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Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “...

Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station

Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia’s far eastern coast were intimately captured in drone footage by Vadim Makhorov. The photographer was filming ...

Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of t...

Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African democracy efforts, dies at 80

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him...

The Latest: Supreme Court set to hear arguments over the Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities. Lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump adminis...

The Latest: Israel says one body handed over wasn't a hostage as aid trucks head for Gaza

The Israeli military says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of any of the hostages who were held in Gaza, adding to strain on the fragile ceasefire to end the tw...

Nikola Jokic considers Nuggets a 'dark horse' despite being a top contender to dethrone Thunder

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic considers the Denver Nuggets a dark horse in the race for an NBA title. Technically speaking, of course, they’re not. Far from it, even. The Nuggets are only sligh...

European Commission fines Gucci, Chloé and Loewe $183 million for price interference

MILAN (AP) — The European Commission has fined luxury fashion houses Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over 157 million euros (nearly $183 million) for anti-competitive practices restricting independen...

Government shutdown delays release of critically important inflation figures

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challeng...

The government shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the US aviation system

A startling message came over the radio from an air traffic control tower near Los Angeles less than a week into the federal government shutdown: “The tower is closed due to staffing." Witho...

Avalanche visit the Blue Jackets after MacKinnon's 2-goal game

Colorado Avalanche (3-0-1, in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche vis...

Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash that later blan...
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