By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Growing up in Coronado, California, former water polo pro Prince Asante was often the only Black face in the pool. Today, he’s training young players in Ghana, a country where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. With roughly 80 players and seven teams, the
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By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Back at the very beginning, right when the idea of water polo in Ghana started swimming into reality, Prince Asante got out a couple of balls and caps in front of a handful of curious kids. He decided to try a scrimmage, but he had no nets. So they
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway says the oil-rich Scandinavian country will become one of the world’s top donors to Ukraine when his government presents another planned military and civilian aid package. Gahr Støre told the Norwegian parliament on Thursday that profits from oil will finance the additional aid, He
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The governments of Spain and Morocco have held wide-ranging meetings aimed at improving historically fraught ties and striking deals on customs crossings and business development. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Rabat on Wednesday along with 11 government ministers. Sánchez met with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch on Thursday while
Continue Reading CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Police in South Africa say 10 people have been killed in separate shootings in Eastern Cape province. The Wednesday night killings in two rural towns came on the heels of a shooting at a birthday party in the same province on Sunday that left eight people dead. The latest
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By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over concerns about national security, in the latest indication of mounting scrutiny on the short-form video app from members of Congress. In a letter sent to the two tech giants on
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over concerns about national security, in the latest indication of mounting scrutiny on the short-form video app from members of Congress. In a letter sent to the two tech giants on
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the structure and mission of its intelligence division as the US navigates a period of heightened polarization and radicalization, the agency’s intel chief said in an interview with CNN. Extreme public discourse and divisive politics of recent years is in part to blame for
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. House Republicans have argued Omar should not serve on the committee in light of past statements she has made related to Israel that
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will again be big parts of NHL All-Star Weekend. But the event in South Florida is also a showcase for the next generation of hockey stars. New Jersey’s Jack Hughes, Buffalo’s Tage Thompson and Dallas’ Jason Robertson
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SIlvia Marchetti, CNN Ever dream of really getting away from it all? The Italians have long known how to do it. For centuries this has been a land of hermits and religious retreats — and Italy is still full of secluded monasteries and abbeys where religious folk have lived in seclusion. Only, you don’t have
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By Matias Grez, CNN An NFL fan has started an online petition to allow the mother of Travis and Jason Kelce, Donna, to perform the coin toss ahead of Super Bowl LVII. It is gaining significant traction ahead of the February 12 showdown, closing in on 35,000 signatures — which would make it one of
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Donna Kelce has divided loyalties ahead of this year’s Super Bowl — and she’s got the jersey to prove it. The mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason, Kelce has gained fame for the half-and-half top she’s been sporting ahead of Super Bowl LVII, incorporating
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Kylian Mbappé missed two penalties and an open goal in the space of 100 seconds before coming off injured in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win against Montpelier. Just seven minutes into the game, PSG was awarded a penalty for a foul on defender Sergio Ramos, but Mbappé — who converted three penalties
Continue Reading By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Embattled Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship company says it is reviewing its fundraising options after calling off a $2.5 billion share offering that was seen as a crucial test of investor confidence. The decision followed the loss of billions of dollars in market
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not be involved in an overhaul of the country’s judicial system proposed by his government. She said that if he gets involved, he risks a conflict of interest in his ongoing corruption trial. The attorney general’s
Continue Reading BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Not far from the postcard images of Jacksonville — the white sand beaches, the riverfront fountain, the upscale shopping district — is another side of the city. Here, neighborhood roads are pitted with potholes and sometimes unpaved. Weeds swallow abandoned cars in empty lots. Grocery stores
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point Thursday as it seeks to tame the double-digit inflation fueling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession. The move would push the U.K.’s key rate to 4%.
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN When the Senate Judiciary Committee meets Thursday to vote on another slate of President Joe Biden‘s judicial nominees, Democrats will be benefiting from more than their two additional years of Senate control. Democrats — with the expansion of their majority in the midterms to a 51-49 margin — have gained new
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