Ravaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria.…
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Chinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingChinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingBrazilian health minister tests positive for Covid-19 while in New York for UN meeting
By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brazilian Minister of Health Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for Covid-19 while in New York City for…
Continue ReadingBrazilian health minister tests positive for Covid-19 while in New York for UN meeting
CNN By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brazilian Minister of Health Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for Covid-19 while in New York City…
Continue ReadingBraves power to 6-1 win over D-backs, maintain NL East lead
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies both launched two-run homers for the Atlanta Braves, who held their…
Continue ReadingBassitt to start for A’s, 5 weeks after being hit in head
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is set to return to the mound, just over five weeks after being hospitalized…
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Health care workers push back over state vaccine mandate, less than a month before deadline
A motion filed Tuesday with the Oregon Court of Appeals by two groups opposed to Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seeks to block the…
Continue ReadingSexual assault linked to later brain damage in women, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Women who have been sexually assaulted have a higher risk of developing a type of brain damage that has been linked to…
Continue ReadingOhtani hits 45th HR while surging Astros rout Angels 10-5
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 45th homer in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 10-5…
Continue ReadingMariners beat Athletics 5-2 to stay in AL wild-card chase
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marco Gonzales pitched six uneven innings and won his eighth straight decision, and the…
Continue ReadingTrump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over…
Continue ReadingLast person seen with Kristin Smart in 1996 heading to trial
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has ordered the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from…
Continue Reading‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at…
Continue Reading‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 death rate more than 4 times higher in least vaccinated states than in most vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The average rate of Covid-19 deaths in the 10 least vaccinated states was more than four times higher…
Continue ReadingArizona Republican resigns after secret recording released
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican official in Arizona resigned Tuesday from the board overseeing Maricopa County…
Continue ReadingPujols hit in 10th, Dodgers beat Rox, stay close in NL West
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with a single up the middle in the 10th inning…
Continue ReadingWoman found dead in freezer was ex-LA sheriff’s detective
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say an 87-year-old woman found dead inside a freezer in the garage of her Southern California home was a retired…
Continue ReadingMany migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA, JUAN A. LOZANO and SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials say many of the…
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