Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen
DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22…
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Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season
AP Business Writer The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.…
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Lewis Pacheco sworn in as new director for IID
Lewis Pacheco will be overseeing Division 4, which encompases Calexico. Pacecho has held several public offices with the City of Calexico, and says…
Continue ReadingJournalists’ rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more…
Continue ReadingNegotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as…
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Suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death has ties to Stanford University
According to the university, Luigi Mangione was employed as a head counselor under the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies Program between May and…
Continue Reading10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, Americans…
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Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption…
Continue ReadingCourt rules former Zambian leader Lungu can’t run for president again in 2026 election
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is barred from contesting an election in 2026…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s military court indicts a former spy chief for abuse of power
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a retired army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned…
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Australian authorities rescue dog from hot car
Police in Queensland, Australia, pulled a miniature dachshund from a car in Coolangatta during heat wave conditions on December…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn’t like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no…
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Taylor Swift wraps up record-breaking Eras Tour
Taylor Swift wrapped up her record-breaking Eras Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday evening, December 8, after a 21-month stint that…
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Two dead, two injured in Florida bar shooting
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), around 1:00 a.m. Eastern, four men were shot at a bar located in the area of Lake Avenue…
Continue ReadingSoros’ Open Society Foundations say they remain focused on human rights
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros’ philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, will continue to fund human rights movements around…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least eight people have been killed when an apartment building collapsed Cairo. They say the collapse of…
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Fans in Los Angeles camp out ahead of Billie Eilish’s upcoming concert
All over the country, Billie Eilish fans have been camping out for days, sometimes weeks, ahead of her…
Continue ReadingFrance flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal
PARIS (AP) — The French military says it has flown out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad, signaling the beginning of its…
Continue ReadingHundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson
NEW YORK (AP) — Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are…
Continue ReadingIran to shut offices, colleges and schools in Tehran because of air pollution
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says authorities have ordered the closure of all governmental offices, universities and schools in the…
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