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Month: August 2023

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed sea, official says

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior Philippine official tells The Associated Press that the Philippine government has summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine military

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The Pac-12 Conference is facing a dire future following mass exodus of storied programs

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 dubbed itself the “Conference of Champions” for a history of athletic excellence stretching back more than 100 years. The largest conference out West has dominated Olympic sports, went on an unprecedented run in men’s college basketball and has won more national championships than any other league. Pac-12

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India’s Modi faces a no-confidence vote over silence on ethnic violence tearing at remote Manipur

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — His social media accounts suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching high-speed trains and rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders as a powerhouse on the global stage and the face of an ascendant India. But that carefully crafted image, followed by millions, sits uncomfortably at odds

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Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights fueled by national groups, money

By ALI SWENSON and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of campaign finance data shows that supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment change in Ohio are largely funded by out-of-state donors, despite repeated messaging about the need to get such interests out of Ohio politics. National money,

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Trump’s attack on ‘filth and decay’ in nation’s capital just the latest in his personal feud with DC

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington has never been a particularly friendly place for Donald Trump. And after pleading not guilty to federal charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Trump was quick to show the feeling was mutual. Trump told reporters he was “very sad” to see “the filth

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What to stream this week: Gal Gadot, ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building’

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Gal Gadot in the international espionage thriller “Heart of Stone,” the return of the comedy “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu and “Painkiller,” a new Netflix limited series detailing the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives. CBS has the

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Breve historia de la bomba atómica: cuándo se inventó, cuál fue el rol de Oppenheimer y dónde se usó por primera vez

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — “Me he convertido en la muerte, el destructor de mundos”. Estas palabras vinieron a la mente de Julius Robert Oppenheimer, el director del “Proyecto Manhattan”, tras el estallido de la primera bomba atómica de la historia en 1945, de acuerdo con la biografía de Abraham Pais. Fue un ensayo, bautizado

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As critical deadline for Niger’s military coup expires, the country’s airspace closes due to ‘threat of intervention’

By Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s airspace closed on Sunday, the day imposed as a deadline by a group of African countries for Nigerien military coup leaders to release power and reinstate the country’s democratically-elected president. As that deadline expired, Niger’s airspace closed due to “the threat of intervention from neighboring countries,” according to

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