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Indonesia dismisses its chief election commissioner over sexual assault 07/03/2024 10:49am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee. The General Election Commission's ethics council said its chairman, Hasyim Asyari, committed the assault in October and it UN rights chief appeals to voters not to scapegoat migrants and refugees as elections loom 07/03/2024 10:28am • GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief warned Wednesday about rising hatred and discrimination around the world in a “mega-year for elections,” calling on voters to put rights of others in mind when they cast their ballots. Volker Türk made the call with major elections looming in places The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister 07/03/2024 10:10am • LONDON (AP) — In one of the store-front betting shops that are ubiquitous in London, a bookie howls with laughter when asked if anyone is placing bets on Thursday’s election. It’s not that you can’t wager on politics. But the odds on the main event this year have become so lopsided that a wa Ronaldo vs. Mbappé: Clash of generations at Euro 2024 has just been given some extra spice 07/03/2024 09:47am • HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kylian Mbappé. A clash of soccer icons. A clash of generations. They’ll go head to head when Portugal plays France in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on Friday, and this heavyweight meeting might have got just that little bit bigger. “It is, without d The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA 07/03/2024 09:15am • As The Associated Press' music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 40 concerts during the first half of 2024. Here are some picks for the best shows ... so far, excluding any one-off performances that cannot be repeated, and where you too can catch these artists. Bad Bunny, “The Most Wanted T Inflación, crisis humanitaria, inestabilidad: los retos que tendrá el próximo presidente de Venezuela 07/03/2024 09:08am • (CNN Español) -- Millones de venezolanos convocados a votar el 28 de julio en las elecciones presidenciales votarán con la esperanza de que el país se encamine en una senda de crecimiento tras varios años de profunda crisis económica y social.Entre las 10 candidaturas destacan la del actual pre From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last? 07/03/2024 08:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how peop Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, and even witnesses to such weddings will be punished 07/03/2024 08:05am • FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law, President Julius Maada Bio said late Tuesday, in an effort to protect girls in the West African nation where about a third are married before adulthood. The law is being celebrated widely. It cr From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last? 07/03/2024 07:44am • NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how peop Taliban and US envoys have discussed the release of 2 American prisoners at third Doha meeting 07/03/2024 07:44am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban's delegation to the third United Nations-led Doha meeting on increasing engagement with Afghanistan met with U.S. envoys on the sidelines and discussed the two Americans imprisoned in the central Asian country. Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters in Kabul Wednesday that Constellation Brands: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 07/03/2024 07:43am • VICTOR, N.Y. (AP) — VICTOR, N.Y. (AP) — Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $877 million. The Victor, New York-based company said it had net income of $4.78 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $3.57 per share. The results e How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede? 07/03/2024 07:39am • LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Authorities are investigating. The stampede among thousands of attendees is believed to have begun as the event, led by a Strike kills family as Israeli evacuation order sparks panicked flight from southern Gaza city 07/03/2024 07:02am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended family on Tuesday after they complied with military orders to evacuate their home and moved into an Israeli-designated safe zone. The Hamdan family — around a dozen peopl UK's landmark postwar elections: When Boris Johnson sought and got a mandate to 'Get Brexit Done' 07/03/2024 05:32am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Pres Malaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib's bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest 07/03/2024 02:02am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest. In an April application, Najib said he had clear information that then-King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah