Lithuania recalls Beijing ambassador over China-Taiwan spat
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has recalled its ambassador to China after the Baltic country’s decision in July to allow self-governing…
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Former district attorney arrested after indictment in connection with Ahmaud Arbery investigation
By Martin Savidge and Angela Barajas, CNN A former district attorney in Georgia has been charged after allegedly interfering with the arrest of a man…
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5 things to know for September 3: Afghanistan, Ida, Texas, Coronavirus, California
By Faith Karimi, CNN An Air Force commander who helped oversee the final US withdrawal from Afghanistan detailed how troops spent a mere three hours…
Continue Reading 5 steps to turn your side gig into a full-fledged business
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Freelancing or consulting can grow into full-time self-employment. But to successfully make that leap, it’s…
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China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The Volvo China Open has been removed from the European Tour schedule and replaced with the Portugal Masters in…
Continue Reading‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
CNN By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Four nursing home patients in Louisiana died after being evacuated to a temporary facility on August 27 ahead…
Continue ReadingLouisiana AG opens investigation into deaths of nursing home residents at temporary hurricane shelter
By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Louisiana’s attorney general on Friday announced he was launching an investigation into the deaths of four…
Continue ReadingTexans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
CNN, POOL By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its…
Continue Reading Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…
Continue Reading Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods
By MIKE CATALINI, WAYNE PARRY and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of…
Continue Reading Dutch on course again in wheelchair tennis at Paralympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Netherlands is showing its dominance again in wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics. The Dutch have excelled in the sport since…
Continue Reading German carmakers reject environmental groups’ climate demand
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…
Continue Reading 2nd Afghan boy dies of mushroom poisoning in Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A second child of an Afghan family evacuated from Kabul to Poland has died after eating…
Continue Reading FIFA pledges action after racist abuse of England in Hungary
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA says it will take “adequate actions” once it has investigated the the racial abuse that England…
Continue Reading UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…
Continue Reading Global biodiversity conference opens in southern France
By DANIEL COLE, SYLVIE CORBET and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a global…
Continue Reading With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts…
Continue Reading EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…
Continue Reading Former nurse pleads guilty to sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman at long-term care facility
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN A former nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman in an Arizona…
Continue Reading Lagging in polls, Merkel party’s candidate seeks expert help
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-right Union bloc’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor…
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