Today: October 09, 2024
Today: October 09, 2024

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Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki are given wild cards into the US Open

Venus Williams will be back in the U.S. Open at age 43, and Caroline Wozniacki will join her in the field for her return to Grand Slam tennis. Both players were given wild cards into the tournament on Wednesday by the U.S. Tennis Association. Williams was the U.S. Open champion in 2000 and 2001, two of her seven major singles titles. A year after younger sister Serena retired following the tournament, Venus Williams will be back in Flushing Meadows, where she reached the final in her debut in 1997. She recently returned to competition after missing

Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki are given wild cards into the US Open
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The death toll from militia clashes in Libyan capital jumps to 45, medical authorities say

Libyan security forces patrolled the streets

The death toll from militia clashes in Libyan capital jumps to 45, medical authorities say
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Bank of Ireland glitch allowed customers to withdraw money they didn't have

Some Bank of Ireland customers were able to withdraw money they did not have Tuesday and early Wednesday after an hours-long technical glitch that also halted many of the bank’s online services. The outage allowed some customers to transfer and withdraw funds “above their normal limits,” the Bank of Ireland said. Customers could withdraw up to €500 ($546) with their Bank of Ireland card, the bank confirmed to The Associated Press Wednesday. They could also transfer funds from their Bank of Ireland account to a different account and withdraw up to €1,000 ($1,091), the bank said.

Bank of Ireland glitch allowed customers to withdraw money they didn't have
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USA Basketball's coaching staff for this year's World Cup is a star-studded mix

The players and coaches on USA Basketball’s roster for the World Cup that starts next week are in possession of a combined 16 NBA championship rings. The breakdown of those rings: Coaches 15, Players 1. Make no mistake, there are some rising star players on this U.S. roster: Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Brandon Ingram and Jaren Jackson Jr. have already been All-Stars, Jalen Brunson should be one soon, Jackson Jr. is the reigning NBA defensive player of the year and Paolo Banchero is the NBA rookie of the year. But the biggest names

USA Basketball's coaching staff for this year's World Cup is a star-studded mix
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China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island

China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press. The work on Triton island in the Paracel group mirrors construction on seven human-made islands in the Spratly group to the east which have been equipped with airstrips, docks and military systems, although it currently appears to be somewhat more modest in scale. China claims virtually the entire South China Sea as its own, denying the claims of others and defying an international ruling invalidating its

China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island
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Small Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay

A small Minnesota town will soon be without a police department, an exodus spurred by low pay for the chief and his officers. Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith and one other officer are still on the force, but only until their resignations become official on Aug. 23, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Smith submitted his resignation at a City Council meeting Aug. 9, while another full-time officer and five part-time employees resigned Friday after learning that Smith was stepping down. “This is heartbreaking to us,” Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said Monday night after an emergency

Small Minnesota town will be without police after chief and officers resign, citing low pay
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A $5.4 billion international chip deal with Intel is off after greenlight from China never arrives

A $5.4 billion acquisition of Israeli chip manufacturer by Intel has been called off after China failed to sign off on the deal amid rising tensions with the United States. It was a mutual decision between Intel and Tower Semiconductor, the companies said Wednesday. Intel said that the deal was terminated “due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement.” The deal required approval from a number of regulators worldwide, including those in China. Chinese regulators failed to approve the deal by a deadline Wednesday, even after

A $5.4 billion international chip deal with Intel is off after greenlight from China never arrives
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Former West Virginia coach Bob Huggins enters diversion program after drunken driving arrest

Former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest. Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment on Thursday. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. Under the agreement, his one-year probation period can be done after six months if he meets all conditions, including completion of an alcohol treatment program. Huggins was assessed $2,810 in court costs and fees, including $300 for an alcohol highway safety program. His driver’s license was suspended for at least 60

Former West Virginia coach Bob Huggins enters diversion program after drunken driving arrest
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Rescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing

The bodies of 33 people have been recovered from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar and rescuers are searching for at least three people believed to be missing, a rescue official said Wednesday. In the landslide on Sunday in Hpakant, the center of the world’s largest and most lucrative jade mining district, earth and debris from several mines slid about 300 meters (1,000 feet) down a cliff into a lake below, carrying more than 35 miners with it. About 150 rescuers using five small boats have recovered the bodies from the muddy lake in

Rescuers recover 33 bodies from a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine, with 3 people still missing
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Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards

Syria’s president early Wednesday doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year. President Bashar Assad issued the two decrees just before midnight Tuesday as the Syrian pound’s value against the U.S. dollar declined to a new all-time low, down from 7,000 at the beginning of 2023 to 15,000 pounds to the greenback. At the start of the conflict in 2011, the dollar was trading at 47 pounds. For over a year, Damascus has been restructuring its program of subsidies for gasoline, diesel for

Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards
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England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women's World Cup final against Spain

England moved on to its first Women’s World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory over co-host Australia on Wednesday, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Australia superstar Sam Kerr started her first match of the tournament and scored for the Matildas but it wasn’t enough to hold off European champion England. Ella Toone scored in the 36th minute to put England up 1-0 and the Lionesses dominated possession in the first half. Kerr’s equalizer in the 63rd gave the 75,000-plus crowd some hope, but Lauren Hemp scored to to restore England’s lead in the

England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women's World Cup final against Spain
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Lithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border

Lithuania on Wednesday decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus later this week amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbor, an ally of Russia. The Lithuanian government has said that the crossings at Tverecius and Sumskas will be closed, and traffic will be diverted to the Medininkai border checkpoint, which is the largest of Lithuania’s six checkpoints. The decision came as Lithuanians grow increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus. “The main goal is to temporarily suspend operations at these two points from Aug. 18,” Deputy Minister

Lithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border
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Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan

A Muslim mob on Wednesday stormed a Christian locality in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, burning one church, damaging two others and demolishing the house of a man after accusing him of desecrating the pages of Islam’s holy book, police said. The attack happened in the district of Faisalabad in eastern Punjab province, local police chief Rizwan Khan said. He said the mob attacked the Christian colony after some of the Muslims living nearby accused a local Christian, Raja Amir, and his friend of desecrating pages of the Quran. Khan said the accusations angered Muslims who had

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan
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Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory

The Czech Republic on Wednesday completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and makes it easier to deploy U.S. troops in Czech territory. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s signature was the final step in the ratification process of the Defense Cooperation Agreement, which had been endorsed by both houses of Parliament in July and by President Petr Pavel on Aug 1. The document sets a legal framework for possible deployment of U.S. troops in the country at a time of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova

Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory
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Ex-FBI counterintelligence official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to violate sanctions on Russia by going to work, after he retired, for an oligarch he once investigated. Appearing before a federal judge in New York City, Charles McGonigal, 55, said he was “deeply remorseful” for work he did in 2021 for the billionaire industrialist Oleg Deripaska. McGonigal told the judge he accepted over $17,000 to help Deripaska collect derogatory information about another Russian oligarch who was a business competitor. Deripaska has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018 for reasons related to Russia’s occupation of

Ex-FBI counterintelligence official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour

On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont’s lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman nor would it be the last. While officials in some other states are banning or restricting certain books in schools and libraries, Zuckerman, in liberal Vermont, has taken a different tack: reading and discussing them at libraries and bookstores around the state. ″ These bans often target books that feature LGBTQ+ characters; talk about gender and sexuality; highlight

Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour
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Target sales ebb in Q2 and it cuts outlook for the year citing inflation and a culture war dustup

Target’s second quarter sales were hit by inflation and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise. The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit cards more expensive to use, and higher prices on food to continue to put a strain on customers and on Wednesday, the chain cut its profit and sales expectations for the year. In lowering its forecast, Target also cited the end of the student loan moratorium, which had provided one-time college students a little more financial breathing room. Profit came in above

Target sales ebb in Q2 and it cuts outlook for the year citing inflation and a culture war dustup
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Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor

Russia resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, local officials said Wednesday, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Kyiv has increasingly used for grain transport to Europe after Moscow broke off a key wartime export deal through the Black Sea. At the same time, a loaded container ship stuck at the port of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than 17 months ago set sail and was heading through the Black Sea to the Bosporus along a temporary corridor established by Ukraine for

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor
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Kenya's crisis is unique and driven by poverty, track and field's anti-doping head tells the AP

In all likelihood, Kenya will haul in another good chunk of medals in distance races at this month’s track and field world championships, each one of them throwing more suspicion on a country with a reputational crisis because of doping. Kenya has achieved unparalleled success in modern distance running, but a wave of positive drug tests over the last decade has made it the sport’s latest doping pariah and pushed it to the brink of a sweeping international ban that would put it alongside Russia. Anti-doping authorities inside and outside the East African nation are grappling to get it under

Kenya's crisis is unique and driven by poverty, track and field's anti-doping head tells the AP
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Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border

An offshore drilling rig arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas, Lebanese Cabinet ministers said Wednesday. The rig is expected to begin drilling in September in Lebanese waters near the border with Israel after the two countries reached a deal last year on their maritime border. Lebanon and Israel have formally been at war since Israel’s creation in 1948. Cash-strapped Lebanon hopes that future gas discoveries will help the small Mideast nation pull itself out of the worst economic and financial

Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border
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Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass recruitment of volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which says it will use military force if the junta doesn’t reinstate the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. ECOWAS has activated a “standby force” to restore order in Niger after the junta ignored a deadline to reinstate and release Bazoum. The initiative, spearhead by

Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion
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A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners, the planners said. Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership deal was announced last year and aims to use the funds over the next three to five years to accelerate retirement of the nation’s coal plants and development of renewable energy. Details were not made public. The investment plan will be reviewed and revised further by Indonesia and its JETP partners before being made available for public review and comment, according to a statement

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted
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UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise

The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower energy prices, official figures showed Wednesday, a welcome development for hard-pressed households struggling during the cost of living crisis. The Office for National Statistics said the annual rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, was 6.8% in July, its lowest level since February 2022, the month Russia invaded Ukraine and sent energy prices surging. The decline from June’s 7.9% rate was in line with economists’ expectations. The statistics agency said the fall was

UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
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Stock market today: Asia shares decline as faltering Chinese economy sets off global slide

Asian shares declined Wednesday amid worries over discouraging data on China, as well as over the future of the U.S. economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.3% in afternoon trading to 31,805.37. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dove 1.6% to 7,192.10. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 1.6% to 2,528.73. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1.5% to 18,309.42, and the Shanghai Composite lost 0.5% to 3,159.71. New Zealand’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.5% on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s monetary policy committee said the headline inflation rate had declined, but core inflation remained too

Stock market today: Asia shares decline as faltering Chinese economy sets off global slide
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Poland showcases military might in a parade as war rages in neighboring Ukraine

NATO member Poland displayed its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems at a massive military parade Tuesday, as war rages in neighboring Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections in two months. President Andrzej Duda, the chief commander of the armed forces, said in his opening speech that the protection of Poland’s eastern border is a key element of state policy. He also noted that Poland is supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s aggression of almost 18 months. “The defense of our eastern border, the border of the European Union and of NATO is today a key

Poland showcases military might in a parade as war rages in neighboring Ukraine

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