By MARK MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Women’s groups on Thursday led a protest of thousands of people against a rampant drug problem in Liberia, urging the government to declare a national emergency over the crisis and enforce stricter punishment for drug abuse. Marching through the capital, Monrovia, with banners and flags, the
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PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations. The rest of the law — known as the “Duplomb law,” after the senator who proposed
Continue ReadingEAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people aboard a helicopter that crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River have died, officials say.
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers American businesses and consumers soon will have a better idea of how President Donald Trump’s foreign trade agenda might affect them now that the United States has imposed higher tariffs on products from dozens of countries. It’s been nearly 100 years since the nation had an
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Continue ReadingEAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A helicopter with 2 people on board has crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is glad that coach Andy Reid is sending him onto the field with the rest of their starters when Kansas City visits the Arizona Cardinals for their preseason opener Saturday night. “I don’t necessarily look forward to getting hit,” Mahomes
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By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government. Laurent Saint-Cyr’s appointment at the
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recognized nearly 100 recipients of the Purple Heart at the White House on Thursday, including three service members who gave him their own medals after an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. Trump opened the event marking National Purple Heart Day
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets will honor the 60th anniversary of the Fab Four’s performance at Shea Stadium when they host the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 15 for The Beatles Night at Citi Field. The 1965 performance was a milestone because The Beatles became the first rock band to perform a major
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GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A man and his wife were shot to death in a small western Iowa town, and the man suspected of shooting them was critically injured in an explosion and subsequent fire in his own home, authorities said. Dispatchers on Wednesday night received reports of a shooting in Glenwood, a town of
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By The Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scheduled a meeting with security officials to discuss a possible expansion of Israel’s military operation in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month. The meeting could result in an order for the full reoccupation of Gaza for the first time since Israel withdrew soldiers
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the disputed region, where strict controls on the media have escalated in recent years. The ban threatens people with prison time for selling or owning these works by authors
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, August 8 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Richmond 2 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Brisbane 5:30 a.m. (Saturday)
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 19 10 .655 — Atlanta 19 11 .633 ½ Indiana 17 14 .548 3 Washington 13 16 .448 6 Chicago 8 22 .267 11½ Connecticut 5 24 .172 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 25 5 .833 — Phoenix 19 11 .633
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, the latest development in the months-long effort by Trump to end the Ukraine war. The hastily arranged meeting between Putin and Trump will be the first U.S.-Russia summit since former President Joe Biden
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 65 49 .570 — New York 63 52 .548 2½ Miami 56 58 .491 9 Atlanta 48 66 .421 17 Washington 45 69 .395 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 70 44 .614 — Chicago 66 48 .579 4 Cincinnati 60 56 .517
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 68 48 .586 — Boston 64 52 .552 4 New York 61 54 .530 6½ Tampa Bay 57 59 .491 11 Baltimore 52 63 .452 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 50 .569 — Cleveland 59 55 .518 6 Kansas City 57
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 68 48 .586 — — 5-5 W-3 38-19 30-29 576 521 55 Boston 64 52 .552 4 +2½ 8-2 L-1 39-22 25-30 577 496 81 New York 61 54 .530 6½ — 4-6 W-1 34-22
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 68 48 .586 — Boston 64 52 .552 4 New York 61 54 .530 6½ Tampa Bay 57 59 .491 11 Baltimore 52 63 .452 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 50 .569 — Cleveland 59 55 .518 6 Kansas City 57
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 0 0 0 .000 0
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By The Associated Press With President Donald Trump calling for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, D.C., for at least the next week. “We have to run D.C.,” Trump told reporters. But doing so
Continue ReadingBy PAOLO SANTALUCIA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ROME (AP) — The world experienced its third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago. Despite the slightly lower global average temperature, scientists
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