Why billionaire sports owners are snapping up so much real estate
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Professional sports teams are becoming real estate empires, building luxury apartments and…
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Stock market today: Asia markets weaker ahead of Fed decision; China economic data disappoint
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly declined Wednesday as markets awaited a decision on interest rates by the…
Continue ReadingFormer Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 10 years in prison ahead of elections
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets and…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco says it will not increase maximum daily production on state orders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Saudi Aramco says it will not try to increase its maximum daily oil production to 13…
Continue ReadingJapanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese transport officials have raided a Toyota-affiliated plant to search for evidence after…
Continue ReadingIndia’s navy rescues two hijacked boats. British military warns of two pirate groups in Indian Ocean
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s naval forces have rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and freed its 19 crew members…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party says it has agreed to end a boycott that left…
Continue ReadingIndonesian police arrest 3 Mexicans after a Turkish tourist is wounded in an armed robbery in Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have arrested three Mexicans for alleged robbery on the resort island of Bali that left a…
Continue ReadingRebel-fired rockets kill police officer and wound several others in Pakistan, officials say
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Rockets fired by separatist insurgents have killed a police officer and wounded a dozen…
Continue ReadingPhilippines and Vietnam agree to expand cooperation in South China Sea, which Beijing also claims
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Philippines and Vietnam have signed agreements to avoid incidents in…
Continue Reading‘Expats,’ starring Nicole Kidman, was filmed in Hong Kong, but you can’t watch it there
HONG KONG (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked from seeing it, prompting…
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Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury concludes Roundup weed killer caused a man’s cancer, attorneys say
By Zenebou Sylla and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania jury handed down a $2.25 billion verdict against Monsanto and its parent…
Continue ReadingGlobal anti-corruption efforts are faltering, partly due to a ‘decline in justice,’ survey finds
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index says efforts to fight public sector corruption are…
Continue ReadingGrant has 27 and Blazers beat the 76ers 130-104 as Embiid nurses sore left knee
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerami Grant scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of reigning…
Continue ReadingSpace shuttle Endeavour hoisted for display in launch configuration at Los Angeles science museum
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday and attached to…
Continue ReadingFrance’s National Assembly approves bill meant to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly has approved a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution. The…
Continue ReadingForeign-born residents in Japan sue government for alleged racial profiling
By Saki Toi and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Three foreign-born residents in Japan are suing the country’s government over alleged racial…
Continue ReadingTrump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6
By SOPHIA TAREEN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on…
Continue ReadingBiden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on ex-president’s home turf in Florida
By AAMER MADHANI and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden called Donald Trump a “loser” as he raised…
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Bend’s Portland Avenue Bridge closed for 2 months for major Awbrey Butte waterline upgrade
Bend’s Portland Avenue Bridge is closed for about two months as part of the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvement Project. Learn more here:…
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