Harvard University will divest itself from fossil fuels
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University will divest itself from holdings in fossil fuels. President Lawrence Bacow said Thursday that the university has…
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Scotland Yard police chief’s term extended despite criticism
LONDON (AP) — The British government says the country’s most senior police officer will stay in her job for another two years. Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingIn new book, Hayley Mills looks back on her Hollywood start
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former child star, Hayley Mills, who starred in films “Pollyanna” and “The Parent…
Continue ReadingKaren Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation announced Friday that Karen Tei Yamashita has been awarded its…
Continue ReadingIndia seeks Australian investment in defense industry
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is seeking investment from Australia’s defense industry as the two countries discuss ways…
Continue ReadingIndia seeks Australian investment in defense industry
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is seeking investment from Australia’s defense industry as the two countries discuss ways…
Continue ReadingPolicy center says debt limit could be hit in mid-October
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A think tanks says the government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt…
Continue ReadingGuinea junta under pressure amid suspensions, mediations
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — International pressure mounted Friday on the junta that seized power…
Continue ReadingCommission grants conditional approval to I-5 proposal
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Transportation Commission has granted conditional approval for a path forward on a plan to expand Interstate 5…
Continue ReadingThai Parliament approves election system charter change
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament has approved a constitutional amendment changing how…
Continue ReadingN. Macedonia: 12 patients among 14 dead in COVID unit blaze
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia say forensic experts have identified the 14…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa jabs 2,000 children in test of Chinese vaccine
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has started vaccinating some children and adolescents as part of the global…
Continue ReadingSunil Perera, outspoken Sri Lankan singer, dies at age 68
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sunil Perera, a versatile Sri Lankan singer, musician, composer and…
Continue ReadingUS producer prices jump an unprecedented 8.3% in August
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual…
Continue ReadingUS producer prices jump an unprecedented 8.3% in August
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual…
Continue ReadingLebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast
By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that…
Continue ReadingUpside-down rhino experiment wins Ig Nobel Prize
By Sara Spary, CNN A team of researchers behind an experiment that involved hanging rhinoceroses upside down, suspended in the air by their feet, has…
Continue ReadingDoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats sue NYC over pandemic fee caps
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Three of the nation’s largest food delivery companies are suing New York City over a limit on fees it put in…
Continue ReadingDoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats sue NYC over pandemic fee caps
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Three of the nation’s largest food delivery companies are suing New York City over a limit on fees it put in…
Continue ReadingGerman leadership candidate talks security amid party woes
BERLIN (AP) — The struggling center-right candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel is touting his party’s law-and-order and security…
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