluge will
Continue Reading ‘Nazi’ references: BBC sportscaster’s tweet revives debate
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua’s repression of Catholics to Hitler’s rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation’s asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a
Continue Reading Former Australian PM says subs ‘worst deal in all history’
SYDNEY (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its fleet, saying “it must be the worst deal in all history.” Speaking at a National Press Club event, Keating said the submarines wouldn’t serve a
Continue Reading Kings get boost from power play in 5-2 win over Islanders
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo scored on the power play as part of a four-goal outburst in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Tuesday night. Blake Lizotte, Trevor Moore and Quinton Byfield also scored for Los Angeles.
Continue Reading Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas
By SEAN MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing a lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the
Continue ReadingMorocco joins Portugal and Spain in transcontinental bid to host 2030 World Cup
By Kevin Dotson and Wayne Sterling, CNN Morocco is set to join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the FIFA 2030 Men’s World Cup, apparently replacing Ukraine in a three-way alliance with the two European nations. Ukraine said it would team up with Spain and Portugal in a joint bid last October, but
Continue Reading Alcaraz, Fritz, Gauff into quarterfinals at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is three victories away from returning to the world’s top ranking, having reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Alcaraz, ranked No. 2, advanced when Jack Draper retired with the Spaniard leading 6-2, 2-0 after 46 minutes of play. It was Alcaraz’s 101st ATP Tour
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