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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press GULU, Uganda (AP) — The charcoal makers in the forests of northern Uganda fled into the bush, temporarily abandoning their precious handiwork: multiple heaps of timber yet to be processed. The workers were desperate to avoid capture by local officials after a new law banned the commercial production of charcoal.
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press GULU, Uganda (AP) — The charcoal makers in the forests of northern Uganda fled into the bush, temporarily abandoning their precious handiwork: multiple heaps of timber yet to be processed. The workers were desperate to avoid capture by local officials after a new law banned the commercial production of charcoal.
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — This week marks 10 years since K-pop sensation BTS burst onto the South Korean music scene in a flurry of chunky chains, baseball caps and spiky hair. Footage from the group’s official “debut day” in June 2013, when label Big Hit Entertainment unveiled its latest protégés to the world,
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Awards history was made Sunday when Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee became the first nonbinary people to win Tonys for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment amid a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script. “Thank you
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Update 6/12/23 The fire is now 50% contained. The acreage burned remains at 1,088. Original Report 6/11/23 Firefighters from multiple agencies continue working to contain the Geology Fire in Joshua Tree National Park. According to the National Park Service, the Geology Fire has burned 1,088 acres and is 30% contained. Officials say the fire ignited
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 1 national seed Wake Forest was expected to make it to the College World Series. Oral Roberts? Not so much. Yet it’s on to Omaha for the Golden Eagles, who certainly look the part of a team deserving to be among the final eight in the NCAA Tournament
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo’s face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive. The 3-year-old German shepherd, who had accompanied Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police chief said that at least one person was killed and several others wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in the state’s capital city. Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson told The Baltimore Sun that several people were shot and at least
Continue Reading SHIYAN, China (AP) — China’s manufacturing and consumer spending are weakening after a strong start to 2023 after anti-virus controls ended. Automakers and other companies are struggling to rebuild sales and sending salespeople abroad to revive their export businesses following a three-year gap. Economic growth accelerated to 4.5% over a year earlier in the three
Continue Reading SHIYAN, China (AP) — China’s manufacturing and consumer spending are weakening after a strong start to 2023 after anti-virus controls ended. Automakers and other companies are struggling to rebuild sales and sending salespeople abroad to revive their export businesses following a three-year gap. Economic growth accelerated to 4.5% over a year earlier in the three
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” se convirtió en un gran éxito de taquilla: recaudó más de US$ 120 millones en su fin de semana de estreno, el segundo mayor del año. Tanto los fans como la crítica alabaron la secuela de “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” de 2018 por su buffet de indulgencias
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award history was made Sunday when Alex Newell became the first nonbinary person to win a Tony for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment amid a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script. “Thank you for seeing me,
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said Monday. The 58-year-old driver was arrested and being held at a Cessnock police station and will be charged, Police Assistant
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion. More than 12,600 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — República Dominicana atrajo más turistas que Argentina, Brasil y Colombia en el 2022, según datos de la Organización Mundial del Turismo (OMT) de las Naciones Unidas. La República Dominicana es 175 veces más pequeña que Brasil, que recibió 3,6 millones de turistas en el 2022, comparado con los
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party’s nomination for the June 2024 presidential election. All of the four contenders will have to resign their government posts by Friday, including Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum,
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Following the harassment of WNBA star Brittney Griner at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Phoenix Mercury’s leadership plans to make adjustments to prioritize players’ travel safety, head coach Vanessa Nygaard said Sunday. Griner, who was freed from Russia in December after being wrongfully detained, was
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un golpe de la estrella de UFC Conor McGregor envió a la mascota de Miami Heat, Burnie, a la sala de emergencias de un hospital local durante las Finales de la NBA el viernes, según The Athletic. McGregor golpeó dos veces a la persona que viste el disfraz de
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said Monday. The 58-year-old driver was arrested and being held at a Cessnock police station and will be charged, Police Assistant
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose opened a blank script backstage before dancing and leaping her way to the stage as the main show’s telecast kicked off Sunday, seizing the moment after the Hollywood writers’ strike left Broadway’s biggest night without words but with plenty of
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