In protest-riven Iran, some celebrate U.S. World Cup victory
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Soccer fans in Iran’s Kurdish majority region have cheered the U.S. win over Iran in a politically charged…
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Inside Biden’s calculated move to buck labor allies in hopes of averting a rail strike
By Phil Mattingly, CNN There were no illusions inside the White House that the decision to call on Congress to impose a negotiated labor agreement on…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the…
Continue ReadingRaimondo: US isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as it takes…
Continue ReadingRaimondo: US isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as it takes…
Continue ReadingRussian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Chinese strategic bombers have flown a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties…
Continue ReadingChinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus…
Continue ReadingChinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus…
Continue ReadingTokyo court: Lack of law for same-sex union unconstitutional
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in Tokyo says Japan’s lack of law to protect the rights of same-sex couples to marry and…
Continue ReadingTornado threats for parts of Alabama and Mississippi remain this morning before storms are expected to weaken today
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The threat of possible tornadoes, strong winds and hail in parts of Alabama and Mississippi persisted early Wednesday as a…
Continue ReadingSyria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the war-torn…
Continue ReadingWhat the Oath Keepers sedition verdict means for the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump
CNN By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A jury’s willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious…
Continue ReadingLow-cost fashion chain H&M to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Low-cost fashion brand H&M says it will be reducing its global workforce by around 1,500 positions as part of a plan to reduce…
Continue ReadingLow-cost fashion chain H&M to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Low-cost fashion brand H&M says it will be reducing its global workforce by around 1,500 positions as part of a plan to reduce…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — State media say former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of…
Continue ReadingJiang Zemin, former leader who paved the way for China’s rise, dies at 96
By Steven Jiang, CNN Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country’s emergence as a global superpower, has died,…
Continue ReadingPulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran…
Continue ReadingFIFA says rainbow items are allowed at World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA has given a public assurance that rainbow items and banners…
Continue ReadingFIFA says rainbow items are allowed at World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA has given a public assurance that rainbow items and banners…
Continue ReadingIn Ukraine, seeing World Cup, playing soccer pose challenges
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — For soccer lovers in Ukraine, Russia’s invasion and the devastation it has wrought…
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