The EU’s chief is trying to help Ukraine prepare for winter. Half its energy network is destroyed.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ukraine on Friday focused on helping the country to repair and ...
Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers
The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in ...
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Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
BEIRUT (AP) — Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 ...
In-person voting for the US presidential contest is about to start as Election Day closes in
The Democratic and Republican national conventions are just a memory, the first and perhaps only debate between Vice ...
Rare G.K. Chesterton essay on mystery writing is itself a mystery
When he wasn’t working on mystery stories, and he completed hundreds, G.K. Chesterton liked to think of new ways to tell them. Detective fiction had grown a little dull, the ...
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby ...
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street’s rate-cut rally higher, as BOJ stands pat
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks surged on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei leading regional gains after Wall Street romped to records following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. U.S. futures ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the ...
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as a pair of major weeklong climate events were getting underway in New York City. The ...
Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: AP-NORC poll
Going into November’s election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength ...
The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant. That’s where Robert Ardovino sees a Border Patrol horse ...
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Congress scrambles to ensure safety of presidential candidates in final weeks of campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence. It ...