Hardship for Brazil’s poor may cost Bolsonaro election
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and VICTOR CAIVANO Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of…
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Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do…
Continue ReadingGun owners, rights groups challenge Connecticut firearms ban
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year, gun rights groups and firearms…
Continue ReadingPalestinians mourn boy who died ‘of fear’ of Israeli troops
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEQUA, West Bank (AP) — Men clutching the body of a 7-year-old Palestinian boy have marched through a town in the…
Continue ReadingEMS worker fatally stabbed in NYC was months from retirement
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime emergency services worker who was killed in an unprovoked stabbing in New York City…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two brothers in Texas have been arrested after authorities say one of them opened fire on a…
Continue ReadingTrevor Noah says he’s exiting as host of ‘The Daily Show’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Noah says that he’s leaving “The Daily Show” as host, after seven years of a Trump…
Continue ReadingSuspicious white powder found at EU Commission building
BRUSSELS (AP) — Emergency workers in hazmat suits have responded to the headquarters of the European Union’s executive commission after an…
Continue ReadingPakistan launches anti-harassment hotline for trans people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has launched a special hotline for transgender people in an effort to protect their rights and save them from…
Continue ReadingDysfunction in Texas AG’s office as Paxton seeks third term
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff this month quietly dropped a series of human…
Continue ReadingFor Naomi Judd’s family, tour is a chance to grieve, reflect
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans will have a chance to say goodbye to Naomi Judd, the late matriarch of the…
Continue ReadingLoewe bowls over Paris Fashion Week; tribute to Miyake
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Loewe’s ever-creative director became the toast of Paris Fashion Week with his subtly…
Continue ReadingAbortion ruling intensifies fight over state supreme courts
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down a constitutional right to abortion and sending the issue to…
Continue ReadingWitnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills civilians
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed at least five civilians during a…
Continue ReadingEU demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizens
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Migration Commissioner Ylva Johansson is urging European Union member countries to clamp down on issuing visas to Russian…
Continue ReadingUN body faults ‘piecemeal’ work to end racial discrimination
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nation’s human rights office says that recent initiatives in places like the Americas and Europe to end…
Continue ReadingSweden moves closer to NATO, lifts arms embargo on Turkey
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Would-be NATO member Sweden has announced it will allow the export of arms to Turkey, which had threatened to block the…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll: On game day, some see prayer as a Hail Mary
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Dolores Mejia thought the Chicago Bears could use a Hail Mary. In fact, she said the prayer several times as she…
Continue ReadingAmnesty: Iran ordered forces to ‘severely confront’ protests
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Amnesty International says leaked government documents show that Iran ordered its security…
Continue ReadingArmy officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — More than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina…
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