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Month: May 2025

Africa’s youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others

By DULUE MBACHU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore were plastered over Russian state media speaking about pan-Africanism and liberating the minds of the continent’s youths.

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BC-Merc Table,1st Add

OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 552.5 558.0 547.0 553.5 +3.5 Jul 581.5 583.0 575.0 579.5 +.5 Sep 605.0 606.0 603.5 605.0 Est. sales 859. Mon.’s sales 1,645 Mon.’s open int 7,739 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts of

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NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Tuesday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 66.70 67.23 66.25 66.28 —.35 Oct 69.19 69.55 68.83 68.83 —.06 Dec 68.90 69.56 68.61 68.77 —.08 Mar 70.23 70.77 69.86 70.08 —.02 May 71.11 71.65 70.77 70.99 —.02 Jul 72.09 72.13 71.45

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Federal appeals court continues to block Florida’s drag-show ban as likely unconstitutional

ATLANTA (AP) — An injunction barring the enforcement of Florida’s drag-show ban will remain in effect after a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the law is likely unconstitutional. A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to back a lower court decision that described Florida’s law, purportedly aimed at protecting

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 216.85 217.07 216.00 216.32 —.50 Aug 211.47 212.20 210.60 211.62 +.02 Oct 208.40 208.90 207.67 208.45 Dec 208.35 209.22 207.72 208.90 +.53 Feb 208.85 209.72 208.10 209.42 +.62 Apr 208.75 209.70 208.02 209.52 +.77 Jun 201.72

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 502 +3¾ Jul 508¾ 514½ 500¼ 511¾ +3¾ Sep 524¾ 528½ 515½ 526¼ +3½ Dec 546¼ 551½ 538½ 549¼ +3½ Mar 566¼ 571½ 559 569¾ +3¾ May 577¾ 582¼ 569¾ 580¾ +4¼ Jul

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 216.85 217.07 216.00 216.32 —.50 Aug 211.47 212.20 210.60 211.62 +.02 Oct 208.40 208.90 207.67 208.45 Dec 208.35 209.22 207.72 208.90 +.53 Feb 208.85 209.72 208.10 209.42 +.62 Apr 208.75 209.70 208.02 209.52 +.77 Jun 201.72

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 502 +3¾ Jul 508¾ 514½ 500¼ 511¾ +3¾ Sep 524¾ 528½ 515½ 526¼ +3½ Dec 546¼ 551½ 538½ 549¼ +3½ Mar 566¼ 571½ 559 569¾ +3¾ May 577¾ 582¼ 569¾ 580¾ +4¼ Jul

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 502 +3¾ Jul 508¾ 514½ 500¼ 511¾ +3¾ Sep 524¾ 528½ 515½ 526¼ +3½ Dec 546¼ 551½ 538½ 549¼ +3½ Mar 566¼ 571½ 559 569¾ +3¾ May 577¾ 582¼ 569¾ 580¾ +4¼ Jul

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 502 +3¾ Jul 508¾ 514½ 500¼ 511¾ +3¾ Sep 524¾ 528½ 515½ 526¼ +3½ Dec 546¼ 551½ 538½ 549¼ +3½ Mar 566¼ 571½ 559 569¾ +3¾ May 577¾ 582¼ 569¾ 580¾ +4¼ Jul

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‘Helped me be a better person,’ ‘Like a brother’: Friends and family remember apartment fire victims

By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner on Monday identified four of the five people killed in a deadly Mother’s Day apartment fire near 27th Street and Highland Boulevard. Firefighters responded to the scene Sunday morning to find heavy smoke and flames in the

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Relatives of El Chapo enter US as part of ‘negotiation,’ Mexico’s security secretary says

By Verónica Calderón and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Several family members of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán have entered the United States as part of negotiations in a case against one of his sons, Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch told the Mexican network Radio Fórmula on Tuesday. El Chapo’s son Ovidio

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Surveillance video shows burglars targeting home in Hancock Park while homeowner, kids were sleeping

By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story     HANCOCK PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Neighbors in Hancock Park are on edge after another burglary. The latest one reportedly happened while the homeowner and his kids were asleep. Hancock Park residents tell Eyewitness News they feel like their neighborhood is under attack by burglars.

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Familia de Ovidio Guzmán viajó a EE.UU. por una supuesta “negociación”, dice el secretario de Seguridad de México

Por Verónica Calderón y Michael Rios, CNN Varios miembros de la familia del narcotraficante Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, viajaron a Estados Unidos como parte de una negociación en el caso contra uno de sus hijos, Ovidio Guzmán López, confirmó el martes el secretario de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México, Omar García Harfuch en una

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