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Delaware Supreme Court asked to overturn former state auditor's public corruption convictions 11/15/2023 03:28pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court is weighing whether to overturn the unprecedented convictions of the state’s former auditor on public corruption charges. The court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of Kathy McGuiness, who was convicted last year on misdemeanor charges of confli UNESCO urges Cambodia not to forcibly evict residents of Angkor Wat temple complex 11/15/2023 02:10pm • PARIS (AP) — UNESCO is urging Cambodian authorities not to carry out forced evictions at the renowned Angkor Wat temple complex, after Amnesty International detailed the impact on evicted residents and accused the U.N. cultural agency of failing to challenge the Cambodian government over the issue Germany's highest court annuls a decision to repurpose COVID relief funding for climate measures 11/15/2023 07:17am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's highest court on Wednesday annulled a government decision to repurpose 60 billion euros ($65 billion) originally meant to cushion the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic for measures to help combat climate change and modernize the country. The ruling created a significant UK government meets pledge to halve inflation this year as rate falls to 2-year low of 4.6% 11/15/2023 03:45am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years, largely because last year’s steep rise in domestic energy bills following Russia's invasion of Ukraine dropped out of the annual comparison, official figures showed Wednesday. The Office for National UNESCO is criticized after Cambodia evicts thousands around World Heritage site Angkor Wat 11/14/2023 10:02pm • BANGKOK (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian government’s ongoing mass evictions at the famous centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex. The London-based organization in a report re Mexican magnate's firm says it's too poor to pay US bondholders the tens of millions owed 11/14/2023 09:25pm • MEXICO (AP) — The company run by Mexican TV, retail and banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego said Tuesday it had failed to reach agreement with bondholders in the United States who are owed tens of millions of dollars in past-due payments. Salinas Pliego's TV Azteca company issued a statement T Long-haul carrier Emirates signals it will hold off on major Airbus purchase over engine worries 11/14/2023 11:46am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates signaled Tuesday it will hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about their Rolls Royce engines, marking a major blow for the European manufacturer during the Dubai Air Show. Emirates President Tim Clark's c Long-haul carrier Emirates announces $52 billion aircraft buy from Boeing as Dubai Air Show opens 11/13/2023 09:58pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show on Monday with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co. aircraft, showing how aviation has bounced back after the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel's war with Hamas clouds regional security. It Why David Cameron is a surprising choice as new UK foreign policy chief after fateful Brexit vote 11/13/2023 09:19pm • LONDON (AP) — As political comebacks go, former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s return to government as foreign secretary is more dramatic and unexpected than most. After unsuccessfully campaigning during the 2016 Brexit referendum for Britain to vote to “remain” in the European Union Business Highlights: Boeing gets $52B contract in Dubai; Hyundai factory workers win big pay raise 11/13/2023 04:38pm • ___ New rule would make it easier for millions of Americans to unionize, but businesses are pushing back A federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize at big companies like McDonald’s. The National Labor Relations Board rule sets new stand Kahleah Copper of WNBA's Chicago Sky returns to Rutgers as assistant coach 11/13/2023 03:13pm • Kahleah Copper is heading back to Rutgers as an assistant on the women's basketball team, where she played during her college career. The Chicago Sky's star wing will become the Director of Athletic Culture and Professional Development. Copper averaged 14 points and 5.8 rebounds when she competed f Algerian president names a new prime minister ahead of elections next year 11/12/2023 12:14pm • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday dismissed the country's prime minister and replaced him with the head of his cabinet as the country struggles with inflation and next year's national elections approach. The state news agency said in a statement Saturday t Bayern Munich reports record revenues of $913 million 11/12/2023 11:10am • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has emerged from the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic in good financial health after reporting record total revenues of 854.2 million euros ($913 million) for the 2022-23 season. The previous record was 750.4 million euros ($802 million) from 2018-19. Bayern c Kenya's Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34 11/12/2023 07:32am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. The 30-year-old Kiptoo gradually shook off his main challengers, most of them his compatriots, over the second half of the course, running the last 10 kilome Nonprofits making progress in tackling homelessness among veterans, but challenges remain 11/11/2023 04:27pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Along a busy Atlanta residential road, a 68-year-old Vietnam War-era Army veteran has found what he calls a "match made in heaven.” Harold Tilson Jr. found himself homeless earlier this year but for the past few months has been living in transitional housing run by the nonprofit