RABAT, Morocco – Morocco’s armed forces says it has located what it believes is the body of one of its pilots downed over Yemen. The statement Friday said a plane has been sent with DNA experts to identify the body of Yassine Bahti, whose F-16 was shot down Monday by …
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BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are due to attend an international meeting on climate protection in preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference later this year in Paris. Tuesday’s preparatory talks in Berlin involve 35 countries. The Paris summit in December aims to …
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Atlanta, GA – Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – Russell Wilson tossed a game-winning 35-yard TD pass to Jermaine Kearse 3:19 into overtime and the Seattle Seahawks rallied past the Green Bay Packers 28-22 on Sunday to become the first defending champion to reach the Super Bowl in 10 years. The Seahawks …
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BRUSSELS – They may be separated by thousands of miles and vast expanses of sea but those people risking their lives in the Mediterranean and the Andaman Sea in southeast Asia seem to come from the same script. The risk of clambering aboard a boat that may or may not …
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KANO, Nigeria – Hundreds of rioting Muslims have set a Shariah court ablaze in Nigeria’s northern Kano city to protest a judge freeing a cleric accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad. An AP reporter watched protesters throw blazing, fuel-filled tires into the building, then start marching through streets to demand …
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BEIJING – A former member of China’s national legislature has gone on trial for organizing prostitution and destroying evidence. Liang Yaohui was the biggest name to fall in a wide-ranging crackdown on the sex trade in the southern city of Dongguan. Liang allegedly arranged for 100 prostitutes to entertain clients …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. human rights chief said in a new report that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of “pervasive, violent abuse, harassment and discrimination” in all regions of the world and cites hundreds of hate-related killings. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said …
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Nepal’s government decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok on Monday, saying it was disrupting “social harmony” in the country. The announcement was made following a Cabinet meeting. Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud said the app would be banned immediately. “The government has decided to ban TikTok as …
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Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Jaden McDaniels were all ejected just two minutes int Tuesday night’s Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves game. Thompson and McDaniels got tangled up with one another, with the two yanking one another’s jerseys and throwing them around the court. Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert looked like …
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College football is filled with many traditions – from the Jeweled Shillelagh to the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. There is nothing like what the sport brings each fall and winter. However, another tradition that has risen over the last few years is fans debating targeting calls on social media. …
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