Australia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard…
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European Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not…
Continue ReadingEU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a…
Continue ReadingA German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer
AP Sports Writer The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German –…
Continue ReadingAlabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick…
Continue ReadingGeorgia measure would cap increases in homes’ taxable value to curb higher property taxes
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street ends mixed even as the Dow ekes out another record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ended on a mixed note following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum. The…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the…
Continue ReadingAs women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center
Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the…
Continue ReadingIn the campaign’s final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on ‘blue wall’ states
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to…
Continue ReadingChina to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list”…
Continue ReadingUphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Associated Press Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions. But passage probably…
Continue ReadingHow a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts
Associated Press LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like…
Continue ReadingBattleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes…
Continue ReadingHarris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
Associated Press Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing —…
Continue ReadingJapan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports to key destinations like China fell in September, leading it to rack up a trade…
Continue ReadingUS long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by…
Continue ReadingAging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
Associated Press KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers…
Continue ReadingA glance at Ukraine’s plan aimed at nudging Russia into talks to end the war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has partially revealed his five-point plan aimed at prompting…
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