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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China’s influence in the region. The four foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi insisted the so-called “Quad”
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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — By the time the doors open at 4:30 p.m., a boisterous line of 50 hungry people is looping around the gymnasium foyer at Blessed Francis Seelos Academy. Their objective: to occupy tables on the basketball court and, for the parish’s first time since the pandemic
Continue Reading By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — By the time the doors open at 4:30 p.m., a boisterous line of 50 hungry people is looping around the gymnasium foyer at Blessed Francis Seelos Academy. Their objective: to occupy tables on the basketball court and, for the parish’s first time since the pandemic
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Richard Quest, CNN South Korea doesn’t need nuclear arms to deter the threat from North Korea, the country’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in an exclusive interview with CNN — even as public opinion swings the other way amid Asia’s accelerating arms race. Several recent public surveys “definitely showed that we
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored 17 points to lead five in double figures as Oregon cruised past California 84-51 on Thursday night. Couisnard was 6 of 8 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. N’Faly Dante, Nate Bittle, Rivaldo Soares and Kel’el Ware each added 10 points for Oregon (17-13, 11-8 Pac-12), which
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi and Anze Kopitar scored in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night. Alex Iafallo also scored and Pheonix Copley made 19 saves to help the Kings win their fourth straight home game. “You want to
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese central bank official says the country’s vast real estate industry is recovering from a slump triggered by tighter debt controls. Those controls led to a wave of defaults by developers that rattled global financial markets. The official, Pan Gongsheng, mentioned Evergrande Group, the global
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Switching political parties to choose the primary in which to vote is about to become more difficult in Wyoming. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon says he will allow a bill curtailing so-called party crossover voting to become law on Friday without his signature. Gordon says the bill’s
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Two Native Hawaiian men wouldn’t have brutally beaten a man if he weren’t white, a U.S. judge said Thursday in sentencing them to yearslong prison terms for a hate crime in a case that reflects Hawaii’s nuanced and complicated relationship with race. A jury convicted Kaulana
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been acquitted in the latest trial in response to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund. Najib is already serving a 12-year prison term from his first of several corruption trials linked to the 1MDB scandal. On Friday, the High
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities are investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out at a construction site in a popular shopping district. The fire forced around 170 people in nearby buildings to evacuate. The fire erupted at the Mariners’ Club redevelopment project at 11 p.m.
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities are investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out at a construction site in a popular shopping district. The fire forced around 170 people in nearby buildings to evacuate. The fire erupted at the Mariners’ Club redevelopment project at 11 p.m.
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even with starters Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins still on the sidelines, the Golden State Warriors are suddenly looking like a serious contender again. No matter how far they might fall behind. Jordan Poole scored 34 points, Klay Thompson had 19 points and a career-high
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By Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son — another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Judge
Continue ReadingCNN By Colin McCullough and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Lufthansa flight traveling from Texas to Germany was diverted to Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday evening because of turbulence that left some passengers injured, an airport spokesperson said. Lufthansa Flight 469, which took off from Austin, experienced “significant turbulence” and landed safely at Dulles,
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after a Federal Reserve official raised hopes the U.S. central bank might not step up its anti-inflation fight as much as feared. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street rose Wednesday for the
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after a Federal Reserve official raised hopes the U.S. central bank might not step up its anti-inflation fight as much as feared. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street rose Wednesday for the
Continue Reading LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Lassina Traore had 20 points and 11 rebounds in Long Beach State’s 77-61 win against CSU Bakersfield on Thursday. Marcus Tsohonis scored 11 points and added seven rebounds for the Beach (17-14, 11-8 Big West Conference). AJ George recorded 11 points and shot 3 of 6 from the field and
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron arrestados en Kansas City este jueves por supuestamente enviar tecnología de aviación estadounidense a Rusia, anunció el Departamento de Justicia. Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, de 59 años, y Douglas Robertson, de 55, enfrentan varios cargos, que incluyen exportar bienes controlados sin licencia, falsificar y no presentar información de
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Antoine Davis missed his shot at making history. Detroit Mercy’s star guard finished four points shy of breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA career scoring record, a mark that has stood since 1970. Davis, who leads the nation with a 28.4 points per game average, entered Thursday’s
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