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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England made court appearances Friday as officials braced for more clashes that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned and blamed on “far-right hatred.” Starmer vowed to end the mayhem and said police across the

AP Sports Writers NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. A Slovakian team spokesman says Potocka suffered an asthma attack after the race. She was given first aid and carried off on a stretcher. The spokesman

AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The summer has been flush with opportunities for American 400-meter champion Kendall Ellis. Track fans might remember Ellis as the runner who found herself stuck in a porta potty at the U.S. track trials, in a semi-panic as she banged on the door for 10 minutes trying to

Associated Press WAYANAD, India (AP) — When Deva Das was jolted awake by the roar of gushing water and boulders banging at the door, he grabbed his parents and his kids and began running for higher ground. The family waded through slush and muck, climbed a hill, and stayed there in the pouring rain for

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate on stage shut down a music festival last year in Malaysia. The lawyer for Future Sound Asia said the lawsuit against the band and all four members was filed in London on July 23 and seeks $2.5 million

AP Sports Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Vanderbilt’s discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media she needed help with rent. Rapper Flavor Flav and entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian decided to help. Soon after Fraley posted on the social media platform, X, that she was in need of financial assistance, Flav, founding member of

MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say at least four people have died and dozens are feared buried under rubble after an apartment block in Russia’s Ural Mountains collapsed following a gas explosion. Photos published by Russian agencies Friday showed a large part of the five-story prefab building, in the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil, leveled

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo has reported a 55% drop in its profit in the April-June quarter as sales slipped in both machines and game software. The Nintendo Switch is in its eighth year after going on sale, with more than 140 million already sold. Profit at Nintendo totaled

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A rights group says at least nine people have been killed by security forces in Nigeria during mass protests against the economic crisis gripping the country. Amnesty International’s Nigeria office cited accounts from witnesses in its statement Friday. Authorities said a police officer was also killed and others injured,

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month. Japan’s coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter with a Japanese whaling research ship in 2010 when he was accused of ordering someone to throw explosives at the whaling ship. Environmental activists

Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority has blocked access to the social media platform Instagram. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, did not provide a reason for the move on Friday. Media reports suggest that the action was taken in response to Instagram’s removal of posts from Turkey

MANILA, Philippiines (AP) — A fire swept through a part of a small building in Manila’s crowded Chinatown district Friday, leaving at least 11 people dead, police said, adding that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blaze. About 14 firetrucks battled for more than two hours to control the blaze in

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has dropped nearly 6% after a broad retreat on Wall Street. The decline was the worst for Tokyo since the worst pandemic selloffs of 2020. The drop of more than 2,000 points left the index where it was in mid-January, erasing huge gains that had taken the

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, some Mexico City residents are changing the way they get water. In low-income areas like Iztapalapa – Mexico City’s most populous borough – a group of women water harvesters works to keep existing systems functioning while also educating residents on

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of high interest rates meant to whip inflation. The S&P 500 sank 1.8% for its first back-to-back losses of at least 1% since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 610 points, or 1.5%,

Associated Press In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 250 people in the past week. Three others died in Pakistan. Widespread flooding has been reported in North Korea near the border with China with no word on whether anyone died. This time of year is monsoon and typhoon season in Asia, and

Associated Press Most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds. Only around 3 in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the triple digits. For the last dozen years, the 61-year-old spent much of the year working near Pasco, Washington, sending money to his wife