By Rhea Mogul and Iqbal Athas, CNN Sri Lanka’s economy has “completely collapsed,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Wednesday, as the crisis-hit nation faces an increasingly dire situation that has left millions struggling with fuel, electricity and food shortages. “Our economy has faced a complete collapse,” Wickremesinghe told Sri Lanka’s Parliament, adding the government was
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By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Winker homered for the second straight day, Cal Raleigh also connected and the Seattle Mariners won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks by routing the Oakland Athletics 9-0. J.P. Crawford doubled twice and drove in two runs. Julio Rodríguez added
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. After giving up two singles to start the first, Ohtani
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. After giving up two singles to start the first, Ohtani
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By Amir Vera, Amanda Musa and Paul Murphy, CNN The owner of seven nursing homes across Louisiana that evacuated residents to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year has been indicted on felony charges after seven residents died at the temporary shelter, officials said. Bob Glynn Dean was arrested and charged with eight felony
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By Simone McCarthy Chinese leader Xi Jinping set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech Wednesday evening, in which he decried sanctions as “weaponizing” the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges. Xi, who spoke at a business forum ahead of the
Continue Reading By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oscar Gonzalez tied the game with a two-run single and scored on Owen Miller’s go-ahead sacrifice fly as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to stun the Minnesota Twins 11-10. Gonzalez homered earlier and finished with four RBIs for the surging Guardians,
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Álvarez homered twice off Carlos Carrasco as the Houston Astros jumped on him early and held on for a 5-3 win over the New York Mets. Álvarez hit two of the season-high three homers Carrasco allowed before the pitcher left with lower back tightness in
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The agreement was approved during last night’s city council meeting.
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Ayo Akinola scored twice and Toronto FC beat Montreal 4-0 on Wednesday night to advance to the Canadian Championship final. In the other semifinal, Brian White scored twice in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-1 victory over the Canadian Premier League’s York United. Jesus Jimenez and Alejandro Pozuelo also scored for Toronto. Toronto, seeking
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Boone County crews are getting ready to make repairs to a neighborhood just southwest of Columbia.
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime — perhaps with too many Colorado players on the ice — and the Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people, a heavy blow for a country already facing a dire economic and humanitarian crisis. The magnitude 5.9 quake struck during the early hours of Wednesday near the city of Khost
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper took one question during his postgame media session. Without getting into specifics about whether Colorado had too many men on the ice, he suggested the Avalanche’s overtime goal shouldn’t have counted. Said Cooper on Wednesday night after a 3-2 loss in
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning. Playing for the first time since June
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentinian judge has ruled that eight medical personnel involved in the care of soccer star Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence. Brain surgeon Leopoldo Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov are among those expected to stand trial for homicide. The trial is not expected to begin until
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 and moved into first place in the NL Central. The Cardinals have taken two straight from the Brewers after falling 2-0 in the opener of the four-game series.
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