Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Associated Press SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much…
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LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in New…
Continue ReadingAccusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial…
Continue ReadingAccusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial…
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Four Central Oregon businesses honored by Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) honored four Central Oregon businesses with Patriot Awards on Tuesday for the key role they play in…
Continue ReadingAs Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport has gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter…
Continue ReadingJapan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected.…
Continue Reading‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight…
Continue ReadingUN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
Associated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in…
Continue ReadingAn ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
Associated Press Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add…
Continue ReadingHouse rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation…
Continue ReadingHarvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New…
Continue ReadingMan who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that…
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Bend Heroes Foundation, volunteers plan Parade of Flags on Friday to observe National POW/MIA Recognition Day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The third Friday in September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. To mark the solemn occasion Bend Heroes Foundation and…
Continue ReadingNew program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help…
Continue ReadingJohn Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
Associated Press MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from…
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JD Vance got a former professor to delete a blog post Vance wrote in 2012 attacking GOP over anti-immigrant rhetoric
CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — A week after President Barack Obama won reelection in November 2012, JD Vance, then a law student at Yale,…
Continue ReadingFOTOS | Eclipse lunar y la primera superluna de 2024
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) –Un eclipse lunar parcial fue visible en Europa, y en la mayor parte de Asia, Norteamérica, Sudamérica…
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