By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job.” The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-time college coach at UNC issued a statement through the school Wednesday, which followed
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus on Wednesday released a U.S. citizen who had been jailed on allegations of plotting to assassinate the country’s authoritarian leader, charges his supporters and the U.S. government called bogus. Youras Ziankovich, a lawyer who has dual Belarusian and U.S. citizenship, was convicted on a number
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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $633.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 68 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 74 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street
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By SEAN MURPHY and MARC LEVY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A least two people drowned when their vehicles were caught in floodwaters in Oklahoma on Wednesday as slow-moving thunderstorms inundated roads across parts of that state and Texas, authorities said, while Pennsylvania residents picked up from a powerful storm that left three people
Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.70 +.40 Altria 59.15 +.38 AmerenCp 99.24 +.03 AmExpress 266.41 — .61 ArchDanM 47.75 — .03 AutoZone 3762.60+57.65 BPPLC 27.46 — .61 Boeing 183.24 +1.24 BristMySq 50.20 +.98 Brunswick 46.05 — .31 Chevron 136.06 —3.24 Citigroup 68.38 — .50 CocaCola 72.55 +.20 ConAgraBr 24.71 +.37 ConocoPhil 89.12 —2.76 Corning 44.38
Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.70 +.40 Altria 59.15 +.38 AmerenCp 99.24 +.03 AmExpress 266.41 — .61 ArchDanM 47.75 — .03 AutoZone 3762.60+57.65 BPPLC 27.46 — .61 Boeing 183.24 +1.24 BristMySq 50.20 +.98 Brunswick 46.05 — .31 Chevron 136.06 —3.24 Citigroup 68.38 — .50 CocaCola 72.55 +.20 ConAgraBr 24.71 +.37 ConocoPhil 89.12 —2.76 Corning 44.38
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press President Donald Trump says he “could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted to. But he insists the 29-year-old Salvadoran, who had been living in Maryland and is married to an American citizen, is a member of the violent MS-13 gang and the kind of person
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Wednesday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. May 65.80 65.80 65.50 65.77 —.58 Jul 66.49 66.63 65.71 66.02 —.47 Oct 68.20 68.21 68.00 68.03 —.34 Dec 68.35 68.35 67.48 67.79 —.48 Mar 69.32 69.40 68.66 69.02 —.42 May 70.21 70.36 69.59
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 562.5 562.5 557.0 557.0 —7.0 Jul 587.5 589.0 586.0 587.0 —2.0 Sep 611.5 611.5 609.0 610.0 —1.5 Est. sales 1,013. Tue.’s sales 1,238 Tue.’s open int 6,561 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts
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By EVAN VUCCI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday, and they spent the better part of their meeting touting the administration’s record on everything from immigration to the economy. But the president also got worrisome news: The U.S. economy shrank at a
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 513¾ 521¼ 513¾ 514¼ —1 Jul 531¾ 541 527¼ 529½ —1½ Sep 547 555¾ 543 544¼ —2¼ Dec 571 579½ 567¼ 568¼ —2 Mar 590 599 587¼ 588½ —1½ May 600¼ 609¼ 598
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 513¾ 521¼ 513¾ 514¼ —1 Jul 531¾ 541 527¼ 529½ —1½ Sep 547 555¾ 543 544¼ —2¼ Dec 571 579½ 567¼ 568¼ —2 Mar 590 599 587¼ 588½ —1½ May 600¼ 609¼ 598
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 513¾ 521¼ 513¾ 514¼ —1 Jul 531¾ 541 527¼ 529½ —1½ Sep 547 555¾ 543 544¼ —2¼ Dec 571 579½ 567¼ 568¼ —2 Mar 590 599 587¼ 588½ —1½ May 600¼ 609¼ 598
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 513¾ 521¼ 513¾ 514¼ —1 Jul 531¾ 541 527¼ 529½ —1½ Sep 547 555¾ 543 544¼ —2¼ Dec 571 579½ 567¼ 568¼ —2 Mar 590 599 587¼ 588½ —1½ May 600¼ 609¼ 598
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 216.50 217.67 215.75 215.75 —.60 Jun 210.17 211.00 208.00 208.40 —1.80 Aug 205.60 206.12 203.75 204.05 —1.62 Oct 203.17 203.47 201.55 201.95 —1.32 Dec 203.05 203.22 201.67 202.07 —1.00 Feb 203.60 203.75 202.55 202.97 —.65 Apr
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wed: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 216.50 217.67 215.75 215.75 —.60 Jun 210.17 211.00 208.00 208.40 —1.80 Aug 205.60 206.12 203.75 204.05 —1.62 Oct 203.17 203.47 201.55 201.95 —1.32 Dec 203.05 203.22 201.67 202.07 —1.00 Feb 203.60 203.75 202.55 202.97 —.65 Apr
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year. This time, Italian American comedians Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco will make their debut during a
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players in an stunt that “went way beyond hazing,” prosecutors said this week — warning that the students will be charged with kidnapping if they don’t turn themselves into authorities soon.
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By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André Leon Talley are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, playful construction, capes — but fashion savants and historians agree that a common thread weaves their tailored
Continue Reading By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André Leon Talley are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, playful construction, capes — but fashion savants and historians agree that a common thread weaves their tailored
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the
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By SEAN MURPHY and MARC LEVY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A least two people drowned when their vehicles were caught in floodwaters in Oklahoma on Wednesday as slow-moving thunderstorms inundated roads across parts of that state and Texas, authorities said, while Pennsylvania residents picked up from a powerful storm that left three people
Continue Reading By AMANDA SWINHART and HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian student at Columbia University who led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship. Immigration authorities have arrested and detained college students from
Continue Reading By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A wildfire shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning skies over Jerusalem gray. Video footage showed vehicles stranded nearby as flames spread throughout the area, while another video showed
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