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A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world's plant diversity 10/20/2025 08:58am • HAYWARDS HEATH, England (AP) ��� Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other disaster. The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew holds more than 2.5 billion wild pl Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlines 5-year plan at closed-door Communist Party meeting 10/20/2025 08:25am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years. A short dispatch from the official Xinhua News Agency said Xi ���expounded o Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan's first female prime minister 10/20/2025 08:23am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan's governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country���s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left her Liberal Democratic Party���s coalition. Takaichi, 64, would replace Prime Minister Shigeru Is Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades 10/20/2025 08:22am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia���s next president, preliminary results showed on Sunday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party and during the nation���s worst economic crisis Jalen Hurts proved he's a top passer with spectacular performance to lead the Eagles over Vikings 10/20/2025 07:57am • Jalen Hurts seems to play his best when the criticism is loudest and the Philadelphia Eagles need him most. Hurts delivered an almost flawless performance in a 28-22 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, completing 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns with a perfect passer rati Shafique's luck holds as Pakistan reaches 95-1 at lunch in second test against South Africa 10/20/2025 05:29am • RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) ��� Opening batter Abdullah Shafique had three reprieves on yet another dry wicket as Pakistan reached 95-1 at lunch Monday in the second cricket test against South Africa. Shafique was dropped by Tristan Stubbs at third slip off Kagiso Rabada���s fourth ball, before he'd s Metro���s 'BOLO Hunter': Officer Kache Fields never forgets a face 10/20/2025 05:07am • If you're wanted and a "Be On the Lookout" alert goes out for you, you better hope Officer Kache Fields isn���t the one who sees it. Fields, a standout member of Metro Transit Police, has earned the nickname ���BOLO Hunter��� for her uncanny ability to recognize faces from wanted fliers. With A mysterious airstrip built on a Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels are increasingly squeezed 10/20/2025 01:32am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, satellite images show, likely the latest project by forces allied to those opposed to the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The airstrip on Zuqar Island provides yet a What to know about the meeting where China's ruling Communist Party maps its 5-year goals 10/20/2025 01:13am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� One of China���s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather to map the goals for the next five years. The closed-door gathering ��� known as the fourth plenum ��� is expected to last four days and will discuss and put Josh Jacobs runs for 2 TDs, Micah Parsons has 3 sacks as Packers rally past Cardinals 27-23 10/19/2025 10:14pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� The majority of this road trip didn't go well for the Green Bay Packers, who waited on a tarmac several hours because of travel delays on Saturday before falling into a 10-point hole in the first half on Sunday. Thanks largely to Josh Jacobs and Micah Parsons, a potentially Thousands of Orthodox Jews rally in New York to protest change in Israel's military draft rules 10/19/2025 09:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed the streets and sidewalks for blocks around the Israeli consulate in New York City on Sunday to protest issues including a potential end of an exemption for religious students from compulsory service in Israel's military. The protest at the c Looking to the playoffs, Gotham FC has a not-so-secret weapon -- a lot of rookies 10/19/2025 09:14pm • HARRISON, N.J. (AP) ��� Gotham FC punched their ticket to the playoffs Sunday with a 2-2 draw with Racing Louisville ��� and for a flurry of new faces on the pitch, it will be their very first. The club has the largest rookie contingent of any team in the league this season, made up of nine newcomer NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Results 10/19/2025 08:11pm • Sunday At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 193 laps, 50 points. 2. (27) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 193, 39. 3. (18) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 193, 49. 4. (10) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 193, 39. 5. (12) Cole Custer, Ford, 193 Clever Credit: I Have a Chase Pay Over Time Plan. What Balance Should I Pay First? 10/19/2025 08:00pm • Dear Clever Credit,What gets paid off first -- regular balance or pay over time?I use Chase and have noticed lots of cards are offering to split big purchases into monthly payments that are less than your regular interest rate, in exchange for a fixed fee. If I pay more than that and my minimum paym Law School Admissions: A Month-By-Month Guide 10/19/2025 08:00pm • Applying to law school takes time, money and focus -- not unlike law school itself. Getting an early start reduces headaches and hard decisions down the line. If you're planning to apply to law school for admission next year, here's a helpful timeline of the work ahead. January -- MarchBecause the L