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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Russia’s deputy prime minister says Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. Alexei Overchuk made his remarks Wednesday in a televised news conference following his talks with his counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad. Pakistan applied last year for membership in the alliance that has a stated

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia. They say they’re seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and have asked Ukraine to more clearly spell out its combat objectives. The

AP Film Writer Ten years after “Whiplash” took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough film is returning to theaters nationwide Friday. In 2014, “Whiplash” was the ultimate indie movie Cinderella story—a Sundance discovery made by a 20-something that that would go on to become both a box office hit and an awards darling:

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries. Gavi said Wednesday that the vaccine doses — manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic — will be available this year, without giving any specific

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Wednesday that someone who may

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled. Surveillance photos released by the New York Police Department on Tuesday show one person dressed all in pink including a pink shower

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a harassment charge against state Transportation Director John Cooper. Prosecutors in Marshall County said the complainant no longer wishes to pursue this matter. District Judge Mitchell S. Floyd dismissed the charge Tuesday.  Cooper was arrested last year on a misdemeanor harassment charge. An adjoining landowner, Gerald Carter,

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year’s presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote. A meeting between the two has not yet been confirmed, but seemed possible given

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own. She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in “The Gilded Age,” for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of “The

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza, noting that the United States is assessing a deadly attack that caused pagers used by Hezbollah to explode in Lebanon. Blinken spoke to reporters in Cairo,

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A noted sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis is badly damaged after a man allegedly broke into construction equipment and dropped a heavy boom lift onto the artwork. The “Angel of Harmony” statue created by Polish sculptor Wiktor Szostalo was installed

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Australia have hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions for their participation in quelling protests and detaining people following the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, 22, died on Sept. 16, 2022, in a hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police over allegedly not

AP Sports Writer ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand say eight former security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim men arrested 20 years ago will be indicted on murder charges. The 2004 case earned special notoriety because of the manner in which the victims died. They were arrested following a violent protest

AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted – about as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined up end-to-end. “This one has managed to reach a size that’s