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By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand has penned a memoir out Tuesday that offers a view from her seat at the center of a high-profile #MeToo case. “The Moment” debuts amid a stunning turn of events in the case. Prosecutors must decide this month whether to ask the

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have broken through police roadblocks that sought to prevent access to the capital’s central mall on the eve of a demonstration scheduled to coincide with the nation’s Independence Day. The Federal District’s security secretariat said late Monday that officers have been deployed to try

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Representatives of Venezuela’s government and opposition say they have agreed to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of Venezuelans, especially in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came Monday night in a joint statement issued at the close of their first round of negotiations in Mexico’s capital. The statement

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government is warning about a spike in kidnappings and other crimes as it pledges to fight gangs. The announcement has drawn retorts from two crime bosses that any crackdown will bring greater violence aimed at police in the already unstable country. Prime

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture. Its new report documents what the group says were violations committed by Syrian intelligence officers against some returnees, including 13 children between mid-2017 and spring 2021. They include five cases

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ANDREW DALTON NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michael K. Williams, who played the beloved character Omar Little on “The Wire,” has died. New York City police say Williams was found dead Monday afternoon at his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 54. Williams created one of the most memorable characters in

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two critical jobless benefit programs have expired, leaving only a handful of economic options for millions who are still financially impacted by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic. One program provided jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers and another provided benefits to those who have been

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean health authorities have approved the use of Sinovac vaccine against the coronavirus for 6-year-old children and older, the first Latin America’s country to take that step. The director of Chile’s Public Health Institute says the institution approved the new measure by five votes in favor and one against. Now, the

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The pitch intruders claimed to have very good reason to be confronting players only seven minutes into Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Argentina. The game was halted on Sunday and chaos ensued as Argentina great Lionel Messi and Brazil star Neymar watched on. Four Argentina players from English

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say stand-up comedian Fuquan Johnson was among three people who died of a suspected overdose at a Los Angeles party. Police say three people were declared dead at the scene in the Venice neighborhood Saturday and a fourth was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The LA County coroner’s

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is about to be taken down as a symbol of racial injustice. Wednesday’s planned removal comes more than 130 years after the monument was erected to honor the South’s top military commander in the

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked Labor Day by delivering deli sandwiches to union members in his home state of Delaware. Biden says union members are the people who helped build the middle class. A casually dressed Biden brought sandwiches from a local chain restaurant to

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland, as it seeks breathing space in its tense standoff with the European Union over trade rules. Brexit Minister David Frost said Monday that the government would continue to trade “on

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Greg Wilfert remembers his first visit to Scarborough Beach State Park as a teenager like it was yesterday. Decades later, he’s working his 50th consecutive season as a lifeguard at the same beach. Wilfert carved out his summers for lifeguarding over the years even as he worked as a physical education

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — French energy giant Total has signed mega contracts with Iraq worth $27 billion to develop oil fields, natural gas and a crucial water project. Officials say Monday they will be key for oil-rich Iraq to maintain crude output. The deals were inked Sunday with Prime Minister Mustafa

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar extended for two weeks the pre-trial detention of Danny Fenster, an American journalist in the military-led Southeast Asian nation who was arrested in May. Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport on May 24, as he was about to board a flight to go to the United States

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Rural communities across the country are wrestling with the economic perks and environmental drawbacks of opening up their roads to ATVs. Interest in ATVs has only intensified as more people got outdoors during the pandemic. But their popularity has sometimes pitted riders against residents. People in

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl died at an amusement park in the western Colorado town of Glenwood Springs. A spokeswoman for the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park says “an incident” occurred Sunday evening on the Haunted Mine Drop ride that caused the death. The Post Independent reports the park

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate puts a spotlight on him as a government probe of the former mayor continues. A judge last week refused to delay

By CHRISTINA PACIOLLA Associated Press The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the largest dairy farm in the state, owners Marianne and Wally Eachus looked at each other and just cried. An EF3 tornado ripped through Mullica Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia, and nearly demolished