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Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus 07/29/2024 04:50am • PARIS (AP) ��� The first time Perina Lokure Nakang began to run for sport, she ran 9 miles (14 kilometers) along the road near her refugee camp in northwestern Kenya. Now, the 21-year-old South Sudanese runner is competing in the Paris Olympics, among many of the 37 athletes on the Olympic refugee t The Latest: Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela election as opposition claims irregularities 07/29/2024 03:25am • Nicol��s Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela���s presidential election on Sunday, even as his opponents were preparing to dispute the results, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will determine whether the South American nation transitions away from one-party rule. Shortly after midnight, This week: Federal Reserve meeting, Boeing earnings, Labor Department issues July jobs report 07/29/2024 03:10am • FED MEETS On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve wraps ups its two-day policy meeting. Few expect the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates this time around, with most experts forecasting a cut in September. The Fed began ratcheting up rates in March of 2022 in the midst of the four-decade high infla Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast? 07/29/2024 03:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soon as September. A rate redu Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker ��� then gets fined 07/29/2024 01:21am • ELANCOURT, France (AP) ��� Haley Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for breaking a rule on the final lap of her race Sunday, though she will no doubt gladly pay the modest penalty after her silver medal marked the best finish ever by an American rider. Batten was jockeying for sec The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters 07/29/2024 01:21am • GAL��PAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) ��� Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures ��� fish, hammerhead sharks, marine iguanas ��� move in search of food. The Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes 07/29/2024 01:18am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) ��� When Rihan Ismail returned to her family���s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage Iran's supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday 07/29/2024 12:10am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Iran���s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ur Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed 07/29/2024 12:02am • ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) ��� Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump's allies gleefully predicted a landslide victory during a Republican National Convention that felt more like a coronation for a nominee who had just survived an assassination Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines 07/28/2024 10:51pm • FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) ��� Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation, underscores threat from China 07/28/2024 09:55pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile production there, describing the rising threat from China a Minnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect 07/28/2024 08:53pm • BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) ��� Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. On Thursday, Minnesota's Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan toured the Whole W Taylor Ward's grand slam caps Angels' rally, LA beats Athletics 8-6 to avoid 4-game sweep 07/28/2024 08:05pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� Taylor Ward hit a grand slam to help the Angels erase an early 6-0 deficit, and Los Angeles beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep. Ward's fourth-inning slam into the Oakland bullpen in left field off Osvaldo Bido (2-2) was the fourth of his care How to Maximize Points With the AmEx Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • American Express Membership Rewards is one of the original flexible points programs. AmEx offers some of the most attractive credit cards in the travel world because of its customer service, transfer partners and the value of its flexible points. For travelers who prefer Membership Rewards points, t How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Women's Retirement 07/28/2024 08:00pm • A recent retirement security survey from life insurer Prudential shows that women have less than a third of the median savings of men, putting their retirement security at risk. According to the survey, women are more likely to delay retirement due to inflation, housing prices, caregiving responsibi