Dozens of Indian workers depart for Israel to take up construction jobs
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of construction workers from India have left for Israel this week to take up jobs there as…
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Should you itemize or take a standard deduction on your tax return? Here’s what to know
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When you’re doing your taxes, it can sometimes be hard to know whether to itemize or take…
Continue ReadingNigeria seeks to try crypto exchange Binance executives over alleged money laundering, tax evasion
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities has asked in court for cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy’s pandemic funds worth $650 million
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an…
Continue ReadingStretch of California Highway 1 that collapsed in Big Sur closes again as new storm arrives
By GODOFREDO VASQUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A new storm swept into California on Thursday and again forced the…
Continue ReadingAppeals court leaves hold on New Jersey’s primary ballot system in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court judge’s ruling putting a temporary halt on New Jersey’s primary ballot design,…
Continue ReadingMexico’s likely next president is a scientist. Politics has her mostly quiet on climate threats
By DORANY PINEDA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sea-level rise and increasingly ferocious storms are eroding thousands of…
Continue ReadingFinland will keep its border with Russia closed until further notice over migration concerns
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the…
Continue ReadingShhh, I’m on vacation. Travelers are on a quest for the quiet
By KIM COOK Associated Press Daily lives are noisier than ever, and many travelers are seeking relief in silence. Or as close as they can get to it.…
Continue ReadingUS recently authorized more bombs for Israel
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently authorized the transfer of over 1,000 500-pound bombs and over 1,000…
Continue ReadingGermany’s defense minister overhauls the military command as he seeks ‘war-capable’ armed forces
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister has announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s…
Continue ReadingWear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipse
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Over two centuries ago, physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně noticed that red flowers looked bright carmine…
Continue ReadingFormer South Africa speaker of parliament is arrested on bribery allegations and released on bail
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former South African speaker of parliament has been arrested over allegations that she…
Continue ReadingSyrian Civil War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July…
Continue ReadingFord to delay production of new electric pickup and large SUV as US EV sales growth slows
DETROIT (AP) — With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in two months, but layoffs remain low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs…
Continue ReadingUK airports get more time to put in new scanners that will allow more liquids and packed laptops
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government will grant extensions to several large U.K. airports unable to meet the June 1…
Continue ReadingRussian minister casts prospective Ukraine peace talks as Western plot to win hesitant Global South
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that prospective negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine could be successful…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia will host the women’s tennis WTA Finals for the next three years
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal with the women’s professional tennis tour…
Continue ReadingAwe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries
By DEEPA BHARATH, DAVID CRARY and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various…
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