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LONDON (AP) — A British trade minister was fired by Prime Minister Liz Truss and suspended by the Conservative Party on Friday over misconduct allegations.
The government said Truss asked Conor Burns to leave the government “with immediate effect” after “a complaint of serious misconduct.”
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In responding to a series of events largely beyond his control, Gov. Gavin Newsom has emerged as one of the most powerful governors in California history.
DAYTON, Ohio — A rash of local mail thefts coincides with a reported 17-fold nationwide increase in checks stolen from the U.S. mail being posted for sale online — as officials representing postal service police say they are hamstrung in arresting perpetrators, a Dayton Daily News investigat…
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Makeshift furnaces made of clay bricks are being built on the grounds of Buddhist temples in a town in northeastern Thailand to cremate the bodies of the mostly young victims of last week’s massacre at a day care center. Last Thursday’s brutal gun and and knife attack left 36 people dead, including 24 young children. It was the biggest mass killing by an individual in the country’s history. The town abbot says group ceremonies to cremate the victims will be held Tuesday at three temples, bringing an end to a three-day mourning ceremony for their families.
The sound of apparent gunshots and explosions have echoed through the streets of a western Iranian city at the epicenter of protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman. At least one man reportedly killed by security forces in a village nearby. That's according to Kurdish activists on Monday. The incidents come as demonstrations rage on in cities, towns and villages across Iran over the Sept. 16 death of Mahsa Amini, who died days after being detained by the morality police in Tehran. From Tehran and elsewhere, online videos show women marching through the streets without the hijab, while others confront authorities and light fires in the street as the protests continue into a fourth week.
A power outage has hit the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, with authorities saying that an underwater cable from Sweden has been cut cut. The reason for that was unknown. The company providing power said the island was “unfortunately affected by operational disruptions at the moment.” One third of the population had electricity back by 9:35 a.m. and the whole island was expected to be back up by noon. The outage came after blasts last month damaged two Russian-built natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea — two leaks were reported off Sweden and two off Denmark. All were in international waters. Denmark and Sweden suspect a deliberate act of sabotage.
ATLANTA — With flight delays, cancellations, longer TSA lines and overbooked flights, holiday travel can be chaotic.
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PHILADELPHIA — This autumn, as big employers such as Comcast are asking employees to come back to the office at least a few days a week, the business-dominated corners of Center City are feeling more active than they have since March 2020. With the hybrid experiment in full swing — barring a…
Q: Is the flu vaccine really necessary for healthy kids?
ATLANTA — About a mile west of Georgia Tech’s campus, a pair of buildings that combined are nearly the size of Buckhead’s Lenox Square mall bear the letters “QTS.”
Two and a half years ago, my nose stopped working.
Ukrainian ministry adviser says at least 8 people killed, 24 wounded in strike on Kyiv.
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A zip line featuring a molded bucket seat with boarding at either end of the corridor isn’t the main attraction within the newly-improved Shoreview Commons, but it’s up there.
Children are significantly more anxious and depressed than they were five years ago, and only part of that increase can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a March article in JAMA Pediatrics. Anxiety and depression among children from birth to 17 years old were on the rise e…
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says that there are casualties and damage to several objects of critical infrastructure as a result of a series of strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Several residents were seen on the streets with blood on their clothes and hands. A young man wearing a blue jacket was sat on the ground as a medic wrapped a bandage around his head. Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital as other cities across Ukraine also came under attack.
Airbus and Air France go on trial on manslaughter charges Monday over the crash of a Rio-Paris flight in 2009 that plunged into the Atlantic amid thunderstorms. The accident kiled all 228 people aboard and led to changes in air safety regulations. The worst plane crash in Air France history killed people of 33 nationalities, and families from around the world are among the plaintiffs in the case. The companies insist they are not criminally responsible, and Air France has already compensated families. The trial is expected to focus on two key factors: the icing over of external sensors called pitot tubes, and pilot error.
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced Monday that Parliament will be dissolved, paving the way for general elections. Expected to be held in early November, the elections would come nine months before Parliament’s term expires. Ismail’s United Malays National Organization has been calling for early polls. UMNO, the biggest party in the ruling coalition, has been feuding with its allies and is aiming for a big win on its own. The Election Commission is expected to meet within the week to announce a date for the vote. It will likely be held before the year-end monsoon season that often brings devastating floods.
Chinese cities are imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the day before. The capital of the nearby Inner Mongolia region announced that outside vehicles and passengers would be prohibited from entering the city starting Tuesday. China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to harsh measures to keep the disease from spreading.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are suspending defenseman Ian Cole pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor. The team said it was fully cooperating with the NHL on an investigation and that it takes the allegations very seriously. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press earlier Sunday the league had launched an investigation. Daly added the league had no prior knowledge of the allegations until they were posted on social media.
