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Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in Michigan

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, announced Wednesday that she’s running for Congress in one of Michigan’s most competitive districts. The longtime diplomat,

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Greek salad is known as "village salad" in Greece. It includes tomatoes and a wedge of feta.

24 of the world’s best salads

By Cindy Augustine, CNN (CNN) — The dish known as salad is said to date back to the ancient Roman habit of dipping romaine lettuce in salt — “herbe salata” means “salted leaves.” Now, centuries after the concept originated in Ancient Rome, salads may conjure for some an image of a tub of lettuce with

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From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of more than 70 years made him a hero of mountain folk music. Chalkias, who died at 90 over the weekend, lay in state Wednesday at the Athens

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Sports on TV for Thursday, June 19

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, June 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 6:05 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Fremantle 5:35 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Geelong CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. CBSSN — Montreal at Edmonton COLLEGE BASEBALL TBD ESPN — Men’s College World Series:

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 10 1 .909 — Atlanta 8 4 .667 2½ Indiana 6 5 .545 4 Washington 5 7 .417 5½ Chicago 3 8 .273 7 Connecticut 2 10 .167 8½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 11 1 .917 — Phoenix 9 4 .692

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NBA Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21

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