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March 19, 2024, 3:41 a.m.
Qatari officials were “cautiously optimistic” after talks with Israel’s intelligence chief in Doha aimed at trying to reach a cease-fire, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Tuesday at a news conference, stressing that an Israeli ground operation in Rafah ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:38 a.m.
LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:35 a.m.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:18 a.m.
MOSCOW (AP) — At least 13 miners have been trapped in a collapsed gold mine in far eastern Russia, regional officials said Tuesday. Part of the mine collapsed in Zeysk district, authorities in the Amur region said. The Emergencies Ministry ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for a revitalized Palestinian Authority and an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction in a mission statement acquired Tuesday by The Associated Press. But the plans face major obstacles ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to reenergize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition. Much of ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:14 a.m.
GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for three-fourths of the take from a business that ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:10 a.m.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a dramatic evacuation off north Norway five years ago should never have left port because it was not up to safety standards, officials said Tuesday, adding that it could ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
Ten nonprofits serving young people in Detroit will get an unusual, lasting gift as part of a campaign started by Lisa Ford and her husband, Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. The Fords, along with The Children’s ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Philadelphia 3 Final Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 3 Final Miami 6 Houston 5 Final Milwaukee 4 L.A. Angels 3 Final Washington 10 Houston 1 Final L.A. ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:00 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin will have access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill starting Tuesday, allowing them to easily receive contraceptive medication with no out-of-pocket costs or doctor's prescription, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers, a ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:53 a.m.
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mixed after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy. The BOJ’s decision to raise the overnight call rate to ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:46 a.m.
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023, the United Nations reported. The U.N. Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, documented 233 incidents ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:39 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — It's tax season in the U.S., and for many people, filing tax returns can be a daunting task that’s often left until the last minute. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:38 a.m.
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home, The Sun newspaper reported — the first footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition two ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:32 a.m.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:05 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s comptroller reported Tuesday. The average bonus for employees in ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:01 a.m.
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry ...
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March 19, 2024, 1:57 a.m.
TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. ...
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