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Month: September 2023

Funeral held for victims of Russian market attack amid more strikes, as Blinken visits Ukraine

By SAMYA KULLAB and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Victims of a deadly Russian missile attack that struck a busy market in eastern Ukraine were buried Thursday, as Moscow kept up its assault on Ukraine’s grain export infrastructure, hitting a Ukrainian port for the fourth time in five days. Wednesday’s attack on

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Victoria’s Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in its latest moves to be more inclusive

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 20 years, Victoria’s Secret had bolstered its image built on a man’s vision of sexiness with one big annual event: its fashion catwalk extravaganza, with supermodels like Naomi Campbell sashaying down the runway in Swarovski-crystal covered wings, thongs and million dollar fantasy

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Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash

By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations. A government watchdog group says

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Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system. A medical worker says 78-year-old Suu Kyi, who was arrested in 2021 when

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$23 billion pledged at Africa Climate Summit, but leaders warn of need ‘to act with urgency’

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — The inaugural Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, with the host, Kenya’s president William Ruto, saying that a total of $23 billion had been pledged to green projects by governments, investors, development banks and philanthropists. The summit, which focussed on driving green growth and climate finance

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A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice under impeachment threat isn’t the only member to get party money

By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations. A government watchdog group says

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