By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political rally in June recalled some of the darkest chapters of the country’s drug-fueled violence died Monday. The family of Miguel Uribe Turbay said the politician died at a hospital in the capital, Bogota. Uribe, 39,
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 69 50 .580 — Boston 65 55 .542 4½ New York 63 56 .529 6 Tampa Bay 58 62 .483 11½ Baltimore 53 65 .449 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 69 51 .575 — Cleveland 61 56 .521 6½ Kansas City 59
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By The Associated Press Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime and tackling homelessness in the city. The president exaggerated or misstated many of the facts
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By LORNE COOK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine and its European backers on Monday sought talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in an effort to protect their security interests ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has so far been excluded from
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By HELI SIVUNEN, TOMMI OJALA and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide since author and illustrator Tove Jansson published “The Moomins and the Great Flood” in 1945. The children’s
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors. The Trump administration halted the sale of advanced computer chips to China in April over national
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By The Associated Press Vanessa Kirby starring in a gritty film about the aspirations of home ownership, “Night Always Comes,” and Maroon 5 releasing their eighth studio album with songs featuring Lil Wayne and Blackpink’s LISA are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist was killed as an Israeli settler fired toward him during a confrontation with unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank last month. The video released Sunday by B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, shows
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces killed at least 55 people across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Monday, including a well-known journalist Israel said was a militant as well as people seeking humanitarian aid, according to local health officials. Hospital officials reported
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NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount will become the new home to Ultimate Fighting Championship events across the U.S. next year, through a seven-year agreement announced with TKO Group on Monday. Under the deal, Paramount will exclusively distribute the UFC’s full lineup of its 13 marquee numbered events and 30 “Fight Nights” on its streaming platform
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By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic court in Indonesia ’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing. The trial at the Islamic Shariah District
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan visited Capitol Hill just weeks after Inauguration Day, with other administration officials and a singular message: They needed money for the White House’s border security and mass deportation agenda. By summer, Congress delivered. The Republican Party’s big bill of
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. “At the end of that meeting, probably the first
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (GPRE) on Monday reported a loss of $72.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had a loss of $1.09. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 41 cents per share. The ethanol production, marketing
Continue ReadingLEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) on Monday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its second quarter. The Leawood, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. The
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By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike late Sunday in Gaza, after press advocates said an Israeli “smear campaign” stepped up when Anas al-Sharif cried on air over starvation in the territory. Both Israel and hospital officials
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Kansas City 7 Washington 4 Final Texas 7 Arizona 6 Final L.A. Angels 7 L.A. Dodgers 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Minnesota 2 Final Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Houston 7 Boston 6 Final Tampa Bay 7 Athletics 4 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Philadelphia
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Monday, Aug. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Monday, Aug. 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
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By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries across what scientists warn is the world’s fastest-warming continent. Fires burned
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Washington Nationals (47-70, fifth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (58-60, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Cade Cavalli (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, six strikeouts); Royals: Bailey Falter (7-6, 4.14 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 72 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno visits Colombia this week as part of a three-nation tour of Latin America, it will be something of a homecoming. Ohio’s first Latino senator, who defeated an incumbent last year with the help of Donald Trump’s endorsement, was
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