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By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Basketball has united the South Sudanese. The country which gained its independence just 12 years ago is still celebrating the men’s national team after its first-ever qualification for the Olympics. South Sudan will play at the Paris Olympics as the automatic qualifier from Africa thanks
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety due to a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its experts deployed at the
Continue ReadingGUWAHATI, India (AP) — Police say violence erupted in India’s northeastern state with a history of ethnic clashes when armed men exchanged gunfire with security forces, leaving at least two dead. Police say the shootout took place in Pallel village in Manipur state on Friday. Police say that as reports of the shooting spread, hundreds
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia hopes its first home football game in 10 months is the high point of a long, emotional journey that started in an horrific way. Tributes and dedications for three players killed last Nov. 13 began Friday afternoon with a tree planting and placement
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By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Instead of calling your family to tell them how college is going, how about meeting up with them on campus after classes? These four women can do just that. Carthage College welcomed three generations of women on campus this fall semester, a grandmother, a mother and her two daughters.
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 6,8 sacudió Marruecos cerca de las 11:00 p.m. este viernes, hora local, y se reportan cientos de muertos hasta el momento. Última hora del terremoto en Marruecos, en vivo: noticias, muertos, daños y más Al menos 820 personas murieron y otras 672 resultaron heridas tras el
Continue ReadingBy BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan have detained for interrogation close relatives of a couple wanted by U.K. police in connection with last month’s death of their 10-year-old daughter in the outskirts of London. A police spokesman in Jehlum, northwest of Lahore, said that Urfan Sharif and his wife
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will meet in the U.S. Open women’s singles final. Gauff enters Saturday’s championship match at Arthur Ashe Stadium seeking her first Grand Slam title. Sabalenka is trying to win her second major trophy of the year. Gauff is a 19-year-old from Florida who is seeded No.
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ElSHAMY Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Queen, better known as Beyoncé, had a dress code in mind for Renaissance tour concert goers attending her “House of Chrome,” as she described her concerts. The superstar made a last-minute request on Aug. 23 on her website to wear silver at the Renaissance Tour in
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Bodily fluids erupt on flights across North America, the upcoming “cruise that never ends” and quiet getaways where you can escape Europe’s tourist throngs. Quiet zones Greece has started limiting daily visitors to the Acropolis because of tourist bottlenecks and “unpleasant conditions,” while next
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — When Indian prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit on Saturday, he sat behind a country name placard that piqued the interest of many. The placard didn’t say “India,” the name that his country is customarily known by internationally.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM SCHRECK and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 top world economies welcomed the African Union as a member as their annual summit got underway Saturday, adding momentum to hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to give a greater voice to the Global South. Hours later, Modi
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman, Kelly McCleary, Ray Sanchez, Samantha Beech and Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — The police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month was charged with murder, the Philadelphia district attorney said Friday after releasing body camera footage of the”extremely violent” encounter. The unedited footage shows Officer Mark Dial
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday were to outline plans for a rail and shipping corridor that would connect India with the Middle East and ultimately Europe — a possible game changer for global trade to be announced at the Group
Continue Reading By Shawn Deng and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has accused Chinese vessels of carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” in a disputed area of the South China Sea in the latest maritime flare-up between the two neighbors. The Philippine coast guard said in a statement Friday it had been carrying out a routine rotation
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Disney has tentatively agreed to a $9.5 million settlement of a federal class action lawsuit regarding its “Dream Key” pass and a hearing is scheduled for next month to consider the agreement. Jenale Nielsen and other pass holders filed the lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court in November 2021 alleging they thought the Dream Key
Continue ReadingBy ADAM SCHRECK and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as host of this year’s
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By SAM METZAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that at least 632 people had died, mostly in Marrakech and five provinces
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ElSHAMY Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 600 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. The toll was expected to rise as rescuers picked through the rubble Saturday and
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