By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As the man formerly known as Prince Andrew was drawn into the news surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he sought to distance himself from the scandal. “I can’t take any more of this,” a sender identified in Epstein’s contacts as “The Duke” wrote to him in 2011,
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African health authorities on Thursday confirmed a possible outbreak of an unidentified viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia that is under investigation after eight suspected cases were reported. Ethiopia’s Health Ministry is expected to announce the results of the ongoing investigation on Friday, according to the Africa CDC, the continent-wide health
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Nov. 14 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 9 p.m. FS2 — AFL Postseason: Adelaide at North Melbourne, Semifinal 3 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL Postseason: Carlton at Hawthorn, Semifinal AUTO RACING 6:30 p.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona,
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons.” And indeed, when most of us last saw the Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, she was in her own private hell, wiping white powder off
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 7 4 .636 — 6-4 L-1 7-1 0-3 5-4 Philadelphia 7 4 .636 — 6-4 W-1 4-2 3-2 7-4 Toronto 7 5 .583 ½ 6-4 W-2 2-2 5-3 6-2 Boston 6 7 .462 2 6-4 W-1 3-3
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 17 10 5 2 22 58 59 5-3-1 5-2-1 3-1-0 Ottawa 18 9 5 4 22 64 64 6-2-2 3-3-2 3-2-2 Boston 19 11 8 0 22 65 64 8-3-0 3-5-0 5-4-0 Detroit 17 10 7 0
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div New Jersey 17 12 4 1 25 58 50 7-0-1 5-4-0 2-1-1 Carolina 16 11 5 0 22 60 46 5-2-0 6-3-0 4-1-0 Montreal 17 10 5 2 22 58 59 5-3-1 5-2-1 3-1-0 Ottawa 18 9 5 4 22
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 17 10 5 2 22 58 59 Ottawa 18 9 5 4 22 64 64 Boston 19 11 8 0 22 65 64 Detroit 17 10 7 0 20 52 54 Florida 17 9 7 1 19 49 51 Tampa
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 10 2 .833 — 9-1 W-8 5-1 4-1 6-2 New York 7 4 .636 2½ 6-4 L-1 7-1 0-3 5-4 Philadelphia 7 4 .636 2½ 6-4 W-1 4-2 3-2 7-4 Cleveland 8 5 .615 2½ 6-4 L-1 4-2 4-3 8-5
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 7 4 .636 — Philadelphia 7 4 .636 — Toronto 7 5 .583 ½ Boston 6 7 .462 2 Brooklyn 1 10 .091 6 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 8 5 .615 — Miami 7 5 .583 ½ Orlando 6
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Sofia Coppola was 20 years old and figuring out who she wanted to be in the world, Angelica Huston offered some advice: “Not everyone’s going to love you. Don’t waste your time on the people who don’t,” Coppola recalled Wednesday night in New York
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday that a memorial wall in London created by those who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved. In a statement, it said that the 8-foot-high (2½-meter-high) Portland stone wall on the south side of the River Thames, directly opposite
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By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the second century, as the canonical Gospels were being copied and circulated throughout the Roman Empire, another text about the life of Jesus was simultaneously spreading. Although the Infancy Gospel of Thomas didn’t make it into the New Testament, it remained popular among Christians for
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Nov. 13. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Nov. 13. 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
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Toronto 126 Cleveland 113 Final Atlanta 132 Utah 122 Final Phoenix 133 Indiana 98 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Dallas 7 Montreal 0 Final Ottawa 5 Boston 3 Final OT Los Angeles 4 Toronto 3 Final Florida 6 Washington 3 Final Detroit 6 Anaheim 3 Final Columbus
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Nov. 13. 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 Thursday, Nov. 13. 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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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since
Continue ReadingBy AREF TUFAHA and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR ISTIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. One wall
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea, killing two people and injuring 18 Thursday, officials said. The two people were pronounced dead at a hospital following the incident shortly before 11 a.m. in Bucheon city, near the capital of Seoul. Nine people sustained serious injuries
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted Thursday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protests that left hundreds dead. Hasina faces charges of crimes against
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By JOHN LEICESTER and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Anne-Laure, Djamila, Justine, Guillaume, Nick and so many others — sons, daughters, mothers and fathers slain by Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers in Paris were fondly remembered Thursday as France commemorated the night of terror a decade ago that scarred and reshaped
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: No. 17 Southern California (No. 17 College Football Playoff) and No. 18
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: No. 17 Southern California (No. 17 College Football Playoff) and No. 18
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: No. 17 Southern California (No. 17 College Football Playoff) and No. 18
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: No. 17 Southern California (No. 17 College Football Playoff) and No. 18
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MIAMI 2½ 2½ (47½) Washington LA Chargers 2½ 3 (43½) at JACKSONVILLE at MINNESOTA 2½ 2½ (47½) Chicago Green Bay 6½ 7 (42½) at NY GIANTS at ATLANTA 3½ 3½ (42½) Carolina at PITTSBURGH 5½ 5½ (49½) Cincinnati Houston 8½ 5½ (37½) at
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