SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former NCAA singles champions Mackenzie McDonald and Marcos Giron won their matches at the San Diego Open ATP 250. McDonald beat error-prone Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland, 6-0, 6-2 in just 54 minutes. Third-seeded Giron moved into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The world No.
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Pubs, restaurants, breweries, retailers and other businesses across the United Kingdom are being pushed to the brink by skyrocketing energy bills. One bakery owner doubts that even a massive support package announced this week by the U.K. government will make much of a difference to businesses
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Mick Krever, CNN As the first phase of Russia’s new “partial mobilization” got underway on Thursday, videos appeared on social media purporting to show newly mobilized men preparing to be deployed. In the city of Neryungi — six time zones east of Ukraine — a
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On a blustery November day last year Britain’s future king stood before world leaders to deliver a rallying cry that they should “act with all despatch, and decisively” to confront a common enemy. The clarion call — in the vast, windowless hall of a
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell for a third day Friday after more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to control persistent inflation spurred fears of a possible global recession. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney declined. Oil prices edged lower. Japanese markets were closed
Continue ReadingBy EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aid agencies say the number of children working in Afghanistan is growing ever since the economy collapsed following the Taliban takeover more than a year ago. Nowhere is it clearer than in the brick factories outside of the capital, Kabul. Children as young as four or
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell for a third day Friday after more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to control persistent inflation spurred fears of a possible global recession. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney declined. Oil prices edged lower. Japanese markets were closed
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell held St. Louis hitless until Albert Pujols beat the shift for a single with two outs in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Cardinals 1-0. Snell allowed two hits in seven innings on 117 pitches and struck
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A former justice minister has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of taking bribes and helping criminals hide illegal activity. Fu Zhenghua’s conviction Thursday adds to a string of senior officials who have been punished for corruption in a long-running crackdown launched after President Xi Jinping took power
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are searching for their winning ways again — the timely hits, sharp defense and shut-down pitching that has carried them so close to getting back to the playoffs for the first time since 2001. “The last couple nights have been a little
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is one home run away from matching the AL record. Judge hit his 60th homer on Tuesday night. Roger Maris set the AL mark of 61 in 1961. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols is two home runs shy of 700 for his career. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a violation of the global order, sharpening his rebukes of President Vladimir Putin as the war entered a tense new moment. Biden’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly came hours after Putin announced an expansion of his war effort,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Logan Webb didn’t allow a hit until one out in the sixth inning and was then immediately pulled by manager Gabe Kapler after 66 pitches in the San Francisco Giants’ 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Alex Young, Cole Waites and Scott Alexander held the Rockies to
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know. An insurance industry group says these cars are stolen at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the auto industry because their keys lack computer chips for theft “immobilizer”
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank voted unanimously Thursday to recommend firing a former Trump official as president of the Washington-based institution, a person familiar with the vote said. The move came after an investigation conducted at the bank board’s request determined that Mauricio Claver-Carone violated
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank voted unanimously Thursday to recommend firing a former Trump official as president of the Washington-based institution, a person familiar with the vote said. The move came after an investigation conducted at the bank board’s request determined that Mauricio Claver-Carone violated
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madison Bumgarner tossed six innings of one-run ball for his first win in nearly two months and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1. Bumgarner retired the first nine batters and 13 of the first 14 he faced in his first victory since
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Here’s Part 3 of NewsChannel 21’s Decision 2022 debate Wednesday evening among the four candidates for Redmond mayor: Charles Baer, Ed Fitch, Jay Patrick and Ben Schimmoller, moderated by Lee Anderson.
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Here’s Part 2 of NewsChannel 21’s Decision 2022 debate Wednesday evening among the four candidates for Redmond mayor: Charles Baer, Ed Fitch, Jay Patrick and Ben Schimmoller, moderated by Lee Anderson.
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Here’s Part 1 of NewsChannel 21’s Decision 2022 debate Wednesday evening among the four candidates for Redmond mayor: Charles Baer, Ed Fitch, Jay Patrick and Ben Schimmoller, moderated by Lee Anderson.
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