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Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided 05/19/2023 05:23am • BANGKOK (AP) — The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday. It said the figure applied to the western state of Rakhine, where Cyclone Mocha did the most Prince Harry and Meghan's run from paparazzi is another episode in battle royale with the media 05/18/2023 06:04pm • LONDON (AP) — The latest chapter in the drama surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan’s treatment by the tabloid media was much ado about something. But exactly what happened Tuesday night in New York when the royals left a gala event and were followed by a group of photographers is not completely c Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime 05/18/2023 10:48am • MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime, a move prompted by the killing of a prominent journalist. The 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew was imposed Tuesday, two days after Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities 05/18/2023 10:43am • CHIRONGUI, Mayotte (AP) — Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast, France’s government has mobilized 2,000 troops and police to carry out mass expulsions, destroy slums and eradicate violent gangs. But the operation has raised concerns of 8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody, officials say 05/17/2023 10:41pm • ▶ Watch Video: 8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. border custody Washington — An 8-year-old migrant girl from Panama with a heart condition died in federal U.S. custody on Wednesday after crossing the southern border with her family, officials said. T Biden declares 'America will not default,' says he's confident of budget deal with GOP lawmakers 05/17/2023 07:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the we Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/17/2023 01:24pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/16/2023 01:52pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Deep South News Digest, 1pm 05/16/2023 01:36pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Deep South stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Deep South and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be direc Beijing LGBT Center shuttered as crackdown grows in China 05/16/2023 09:27am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An advocacy group that also served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Beijing became the latest organization to close under a crackdown by Chinese leader Xi Jinping's government. “We very regretfully announce, due to forces beyond our control, the Beijing LGBT Cente Why Green Bay, Wisconsin, Is the Best Place to Live in 2023-2024 05/15/2023 08:00pm • In the search for the place to make your new hometown, you likely want affordability that doesn't leave you feeling strapped for cash after paying rent or making a mortgage payment and covering groceries. You want ample activities year-round that can keep you entertained. You want to feel like you h Alaska Digest, 3pm update 05/15/2023 07:16pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Alaska stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Alaska and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to t Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/15/2023 01:12pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Guest nations at the G-7 reflect outreach to developing countries, worries over China, Russia 05/14/2023 10:40pm • TOKYO (AP) — This week's summit of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima will include eight other guest nations, part of a complicated, high-stakes diplomatic gambit meant to settle the world's most serious crises. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited South Korea, Austra End of Title 42 hasn't stopped migrants' push north to US from across the Americas 05/13/2023 04:01pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — For weeks, Solangel Contreras raced. The Venezuelan migrant and her family of 22 trudged through the dense jungles of the Darien Gap and hopped borders across Central America. They joined thousands of other migrants from across the Hemisphere in a scramble to reach the United St