Women arrested at Sarah Everard vigil receive payout and apology from London police
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Two women who were arrested while attending a Sarah Everard vigil in London in 2021 have been paid damages…
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Chorus of disapproval: National anthems sung by schoolkids at Rugby World Cup out of tune with teams
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A project using choirs containing French schoolkids from diverse backgrounds to sign each country’s national…
Continue ReadingNobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be one for music lovers. Alfred A. Knopf…
Continue ReadingNew US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and…
Continue ReadingApplications for US jobless benefits tick up slightly
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest…
Continue ReadingRetail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike in gas prices
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of…
Continue ReadingPakistani court rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s bail plea in case related to leaking state secrets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says a court has rejected the politician’s plea for bail on charges…
Continue ReadingWholesale price inflation accelerated in August from low level
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains…
Continue ReadingAuthor Deesha Philyaw has a 7-figure deal for her next two books
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deesha Philyaw struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut “The Secret…
Continue ReadingUAE police say they have seized $1 billion worth of Captagon amphetamines hidden in doors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police in Dubai have seized 86 million tablets of the amphetamine known as Captagon hidden in a shipment of…
Continue ReadingItaly works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
By VALERIA FERRARO Associated Press LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy (AP) — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa is…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after allegedly touching Spanish journalist’s bottom live on air
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain arrested a man on suspicion of sexual assault after he appeared to touch a TV journalist on the bottom…
Continue ReadingAung San Suu Kyi’s party concerned for health of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader
By Akanksha Sharma and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — The party of Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday they were…
Continue ReadingUN says most Libya flood deaths could have been avoided, as reports emerge of how 7-meter wave ‘wiped out’ buildings
By Sana Noor Haq, Celine Alkhaldi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has said most of the deaths in flash floods that tore through…
Continue ReadingChina promotes economic ‘integration’ with Taiwan while militarily threatening the island
By SIMINA MISTREANU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is promoting new economic opportunities for Taiwanese people while…
Continue ReadingFrance sends the army to ensure water to drought-stricken Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
PARIS (AP) — France is sending military forces to distribute water on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. The cluster of islands is…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup referee Yoshimi Yamashita among first women match officials at Asian Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Referee Yoshimi Yamashita will return to Qatar to make more soccer history at the men’s Asian Cup in January after…
Continue ReadingChevron reports LNG outage at Australian plant as strike action escalates
SYDNEY (AP) — A Chevron Corp. liquefied natural gas plant has reported a production outage as workers escalated a strike action against its…
Continue ReadingScott rolls out economic plan as he looks to gain a foothold in 2024 race
By Aaron Pellish (CNN) — As he looks to break through in the 2024 GOP primary, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott rolled out an economic plan on…
Continue ReadingAn Airbnb, Vrbo or other rental host ghosted you. Now what?
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Sometimes hosts offering to rent their vacation home, RV or car through peer-to-peer sharing sites don’t show up at…
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