Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters have closed down major roads in parts of Lebanon after the Lebanese pound briefly hit a…
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Google’s artificially intelligent ‘Bard’ set for next stage
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google announced Tuesday it’s allowing more people to interact with “ Bard,” the artificially…
Continue ReadingJapan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two…
Continue ReadingPaul Newman’s camp for sick kids rises from the ashes
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press ASHFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amarey Brookshire was devastated when she heard about the fire at the Hole in the Wall…
Continue ReadingThailand sets May 14 election, populist party tops polls
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has set general elections for May 14, one day after the dissolution of Parliament initiated by Prime Minister Prayuth…
Continue ReadingMacron welcomes back to France journalist freed in Mali
PARIS (AP) — French journalist Olivier Dubois has been welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron, one day after he was released in Mali. Dubois…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson says ‘partygate’ untruths were honest mistake
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about…
Continue ReadingUkraine, Russia trade claims after blast rocks Crimean town
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials have given conflicting accounts of what appeared to be a…
Continue ReadingReborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour — minus animals
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without…
Continue ReadingUS probes reports of steering glitch on newer Honda Civics
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints from Honda Civic drivers that their steering can stick, causing a momentary…
Continue ReadingYellen says bank situation ‘stabilizing,’ system is ‘sound’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying to project calm after regional bank failures, saying…
Continue ReadingGoogle suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was…
Continue ReadingHuge fire destroys New Jersey church, draws 150 firefighters
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Fire destroyed a large New Jersey church, collapsing its roof as more than 150 firefighters fought to control the…
Continue ReadingLast call: Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder…
Continue ReadingApaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in…
Continue ReadingWith crowded jails, North Macedonia adopts pandemic amnesty
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament has adopted a legislative amendment to pardon people facing imprisonment for…
Continue ReadingCyprus court: Briton freely confessed to wife’s killing
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court has rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to…
Continue ReadingSpanish govt faces confidence vote brought by far right
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s parliament is debating ahead of a confidence vote brought by the nation’s…
Continue ReadingUN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency says that after last summer’s devastating floods, 10…
Continue ReadingBiden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a…
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