By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar insisted Friday that its deadly military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation and did not amount to genocide, as it defended itself at the top United Nations court against an allegation of breaching the genocide convention. Myanmar launched the
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MADRID (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue.” Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of “massive ballot stuffing” and detentions by security forces. Provisional results from half of the polling stations tallied so
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Orlando 118 Memphis 111 Final Detroit 108 Phoenix 105 Final Oklahoma City 111 Houston 91 Final Boston 119 Miami 114 Final San Antonio 119 Milwaukee 101 Final Dallas 144 Utah 122 Final Portland 117 Atlanta 101 Final Golden State 126 New York
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By TAIJING WU and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier on Friday hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, as meanwhile a Chinese official in Beijing condemned the accord. The agreement cuts U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame. A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman — who described herself as an
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By EMMA BURROWS AP European Security Correspondent NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark, and Denmark’s foreign minister said
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations. Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-CINCINNATI DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING:
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-CINCINNATI DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING:
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-CINCINNATI DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING:
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-CINCINNATI DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING:
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By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DENVER 1½ 1½ (46½) Buffalo at SEATTLE 6½ 7 (44½) San Francisco Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at NEW ENGLAND 2½ 3 (40½) Houston LA Rams 4½ 3½ (48½) at CHICAGO College Football Monday CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla. FAVORITE OPEN
Continue ReadingThursday No. 1 Arizona (17-0) did not play. Next: at UCF, Saturday. No. 2 Iowa State (16-1) did not play. Next: at Cincinnati, Saturday. No. 3 UConn (17-1) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Saturday. No. 4 Michigan (15-1) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Saturday. No. 5 Purdue (16-1) did not play. Next: at
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By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Ben’Ary was driving one of his children to soccer practice on an October evening last year when he paused at a red light to check his work phone. He was in the middle of a counterterrorism prosecution so important that President Donald
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor. Donald Trump isn’t leaving it to future generations. As the first year of his second term wraps up, his administration and allies have
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key drama that will play out at the central bank in the coming months: Will Powell leave the Fed when his term as chair ends, or will he take the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 5, 9 (four, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 2, 4, 4 (zero, two, four, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 7, 8, 9 (seven, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 4, 8, 9 (four, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 2, 5, 18, 23, 34 (two, five, eightteen, twenty-three, thirty-four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 4, 4, 5, 6 (four, four, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 2, 5 (two, two, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 14, 18, 20, 25, 26 (fourteen, eightteen, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 0, 7, 8 (zero, zero, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on its 23 million registered voters, concluding that the government’s request was “unprecedented and illegal.” The Trump administration’s lawsuit, filed last year, contended that California and other states
Continue ReadingThursday No. 1 UConn (18-0) beat Villanova 99-50. Next: at Georgetown, Thursday. No. 2 South Carolina (18-1) beat No. 4 Texas 68-65. Next: at Coppin State, Sunday. No. 3 UCLA (16-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Maryland, Sunday. No. 4 Texas (18-2) lost to No. 2 South Carolina 68-65. Next: vs. Texas A&M,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 10 (ten) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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