Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Popular Fenway fixture Drago the German shepherd dies at 10
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer For almost a decade, Drago the German shepherd was a popular presence at Fenway Park. He was the service dog of head groundskeeper Dave Mellor and loved to roam the outfield grass near the Green Monster and rest on the pitcher’s mound. Last week, Drago had a stroke and
Continue ReadingRomanian port struggles to handle flow of Ukrainian grain
By VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis. It’s Romania’s biggest port, home to Europe’s fastest-loading grain terminal, and has
Continue ReadingRomanian port struggles to handle flow of Ukrainian grain
By VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — With Ukraine’s seaports blockaded or captured by Russian forces, neighboring Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta has emerged as a main conduit for the war-torn country’s grain exports amid a growing world food crisis. It’s Romania’s biggest port, home to Europe’s fastest-loading grain terminal, and has
Continue ReadingCollege baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — College baseball officials say they are working to increase the number of Black players and coaches in the sport. There were fewer than two dozen Black players among the eight teams that made it to the College World Series. There were no Black head coaches
Continue ReadingTake two: Steve Clifford returns to Hornets as head coach
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Steve Clifford is heading back to Charlotte. Clifford has agreed to a multiyear contract to return as head coach of the NBA’s Hornets four years after being fired by team owner Michael Jordan, the team announced Friday night. Charlotte previously agreed to terms on a
Continue ReadingMan loses USB flash drive with data on entire city’s residents after night out
By Jessie Yeung and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea — but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely to last for some time. The unnamed worker lost a USB flash drive containing the personal details of every resident of the city of Amagasaki, northwest of Osaka,
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in
Continue ReadingStocks rally, driving Wall Street to a rare winning week
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years and just its second winning week in the last 12 to provide a bit of relief from the market’s brutal sell-off this year. The benchmark index
Continue ReadingStocks rally, driving Wall Street to a rare winning week
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years and just its second winning week in the last 12 to provide a bit of relief from the market’s brutal sell-off this year. The benchmark index
Continue ReadingUS Pacific admiral: Ties with Japan key to regional security
By HARUKA NUGA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s top commander in the Pacific and the Japanese defense minister say that close cooperation between their naval forces is more important than ever in the region amid rising tensions over China, North Korea and Russia. Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told U.S. Pacific Fleet commander
Continue ReadingUS envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars and Stripes visible, no official listing as a notable overseas property. The official residence of the American envoy is a rental and temporary, officials said, secured after two years of house-hunting
Continue ReadingUS envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars and Stripes visible, no official listing as a notable overseas property. The official residence of the American envoy is a rental and temporary, officials said, secured after two years of house-hunting
Continue ReadingJudge approves $1 billion settlement a year after Surfside condo collapse
By Denise Royal and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a catastrophic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, a judge approved an approximately $1 billion settlement for those impacted by the disaster that killed 98 people, an attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed Thursday. The judge’s decision finalizes a tentative settlement that
Continue ReadingA year after the Surfside condo collapse, loved ones see legislation and millions but few answers
WPLG, ANDY SLATER, BODYCAM, SECURITAS USA WEBSITE, ZOOM, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN PJ Rodriguez‘s 7-year-old son, John, is learning to cope with the loss of his grandmother and great grandmother. He was close to both and at times gets sad that he can’t talk to them, but a therapist has taught
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Freeman returns to Atlanta, Pham sees Pederson
By The Associated Press Freddie Freeman is sure to get a huge ovation when he returns to Truist Park for the first time since helping lead the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship. Now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the star first baseman and the NL West leaders open a weekend series at his
Continue ReadingTexas school district bans hooded clothing and dresses for most students, saying it will promote professionalism
By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A North Texas school district has updated its dress code for the upcoming school year to ban hooded clothing as well as dresses and skirts for many of its grade levels, reasoning that the change will help students in their future careers. The bans quickly elicited a backlash
Continue ReadingA year on, Surfside remembers 98 victims of condo collapse
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A year ago in the middle of the night, a 12-story oceanfront condo building in Surfside, Florida, came down with a thunderous roar, leaving a giant pile of rubble and claiming 98 lives — one of the deadliest structure collapses in
Continue ReadingFabiana Rosales, esposa de líder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó, se reunió con Jill y Joe Biden
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La esposa del líder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó, a quien Estados Unidos reconoce como presidente interino de ese país, se reunió con el presidente Joe Biden y la primera dama Jill Biden en la Casa Blanca este miércoles. Según Carlos Vecchio, embajador de Guaidó en EE.UU., Fabiana Rosales fue invitada
Continue ReadingMoving up: Grizzlies trade 2 1st-round picks to get LaRavia
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have packaged its two first round picks and sent them to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Grizzlies moved up in the draft to obtain Jake LaRavia of Wake Forest in Thursday’s NBA draft. The 6-foot-8 forward has a reputation as a strong shooter. He
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