Articles filed under Associated Press
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Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine cityAug 19, 2024 8:11 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was be...
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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention historyAug 19, 2024 8:06 am - In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national convention...
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Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the sameAug 19, 2024 8:02 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage releas...
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Book Review: ‘Kent State’ a chilling examination of 1970 campus shooting and its ramificationsAug 19, 2024 7:20 am - More than a half century has passed since Ohio National Guard members opened fire on college students during a war protest at Kent State University, killing four students...
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‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top box office chartsAug 19, 2024 6:54 am - “Alien: Romulus,” the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated $41.5 million in its first weekend.
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What to stream: ‘Furiosa’ fights, John Woo revisits ‘The Killer’ and Adam Sandler yucks it upAug 19, 2024 5:30 am - George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and Kevin Costner’s Western “Horizon: An American Saga” as well as John Woo revisiting his 1989 Hong Kong-set action movie “The Killer” are some of the new films headed to a device near you.
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Reese becomes fastest WNBA player to reach 20 double-doubles in loss at PhoenixAug 18, 2024 11:19 pm - PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi scored 12 of her 23 points in Phoenix's highest-scoring first quarter of the season, Sophie Cunningham added 13 points and a career-best 10 reboun...
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Minnesota Vikings agree to 1-year contract with veteran cornerback Stephon GilmoreAug 18, 2024 9:07 pm - The Minnesota Vikings agreed to a one-year contract with Stephon Gilmore on Sunday, the fifth cornerback — and by far the most accomplished — the team has added since tra...
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Fever beat Storm 92-75Aug 18, 2024 8:52 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quart...
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Final Bay Bridge Series kicks off with season-high crowd, ‘emotional’ Jose CansecoAug 18, 2024 8:14 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — The atmosphere felt like old times in Oakland for Mark Kotsay and Bob Melvin. And for Mark Canha and Matt Chapman, a couple of former Athletics stars no...