By ZEKE MILLER and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down. Trump’s move Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down. Trump’s move Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all
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By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Renowned guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of Mali’s music duo Amadou & Mariam has died. He was 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé paid tribute to the blind musician in a televised broadcast on state TV. He said that Bagayoko died Friday in the city
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By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran ’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday, costing over 1 million rials for a single greenback as tensions between Tehran and Washington likely will push it
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By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty. He also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe. The mountain range is central to the origin story of several tribal nations, including
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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Saturday presided over the opening of an expansion of his country’s main naval base, which analysts and the U.S. government suspect will be used as a strategic outpost by China. Construction of a new pier to accommodate much larger ships,
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met the leaders of the British and French armed forces in Kyiv Saturday to discuss the potential deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force to Ukraine, despite the reluctance of U.S. President Donald Trump to provide security guarantees. The U.K. Ministry of Defense said that officials addressed the
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE St. Louis at Boston 1:35 p.m. (Postponed) Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Pittsburgh 4 Final N.Y. Mets 3 Toronto 2 Final Athletics 7 Colorado 4 Final San Francisco 4 Seattle 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 7 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Minnesota 6 Houston 1 Final Baltimore 8 Kansas City
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Apr. 05. 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 Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Apr. 05. 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 Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Apr. 05. 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 ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Europe vowed retaliation. China plotted tariffs of its own. Mexico scrambled to blunt the blow. But while the world’s leaders were wringing their hands over President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports, Argentina’s right-wing president was ebullient, feted at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and VICKRAM SOMBU Associated Press OXFORD, England (AP) — Rara Sekar closed her eyes in meditation after performing a song that speaks of rays of light that cut through the fog as one political prisoner faced death more than six decades ago. The song, which recalls a period of political turmoil in
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP approves framework for Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts after all-night session.
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Nootbaar, St. Louis, .414; Tatis, San Diego, .412; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .409; I.Herrera, St. Louis, .400; Merrill, San Diego, .375; Arenado, St. Louis, .357; K.Marte, Arizona, .346; Perdomo, Arizona, .344; Burleson, St. Louis, .333; Machado, San Diego, .333. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 11; Tucker, Chicago, 11; Shaw, Chicago, 10; Nootbaar, St. Louis, 9; Happ,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_W.Abreu, Boston, .500; Springer, Toronto, .440; Campbell, Boston, .423; R.Urías, Baltimore, .400; Ramírez, Cleveland, .381; O’Neill, Baltimore, .379; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .379; Altuve, Houston, .364; Judge, New York, .364; Greene, Detroit, .361. RUNS_Judge, New York, 14; W.Abreu, Boston, 9; Campbell, Boston, 9; Giménez, Toronto, 8; Grisham, New York, 8; Rice, New York, 8; Volpe,
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and OBED LAMY Associated Press DYERSBURG, Tennessee. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days.
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and OBED LAMY Associated Press DYERSBURG, Tennessee. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days.
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Boston 57 20 .740 — 9-1 W-1 25-13 32-7 35-12 x-New York 48 28 .632 8½ 6-4 L-1 26-12 22-16 32-15 Toronto 28 50 .359 29½ 4-6 L-3 17-23 11-27 19-31 Brooklyn 25 52 .325 32 3-7 L-1 11-26
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Cleveland 62 15 .805 — 6-4 W-3 33-5 29-10 39-9 y-Boston 57 20 .740 5 9-1 W-1 25-13 32-7 35-12 x-New York 48 28 .632 13½ 6-4 L-1 26-12 22-16 32-15 x-Indiana 46 31 .597 16 8-2 W-3 27-10 18-20 26-21
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 57 20 .740 — x-New York 48 28 .632 8½ Toronto 28 50 .359 29½ Brooklyn 25 52 .325 32 Philadelphia 23 54 .299 34 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 38 40 .487 — Atlanta 36 40 .474 1 Miami 35
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Chicago 9 (227) at CHARLOTTE at OKLAHOMA CITY 9 (233) LA Lakers Toronto 2 (214½) at BROOKLYN at BOSTON 21 (226) Washington at PORTLAND 2 (227½) San Antonio at ATLANTA 12½ (243½) Utah at CLEVELAND 10½ (235½) Sacramento at NEW YORK 8½ (227½) Phoenix at
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. So-called
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. So-called
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By CLAIRE RUSH and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press John Gutierrez had been thinking about buying a new laptop for the past year. The Austin, Texas, resident needed a computer with faster processing and increased storage for his photography work and had his sights set on a product from a Taiwanese brand. Then President Donald Trump
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press John Gutierrez had been thinking about buying a new laptop for the past year. The Austin, Texas, resident needed a computer with faster processing and increased storage for his photography work and had his sights set on a product from a Taiwanese brand. Then President Donald Trump
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By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk, has been targeting federal agencies for spending cuts. That
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings as cameras beam the thanks of grateful survivors around the world. Russian medical teams show off field hospitals erected in a flash to tend the wounded. Notably absent from the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 4, 5, 5 (zero, four, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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