LEADING OFF: Bassitt back, Chisox close, Max starts, Cards W
By The Associated Press Oakland right-hander Chris Bassitt promised to return to the mound by season’s end following a frightening 100 mph line…
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Climate change tops agenda as Iceland heads to elections
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK , Iceland (AP) — Climate change is top of the agenda when voters in Iceland head to the polls for…
Continue ReadingTaiwan asks to join trade group, says China might interfere
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group. That sets up a potential clash with…
Continue ReadingTaiwan asks to join trade group, says China might interfere
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group. That sets up a potential clash with…
Continue ReadingFloods, books & kids: Highlights of German election campaign
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s election campaign has largely focused on the three candidates hoping to succeed…
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Large crowd attends vigil for downtown Bend shooting victim Barry Washington Jr.
A large group gathered in downtown Bend Wednesday evening for a vigil at “Peace Corner,” then walked a block to the scene where Barry Washington Jr.…
Continue ReadingAstros move closer, beat Angels in 12; Ohtani out at plate
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a two-run double in the 12th inning and the Houston Astros, after throwing out…
Continue ReadingChina’s Ant Group to share credit data with central bank
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s…
Continue ReadingChina’s Ant Group to share credit data with central bank
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s…
Continue ReadingNaval officer wins praise for Portugal’s vaccine rollout
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — As Portugal nears its goal of fully vaccinating 85% of the population against COVID-19 in…
Continue ReadingBryant, Posey lead Giants to 8-6 win over fading Friars
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a bases-clearing double, Buster Posey had four hits and scored three times, and…
Continue ReadingMideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N.…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed on China developer, virus concerns
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed on China developer, virus concerns
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and…
Continue ReadingWoman plans to help fellow Rwandan amputees get prosthetics
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rwandan woman who was orphaned during her country’s genocide and lost part of her leg…
Continue ReadingSeveral students sent home from South Carolina’s second-largest school district for not wearing masks
By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Several students in South Carolina’s second-largest school district were sent home Wednesday for not…
Continue ReadingWoman plans to help fellow Rwandan amputees get prosthetics
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rwandan woman who was orphaned during her country’s genocide and lost part of her leg…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the world needs to ‘grow up’ and deal with climate change
By Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Deborah Bloom, CNN Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, British Prime…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the world needs to ‘grow up’ and deal with climate change
CNN By Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Deborah Bloom, CNN Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, British…
Continue ReadingNL East-leading Braves overcome Duvall’s lost HR in victory
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ian Anderson pitched two-hit ball over six-plus innings and Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies and Freddie…
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