Articles filed under Associated Press
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After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories aliveJun 03, 2024 8:00 am - HONG KONG — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China's history, was b...
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CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they overseeJun 03, 2024 7:20 am - NEW YORK — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at ...
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A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum?Jun 03, 2024 7:13 am - MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation's more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continu...
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Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden's firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction, politicsJun 03, 2024 7:07 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Prospective jurors in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter were questioned Monday on their thoughts about gun rights and drug ad...
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Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermineJun 03, 2024 7:05 am - MANILA, Philippines — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-...
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What to stream this week: ‘Hit Man,’ Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX, Star Wars: Hunters and Idris ElbaJun 03, 2024 5:30 am - Idris Elba narrating a National Geographic series about the millions of soldiers erased from World War II history and the action-comedy-romance “Hit Man” landing on Netfl...
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Oilers top Stars 2-1 for West title, will play Florida in the Stanley Cup FinalJun 02, 2024 10:43 pm - EDMONTON, Alberta — For the Edmonton Oilers, the journey from worst to first in the Western Conference is complete. And now a chance at the Stanley Cup is their reward. C...
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Saso wins another U.S. Women's Open. This one was for JapanJun 02, 2024 8:45 pm - LANCASTER, Pa. — The first Filipina to win the U.S. Women's Open, and now the first from Japan. Sweetest of all for Yuka Saso was sharing the biggest prize in her sport w...
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Scottish left-hander Robert MacIntyre wins RBC Canadian Open for his first PGA Tour titleJun 02, 2024 8:41 pm - HAMILTON, Ontario — Robert MacIntyre — with father Dougie at his side as his caddie and a noisy television drone close by at times, too — held on to win the RBC Canadian ...
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Friedl hits a 3-run homer as the Reds beat the slumping Cubs 5-2Jun 02, 2024 7:11 pm - CHICAGO — TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched six effective innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday. Jake Fraley had...