By JON GAMBRELL and FATMA KHALED Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images analyzed Wednesday appear to show mass burials being conducted in el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized it, further raising concerns about the scale of the violence that descended on the city. The images
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years in which he fused the rigor of Parisian tailoring with a digital-age sense of celebrity, he announced Wednesday. “Today marks the end of my Balmain era,” Rousteing,
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bodies go flying and tumbling in NBC’s latest comedy series, “Stumble,” a mocking but loving look at the competitive world of cheer from a brother-and-sister writing team. Jeff and Liz Astrof have created a mockumentary about a ragtag group of recruits building a cheer team
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A once-overlooked army psychiatrist tasked with analyzing Hermann Göring and other Nazis accused of war crimes is getting the kind of attention that he had sought in his lifetime. “Nuremberg,” starring Russell Crowe as Göring, centers on the Nazi military commander’s conversations with Dr. Douglas
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The opposition leader in the Ugandan Parliament sees the Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race as an inspiring political shift but somehow too distant for many Africans at home. “It’s a big encouragement even to us here in Uganda that it’s possible,”
Continue ReadingBy YOHAN BONNET SAINT-PIERRE-D’OLERON, France (AP) — A motorist “deliberately” hit five people over 35 minutes on Île d’Oléron, a quiet French island popular with summer tourists off the Atlantic coast, two of them seriously, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Wednesday. Speaking from the scene, Nuñez said an investigation for attempted murder is underway. The
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games has reached a “comprehensive settlement” with Google that could end its 5-year-old legal crusade targeting Google’s Play Store for Android apps. Epic and Google revealed the settlement agreement in a joint legal document they filed in a San Francisco federal court Tuesday. They said
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By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party. “We are proud
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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 5 3 .625 — Philadelphia 5 3 .625 — Toronto 4 4 .500 1 Boston 4 5 .444 1½ Brooklyn 1 7 .125 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 4 4 .500 — Miami 4 4 .500 — Orlando 3
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 5 3 .625 — 5-3 W-3 5-0 0-3 4-3 Philadelphia 5 3 .625 — 5-3 L-2 2-1 3-2 5-3 Toronto 4 4 .500 1 4-4 W-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 Boston 4 5 .444 1½ 4-5 W-1 2-3
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 13 9 3 1 19 48 41 4-1-1 5-2-0 3-1-0 Detroit 14 9 5 0 18 44 42 5-1-0 4-4-0 4-2-0 Toronto 14 8 5 1 17 52 50 7-2-1 1-3-0 2-3-0 Boston 15 8 7 0
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 13 9 3 1 19 48 41 Detroit 14 9 5 0 18 44 42 Toronto 14 8 5 1 17 52 50 Boston 15 8 7 0 16 49 51 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 37 36
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 13 9 3 1 19 48 41 4-1-1 5-2-0 3-1-0 New Jersey 13 9 4 0 18 46 40 5-0-0 4-4-0 1-1-0 Pittsburgh 14 8 4 2 18 49 40 3-1-1 5-3-1 2-1-2 Detroit 14 9 5 0 18
Continue Reading All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 7 2 0 .778 237 169 3-2-0 4-0-0 4-2-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 235 167 4-1-0 2-1-0 4-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 Miami 2 7 0 .222 180 243 1-3-0 1-4-0 1-6-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Chicago 6 1 .857 — 6-1 W-1 5-0 1-1 5-1 Detroit 6 2 .750 ½ 6-2 W-4 3-1 2-1 2-2 New York 5 3 .625 1½ 5-3 W-3 5-0 0-3 4-3 Cleveland 5 3 .625 1½ 5-3 W-2 3-1 2-2 5-3
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs overstep federal law. The case puts a key tool at the center of Trump’s economic and foreign policy agendas in front of a conservative-led court that has so far been reluctant to put a
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests. Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two Democrats romped to wins over Republican incumbents in elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, delivering the largest statewide margins of victory by Democrats in more than 20 years. Wins by Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson over Republicans Fitz Johnson and Tim Echols
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By The Associated Press A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is in Miami to speak at a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements. While a debate about the future of the Democratic
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Predator: Badlands” belongs to a long-established cinema subgenre: two opposed people reluctantly stuck together with a common purpose. The film, the seventh in the franchise (not counting the “Alien vs. Predator” offshoots), has the buddy comedy energy that comes with that dynamic. It also belongs
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight. The unusual mid-decade redistricting fray began this summer when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight. The unusual mid-decade redistricting fray began this summer when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight. The unusual mid-decade redistricting fray began this summer when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states
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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump is in Miami on Wednesday — the anniversary of his reelection to a second term — to speak to a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements. He began his remarks by proclaiming his love
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani wasted little time after becoming mayor-elect of New York City before addressing the man who threatened to not only defund the city — but also to arrest and deport him — if he won. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re
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By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen Mirren has portrayed multiple queens, a prime minister, a detective, “Barbie” narrator and many other roles in more than a half-century of acting. Her latest: Golden Globe lifetime achievement honoree. Mirren will receive the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award in January, the Golden Globes announced Wednesday.
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $637 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of $1.12. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.62 per share. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of flights at Belgium’s main international airport were canceled on Wednesday after drone sightings overnight forced it to close temporarily, prompting Prime Minister Bart De Wever to convene a meeting with senior ministers to discuss safety concerns. It was the first time that the airport in
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (GPRE) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $11.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 17 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 7 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations.
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