By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Over two dozen families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the central West Bank have packed up and fled their homes in recent days, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby has grown unbearable. The village, Ras Ein el-Auja, was
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is “closely monitoring” the fallout from widespread Iranian protests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to attack Iran could escalate the protests within the borders of the Islamic Republic into a regional war. “The people of Israel, the
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The latter is drawing renewed scrutiny into this murky world of speculative, 24/7 transactions. Last week, an anonymous trader pocketed
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers said Sunday. The opening ceremony will be centered in Milan’s landmark San Siro soccer stadium, featuring the
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump are behind the federal lawsuits challenging various aspects of the once-a-decade count by the
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factually incorrect, and must be rejected,” German
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By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, thousands of residents were still without power in Kyiv, following an intense Russian bombardment. A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Jan. 11. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Jan. 11. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Jan. 11. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 146 Minnesota 134 Final Indiana 123 Miami 99 Final L.A. Clippers 98 Detroit 92 Final Chicago 125 Dallas 107 Final San Antonio 100 Boston 95 Final Charlotte 150 Utah 95 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Boston 10 N-Y Rangers 2 Final
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the U.S. strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country, as threatened by President Donald Trump. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat after nationwide protests
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at JACKSONVILLE 1½ 1½ (51½) Buffalo at PHILADELPHIA 3½ 6 (44½) San Francisco at NEW ENGLAND 3½ 3½ (45½) LA Chargers Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Houston 3 3 (38) at PITTSBURGH College Football Monday, Jan. 19 CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla.
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site
Continue Reading No. 1 UConn (16-0) beat St. John’s 88-43. No. 2 Texas (18-0) beat Auburn 97-36. No. 3 South Carolina (16-1) beat Arkansas 93-58. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-2) lost to No. 18 Ole Miss 74-69. No. 6 Kentucky (15-2) lost to Alabama 64-51. No. 7 Vanderbilt (16-0) beat Missouri
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party? Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party? Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 7, 7, 8 (three, seven, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 8, 18, 25, 28, 30 (eight, eightteen, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 9, 18, 19, 23, 38 (nine, eightteen, nineteen, twenty-three, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 0, 1, 9 (zero, zero, one, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78. Weir’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 1, 7 (zero, one, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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