Wife of Julian Assange says Biden’s comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The wife of Julian Assange says her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right…
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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission has rejected a petition seeking to force a recall election of the state’s top…
Continue ReadingPosthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is…
Continue ReadingNo inflation here: Affordable Masters’ menu still includes $1.50 pimento cheese sandwiches
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jordan Janes knew when he arrived at the Masters for the first time a pimento cheese sandwich…
Continue ReadingMan awaiting trial for insulting Belarusian president dies in jail
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody.…
Continue ReadingDivers discover 2 more bodies in Italian hydro powerplant explosion. Death toll hits 5
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters in Italy say that divers have discovered two more bodies of workers who died in an explosion that collapsed and flooded…
Continue ReadingBreaking from routine with a mini sabbatical or ‘adult gap year’ can be rejuvenating
By COLLEEN NEWVINE Associated Press If you daydream about getting a break from stress, you might picture a restful week of vacation or a long weekend…
Continue ReadingCannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Organizers announced that new films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait…
Continue ReadingAmazon adds Andrew Ng, a leading voice in artificial intelligence, to its board of directors
By The Associated Press Amazon is adding artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors, a move that comes amid intense AI…
Continue ReadingUS producer prices rose 2.1% from last year, most since April, but less than forecasters expected
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices rose in March from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly a year,…
Continue ReadingPoland’s kids rejoice over new rules against homework. Teachers and parents aren’t so sure
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Many kids in Poland are rejoicing over strict limits imposed by…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor market continues to thrive…
Continue ReadingProject to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological…
Continue ReadingNorway’s health minister accused of plagiarism in latest ethics scandal to rock the government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An academic probe says that Norway’s Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol plagiarized parts of her masters’ degree thesis…
Continue ReadingSevere weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms are rumbling over parts of the southeastern U.S. as more severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley. The…
Continue ReadingMaking cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of…
Continue ReadingGerman police offer 5,000 euros for information on latest synagogue attack
BERLIN (AP) — German police have offered a reward and asked possible witnesses to come forward with information regarding an arson attack on a…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam’s largest fraud case
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in the country’s biggest…
Continue ReadingSpain to deport dozens of Bolivians whose false visas held up cruise ship in Barcelona
MADRID (AP) — Spain on Thursday will deport more than 60 Bolivians who arrived last week by cruise ship in the northeastern port of Barcelona. The…
Continue ReadingAn avalanche in the Austrian Alps kills 3 people from the Netherlands
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden has killed three people from the Netherlands who were on a…
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