By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is learning what all great big men have had to figure out when it comes to physical play: how to show enough is enough without hurting the team. The player nicknamed “Joker” has been known to turn to officials over perceived
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By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soared. While rising consumer prices are affecting countries worldwide as they bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, economists say Turkey’s eye-popping inflation has been exacerbated by economic mismanagement,
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By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soared. While rising consumer prices are affecting countries worldwide as they bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, economists say Turkey’s eye-popping inflation has been exacerbated by economic mismanagement,
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press GOLEM, Albania (AP) — Hundreds of Afghans who were evacuated from their homeland are staying at a beach resort in Albania, enjoying the warm welcome and a normal daily life free from fear. A group of judges, sportsmen, journalists, activists, artists, law enforcement officers and scientists arrived last month. They
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Una enorme araña de tela en embudo con colmillos capaz de perforar las uñas humanas ha sido donada a un programa antiveneno en Australia, lo que generó un llamamiento para que su donante anónimo se presente. Apodada “Megaraña”, el arácnido mide 8 centímetros de pata a pata, con colmillos de 2 centímetros
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued a 40-day temporary custody order for a man considered a suspect in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and placed him in a prison in Istanbul. The suspect, businessman Samir Handal, was detained at Istanbul Airport where he arrived on
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Juzang scored 25 points and No. 2 UCLA pulled away in a dominant second half to beat Long Beach State 100-79. Jules Bernard added 22 points — one off his career high — and a career-high seven assists for the Bruins. The senior was
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN A massive funnel-web spider with fangs capable of piercing human fingernails has been donated to an antivenom program in Australia, sparking an appeal for its anonymous donor to come forward. Nicknamed “Megaspider,” the arachnid measures 8 centimeters (about 3 inches) foot to foot, with fangs 2 centimeters (about 0.8 inches) long,
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a 26-year-old Palestinian man has been shot and killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry says the 26-year-old man was shot on Tuesday at the entrance to Tammun, a town near the northern city of Nablus. The circumstances of the shooting were
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By Seán Federico-O’Murchú Julio Lugo, the Dominican-born shortstop who played for seven major league teams and won a World Series ring with the Boston Red Sox, has died, his former team said Monday. In a tweet, the Red Sox offered condolences to the Lugo family. No cause of death was given for Lugo, who would
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By Manveena Suri, CNN India opened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists entering the country on commercial flights for the first time in nearly two years on Monday. Tourists entering the country must be fully vaccinated, test negative for the virus within 72 hours of their flight and follow all Covid-19 protocols, according to
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri, CNN India opened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists entering the country on commercial flights for the first time in nearly two years on Monday. Tourists entering the country must be fully vaccinated, test negative for the virus within 72 hours of their flight and follow all Covid-19 protocols, according to
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Chinese President Xi Jinping beamed into the White House on Monday evening for a virtual summit with President Joe Biden, the two men needed no introduction. “We’ve spent an awful lot of time talking to one another, and I hope we can have a candid conversation tonight as well,” Biden
Continue Reading STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Harrison Ingram scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and senior Jaidan Delaire came off the bench to score 19 and spark Stanford to a 76-62 victory over San Jose State in nonconference play. Omari Moore finished with 23 points for San Jose State (1-1),
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A defense lawyer angrily accused the prosecution at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial of lying. The lead prosecutor struck a measured tone, even as he raised the accused’s rifle at one point and sighted at a courtroom wall. How the indignation and theatrics during Monday’s
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By Sahar Akbarzai and Travis Caldwell, CNN Eight residents of a nursing home in northwestern Connecticut have died since late September following a Covid-19 outbreak, the nursing home said in a statement. A total of 89 residents and staff — many of whom were fully vaccinated — have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Travis Caldwell, CNN Eight residents of a nursing home in northwestern Connecticut have died since late September following a Covid-19 outbreak, the nursing home said in a statement. A total of 89 residents and staff — many of whom were fully vaccinated — have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last
Continue Reading By LEE KEATH Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A strange, new relationship is developing in Afghanistan following the takeover by the Taliban three months ago. The Sunni hard-liners are now the only protection for Afghanistan’s mainly Shiite Hazara minority from a more brutal enemy, the Islamic State group. For decades, the Taliban targeted the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ahead of the “Dancing With the Stars” live finale, judge Derek Hough has announced he has a breakthrough case of Covid-19. Hough posted a video on his verified Instagram account to share with his followers he had contracted the virus. “Hey everyone I have some news to share and I
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By Megan Thomas, CNN “Dancing with the Stars” eliminated two couples after the remaining six contestants performed two routines during Monday’s semifinals. “The Talk’s” Amanda Kloots and pro partner Alan Bersten performed a redemption tango in round one, followed by an emotional contemporary dance performance to “Live Your Life,” a song that became an anthem
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