Day: June 10, 2019

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Hong Kong leader warns of harm to US interests October 16, 2019
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader is expressing “frustration and disappointment and regret” over steps by the U.S. Congress to support pro-democracy protesters in the territory and warns they’ll hurt American companies here. Carrie Lam said, “This Hong Kong human rights and democracy act is totally unjustified and unwarranted.” She added that it “will […]
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Report: Brother of Iran’s president begins prison term October 16, 2019
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that President Hassan Rouhani’s brother has begun serving a five-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Tasnim said Wednesday that authorities had transferred Hossein Fereidoun to Tehran’s Evin prison. Earlier in October, Iran’s judiciary said an appeals court lowered Fereidoun’s sentence to five years from […]
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Jim Beam Airbnb rental to cost the price of a bourbon bottle October 16, 2019
CLERMONT, Ky. (AP) — For about $23 bucks, you can either get a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon or spend a night at the company’s distillery in Kentucky. The Courier Journal reports the company has posted the Clermont property on Airbnb, with reservations running from Oct. 21 through the end of the year. The online […]
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UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 1.7% in September October 16, 2019
LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that falling fuel and secondhand car prices helped keep consumer price inflation in Britain unchanged in September at 1.7%, its lowest rate since late 2016. The flat reading from the Office for National Statistics was unexpected — most economists predicted a modest pick-up to 1.8%. Inflation remains below the […]
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UEFA punishes Lazio for fans’ racism at Europa League game October 16, 2019
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has punished Lazio for fans’ racist behavior by closing one end of Stadio Olimpico for its Europa League game against Celtic. UEFA says its disciplinary panel also threatened Lazio with a one-game full stadium closure, suspended for a one-year probationary period. The club was fined 20,000 euros ($22,000). Lazio suggested […]
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Dutch farmers protest efforts to cut emissions, reduce herds October 16, 2019
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers are driving their tractors in slow-moving convoys across the country to protest their treatment by the government as it seeks to rein in carbon and nitrogen emissions. Hundreds of drivers on tractors gathered Wednesday in the central town of De Bilt to protest near the headquarters of the […]
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Kuwait’s ruler, 90, returns home after US hospital visits October 16, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s ruling 90-year-old emir has returned to his oil-rich nation after undergoing medical checkups in the U.S. following a health scare. Kuwait state media showed Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah on his arrival Wednesday in Kuwait City. Sheikh Sabah wore a nasal cannula and an aide appeared to […]
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Georgia man accused of dragging officer with car surrenders October 16, 2019
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man accused of dragging a police officer with his car during a traffic stop has surrendered to authorities. In a Facebook post , Lawrenceville police said they arrested 25-year-old James Grant Hoyle. The department’s post says he didn’t stop at an intersection on Monday where an officer was directing […]
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SEC media day: New stars, familiar favorites, NCAA concerns October 16, 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has a new wave of highly rated recruits to replace departed stars, Kentucky remains the favorite and two programs could be in the NCAA crosshairs. Those are among the storylines for SEC men’s basketball media day held Wednesday in Birmingham. Among those taking the podium are LSU coach […]
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Tensions high as South Sudan faces unity government deadline October 16, 2019
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s fragile peace deal is faltering less than a month before the country’s president and armed opposition leader are meant to form a coalition government and begin the long recovery from a five-year civil war. Some doubt it’s safe enough for opposition leader Riek Machar to return to the […]
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