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Cousins has gone from denial to grief to full immersion in rehab; his future with Vikings can wait
11/17/2023 06:27pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — In the first moments after Kirk Cousins fell to the grass in Green Bay during a seemingly routine sack, Minnesota's once-indestructible quarterback figured he just had a sprained ankle. As Vikings center Garrett Bradbury helped him up, Cousins tried to stand and felt an eerie s
Data Doctors: The problem with iPhone/Android text messaging
11/17/2023 05:43pm • Q: Why don’t some Android users get my iPhone text messages? A: Text messaging was once considered an anti-social communication method by those who grew up having phone conversations as their default. Fast forward to 2023 and everyone realizes how efficient and useful text messaging has beco
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians, including 3 militants, as West Bank violence surges
11/17/2023 04:27pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Friday killed five Palestinians, including three militants, across the West Bank, deepening a surge of violence in the occupied territory that has accompanied Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. The deaths raised to 205 the number of Palestinians killed in West Bank
Biden seizes a chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage in Europe and the Mideast
11/17/2023 02:46pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sometimes it can be easy to forget that President Joe Biden's original foreign policy priority was reasserting American influence in Asia. After all, that was before Russian tanks tried to blitz Ukraine, and before Israel and Hamas descended into a fresh round of bloody fight
Turkish and German leaders air deep differences on the Israel-Hamas war
11/17/2023 02:01pm • BERLIN (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday aired deep differences over the war between Israel and Hamas as the Turkish leader made a brief and tensely anticipated visit to Berlin. Erdogan was invited to visit Germany months ago after his reelec
Logan Airport 'not an appropriate place' for migrants arriving daily, Massport CEO says
11/17/2023 11:55am • BOSTON (AP) — About 20 to 25 migrants are arriving daily at Boston's Logan Airport, the head of the airport operator said Friday, with some seen camping out temporarily in baggage claim and elsewhere before trying to find a spot in the state's overburdened shelter system. But Massport interim CEO
Md. immigrant rights group issues long-awaited apology for prior statements on Gaza conflict
11/17/2023 11:30am • Almost two weeks after coming under fire for issuing statements on the war in Gaza that some critics characterized as antisemitic, CASA, the Maryland-based immigrants' rights organization, released a public apology Thursday, expressing regret for causing "dear friends and partners pain" and vowing t
Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130
11/17/2023 10:22am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 130 people have died in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia following heavy rains that triggered what aid agencies described as flooding seen only once every 100 years. Somalia bore the brunt of the flash floods that inundated the Horn of Africa region. The National Disaste
Acapulco races to restart its tourism engine after Hurricane Otis devastates its hotels, restaurants
11/17/2023 10:17am • ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The keyboard and drums from a musical show thump just yards from a mountain of storm debris and fractured hotels left by Hurricane Otis three weeks ago. On the northern end of Acapulco Bay, hairdressers and masseuses sweep branches from a beach. Across the Pacific resort of
Chinese court to consider compensation for people on missing Malaysia Airlines flight, relative says
11/17/2023 09:54am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese court will hold hearings on claims for compensation for the Chinese relatives of people who died on a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared in 2014 on a flight to Beijing, a representative of the families said Friday. Jiang Hui, whose mother was on flight MH370,
Las Vegas Grand Prix expected to smash Formula One betting records
11/17/2023 06:00am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The visuals of the world-famous Strip expected to emerge from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night has enticed sports bettors so much that the event is expected to set Formula One and motor sports wagering records. “By leaps and bounds,” said Adam Pullen, Caesars Enterta
Ravens TE Mark Andrews likely out for the season after injuring ankle against Bengals
11/17/2023 12:10am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is expected to miss the rest of the season because of an ankle injury he suffered in the first quarter of Baltimore's 34-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. “Mark Andrews has a very serious ankle injury,” coach John Harbaugh said
Today in History: November 17, Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor of California
11/17/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2023. There are 44 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born actor who had become one of America's biggest movie stars of the 1980s and '90s, was sworn in as the 38t
Live updates | Gaza loses communications due to lack of fuel. Israel signals forces may move south
11/16/2023 11:31pm • A dire lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip shut down all internet and phone networks Thursday, the main Palestinian telecom provider said, effectively cutting off the besieged territory from the outside world. In a signal that Israel’s ground invasion could soon expand to the south, Palestinians in par
China's agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic
11/16/2023 11:27pm • Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at a meeting Wednesday in Cali
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