By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it’s agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest natural gas importer, Uniper, expanding state intervention in the industry to prevent an energy shortage resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The deal with Uniper announced Wednesday builds on a rescue package agreed to in July
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police say they have found the body of a Palestinian man suspected of killing an 84-year-old Israeli woman after an overnight manhunt. Police said on Wednesday that the body of the man was found in Tel Aviv, hours after he was said to have
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Adrienne Winston, CNN The Washington, DC, city council voted Tuesday to create a new office focusing on the recent arrival of migrants who were sent to the district from states whose leaders oppose the Biden administration’s stance on immigration policies. The move aims to improve response to the thousands of migrants
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By Laura He, CNN Business One of China’s most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. On Tuesday night, Li Jiaqi reappeared on Alibaba’s Taobao Live, a
Continue Reading HOBART, Australia (AP) — About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. The pod stranded on Ocean Beach appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, the Department of Natural
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded public places. The lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, inaugurated the disputed region’s newest cinema on
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By Simone McCarthy and Rob Picheta, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the immediate “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens on Wednesday, a move that threatens to escalate his faltering invasion of Ukraine following a string of defeats that caused recriminations in Moscow. Putin said in a speech that he would use “all the means at
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By The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is one home run from matching the AL record. Judge hit his 60th homer on Tuesday night. Roger Maris set the AL mark of 61 in 1961. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols is two home runs shy of 700 for his career. The Yankees
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By The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is one home run from matching the AL record. Judge hit his 60th homer on Tuesday night. Roger Maris set the AL mark of 61 in 1961. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols is two home runs shy of 700 for his career. The Yankees
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the storm’s deadly wake still faced days without basic utilities late Wednesday — including much of Puerto Rico, where most were left without power and running water. More than a million people
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code. Anger has seen women remove their mandatory headscarves, or hijabs, from covering their hair after the death of Mahsa Amini, who
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has toned down its rhetoric on Taiwan, saying it is inevitable that the self-governing island will come under its control but that it would promote efforts to achieve that peacefully. The comments Wednesday came one day after the U.S. and Canadian navies sailed through the strait
Continue Reading By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drey Jameson pitched six strong innings in his second big league game and Ketel Marte homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to split a doubleheader. The Dodgers won the opener 6-5 as rookie Miguel Vargas drove in the go-ahead run with
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — In Roger Federer’s case, the farewell news conference will come before the beginning of what he’s said will be the last competitive tennis event of his career. Federer is in London and has been practicing ahead of the Laver Cup, an event founded by his management
Continue Reading TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A close ally of Donald Trump is in court fighting charges he secretly worked as an agent for the United Arab Emirates. Opening statements at the trial of billionaire Tom Barrack are expected Wednesday once jury selection is completed in federal court in Brooklyn. The 75-year-old Barrack
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Myles Straw had a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s five-run 11th inning, and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7 to move closer to the American League Central title. The Guardians won for the 12th time in 16 extra-inning games this season and expanded their lead
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Castillo got chased in the fifth inning and the contending Seattle Mariners managed just one hit, falling to the Oakland Athletics 4-1. Carlos Santana’s infield single in the second inning was all the Mariners could muster at the plate against JP Sears and four
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kim Ha-seong homered and Mike Clevinger had a strong outing for the San Diego Padres, who shut down Albert Pujols and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 to clinch their first winning record in a full season since 2010. The Padres improved to 82-66
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kim Ha-seong homered and Mike Clevinger had a strong outing for the San Diego Padres, who shut down Albert Pujols and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 to clinch their first winning record in a full season since 2010. The Padres improved to 82-66
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city’s British Consulate for alleged sedition. Thousands of Hong Kong residents have lined up in recent days in front of the British Consulate and left floral tributes to the queen, who was sovereign
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