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Russia's Central Bank hikes interest rate as inflation soars 07/26/2024 08:46am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russia���s Central Bank on Friday raised its key lending rate to its highest level in more than two years to stem soaring inflation in an overheated economy hit by Western sanctions in response to Moscow's military action in Ukraine. The bank raised the rate by 200 basis points to 18 Australia field hockey player has part of a finger amputated to compete at the Paris Olympics 07/26/2024 08:25am • COLOMBES, France (AP) ��� Olympians come in all shapes and sizes. Rarely do they come deliberately amputated. Australia field hockey player Matthew Dawson took his determination to compete in the Paris Olympics to another level by amputating part of a finger to ensure he's able to take part. The 30- What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them 07/26/2024 07:52am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's name, it's complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his bestselling memoir, ���Hillbilly Elegy,��� under the name J.D. Vance ��� ���like jay-dot-dee-dot,��� he 74-year-old Bethesda man realizes he's been scammed out of $1M in gold bar scheme after seeing local news report 07/26/2024 07:28am • A 74-year-old Bethesda, Maryland, man was scammed out of more than $1 million he converted to gold bars and then unwittingly handed over to fraudsters, police in Montgomery County say. It's the latest example of what seems to be a growing trend of scams involving gold bars. The alleged scammer Unbowed by Oct. 7 aftermath, Israeli, Palestinian teens come together for future of troubled region 07/26/2024 06:30am • GENEVA (AP) ��� They are teens from the U.S. and a torn Middle East: mostly Christians, Jews and Muslims, who have been taking part in a years-long program to become leaders and peace-builders. While a lot changed on Oct. 7, they persist in working for a better future for Israelis and Palestinians. Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West 07/26/2024 05:33am • A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California���s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fi Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race 07/26/2024 04:42am • VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) ��� U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration���s expanded commitment to Asia and the Indo-Pacific region more broadly as he visits Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia this week and next. The trip comes as th Swimming in stadiums becomes the norm as sport sets up in a rugby arena for 2024 Paris Olympics 07/26/2024 04:22am • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� The main swimming pool for the Paris Olympics is set up inside a 30,000-seat rugby stadium on the city's western edge. Sound strange? Not really. It's the new norm. The biggest swim meets are being held in massive venues, which could provide a boost to the sport's populari How is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition? 07/26/2024 04:08am • TEAHUPO���O, Tahiti (AP) ��� The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling from location to location in their quest for the best swells. But with the development of surf forecasting��� the prediction of wave swell behavior and breaking��� that Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games 07/26/2024 03:47am • PARIS (AP) ��� Naomi Osaka is back at Roland Garros, a place that marked such a significant moment in her life ��� a moment of vulnerability, yes, and, in a way, of triumph, even if not in a traditional, "What was the score?" sense. Osaka spent time away from tennis in recent years, first for mental With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security 07/26/2024 03:20am • LONDON (AP) ��� When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO countries if they were attacked, it triggered alarm throughout the trans-Atlantic alliance. With Trump's ���America First��� rhetoric drawing cheers from f ���Deadpool & Wolverine��� brings Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and some friends to jolt Comic-Con 07/26/2024 01:51am • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� ���Deadpool & Wolverine��� has arrived ��� and Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, celebrated the only superhero flick of the summer with a surprise screening and special guests. The sprawling convention celebrating all things pop culture kicked off Wednesday, and a pan Rebuilding Rome, the upstate New York city that is looking forward after a destructive tornado 07/26/2024 12:10am • ROME, N.Y. (AP) ��� A tornado that hit this small, upstate city tore off rooftops, leveled brick buildings and toppled the steeples of two historic churches. No one was killed, but the twister left a debris-strewn scar through downtown and nearby areas. More than 370 homes were damaged. Residents a CPKC Women's Open Scores 07/25/2024 10:44pm • Thursday At Earl Grey Golf Club Calgary, Alberta Purse: $2.6 million Yardage: 6,856; Par: 72 First Round Lauren Coughlin 31-37���68 Hannah Green CPKC Women's Open Par Scores 07/25/2024 10:43pm • Thursday At Earl Grey Golf Club Calgary, Alberta Purse: $2.6 million Yardage: 6,856; Par: 72 First Round Lauren Coughlin 31-37���68 -4