IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as…
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Pardon frees more than 2,100 political prisoners in Myanmar
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military council says it is releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a…
Continue Reading Quarterbacks come off board at record rate in NFL draft
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Brock Purdy impact was in full effect in this year’s NFL draft. A year after the San Francisco 49ers found…
Continue Reading US defense contractors want deeper cooperation with Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of United States defense contractors and a former senior leader…
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Locals protest at Dogwood elementary school
More than two dozen locals, including parents, held a protest in front of Dogwood Elementary in Heber in support of the parents who accused a…
Continue Reading Washington state to decriminalize drugs unless lawmakers act
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out…
Continue Reading US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border…
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US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border…
Continue Reading History, civics scores of US students dipped amid pandemic
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to…
Continue Reading Gone 20 years, New Hampshire’s Old Man of Mountain lives on
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two decades after New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain crumbled to pieces, the…
Continue Reading Florida to execute prisoner for 1986 fatal stabbing of woman
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is scheduled to execute a man for breaking into a woman’s home and stabbing her to death in 1986. Darryl B. Barwick…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate but hints it may pause amid bank turmoil
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising…
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U.S. announces massive crackdown on international Fentanyl trafficking
Washington D.C. (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – Attorney General Merrick Garland announced today, nearly 300 people were arrested in an opioid, fentanyl…
Continue Reading World Series champion Astros get visit from Lil Wayne
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne visited the World Series champion Houston Astros Tuesday…
Continue Reading Phoenix Suns say Paul “day to day” with left groin strain
PHOENIX (AP) — Suns guard Chris Paul has a left groin strain and the team says his status is considered “day to day” as Phoenix tries to climb…
Continue Reading North Carolina Republicans unveil new abortion restrictions
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say there is…
Continue Reading Duran HR lifts Rangers to 4th straight win, beat Dbacks 6-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezequiel Duran hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4…
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Arizona Western College sparks a trail of trained welders as shortages in the welding industry persists
There’s a shortage of 300,000 welders nationwide, according to the American Welding…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Fernandez seeks dollar relief from Brazil’s Lula
By CARLA BRIDI and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Brazilian counterpart,…
Continue Reading Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs told a judge Tuesday he will admit that he drove drunk at…
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