By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has warned about potential clashes with the country’s powerful paramilitary force which it said deployed troops in the capital and other cities. The military said on Thursday that the build-up of the Rapid Support Force in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, and elsewhere in the country
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department will take an emergency dispute over medication abortion drugs to the Supreme Court, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. Garland’s announcement comes after a federal appeals court overnight froze parts of a Texas judge’s order that would have suspended the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday as he looks to boost ties and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine. Lula arrived late Wednesday and is due to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday as he looks to boost ties and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine. Lula arrived late Wednesday and is due to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rebounded unexpectedly to growth in March despite a decline in U.S. and European demand following interest rate hikes to cool inflation. Customs data showed exports rose 14.8% over a year earlier to $315.6 billion, recovering from a 6.8% contraction in January and February. Imports
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rebounded unexpectedly to growth in March despite a decline in U.S. and European demand following interest rate hikes to cool inflation. Customs data showed exports rose 14.8% over a year earlier to $315.6 billion, recovering from a 6.8% contraction in January and February. Imports
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN A massive cyclone swirling off Australia’s western coast will likely make landfall as a category 5 storm — the strongest on the national scale — according to the country’s official forecaster. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) expects Cyclone Ilsa to cross the Pilbara coast of Western Australia Thursday evening or Friday
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Nikita Zadorov had his first career hat trick and the Calgary Flames ended a disappointing season with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Calgary finished fifth in the Pacific at 38-27-17 and 93 points, a year after winning the division with 111. The Flames have
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — En una actualización nocturna sobre los impactos de las graves inundaciones, la ciudad de Fort Lauderdale anunció que activó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia y emitirá una proclamación de un estado local de emergencia. “El personal activó el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) de la ciudad. El personal de
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN Actor Jamie Foxx is recovering after experiencing a “medical complication,” according to an Instagram post Wednesday night from his daughter Corinne Foxx. “We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday. Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — Max Muncy hit a three-run homer and a solo shot to finish a three-game set against San Francisco with four homers and 11 RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Giants 10-5 for a series win. Los Angeles rallied in the fifth on four
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap eagled the par-5 fifth and closed with a chip-in birdie in fading light on the par-3 ninth for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Wednesday in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. Vongtaveelap had a bogey-free round at windy Hoakalei Country Club to join fellow afternoon starter
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Manveena Suri, CNN Flowers, a coconut and a round of cheers were part of the celebrations following the inaugural test run through India’s first underwater metro tunnel on Wednesday. The Kolkata metro’s newest line, set to open to the public in November, passes underneath the Hooghly River in the city’s northeast,
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, a week after their expulsion for participating in a gun control protest propelled them into the national spotlight. State Rep.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió una emergencia de inundación repentina para el centro del condado de Broward en Florida, incluyendo Fort Lauderdale. Una emergencia de inundación repentina es el nivel más alto de advertencia de inundación del servicio meteorológico. “Esta es una situación particularmente peligrosa”,
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia say they have started procedures to reopen embassies and resume flights between the two countries for the first time in more than a decade. The countries’ joint statement on Thursday followed a visit by Syria’s top diplomat to the kingdom, the first since
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The Board of Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission will accept written public comment on a possible doubling of the current 50-cent surcharge on each bottle of distilled spirits to $1 per bottle.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over his company’s business practices, reversing an earlier decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remain silent. The
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal jury trial. Ultimately those efforts failed, and jury selection is less than two weeks away. The 50-year-old Robert Bowers had offered to plead guilty to the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S.
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlighted his 32-point night with a go-ahead baseline jumper and four clutch free throws in the final 29 seconds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tourament. Josh Giddey had 31
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