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Month: September 2025

Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence

By AARON MORRISON and JAYLEN GREEN Associated Press How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black clergy, who are trying to square a heroic view of the 31-year-old with insulting statements about people of

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WNBA Playoff Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EDT (x-if necessary) First Round (Best-of-3) Minnesota 2, Golden State 0 Sunday, Sept. 14: Minnesota 101, Golden State 72 Wednesday, Sept. 17: Minnesota 75, Golden State 74 Las Vegas 2, Seattle 1 Sunday, Sept. 14: Las Vegas 102, Seattle 77 Tuesday, Sept. 16: Seattle 86, Las Vegas 83 Thursday,

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Philippine flood-control projects made substandard to allow huge kickbacks, Senate inquiry told

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most flood control projects, road and other infrastructure projects built in a Philippine province near the capital in the last six years were substandard or overpriced to compensate for huge kickbacks given to congressmen and senators, a televised Senate inquiry was told on Tuesday. The allegation

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Audience members wait in line to enter the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio in Los Angeles

An emotional Kimmel returns to ABC and assails Trump’s ‘un-American’ attacks on free speech

By Brian Stelter, Dan Heching, Andrew Kirell, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night stage Tuesday night and urged viewers to stand up to President Trump’s threats. Shortly before Kimmel’s show aired, the president sent out a new missive against Kimmel’s network, ABC. In an eloquent and emotional monologue, Kimmel assailed “anti-American” efforts

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