By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Over two dozen families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the central West Bank have packed up and fled their homes in recent days, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby has grown unbearable. The village, Ras Ein el-Auja, was
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is “closely monitoring” the fallout from widespread Iranian protests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to attack Iran could escalate the protests within the borders of the Islamic Republic into a regional war. “The people of Israel, the
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The latter is drawing renewed scrutiny into this murky world of speculative, 24/7 transactions. Last week, an anonymous trader pocketed
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers said Sunday. The opening ceremony will be centered in Milan’s landmark San Siro soccer stadium, featuring the
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump are behind the federal lawsuits challenging various aspects of the once-a-decade count by the
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factually incorrect, and must be rejected,” German
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By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, thousands of residents were still without power in Kyiv, following an intense Russian bombardment. A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Jan. 11. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Jan. 11. 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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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Orlando 128 New Orleans 118 Final Memphis 103 Brooklyn 98 Final New York 123 Portland 114 Final OT Toronto 116 Philadelphia 115 Final Oklahoma City 124 Miami 112 Final Minnesota 104 San Antonio 103 Final Phoenix 112 Washington 93 Final Denver 108 Milwaukee 104 Final Atlanta 124
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By JON GAMBRELL and JULIA NIKHINSON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown targeting demonstrators there, a move coming as activists said the death toll in protests rose to at least 544.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Houston 3 3 (38) at PITTSBURGH College Football Monday, Jan. 19 CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indiana 7½ 7½ (48½) Miami (FL) NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at CLEVELAND 13½ (250½) Utah Philadelphia 2½ (220½) at TORONTO
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The photos seemed destined for posterity in Israel’s state archives. In the snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles at Western Wall, the holiest site
Continue Reading No. 1 UConn (17-0) beat St. John’s 88-43; beat Creighton 95-54. No. 2 Texas (18-1) beat Auburn 97-36; lost to No. 12 LSU 70-65. No. 3 South Carolina (17-1) beat Arkansas 93-58; beat Georgia 65-43. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-3) lost to No. 18 Ole Miss 74-69; lost to
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” pulled off an upset over “Sinners” to win best film, drama. “One Battle After Another” won best film, comedy, supporting female
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” pulled off an upset over “Sinners” to win best film, drama. “One Battle After Another” won best film, comedy, supporting female
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 3, 4 (zero, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 7, 7, 8 (three, seven, seven, eight) 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 “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 2, 3, 4, 7 (two, three, four, 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 “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 4, 4 (zero, four, four) 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 “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 8, 18, 25, 28, 30 (eight, eightteen, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 3, 7 (one, three, 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 “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 9, 18, 19, 23, 38 (nine, eightteen, nineteen, twenty-three, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 0, 1, 9 (zero, zero, one, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78. Weir’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 1, 7 (zero, one, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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