Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier…
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Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to Thai temple where families give DNA to identify them
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue workers are carrying out the grim task of recovering the…
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Bend may join red-light camera fold, plans pause on disputed tax breaks and gets earful from biz on SDC fee changes
Bend city councilors gave Police Chief Mike Krantz a “green light” Wednesday evening to continue developing what might become the most…
Continue ReadingTrump escalates attacks on Haley as he seeks New Hampshire knockout
CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, CHRISTINE CORNELL, TRUTH SOCIAL @REALDONALDTRUMP By Eric Bradner and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is…
Continue ReadingSimons hits winner with 0.2 seconds on the clock as Trail Blazers beat Nets 105-103
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons started feeling better just in time. Simons hit a winning floater with…
Continue ReadingThe Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he…
Continue ReadingLas 5 frases principales de Javier Milei en el foro Económico de Davos
Joaquin Doria (CNN Español) — “Occidente está en peligro”. Así comenzó Javier Milei su fuerte intervención en el Foro Económico…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump remembers her mother as ‘a ray of light in the darkest days’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in…
Continue ReadingStates expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — States are seeing increased demand for their cash amid high interest rates. State…
Continue ReadingIn Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
By JAMEY KEATEN and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of…
Continue ReadingSolidly GOP Indiana doesn’t often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded…
Continue ReadingNearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of…
Continue ReadingTransgender candidate facing disqualification in Ohio now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the…
Continue ReadingHarsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa’s genocide case
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza…
Continue ReadingSome US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced…
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Pet Pics Sweepstakes: Winter fun abounds, indoors or out
Many more photos this week of happy dogs out in the winter elements. Whatever fun your pet’s been up to, feel free to submit your photo and see many…
Continue ReadingLas mortales hormigas rojas forman balsas para cruzar las inundaciones en Australia
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las hormigas rojas o de fuego forman balsas para desplazarse por las inundaciones en el estado de Queensland, al…
Continue ReadingPakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan launches airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran,…
Continue ReadingUN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which…
Continue ReadingPakistan carries out military strikes on separatist targets in Iran following deadly attack on its own soil by Tehran
By Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military…
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