The winner, or winners, of this year’s Nobel Prize for economics will be announced Monday at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm. The prizes carry a cash award of nearly $900,000 and will be handed out Dec. 10. Unlike the other prizes, the economics award wasn’t established in Alfred Nobel’s will of 1895 but by the Swedish central bank in his memory. The first winner was selected in 1969. Last year, half the award went to David Card for his research on how the minimum wage, immigration and education affect the labor market. The other half was shared by Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens for proposing how to study issues that don’t easily fit traditional scientific methods.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, India’s former defense minister and a veteran socialist leader, has died. He was 82. Yadav was admitted to a private hospital near Delhi for more than two weeks. His death was announced Monday by his son Akhilesh Yadav, the political heir to his Samajwadi Party that holds sway in India’s largest state of Uttar Pradesh. Yadav emerged as a socialist leader in the 1980s by defending the demands of the so-called backward castes and religious minorities. He rose to national prominence in 1996 by becoming India’s defense minister in a United Front coalition government.
Ukraine presidency: Explosions hit several cities across Ukraine, including the capital,, Kyiv; casualties reported.
The devastation wreaked by floods in Pakistan this summer has intensified the debate over a question of climate justice: Do rich countries whose emissions are the main cause of climate change owe compensation to poor countries hit by climate change-fueled disasters? Pakistan contributed only 0.8% of the world's emissions. Now it is pushing for funds to rebuild from losses it estimates at some $30 billion from the monster monsoons, widely believed to have been worsened by climate change. Pakistan and other countries are also pushing for the question of paying for climate loss and damage to be discussed at the upcoming COP27 conference, but developing countries have long rejected the idea.
Two explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. The explosions were heard by AP journalists and appeared to be the result of missiles strikes. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko reported explosions in the city’s central Shevchenko district. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Large explosions heard in Kyiv following sound of incoming missiles.
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India’s External Affairs minister says Russia’s war on Ukraine “does not serve the interests of anybody.” But Subrahmanyam Jaishankar declined to say whether his government would support a United Nations General Assembly motion condemning Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian territories. Jaishankar was speaking Monday at a joint news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong after a bilateral meeting at Parliament House. Jaishankar was asked if India would support the U.N. motion this week condemning Moscow’s annexations. He replied: “As a matter of prudence and policy, we don’t predict our votes in advance.”
Individual travelers will be able to visit Japan without visas beginning Tuesday, just like in pre-COVID-19 times. Electronics stores, airlines and various tourists spots have big hopes for a revival of their businesses. Japan kept its borders closed to most foreign travelers during much of the pandemic. Only packaged tours have been allowed since June. The yen has weakened sharply against the dollar, giving some travelers much heftier buying power and making Japan nearly irresistible to bargain hunters. About 32 million foreign tourists visited Japan in 2019. The target had been 40 million for 2020.
Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has told China that “armed confrontation is absolutely not an option" for resolving Beijing's claim to the island. Speaking on Taiwan's National Day, Tsai said China should not mistake competition within Taiwan's multiparty democratic political system for weakness and attempt to divide Taiwanese society. The holiday celebrates Taiwan’s endurance as an independent political entity with a thriving democracy and free press. The “Double Ten” holiday as it is generally known in Taiwan commemorates a 1911 uprising by troops in the Chinese city of Wuhan that eventually led to downfall of the Qing Dynasty. China's Communist Party swept Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government from the mainland amid civil war in 1949 and continues to claim the island.
Rising suicide rates among active service members have forced the Pentagon to review the military's mental health protocols. But many service members in crisis still fear coming forward and admitting they need help. And those who do seek that help often find themselves fighting through deep-rooted stigma surrounding mental health issues, bureaucratic obstacles and an internal pressure to stay on the job. The Pentagon has created an independent committee to review the military’s mental health and suicide prevention programs. At the same time, a network of military-adjacent charitable organizations has tried to fill the gaps with a variety of programs and outreach efforts.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene once was shunned as a political pariah for her extremist rhetoric. Now the Georgia Republican is being welcomed by House Republicans into the fold. Recently, Greene was front and center as Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled the House GOP's midterm campaign agenda in Pennsylvania. She joined Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan. Greene spent her first term stripped of committee assignments by Democrats over her rhetoric. But if Republicans win the House majority in the November election, Greene is poised to become an influential player. She tells The Associated Press that impeaching President Joe Biden tops her agenda.