Russia opposition stifled but unbowed as Duma election nears
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — In the months before Sunday’s parliamentary election in Russia, authorities unleashed an…
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EXPLAINER: How Navalny election tool challenges the Kremlin
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his embattled allies won’t be…
Continue ReadingBiden links Elder to Trump on eve of California recall
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday offered his full-throated support of California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the pair attempted to thwart…
Continue ReadingCountry star Scotty McCreery knows pressure NFL players face
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan…
Continue ReadingCountry star Scotty McCreery knows pressure NFL players face
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan…
Continue ReadingAfter splashy start, Panthers’ goalie Knight preps for camp
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Spencer Knight ended last season as Florida’s heir apparent at goaltender. Thing is, it’s just…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Nicholas is slowing to a crawl and threatening to dump up to 20 inches in some parts of Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN As Tropical Depression Nicholas ambles across Texas, Houston residents are being asked to…
Continue ReadingNassib’s strip-sack helps Raiders in OT victory over Ravens
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carl Nassib’s strip-sack on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came at a critical time in…
Continue ReadingNassib’s strip-sack helps Raiders in OT victory over Ravens
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carl Nassib’s strip-sack of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came at a critical time…
Continue ReadingNicholas, now a tropical depression, still douses Gulf Coast
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a…
Continue ReadingCarr’s TD pass caps Raiders rally past Ravens 33-27 in OT
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr threw a 31-yard TD pass to Zay Jones after the Raiders squandered their first…
Continue ReadingFlights restored as Typhoon Chanthu lingers off Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Transport links have been largely restored in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu remained offshore. Chanthu…
Continue ReadingLebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
By BASSEM MROUE and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon is grappling with severe shortages in medical supplies amid a…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria
By ALBERT AJI and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the presence of foreign…
Continue ReadingGeorgia school board investigating after swastikas and an anti-Semitic message were painted in a high school bathroom
By Maria Cartaya, CNN A Georgia school board is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that was daubed on a boys’ bathroom wall during the most…
Continue ReadingJapan’s outgoing prime minister to attend Quad summit in US
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to travel to Washington next week to…
Continue ReadingDavid Cho Yong-gi, founder of South Korea’s Yoido megachurch, dies at 85
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN David Cho Yong-gi, a South Korean pastor who founded one of South Korea’s largest and most popular…
Continue ReadingKershaw strikes out 5 in return, Dodgers beat D-backs 5-1
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out five in his first start since July 3 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St lower amid growth concerns
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected…
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