By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) — Rubina Bibi was cooking food for her family in her mudbrick home in her village in northwest Pakistan when the nearby mosque blared a warning from its loudspeaker. Flood waters were coming, it announced, everyone should move to safer ground. She and her family didn’t take
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Black pastor in Alabama says he was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers — and his attorney has called the incident “irrational, irresponsible, and illegal.” In police body camera footage from May and released last week, an officer is seen approaching the man, Michael Jennings, who tells the officer he
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New York City lawmakers are still determining which parts of the famed Times Square tourist area will be considered a “gun-free zone” as a new state law limiting where firearms can be legally carried in public is set to go into effect Thursday. The law was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands has asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled. The government made the request after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry and the British navy patrol boat HMS Spey canceled planned port calls
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By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez and Sara Murray, CNN US government documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to “obstruct” the FBI’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of classified materials, the Justice Department said in a blockbuster court
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By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese markets fell on Wednesday as global investors continue to deal with the aftermath of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish speech at Jackson Hole last week, and the alarming spread of Covid in China. Investor mood was also hit by new official data from China that showed factory activity
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese manufacturing contracted in August amid weak export and consumer demand. That adds to downward pressure on the struggling economy. A monthly index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group improved from July but still was below the level that shows activity contracting. The ruling Communist
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into a pond to the cheers of those watching. Days earlier in Estonia, a replica
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry has made a budget request for next year without specifying the costs of missiles and other arms or its development plans. The ministry said it can disclose details only after the government in December adopts a new national security strategy and defense guidelines. The
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN New York City lawmakers are still determining which parts of the famed Times Square tourist area will be considered a “gun-free zone” as a new state law limiting where firearms can be legally carried in public is set to go into effect Thursday. The law was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament. She fell in straight sets to Danielle Collins in a big-hitting matchup at the U.S. Open. Collins reached her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Wednesday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices rose more than $1 per barrel. U.S. government data Tuesday that showed there
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The independent U.N. expert on sexual orientation and gender identity says enormous progress has been achieved in the last 50 years for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States. But Victor Madrigal-Borloz says unfortunately “equality is not yet within reach and in
Continue Reading By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blake Snell allowed four hits over six shutout innings and Trent Grisham hit a two-run homer to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Snell struck out eight and rebounded from a shaky start against Cleveland his last time
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By Jessie Yeung and Lianne Kolirin, CNN The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for his pivotal role in ending the Cold War and introducing key reforms to the USSR, has prompted an outpouring of condolences and tributes from world leaders. Gorbachev died age 91 on Tuesday following a long illness, according to
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By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump has pushed an “incomplete and inaccurate narrative” in his recent court filings about the Mar-a-Lago search, the Justice Department said in a historic court filing late Tuesday night. Prosecutors fleshed out new details about the ongoing criminal investigation into Trump’s potential mishandling
Continue Reading By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A growing number of scientists is trying to help people reach a goal humans have been chasing throughout history: staying active and vital in old age. Â They are part of the skyrocketing scientific field of cellular senescence, which is built upon the idea that cells eventually stop dividing. The
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