Constantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is visiting Ukraine to attend the festivities…
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Henri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus rebound
NEW YORK (AP) — A superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of…
Continue ReadingWhen you can see the rare ‘blue moon’ this August 21-23
By Kristen Rogers, Ashley Strickland and Sarah Molano, CNN This weekend is your next chance to catch the rare full blue moon before it again becomes…
Continue ReadingHundreds arrested, fined during Australia lockdown protests
SYDNEY (AP) — Authorities in Australia say more than 250 people have been arrested while protesting coronavirus lockdowns in the country. Many…
Continue ReadingCoastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading the…
Continue ReadingEurope fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
By KARL RITTER and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press HANGEDIGI, Turkey (AP) — European Union leaders haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the…
Continue ReadingMerkel’s bloc steps up German election fight amid poll sag
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor is pledging to “fight with everything that I…
Continue ReadingLouisiana sees ‘astronomical’ number of new Covid-19 cases, governor says
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the…
Continue ReadingChina’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing program
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for whether it…
Continue ReadingAustralia suffers its worst day of Covid-19 pandemic as anti-lockdown protests flare
By Paul Devitt, Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Thousands of protesters defied coronavirus lockdowns to hit the streets of Australia’s largest…
Continue ReadingMalaysia new PM faces tall task in uniting polarized society
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been sworn in, bringing back…
Continue ReadingIS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ, KATHY GANNON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official says potential Islamic…
Continue ReadingFamily returning from vacation stops for a quick bathroom break, buys $2 million winning lottery ticket
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A New Jersey family returning home from vacation in North Carolina caught a lucky break. While driving through Maryland in July,…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: India evacuates 168 people on flight from Kabul
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — An Indian official says an air force transport plane has left Kabul for New Delhi carrying 168 people on board.…
Continue ReadingChina allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
BEIJING (AP) — China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of…
Continue ReadingMan charged after allegedly stealing and reselling more than 23,000 US Open tickets
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A Philadelphia-area man was charged with allegedly embezzling more than $3 million in tickets to the United States Open…
Continue ReadingVietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s government says it is sending troops to Ho Chi Minh City to help deliver food and aid to households as it further…
Continue ReadingHarrison, Marte lead Oakland offense, A’s top Giants 4-1
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Harrison hit a two-run single, Starling Marte added an RBI double, and the Oakland…
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Merkley, Wyden, colleagues urge Biden to ‘urgently’ evacuate Afghan visa applicants
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday they are working alongside a bipartisan group of 53 senators to urge the Biden administration…
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Portland prepares for potentially violent weekend protests
Demonstrations are expected between opposing groups in downtown Portland on Sunday. City leaders on Friday denounced violence and urged…
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