ISLAMABAD (AP) — Confusion surrounds the state of internet connectivity in Afghanistan, after some networks were apparently restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday. The Associated Press earlier reported what claimed to be a Taliban statement denying reports that the blackout was a deliberate move and saying old fiber optic cables are worn
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Johnson’s career took him from the White House to newspaper publisher jobs in Dallas and Los Angeles to president of CNN. While that left him able to swap stories about two influential figures — Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Turner — that’s not the
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By DAVID CRARY Associated Press An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country’s small Baha’i community, according to an international Baha’i organization monitoring the case. Rowhani, 71, had been sentenced to a five-year prison term in August after his conviction on charges related to social media posts.
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By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 1, Cleveland 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit (Flaherty 8-15) at Cleveland (Cecconi 7-7), 3 p.m. (ABC) New York 1, Boston 1, Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honor a postal worker, his wife and their children who sat as models for the Dutch master at at time when he was struggling to make friends in a French town. Portraits from
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday target dozens of companies and individuals involved in Iran’s missile and military aircraft production, a new punishment intended to support recently reimposed U.N. penalties against Tehran over its nuclear program. The “snapback” U.N. measures freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Investigators in Colorado are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide, authorities said. There’s no new evidence suggesting foul play Thompson’s death, but the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office requested the review at the behest of Thompson’s widow, Anita Thompson, the sheriff’s office and
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” gang are staying put. Apple TV+ is announcing a five-year extension as the exclusive streaming home for all things “Peanuts,” The Associated Press has learned. The new deal will run until 2030. The new extension — building on a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Oct. 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Fremantle at Hawthorn 5 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Melbourne AUTO RACING 5:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore COLLEGE
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen denied to police that he threw a chair off a Nashville honky-tonk bar roof before and after he was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment in 2024, police video obtained by The Associated Press shows. Roughly two
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv04-05 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 6 MLB BASEBALL 6 p.m. TBS — Division Series: TBD NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. NBATV — Preseason: Oklahoma City at Dallas NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m. ABC — Kansas City at Jacksonville ESPN — Kansas City at Jacksonville ESPN2 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 5 5 0 0 10 18 11 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 17 12 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 Buffalo 5 3 2 0 6 16 13 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Detroit 6 3 3
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including U.S. military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar — though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry. The text of the order, available Wednesday
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 0 0 .000 — Brooklyn 0 0 .000 — New York 0 0 .000 — Toronto 0 0 .000 — Boston 0 0 .000 — Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 0 0 .000 — Miami 0 0 .000 — Orlando 0
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin appeals court judge announced Wednesday that she is running for an open seat on the battleground state’s Supreme Court, promising to stop the politicization of the courts after record-high spending in the last race, fueled by billionaires Elon Musk and George Soros. Appeals
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 133 90 New England 2 2 0 .500 102 81 Miami 1 3 0 .250 83 118 N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 90 120 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 123
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By The Associated Press The U.S. Senate adjourned for the day on Wednesday with no resolution on how to reopen the government. Blame was being cast on all sides on the first day of the shutdown. A vote to end the government shutdown failed earlier Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans. PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” released Wednesday,
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lights, camera, action. Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has arrived. Are you ready for it? Swift announced her latest era back in August, when she began teasing the release. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of its drop date:
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Imelda lashed Bermuda as a Category 2 storm late Wednesday as officials locked up the tiny British territory. Heavy winds and rain that began pummeling the island on Wednesday afternoon were expected to continue through Thursday, with the eye of the storm forecast
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s art police on Wednesday seized 21 artworks purportedly by Salvador Dalí on suspicion they were forgeries, after being tipped off by the Surrealist’s foundation in Spain about suspected anomalies in the works. The works were part of an exhibition, “Salvador Dalí, tra arte e mito” (Salvador Dalí, between art and myth”)
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press A panel of federal judges began considering Wednesday whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and launched an expanding redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The case in an El Paso courtroom is the first test of Texas’ new map. Republican state lawmakers quickly
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to
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By STEVE PEOPLES National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald
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By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich. Police in Bavaria, the state where Munich is
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it was their “last opportunity” and that anyone who stayed would be considered a militant supporter and face the “full force” of Israel’s latest offensive.
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Cleveland 6 Detroit 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 3 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final San Diego 3 Chicago Cubs 0 Final L.A. Dodgers 8 Cincinnati 4 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Final Pittsburgh 5 Buffalo 3 Final Vegas 2 Colorado 1 Final Vancouver 8 Calgary 1
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions suitable for life. Their findings, reported Wednesday, are based on observations made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2008 during
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