By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced, while Tokyo declined. Oil prices advanced less than $1 per barrel. That followed Russia’s announcement it would scale back military
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ, ERIC TUCKER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of China’s state media reporters are identifying as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. They’re racking up millions of followers from around the globe. The Associated Press has identified dozens of
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By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Maureen Chowdhury, Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Lianne Kolirin and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge, Adam Kunkel and Zach Freemantle each scored 18 points, and Xavier outlasted St. Bonaventure 84-77 in the NIT semifinals. Colby Jones added 16 points and Nate Johnson had 10 for the Musketeers, who will face Texas A&M for the tournament championship Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Aggies
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo will get another shot at lifting the World Cup. Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 in a European playoff on Tuesday, securing a fifth World Cup appearance for the leading men’s international scorer. It was one of seven spots in soccer’s premier tournament decided on the day.
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By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities has gained steam in recent months, with a flurry of witnesses providing testimony to federal investigators and more expected to provide interviews in the coming weeks, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The probe, led by the
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are trying to fine-tune their “zero tolerance” COVID-19 strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy. As millions of people in Shanghai line up for coronavirus tests, authorities are promising tax cuts for shopkeepers in the closed-down city
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By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves and won his second straight start for Minnesota, and the Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway and Kevin Fiala scored for the Wild. Morgan
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed. The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down over the province of North Kivu, where there have been clashes
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge, Adam Kunkel and Zach Freemantle each scored 18 points, and Xavier outlasted St. Bonaventure 84-78 in the NIT semifinals. Colby Jones added 16 points and Nate Johnson had 10 for the Musketeers. Dominick Welch led St. Bonaventure with 25 points. Jaren Holmes and Kyle Lofton each scored 15. Xavier
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting on the return of LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they flirt with missing the play-in tournament for the Western Conference playoffs. Both were on the bench for a 128-110 loss at Dallas. James has an ankle injury. Davis hasn’t
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Villanova-bound Cam Whitmore scored 19 points, future Duke Blue Devil Dariq Whitehead added 13 points, and the East beat the West 105-81 at Wintrust Arena in the McDonald’s All-American Game. Whitmore had eight rebounds. Whitehead added seven rebounds and seven rebounds while taking MVP honors as
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Sadio Mané has secured Senegal’s place at the World Cup with a win over Egypt on penalties after Mohamed Salah was targeted by laser pointers as he stepped up to take his team’s first kick in the shootout. Mané kicked the winner from the spot in a 3-1 penalty
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Tuesday night, Den in Tokyo was given top honors by the World’s 50 Best group, recognizing it as the best restaurant in Asia. Den is no stranger to accolades. It has two Michelin stars and has been in the top 10 on the World’s Best list in years past. But it
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael McCarron scored twice and Juuse Saros made 36 saves to lead the Nashville Predators over the Ottawa Senators 4-1. Tanner Jeannot and Matt Duchene also scored and Mattias Ekholm had three assists for Nashville, winners of two straight. Brady Tkachuk scored and Anton Forsberg made
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On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., Gov. Mike Parson will host a press conference to discuss the status of Missouri’s COVID-19 response moving forward.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have charged four more teenagers with murder in the March 7 shooting death of a 15-year-old outside a Des Moines high school. Police on Tuesday charged the teens about three weeks after arresting six other people in the death of Jose David Lopez and the shooting of
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By Andy Rose, CNN Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is dropping his effort to shield a paternity lawsuit from the public eye and is going on offense. In new court filings, Jones’ legal team withdrew its request for a hearing to discuss sealing the suit brought by Alexandra Davis — who claims Jones is her
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