UNITED NATIONS – A spokesman says the U.N. secretary-general had a brief meeting with the head of North Korea’s parliament when both were in Moscow over the weekend. Ban Ki-moon’s deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, told reporters Monday that no details would be released from that meeting. Ban is South Korean …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian officials say dozens of people were injured when a bomb exploded at a training base used by the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the territory. Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said “dozens of people were injured, several of them seriously,” without providing precise …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish government sources say Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is likely to call parliamentary elections on Wednesday. The prime minister’s office says she is expected to “make the announcement” during a news conference scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. (0900 GMT). The Social-Democratic Party-led government’s four-year term ends …
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GUATEMALA CITY – Authorities in Guatemala have raided properties linked to former Vice President Roxana Baldetti, who resigned amid a customs corruption scandal that implicated her former private secretary. Guatemala’s Public Ministry says prosecutors and members of a U.N. commission formed to investigate criminal networks have searched at least 14 …
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Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund reached a much-awaited preliminary agreement Wednesday for the release of $700 million from a $3 billion bailout fund approved by the international lender in July. The standby credit fund is meant to save cash-strapped Pakistan from default. The two sides reached the staff-level agreement …
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The college football world has been embroiled in controversy after the Big Ten decided to punish Michigan amid the NCAA’s investigation into whether Michigan conducted off-campus scouting and sign stealing. The conference announced Jim Harbaugh will not be allowed to coach during games for the remainder of the 2023 regular …
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow tore a ligament in his wrist and will miss the rest of the season, head coach Zac Taylor told reporters on Friday. Burrow left Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with the injury. He tried throwing on the sideline but was clearly unable to. …
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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Biden administration needs to be tougher on Iran, and that a “massive retaliation” is needed to end attacks on U.S. assets. “Since Joe Biden took office, Iran has attacked American positions in the Middle East I think now over 150 times,” Cotton told “Fox …
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College football will look drastically different next year. Prior to the start of the 2023 season, conference realignment took center stage as the Pac-12 conference imploded. Conference realignment had been occurring for years, but the mass exodus from the “Conference of Champions” felt like the final curtain. The Pac-12 logo …
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Mike Eruzione became one of the most recognizable figures in American hockey. The former ice hockey star was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics U.S. national team that defeated the Soviet Union in what became known as the “Miracle on Ice” game. Eruzione recently took issue with a Massachusetts …
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