By FATMA KHALED, SAMY MAGDY and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal, with the militant group suggesting it was open to an agreement while the Israeli prime minister vowed that “there will be no Hamas” in postwar
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and FANNY BRODERSEN Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th century from South America. But the people of Prussia,
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By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (40-46, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (44-41, second in the AL West) Seattle; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-4, 2.79 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (2-2, 3.55 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 67 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -185, Royals
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Koreans swam, rode water park slides and enjoyed other water activities at a newly opened mammoth beach resort, state media reported Wednesday, as the country largely maintains a ban on the entry of foreign tourists. The Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, which North Korea
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By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a pivotal two-run double in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Tuesday night for just their second win in 10 games. Perez lofted a fly ball off Emerson Hancock (3-5) that center fielder Julio Rodríguez
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same strain of political violence at work in American society. “It’s painful,” said Reena Evers-Everette. “It’s very painful.” Evers-Everette was 8 years old when her father, a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–FLY FACTORY-TEXAS DESCRIPTION: The U.S. plans to spend millions of dollars to breed potentially billions of flies,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–FLY FACTORY-TEXAS DESCRIPTION: The U.S. plans to spend millions of dollars to breed potentially billions of flies,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–FLY FACTORY-TEXAS DESCRIPTION: The U.S. plans to spend millions of dollars to breed potentially billions of flies,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–FLY FACTORY-TEXAS DESCRIPTION: The U.S. plans to spend millions of dollars to breed potentially billions of flies,
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By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The late sunsets that accompany Seattle summers are revered by most locals, but the odds are Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was not a fan during the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Rodríguez lost a flyball to center field from
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE N.Y Yankees -124 at TORONTO +106 at SEATTLE -158 Kansas City +134 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y METS -158 Milwaukee +134 San Francisco -112 at ARIZONA -104 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Minnesota -120 at MIAMI +102 Houston -270 at
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .320; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .308; Naylor, Arizona, .304; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Pages, Los Angeles, .294; Donovan, St. Louis, .293; Burleson, St. Louis, .291; Goodman, Colorado, .290; Tucker, Chicago, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 83; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 67; Tucker, Chicago, 63; Soto, New York, 62; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .358; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .339; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .320; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .309; Kirk, Toronto, .306; Clement, Toronto, .305; Ramírez, Cleveland, .305; Meyers, Houston, .301; Greene, Detroit, .298. RUNS_Judge, New York, 75; Raleigh, Seattle, 60; Rooker, Athletics, 55; B.Lowe, Tampa Bay, 54; Buxton, Minnesota, 53; Caminero, Tampa Bay,
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. It does not. At best, Trump’s “no tax on Social Security” claim exaggerates the benefits to seniors if either the House or Senate-passed proposals is signed
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By KEVIN FREKING, LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, GOP leaders working almost around the clock to persuade skeptical holdouts to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 0, 9 (zero, zero, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 8, 9, 9 (three, eight, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 7, 8 (two, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking trial, but that doesn’t mean the once-celebrated music mogul will see his business empire restored. Combs, 55, who is one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 1, 4, 8 (zero, one, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 7, 9 (four, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 3, 6 (two, three, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 13, 14, 24, 26, 40 (thirteen, fourteen, twenty-four, twenty-six, forty) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 4, 12, 14, 26, 38 (four, twelve, fourteen, twenty-six, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City leaders unveiled an extensive 12- to 18-month strategic plan of action for improving city services and addressing top priorities from a recent community survey, a plan that officials are confident will produce change. A packed room of city officials and department leaders met Tuesday afternoon for early but critical talks
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy. The Senate approved the bill 51-50 as President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers move
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