HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed through high-rise apartment buildings into the night Wednesday as the city’s leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 people were reported missing.
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Associated Press Before he fought his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom. Those cases have mostly abated since his return to office, albeit with some loose ends. On Wednesday,
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes while serving as governor of a southern state. Vizcarra was sentenced to immediate imprisonment and a nine-year ban from public office. He is expected to appeal the decision. “This
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 13 5 .722 — New York 10 6 .625 2 Philadelphia 9 8 .529 3½ Boston 9 8 .529 3½ Brooklyn 3 14 .176 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 11 8 .579 1½ Orlando 11
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By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 22 13 7 2 28 69 60 Detroit 23 13 9 1 27 69 74 Ottawa 22 11 7 4 26 71 71 Boston 24 13 11 0 26 75 77 Montreal 21 11 7 3 25 72 76
Continue ReadingWednesday, Nov. 26 EAST Bryant 87, Mercy 61 SOUTH Bowling Green 81, VMI 48 Troy 74, St. Francis (PA) 64 FAR WEST Alabama 115, UNLV 76 Grand Canyon 68, Utah 58 ___
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 22 14 6 2 30 78 65 6-2-1 8-4-1 4-1-0 New Jersey 22 14 7 1 29 69 67 8-0-1 6-7-0 3-2-1 Tampa Bay 22 13 7 2 28 69 60 7-5-0 6-2-2 2-1-1 N.Y. Islanders 23 13 8
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 22 13 7 2 28 69 60 7-5-0 6-2-2 2-1-1 Detroit 23 13 9 1 27 69 74 8-4-1 5-5-0 4-2-1 Ottawa 22 11 7 4 26 71 71 6-3-2 5-4-2 3-2-2 Boston 24 13 11
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 13 5 .722 — 9-1 W-8 6-2 7-3 12-2 New York 10 6 .625 2 7-3 W-1 8-1 2-5 7-6 Philadelphia 9 8 .529 3½ 4-6 L-2 5-5 4-3 8-8 Boston 9 8 .529 3½ 6-4 W-1 5-4
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 15 2 .882 — 10-0 W-13 7-1 7-1 11-2 Toronto 13 5 .722 2½ 9-1 W-8 6-2 7-3 12-2 Miami 12 6 .667 3½ 8-2 W-5 8-1 4-5 7-3 Cleveland 12 7 .632 4 6-4 L-1 8-3 4-4 10-6 New
Continue ReadingAll Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 2 0 .833 318 226 Buffalo 7 4 0 .636 311 252 Miami 4 7 0 .364 226 269 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 219 291 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 8 3 0 .727 341
Continue ReadingAll Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 10 2 0 .833 318 226 4-2-0 6-0-0 6-2-0 4-0-0 3-0-0 Buffalo 7 4 0 .636 311 252 5-1-0 2-3-0 4-3-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 Miami 4 7 0 .364 226 269 3-3-0 1-4-0 2-6-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 N.Y.
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By YUNUSA UMAR and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts — and the stress has been so high that one parent has
Continue ReadingBy BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, increasing the death toll to 23 and leaving more than two dozen people missing, officials said
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By LAURIE KELLMAN, SAM McNEIL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war closely mirrors the tactics he used to end two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas: bold terms that favor one side, deadlines for the combatants and vague outlines for
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve seen any of the “Ice Age” animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don’t know the real ice age. It was an incredible time when the Earth was going through immense systemic changes and was filled with often nightmarish creatures —
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By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer She had it figured down to the last dollar. The looming insurance payment, balanced against the hard-earned paycheck. The cost of keeping her children fed, covered mostly with government SNAP assistance. And when Shelby Williams reviewed the family budget for November, she told herself that this month would truly
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By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer She had it figured down to the last dollar. The looming insurance payment, balanced against the hard-earned paycheck. The cost of keeping her children fed, covered mostly with government SNAP assistance. And when Shelby Williams reviewed the family budget for November, she told herself that this month would truly
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — New prosecutor dismisses charges against President Donald Trump and others in Georgia election interference case.
Continue ReadingBy ASSANA SAMBU and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested. It was the
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — During the emotionally wrecking final scene of “Hamnet,” Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal had an issue. “There were moments where the camera was obstructing us,” Buckley recalls. “We were like: ‘No, we have to see each other.’” “And then the minute we did see each other,
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By The Associated Press A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who recently took over the case said he would not pursue the charges. The case’s abandonment ends the last effort to punish the president for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group on Wednesday challenging the world-first legislation in court. The Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project said it had filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court on
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts to find a consensus on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine pick up speed. But Yuri Ushakov, Russian President
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By CHAN HO-HIM and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed through high-rise apartment buildings into the night Wednesday as the city’s leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 people were reported missing. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the
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Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit at Boston 5 p.m. New York at Charlotte 7 p.m. Indiana at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans 8 p.m. Houston at Golden State 10 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Nov. 26. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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