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By SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — West African heads of state began meeting Thursday on next steps after Niger’s military junta defied their deadline to reinstate the nation’s deposed president, but analysts say the bloc known as ECOWAS may be running out of options as support fades for a
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits jumped last week, but not enough to cause concern about a still-strong U.S. labor market. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 248,000 for the week ending August 5, from 227,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Acrisure Arena is hosting a job fair on Thursday to hire for a wide variety of food and beverage/hospitality positions. The job fair will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through the arena’s main entrance doors. Some of the part-time positions being offered are head cooks, line cooks, dishwashers, bartenders, barbacks, cashiers, warehouse staff,
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Dew points will remain high through tomorrow, making it feel less comfortable out there. FutureTrack date indicates a small chance of showers and thunderstorms around the region into this afternoon. The humidity will keep daytime highs subdued through tomorrow before we start to warm up a bit by Saturday. Expect periods of monsoon moisture off
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes continue to slow
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story KAHUKUI, Hawaii (KITV) — A longtime Maui resident says fled her Lahaina home and lost everything in the fire. Phena Davis told KITV4 about what the last 24 hours have been like for her and her family. “I own nothing. I have the clothes on
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A prosecutor says required safety standards weren’t met at a vacation home housing adults with disabilities at which a fire killed 11 people in eastern France. The victims include 10 adults with slight intellectual disabilities and one person accompanying them. The deputy prosecutor of Colmar, Nathalie Kielwasser, said Thursday that the first
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — American politics are tense and polarized, and the Iowa caucuses are just six months away. But you wouldn’t have known that from the week-long RAGBRAI bike ride across Iowa this summer. About 50,000 riders took part in the 500-mile journey. And they mostly put
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest cruise ship hasn’t welcomed a single passenger aboard yet, but it’s already set the internet on fire. The Icon of the Seas — which recently completed its first set of sea trials in preparation for its maiden voyage in January 2024 — has amazing credentials: 1,198
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Marion man faces felony charges after deputies say he broke into a home and “demolished” it, then did it again days later. Deputies with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Dysartsville on July 26 for
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — FBI special agents shot and killed a Utah man Wednesday while attempting to arrest him for allegedly making threats against President Joe Biden ahead of the president’s trip to the state. FBI SWAT agents were giving commands to the man when he pointed a
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A rescue official says a boat carrying minority Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has capsized in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 17 people dead and about 30 missing. He says about 55 people were on the boat when it left the western state of Rakhine last weekend and eight survived. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Decemberists’ frontman Colin Meloy is now writing a novel for adults after already becoming a popular children’s author. G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced Thursday that Meloy’s book is scheduled for 2025 and has the working title “Cascadia.” It features a protagonist named Barnaby Chambers. He sells discarded baby membrane tissue and
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Una niña de 11 años murió tras ser asaltada por delincuentes que circulaban en moto en Villa Giardino, Lanús Oeste, provincia de Buenos Aires, según informaron el municipio de Lanús y la Policía de la Provincia Buenos Aires. Por el hecho hay dos hombres detenidos, ambos mayores de edad, según
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Michael Kors and Kate Spade are about to become siblings. Tapestry Inc., which owns Kate Spade and Coach, announced Thursday that it’s acquiring Capri Holdings, the parent company of Michael Kors and Versace. The $8.5 billion deal could help them better compete against their higher-end European rivals.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward gains before markets opened Thursday ahead of a closely watched U.S. inflation report. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and the S&P 500 each climbed 0.5% before the opening bell. The U.S. government will give its monthly update on the inflation at
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La ya abrumadora situación legal de Donald Trump se vuelve más sombría cada día a medida que surgen nuevos detalles de las profundidades a las que estaba dispuesto a rebajarse para revertir su derrota en las elecciones de 2020. Es raro que un acusado criminal enfrente el tipo de cantidad
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a name for the next installment of his multi-million selling “Dog Man” children’s books series about a canine superhero. “Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder,” will be published March 19. Previous “Dog Man” titles, shameless puns all, include
Continue ReadingBy AHMED El-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials and an eyewitness say they suspect an Al-Qaida attack in southern Yemen killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group. The men said the attack occurred on Thursday while the commander and soldiers were traveling in a convoy through the south
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, despidió a su principal general en medio de una reorganización del liderazgo militar del país y quiere que su Ejército “se prepare para la guerra”, informaron este jueves medios estatales. El general Pak Su Il fue despedido
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