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Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment 05/03/2024 07:04am • The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was struck repeatedly with a hammer in Lithuania. The journalist fell ill from a suspected poisoning in Germany. Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks a China dispatches vice premier, urges better safety measures after highway collapse killed 48 05/03/2024 06:21am • BEIJING (AP) — China has sent a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures after a highway collapse killed at least 48 people in the country’s mountainous south. The official Xinhua News Agency on Friday said Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing had “stressed sparing no e Title, relegation and European spots in the balance as Premier League heads for exciting finale 05/03/2024 01:16am • The title race is down to two teams. The relegation tussle still involves three. And the contest for the remaining European qualification positions contains as many as five. The Premier League season is down to its last two weeks and there's still plenty at stake from top to bottom. Meanwhile, the s Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever 05/02/2024 08:34pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several flights to Dubai were cancelled and diverted Thursday, airport authorities announced, as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month. An airport authority spokesperson said five inbound flights were diverted overnight, while n Tottenham's Champions League hopes hit further by 2-0 loss at Chelsea in Premier League 05/02/2024 05:18pm • LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are getting thinner by the day. By falling 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday, Tottenham slumped to a second loss to a London rival in the space of four days in the Premier League — after a 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal in the north L Witness says Alaska plane that crashed had smoke coming from engine after takeoff, NTSB finds 05/02/2024 04:59pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane that crashed last week shortly after taking off on a flight to deliver fuel to a remote Alaska village, according to a preliminary crash report released Thursday. The witness said that shortly after t Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for threat to attack Turning Point USA convention in 2022 05/02/2024 12:21pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas man who made an online threat of a mass attack on a convention of young conservative activists in Florida in 2022 was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, 20, of San Antonio posted a threat on social media Japan says a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly April crash of 2 navy helicopters 05/02/2024 07:43am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly crash last month of two Japanese navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters, the country's defense minister said Thursday. That is according to preliminary flight data analysis, said Defense Minis Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules 05/01/2024 09:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family. Alexander Smirnov 's lawyers had urged the California-based 9th U.S. Cir 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers 05/01/2024 06:28pm • Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to pay quick and automatic refunds. President Joe Biden touted the rule, US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country 05/01/2024 01:42pm • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there, an American general said Wednesday. The U.S. said last month it was withdrawing most of its contingent of about 100 troops from Chad after t A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda 05/01/2024 11:14am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda, an official said, as the British government rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a contro Which Credit Cards Offer American Express Lounge Access? 04/30/2024 08:00pm • Amid the chaos of airport travel, visiting a Centurion Lounge can offer peace and quiet before your flight. Inside the American Express lounge, guests can enjoy a range of complimentary services, such as gourmet dining, signature cocktails, spa services and showers. However, not all American Express Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump's hush money trial 04/30/2024 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. This week, prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they say he pulled off a scheme to bury damaging stories to protect his 2016 presidential campaign. Prosecutors are