GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected in Geneva on Sunday for talks with Ukraine and its European allies on the latest U.S.-proposed peace plan for the war-torn country. Ukraine’s Western allies have rallied around Kyiv in a push to revise the plan, which is seen as favoring Moscow despite its
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final L.A. Clippers 131 Charlotte 116 Final Orlando 133 New York 121 Final Atlanta 115 New Orleans 98 Final Chicago 121 Washington 120 Final Detroit 129 Milwaukee 116 Final Memphis 102 Dallas 96 Final Sacramento 128 Denver 123 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 23. 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 JOHN LEICESTER, SAMUEL PETREQUIN and WILLIAM JARRETT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The date was May 7, 2017. Addressing cheering supporters, the newly elected leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, made a promise that now, in his waning 18 months as president, lies in tatters. The rival that Macron defeated that day, Marine Le Pen,
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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 12½ 12½ (40½) at TENNESSEE at DETROIT 9½ 12½ (49½) NY Giants at BALTIMORE 14½ 13½ (44½) NY Jets at CHICAGO 1½ 2½ (46½) Pittsburgh New England 5½ 7½ (49½) at CINCINNATI at KANSAS CITY 4½ 3½ (49½) Indianapolis at GREEN BAY 6½
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Simone Guimarães, a retired 52-year-old teacher in Rio de Janeiro, lost at least five relatives to COVID-19: her husband, sister, two brothers-in-law and the godfather of her grandchild. She also lost friends and neighbors. She woke to the news on Saturday that
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By BEN FINLEY, OPE ADETAYO and SAM METZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians, signaling a broader strategy since he ordered preparations for possible military action and warned that the United States could go in “guns-a-blazing” to wipe out
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By ASSANA SAMBU AND CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau began voting on Sunday as President Umaro Sissoco Embalo seeks a second term in the nation that has endured multiple coups. The presidential and parliamentary elections come at a critical time in West Africa, where democracy has recently been challenged by disputed
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By MELINA WALLING Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the waterways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were supposed to give them a voice like never before at the annual conference. As the talks, called
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By MELINA WALLING, ANTON L. DELGADO and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — After two weeks of negotiations, this year’s United Nations climate talks ended Saturday with a compromise that some criticized as weak and others called progress. The deal finalized at the COP30 conference pledges more money to help countries adapt to
Continue ReadingSaturday No. 1 UConn (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Utah, Sunday. No. 2 South Carolina (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Queens, Sunday. No. 3 UCLA (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southern University, Sunday. No. 4 Texas (5-0) did not play. Next: at No. 3 UCLA, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (6-0) did not
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 2, 4, 5, 7 (two, four, five, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Midday” game were: 0, 1, 5, 6 (zero, one, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 5, 9 (one, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s chaotic political universe has at least one consistent law that rises above any other: The president has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia lawmaker who announced plans to leave Congress in January, is the latest figure to
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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — As Franco Parisi tells it, he has suddenly become the most sought-after man in Chile. A populist economist who placed third in Chile’s presidential election last weekend, Parisi told The Associated Press on Saturday that he has been fielding calls all week from left-wing government officials
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s enlisting the help of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus to spruce up the courses at Joint Base Andrews — adding a site long known as the “president’s golf course” to his long list of construction projects. The president took an aerial tour of
Continue Reading EAST Albany (NY) 31, Monmouth (NJ) 24 Assumption 23, Indiana (Pa.) 20 Brown 35, Dartmouth 28 CCSU 35, Mercyhurst 28 Colgate 38, Bucknell 19 Columbia 29, Cornell 12 Duquesne 20, Robert Morris 17 Holy Cross 42, Georgetown 7 Howard 44, Norfolk St. 15 Kutztown 52, Bentley 0 LIU Brooklyn 24, Wagner 17 Lagrange 24, Framingham
Continue Reading All Times EST First Round Saturday, November 22 Kutztown 52, Bentley 0 Assumption 23, Indiana (Pa.) 20 Frostburg St. 21, Johnson C. Smith 7 California (Pa.) 27, Virginia Union 24 Albany St. (Ga.) 35, Valdosta St. 30 Benedict 25, Wingate 24 West Florida 43, North Greenville 19 Newberry 45, Kentucky St. 24 Ferris St. 65,
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By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield and must come to a settlement that heavily tilts in Moscow’s favor.
Continue Reading No. 1 Ohio St. (11-0) beat Rutgers 42-9. Next: at No. 18 Michigan, Saturday. No. 2 Indiana (11-0) did not play. Next: at Purdue, Friday. No. 3 Texas A&M (11-0) beat Samford 48-0. Next: at No. 17 Texas, Friday. No. 4 Georgia (10-1) beat Charlotte 35-3. Next: at No. 15 Georgia Tech, Friday. No. 5
Continue ReadingSaturday No. 1 Purdue (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Eastern Illinois, Friday. No. 2 Houston (5-0) did not play. Next: at Syracuse, Monday. No. 3 UConn (4-1) did not play. Next: vs. Bryant, Sunday. No. 4 Arizona (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Denver, Monday. No. 5 Duke (6-0) did not play. Next: vs.
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — For the first time in its 60-year history, the Sooner Schooner, the University of Oklahoma’s iconic covered wagon mascot, was driven by a Native American woman. Brianna Howard, a junior at OU and a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, first drove the Schooner onto the field
Continue Reading Saturday, Nov. 22 EAST Albertus Magnus 65, Lehman 57 Amherst 80, Sarah Lawrence 46 Ashland 82, Indiana (PA) 80 Assumption 115, Franklin Pierce 70 Bethany (WV) 87, Mount Aloysius 81 Boston University 75, Harvard 74 Brooklyn College 69, Mount Saint Vincent 63 Buffalo State 75, Houghton 72 Carnegie Mellon 78, Penn State-Erie 62 Catholic University
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By ROB GILLIES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians
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A Texas A&M committee agreed that the university was wrong to fire a professor earlier this year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children’s literature lesson about gender identity. The internal committee ruled that the university didn’t follow proper procedures and didn’t prove there was good cause
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Nov. 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. ESPN — Shriners Children Charleston Classic: Clemson vs. Georgia, Championship – Palmetto Bracket, Charleston, S.C. 2 p.m. CBSSN — Greenbrier Tip-Off Tournament: Butler vs. Virginia, Mountain Division, White Sulphur Springs, W.V. 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 11 5 .688 — New York 9 6 .600 1½ Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1½ Boston 8 8 .500 3 Brooklyn 3 12 .200 7½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 10 6 .625 — Atlanta 10 7 .588 ½ Orlando 10
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