By CHINEDU ASADU and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump claims that the war in eastern Congo is among the ones he has stopped, after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June. But residents, conflict researchers and others say that’s not true. Trump on Monday repeated
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VIENNA (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy accused of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year. The Syrian national, whom prosecutors have identified only as Mohammad A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and supporting
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VIENNA (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy accused of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year. The Syrian national, whom prosecutors have identified only as Mohammad A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and supporting
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By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by members of the Proud Boys who claim their convictions related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack were the result of “political prosecution.” In a court filing Monday, the Justice Department argued
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — As the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, activists hope to redirect the spotlight from the Hollywood stars arriving on the Lido to Gaza, with an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights. The group Venice4Palestine has called on the festival
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ego Nwodim is the latest — and perhaps last — high-profile departure from “Saturday Night Live,” as the long-running sketch show has seen a cast shakeup ahead of its 51st season. Nwodim announced Friday that she is leaving, just days after Hollywood trade outlets reported the Season 51 cast — which
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By Carli Petrus Click here for updates on this story BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 56-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding her electric bike and then left in a ditch for hours in what police are calling a hit-and-run crash. Monique Rathbone was found on
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By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) – “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a phrase enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. But a couple of the Founding Fathers might have considered skinny dipping another inalienable right. Benjamin Franklin was known to have stripped down to his birthday suit to demonstrate what were apparently
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It might not feel like fall. Beaches are still full this week ahead of Labor Day, and school hasn’t started in much of the country. Temperatures are still in the 80s in some places. But at Starbucks, fall arrives Tuesday, with the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte –
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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 13 .649 — New York 23 15 .605 1½ Indiana 20 18 .526 4½ Washington 16 22 .421 8½ Connecticut 9 28 .243 15 Chicago 9 28 .243 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 30 7 .811 — x-Las Vegas 25 14
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Aug. 27 HORSE RACING 1 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Cleveland (1:10 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — San Diego at Seattle (4:10
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s decision late Monday to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook escalated his yearlong effort to consolidate executive power and could open a new high-stakes legal battle at the Supreme Court. The 6-3 conservative court has repeatedly allowed Trump to fire the leadership at independent agencies, but
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WXYZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, PAULETTE CARSON, FACEBOOK, CNN, PAULETTE CARSON/FACEBOOK By Jolie Sherman Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN PARK, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Vietnam veteran from Lincoln Park has received an overwhelming response after his family asked the community to send him birthday cards for his 80th birthday. Robert Carson, who turned 80
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 16 7 5 53 52 33 Minnesota United 14 6 8 50 47 31 Vancouver 14 6 7 49 47 31 Seattle 12 7 8 44 48 38 Los Angeles FC 11 6 8 41 44 31 Portland 10 9 8
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Allen White grew up listening to Bruce Springsteen. He doesn’t even remember a time in his life when he wasn’t aware of his music. But sing his songs? It wasn’t until White began preparing to play the rock ’n’ roll legend for “Springsteen: Deliver
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By The Associated Press Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his effort to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. But Cook said she’s not leaving, and
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 76 56 .576 — New York 71 61 .538 5 Miami 62 70 .470 14 Atlanta 60 72 .455 16 Washington 53 79 .402 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 50 .624 — Chicago 76 56 .576 6½ Cincinnati 68 65 .511
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 77 56 .579 — Boston 73 60 .549 4 New York 72 60 .545 4½ Tampa Bay 64 68 .485 12½ Baltimore 60 72 .455 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 56 .582 — Kansas City 68 65 .511 9½ Cleveland 65
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 77 56 .579 — — 5-5 L-1 43-22 34-34 655 596 59 Boston 73 60 .549 4 +2 6-4 W-2 41-25 32-35 662 556 106 New York 72 60 .545 4½ +1½ 7-3 W-3 40-28
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 77 56 .579 — Boston 73 60 .549 4 New York 72 60 .545 4½ Tampa Bay 64 68 .485 12½ Baltimore 60 72 .455 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 78 56 .582 — Kansas City 68 65 .511 9½ Cleveland 65
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party, said Tuesday that if he wins the next election he will leave the European Convention on Human Rights and immediately detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally, including children. Farage laid out his plans
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By Alayna Treene, Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — A group of Republican legislators from Indiana are scheduled to visit the White House Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, where the group is likely to discuss redistricting. The White House sent the invitation to the state’s lawmakers in July, one of
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By Braden Bates Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Imagine driving down the street and hearing a loud bang then seeing your windshield spider out. One Tulsa County man had that experience when driving by a golf course recently. “Straight off that tee block, it’s like a gunshot,” said Brian
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By Isabel Flores Click here for updates on this story MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The Muskogee County District Attorney’s Office said an 11-year-old girl gave birth over the weekend, and the girl’s stepfather is the baby’s father. Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson told 2 News DNA testing revealed a 99% certainty Dustin Walker is the
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Suspected human bones have been recovered at a wartime mine in Japan where about 180 mostly Korean forced laborers died in an accident in 1942, according to a Japanese group helping in the search for their remains. Three possible limb bones and a skull were found in
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CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A combination of a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet, exercise and nutritional support kept overweight to severely obese people between the ages of 55 and 75 from progressing to type 2 diabetes, a new study found. “Our study shows that modest, sustained changes in diet and lifestyle could prevent millions
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By Matias Grez (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t the grand slam return Venus Williams will have dreamed of, but the 45-year-old said she is leaving the US Open feeling “very proud” of the level of tennis she found at times during her 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová. A lively crowd on Arthur
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators disagree. Trump has been complaining about what’s called the blue slip process for weeks and has
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