British woman testifies about grooming by Ghislaine Maxwell
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British woman has testified that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual…
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Bitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil…
Continue ReadingBitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil…
Continue ReadingPolish prime minister defends meeting of European populists
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has defended a recent meeting of European populist leaders by saying that his…
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Bend’s High Desert Museum among state Heritage Commission grant recipients
The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of…
Continue ReadingTyson Foods to spend $50M on bonuses at its meat plants
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods said Monday that it plans to spend roughly $50 million on year-end bonuses for over 80,000 hourly workers at…
Continue ReadingLeaders: Africa’s COVID-19 fight is vital for world security
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — South Africa’s president says travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and…
Continue ReadingLeaders: Africa’s COVID-19 fight is vital for world security
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — South Africa’s president says travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and…
Continue ReadingSpain: PM urges Christmas caution as hospital staff infected
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister is urging people to “remain prudent” about COVID-19 over the holidays as Christmas festivities at one…
Continue ReadingAfghan museum reopens with Taliban security — and visitors
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The National Museum of Afghanistan is open once again and the Taliban, whose members…
Continue ReadingAP source: Oregon’s Mario Cristobal accepts offer to take over as Miami football coach after Manny Diaz is fired
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — AP source: Oregon’s Mario Cristobal accepts offer to take over as Miami football coach after Manny Diaz is…
Continue ReadingSchumer details plan to pass Biden bill by Christmas amid growing skepticism about timeline
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is still insisting that President Joe Biden’s Build…
Continue ReadingFearing misuse, Israel tightens supervision of cyber exports
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move…
Continue ReadingFearing misuse, Israel tightens supervision of cyber exports
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move…
Continue ReadingTrump media venture eyed by regulators; names Nunes CEO
By STAN CHOE and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group…
Continue ReadingThailand reports ‘likely’ case of omicron
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai health official says that authorities have detected the country’s first suspected case of the new omicron variant but that…
Continue ReadingUK police contacted over report of cocaine use in Parliament
LONDON (AP) — British parliamentary authorities say they are calling in the police after a newspaper reported that traces of cocaine had been found…
Continue ReadingIsrael stops plan for contentious east Jerusalem settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem municipal officials have frozen plans to build a large Jewish settlement at an abandoned airport in east Jerusalem.…
Continue ReadingSchool in UK city of Bristol to ditch slave trader’s name
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 311-year-old school in southwest England named after the slave trader Edward Colston is to change its…
Continue ReadingInsider Q&A: Explaining the fast growth of stablecoins
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the fastest-growing forms of cryptocurrency are stablecoins, which use…
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