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'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep
WASHINGTON - U.S. border agents used helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane to round up 124 people earlier this year along the Canada-U.S. border. Customs and Border Protection says the sweep, dubbed "...
Aug 14, 2023
Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia's restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days af...
Aug 14, 2023
Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee with PSG
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Neymar is set to complete a move to the Saudi Pro League after Al Hilal agreed a reported 90 million euros ($98 million) transfer fee with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday. Th...
Aug 14, 2023
Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently ad...
Aug 14, 2023
Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee with PSG
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Neymar is set to complete a move to the Saudi Pro League after Al Hilal agreed a reported 90 million euros ($98 million) transfer fee with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday. Th...
Aug 14, 2023
Longtime Boston Bruins center David Krejci announces retirement at age 37
BOSTON (AP) - David Krejci has decided to retire, an expected development that leaves the Boston Bruins without their top two centers after setting records for the most wins and points in a season. Kr...
Aug 14, 2023
Shapovalov, Pospisil, Diallo, and Galarneau to represent Canada at Davis Cup
MONTREAL - Denis Shapovalov is one of four players that has been named to Canada's Davis Cup team for the international tennis competition's upcoming group stage. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Aug 14, 2023
Spain nervous ahead of Women's World Cup semifinal, a match against tournament stalwart Sweden
SYDNEY (AP) - Spain failed to qualify for the first six editions of the Women's World Cup, but once La Roja made the tournament in 2015 they've made a steady climb toward joining the global elite. Spa...
Aug 14, 2023
Boomers move game as co-host Australia reaches fever pitch for Matildas at the Women's World Cup
SYDNEY (AP) - Patty Mills and his Boomers teammates knew who deserved prime time billing, so they rescheduled their game and will keep watching Australia's historic run at the Women's World Cup. It's ...
Aug 14, 2023
Spain's turmoil is in the past as La Roja face Sweden in the Women's World Cup semifinal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Spain is just one win away from the Women's World Cup final, less than a year after more than a dozen players staged a mutiny and stepped away from the team. La Roja will ...
Aug 14, 2023
