Drops cost Chiefs dear as Eagles get revenge for Super Bowl defeat
Drops cost Chiefs dear as Eagles get revenge for Super Bowl defeat
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Sports quiz of the week: Cricket World Cup, Mikaela Shiffrin and Argentina
Sports quiz of the week: Cricket World Cup, Mikaela Shiffrin and Argentina
Carlos Alcaraz’s straight-sets triumph sets up ATP semi-final with Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz’s straight-sets triumph sets up ATP semi-final with Djokovic
Conservative Muslims in Indonesia protest Coldplay concert over the band’s LGBTQ+ support
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday, calling for the cancellation of a Coldplay concert that night over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. The protesters, marching about 1 kilometer (half a mile) away from the concert venue in Jakarta where the band was set …
Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them. Batteries are seen as an important climate solution because they can power cars, which are a major cause of climate change when they …
Mother of boy, 6, who shot teacher faces sentencing for marijuana use while owning a gun
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday and could face prison time for using marijuana while owning a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor’s son took her handgun to school and shot Abby Zwerner in her …
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California program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after major Los Angeles fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer on lots leased by the state through a little-known program that now is under scrutiny. The blaze Saturday burned about …
Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government’s authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would …
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Suspected serial killer faces life in prison after being convicted of 2 murders by Delaware jury
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021 was convicted of murder and other crimes by a Delaware jury on Tuesday. The jury deliberated for about six hours over two days before finding Keith Gibson of Philadelphia guilty of murder and robbery …
Mexican government sends conflicting messages over death of LGBTQ+ magistrate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities on Tuesday sent conflicting messages about the violent death of a leading LGBTQ+ figure after thousands marched Monday night demanding justice. Jesús Ociel Baena was found dead with around 20 wounds next to their partner in their home in the central Mexican city of Aguascalientes on Monday, according to …
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