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UK inflation jumps to 10.4%, surprising analysts
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate has risen for the first time in four months in February. The new figures released Wednesday surprised analysts and increased pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates at its meeting on Thursday. The consumer price index jumped to 10.4% in the 12 months through February from
Continue Reading March Madness Mix: Dominant Gamecocks amid Sweet 16 parity
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Women’s college basketball has displayed an odd mix this season and now there’s the rare combination of South Carolina’s undefeated dominance alongside parity in the Sweet 16. Just two of the four No. 1 women’s seeds advanced through the first two rounds, which hadn’t happened
Continue Reading Afghan Taliban raid in Kabul kills 3 Islamic State members
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s capital has killed three members of the extremist Islamic State group. A Taliban spokesman said on Wednesday that the raid targeted an IS hideout in Kabul and that the three members of the militant group who were killed had planned attacks during the Islamic
Continue ReadingSandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region in thick clouds of orange dust and sending air pollution soaring to hazardous levels, state weather authorities said on Wednesday. Dense clouds enveloped the Chinese capital where the air quality index of PM10 — particles
Continue Reading Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Complexes of McMansions, fast food restaurants, real estate offices and half-constructed high-rises line wide highways in Irbil, the seat of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Many members of the political and business elite live in a suburban gated community dubbed the American Village, where
Continue Reading China’s Xi, Japan’s Kishida end visits to Russia and Ukraine
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left Moscow, wrapping up a three-day visit, shortly after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left Kyiv. Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the attention from Xi’s trip to Moscow where he promoted Beijing’s peace proposal for Ukraine,
Continue ReadingUganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses
By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The new legislation constitutes a further crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in a country where same-sex relations were
Continue Reading Marcos defends US military presence, which China opposes
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has defended his decision to allow a larger United States military presence in the country as vital to territorial defense. That’s despite China’s fierce opposition and warning that it would drag the Philippines into geopolitical strife. The Marcos administration announced last month
Continue ReadingNew Haven police chief recommends terminating officers charged in the transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
By Sara Smart, CNN The New Haven police chief is recommending terminating four of the officers charged in the transportation incident that left a man paralyzed from the chest down in a police van last year. Five officers with the New Haven Police Department were arrested and charged with second degree reckless endangerment in November
Continue ReadingNew Haven police chief recommends terminating officers charged in the transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
By Sara Smart, CNN The New Haven police chief is recommending terminating four of the officers charged in the transportation incident that left a man paralyzed from the chest down in a police van last year. Five officers with the New Haven Police Department were arrested and charged with second degree reckless endangerment in November
Continue Reading After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Train services in Greece resumed Wednesday for the first time since a deadly rail disaster three weeks ago. The previous evening, the embattled conservative prime minister announced early elections for May. The Feb. 28 head-on collision, the deadliest in the country’s history, killed
Continue Reading Muslims in Indonesia gear up for first day of Ramadan
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are gearing up to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Thursday, with traditions and ceremonies across the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country amid soaring food prices. From colorful torchlight street parades to cleaning relatives’ graves
Continue Reading Sleepless night after Pakistan, Afghanistan quake kills 13
By MUNIR AHMED AND RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has killed at least 13 people and injured scores in both countries, officials said Wednesday as authorities struggled to collect data on casualties and damages from remote areas. The temblor rattled this
Continue ReadingSouth Korean capital announces plans for ‘floating’ swimming pool and art pier
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Just two weeks after announcing plans to build the world’s largest spokeless Ferris wheel, Seoul’s city government has shared its intention to construct urban ‘floating’ swimming zones along the South Korean capital’s Han River. Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon announced that an art pier and public swimming pool are planned for Ichon
Continue Reading Race record trails ‘wild card’ prosecutor in Louisiana death
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — In this conservative corner of northern Louisiana, where reverence for law enforcement runs deep and Blue Lives Matter flags often fly alongside the Stars and Stripes, the case of five white officers charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene is seen as
Continue Reading Judge to consider allowing abortions to resume in Wyoming
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Wednesday over whether abortions will be allowed in Wyoming while a sweeping new ban gets challenged in her court. The ban took effect Sunday, making abortion illegal in Wyoming despite earlier rulings by Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens that
Continue Reading Asian shares advance on back of Wall Street rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday after a Wall Street rally led by the banks most beaten down by the industry’s crisis. Oil prices fell back and U.S. futures were little changed. Investors are awaiting an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve, which is expected to temper
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Kansas could soon approve ‘born alive’ abortion bill
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions is nearing legislative approval, as Republicans pursue limited anti-abortion measures following a decisive statewide vote last year protecting abortion rights. The Kansas House was set to take a
Continue Reading Kansas could soon approve ‘born alive’ abortion bill
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions is nearing legislative approval, as Republicans pursue limited anti-abortion measures following a decisive statewide vote last year protecting abortion rights. The Kansas House was set to take a
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