By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says he has discussed the Russian media situation in Belarus during a visit to the country. A journalist who worked for a Russian newspaper in Belarus was arrested this month after writing an article about a shootout in Minsk that killed an opposition
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says he has discussed the Russian media situation in Belarus during a visit to the country. A journalist who worked for a Russian newspaper in Belarus was arrested this month after writing an article about a shootout in Minsk that killed an opposition
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By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City police detective who is the subject of long-swirling allegations that he “exploited and terrorized” Black residents of the city’s north end for decades, CNN has learned. Roger Golubski is accused of
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By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City police detective who is the subject of long-swirling allegations that he “exploited and terrorized” Black residents of the city’s north end for decades, CNN has learned. Roger Golubski is accused of
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El costo de los bienes que salen de las fábricas de China está aumentando a la tasa más alta registrada hasta el momento, avivando los temores sobre una posible estanflación en la segunda economía más grande del mundo en un momento en que ya está lidiando con una crisis extrema de
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute says that respected Dutch climate scientist Geert Jan van Oldenborgh has died at age 59. He was co-founder of a group that rapidly analyzes the possible effects of climate change on extreme weather events. Van Oldenborgh’s pioneering work with the World Weather Attribution network led
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By Carma Hassan and Christina Carrega, CNN Civil rights leader Timuel Black died Wednesday at the age of 102, according to a statement from the University of Chicago where he obtained a master’s degree in 1954. “He marched with Martin Luther King Jr., campaigned for Chicago mayor Harold Washington, mentored a young Barack Obama and
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The 38-year-old actor Vicky Krieps broke out into the mainstream four years ago with her turn opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread.” And it’s that performance that made director Mia Hansen-Løve consider her to be her lead in “Bergman Island” after Greta Gerwig had to leave the project. For
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By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Nationally, enrollment in bachelor’s, master’s and
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Nationally, enrollment in bachelor’s, master’s and
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Nationally, enrollment in bachelor’s, master’s and
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s police say they have found the body of a Syrian migrant near the border with Belarus. The young man’s death is the latest among migrants trying to illegally cross the European Union’s eastern border through dense forest and swamps. At least six people have died of exhaustion in the border
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ohio State has righted itself after an early loss to Oregon by winning four straight games in mostly blowout fashion. On the latest AP Top 25 Podcast presented by Regions Bank, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day talks about striking a balance between the urgency of high expectations and
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ohio State has righted itself after an early loss to Oregon by winning four straight games in mostly blowout fashion. On the latest AP Top 25 Podcast presented by Regions Bank, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day talks about striking a balance between the urgency of high expectations and
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that that Democrats “must put aside our differences” as the party struggles to coalesce around President Joe Biden’s now-scaled back package of social services and climate change strategies. Schumer’s letter Thursday to colleagues comes as progressive leaders in Congress
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that that Democrats “must put aside our differences” as the party struggles to coalesce around President Joe Biden’s now-scaled back package of social services and climate change strategies. Schumer’s letter Thursday to colleagues comes as progressive leaders in Congress
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Officials say at least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. Neighborhood residents say the 13-story building housed many poor, elderly and disabled people and
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The US Department of Education recently announced significant changes to a federal student loan forgiveness program that aims to help government and nonprofit workers but has failed in many cases to deliver on its promise of debt relief. Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is temporarily expanded through October
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as the market builds momentum a day after breaking a three-day losing streak. The S&P 500 added 1.6%, putting the benchmark index into the green for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5%, while the tech-heavy
Continue Reading COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a violent carjacking that injured a woman in Council Bluffs ended in a crash before the suspect could cross the Missouri River into Nebraska. Police say the incident began Wednesday night, when a man’s vehicle was hit from behind. Police say when the man got out to inspect
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