Road-blocking climate protesters in UK pause campaign
LONDON (AP) — Environmental protesters pressuring the British government to insulate all homes within a decade as a way to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Todd Haynes: Finding the frequency of the Velvet Underground
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers lead lawsuits against Connecticut COVID rules
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two politically conservative state legislators have become the go-to team of lawyers in…
Continue ReadingIn Your Debt: Buy now, pay later isn’t bad — but be careful
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later services are everywhere now, and they’re not just for shopping. You can split travel costs, and…
Continue ReadingTalking trash: Jerusalem bin thanks you for not littering
JERUSALEM (AP) — A trash bin installed next to a bus stop in Jerusalem thanks people for not littering. Drop a piece of trash in, and sensors…
Continue ReadingChina, Russia launch joint naval drills in Russian Far East
BEIJING (AP) — China and Russia are holding joint naval drills off the Russian Far East in the latest sign of their growing political and military…
Continue ReadingConsortium behind Pegasus Project wins EU journalism prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — The consortium of journalists behind the Pegasus Project investigation into malware from Israel-based NSO Group that provided…
Continue ReadingChina warns against ‘manipulation’ of WHO virus probe
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has warned against what it calls possible “political manipulation” of a renewed probe by the World…
Continue Reading‘As seen on TikTok’ is the new ‘As seen on TV’
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok, an app best known for dancing videos with 1 billion users worldwide, has also become a…
Continue ReadingRussia marks pandemic high of infections, deaths
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the…
Continue ReadingAt UN court, Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of ethnic hatred
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armenia is accusing neighboring Azerbaijan of systematically promoting ethnic hatred…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban delegation in Turkey for high-level talks
By SUZAN FRASER and KATHY GANNON Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has met with a high-level delegation from…
Continue ReadingJennifer Garner among guests for Katie Couric book tour
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Couric’s book tour, which begins in two weeks, will have some have well known guests. Live Nation…
Continue ReadingDemocrats narrowly best GOP in House campaign fundraising
By JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fundraising committee aiming to help Democrats maintain control of the…
Continue ReadingJudge halts trial for 4 members of Egyptian security forces
By ANDREA ROSA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Rome judge has halted the trial of four high-ranking members of Egypt’s…
Continue ReadingAustrian ex-Chancellor Kurz sworn in as member of parliament
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian news agency APA has reported that former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been sworn as a member of parliament after resigning…
Continue ReadingMali’s Timbuktu fears jihadis as France reduces troops
By BABA AHMED Associated Press TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Many residents of Timbuktu are worried that when French troops pull out of the city in…
Continue ReadingStrongest quake since volcano erupted shakes Spanish island
MADRID (AP) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken Spain’s La Palma island off northwest Africa in what was the strongest recorded since a local…
Continue ReadingWage theft hits immigrants — hard
By SUSAN FERRISS and JOE YERARDI The Center for Public Integrity Immigrants perform some of America’s lowest-paying, most arduous jobs, and are…
Continue ReadingEconomic institutes slash Germany’s growth forecast
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading economic institutes have slashed their forecast for Europe’s biggest economy. They said Thursday that output is…
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