By FARAI MUTSAKA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press RUSHINGA, Zimbabwe (AP) — While others in her Zimbabwean village agonize over a maize crop seemingly headed for failure, Jestina Nyamukunguvengu picks up a hoe and slices through the soil of her fields that are lush green with a pearl millet crop in the African country’s arid
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — For years, the people of Aleppo bore the brunt of bombardment and fighting when their city, once Syria’s largest and most cosmopolitan, was among the civil war’s fiercest battle zones. Even that didn’t prepare them for the devastation and terror wreaked by this week’s
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By Alta Spells, Dakin Andone and Steve Almasy, CNN Witnesses in the murder trial of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday shored up earlier testimony of his former law group’s chief financial officer, who’d spoken about discovering what prosecutors allege were his financial crimes that could have helped lead to the killings of
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Oscar Holland, CNN To passersby, the sight of two men embracing besides New Delhi’s India Gate in 1986 might have seemed unremarkable. In a city where public displays of platonic male affection are relatively commonplace, it was photographer Sunil Gupta who attracted more attention at the time. “Men holding hands or lying in each other’s
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Alibaba says it will launch its own ChatGPT-style tool, becoming the latest tech giant to jump on the chatbot bandwagon. The Chinese behemoth said it was testing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot internally. It did not share details of when it would launch or what the application would be called. “Frontier innovations
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By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points and matched a career high with eight 3-pointers, and the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-104 to stop a three-game skid. Deni Avdija had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Bradley Beal had 17 points and 10 assists for the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the
Continue Reading By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 17 points and No. 20 Providence beat Georgetown 74-62. Devin Carter and Ed Croswell had 12 points apiece as the Friars won for the fourth time in five games. Noah Locke added 11 points, shooting 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Bradley Ezewiro
Continue Reading CARBONDALE, Ill. — Led by Marcus Domask’s 24 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the UIC Flames 68-66 on Wednesday night. The Salukis moved to 19-7 with the win and the Flames fell to 10-16.
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. — Marcus Watson and Love Bettis each scored 20 points and the North Carolina A&T Aggies defeated the Elon Phoenix 66-61 on Wednesday night. The Aggies are now 12-14 on the season, while the Phoenix moved to 5-20.
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored 21 points, John-Michael Wright converted a three-point play with 0.4 seconds left and Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech 71-68 for its fourth straight win. Oklahoma State took the lead early in the first half and led by as many as 15 points in the second. A De’Vion Harmon
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 25 points, Rori Harmon had 15 points and 10 assists and No. 20 Texas defeated Texas Tech 80-71.  Harmon had 15 with 10 assists for Texas. Bre’Amber Scott had 26 points for Texas Tech. For three quarters the game was about the Texas defense. An 8-0 run early
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulda, Minnesota, man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for exchanging pornographic photos and videos online with an 11-year-old victim in Boone County., according to a press release. Douglas Howard Canfield, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 15 years in federal prison without parole and
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. ( (AP) — Yacine Toumi’s 15 points helped Evansville defeat Northern Iowa 71-59 on Wednesday night. Toumi added nine rebounds for the Purple Aces (5-21, 1-14 Missouri Valley Conference). Kenny Strawbridge scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 7 from the free throw line.
Continue Reading EVANSVILLE, Ind. ( (AP) — Yacine Toumi’s 15 points helped Evansville defeat Northern Iowa 71-59 on Wednesday night. Toumi added nine rebounds for the Purple Aces (5-21, 1-14 Missouri Valley Conference). Kenny Strawbridge scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 7 from the free throw line.
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Taylor Hendricks’ 23 points, the UCF Knights defeated the Wichita State Shockers 72-67 on Wednesday night. The Knights improved to 14-9 with the win and the Shockers fell to 12-12.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON — Brendan Adams scored 35 points, including six in double overtime, as the George Washington Colonials defeated the Richmond Spiders 107-105 on Wednesday night. The Colonials are now 12-12 with the win and the Spiders dropped to 12-13.
Continue Reading NORMAL, Ill. — Led by Malevy Leons’ 21 points, the Bradley Braves defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 79-61 on Wednesday night. The Braves are now 18-8 on the season, while the Redbirds dropped to 10-16.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Datos recientes de un telescopio revelaron que un pequeño planeta situado en los confines de nuestro sistema solar está rodeado por un denso anillo y los cientÃficos están desconcertados. El planeta, llamado Quaoar, es uno de los aproximadamente 3.000 planetas pequeños que orbitan alrededor del Sol más allá de Neptuno. Con
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