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Rights critics condemn French sale to Egypt of 30 more jets 05/04/2021 02:25pm • PARIS (AP) — France is selling another 30 Rafale fighter jets to Egypt in a deal condemned Tuesday by rights advocates, including the French wife of a jailed activist. The deal, confirmed separately by both countries, will build up Egypt's fleet of the advanced warplane to 54, second only to the F Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientist 05/04/2021 02:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed from her post overseeing a government-wide report on climate change. Betsy Weatherhead, a career scientist named in November to lead the swe Feds: Man used fraudulent PPP loan to buy alpaca farm 05/04/2021 12:21pm • BOSTON (AP) — The owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy and stock an alpaca farm in Vermont, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Dana McIntyre, Mason Mount changing perceptions in his lead role at Chelsea 05/04/2021 12:00pm • It's one of the few mistakes Thomas Tuchel has made in his short but transformative time as Chelsea manager. One he has quickly rectified. Just two days into the job as Frank Lampard’s midseason replacement, Tuchel picked his first Chelsea lineup for a Premier League game against Wolverhampton in EU delivers vaccine jabs to Balkans after China and Russia 05/04/2021 10:14am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines Tuesday to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc but where China and Russia have already been making political gains by supplying the much-needed shots. The European Commission last m Chicago man who drove into picnickers faces felony charges 05/03/2021 08:10pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A man announced his intent before driving his pickup truck onto a grassy median on Chicago’s North Side and striking two people in a group he labeled yuppies with dogs, Cook County prosecutors said Monday. Timothy Nielsen, 57, was charged Monday with four counts of attempted murd Ex-consumer watchdog tapped to manage federal student aid 05/03/2021 05:11pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former federal consumer watchdog and Democratic nominee for Ohio governor has landed his next job. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that Richard Cordray has been selected as its chief operating officer of federal student aid. Cordray, 62, previously served UAE organizers 'regret' philosopher Habermas' prize refusal 05/03/2021 10:08am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The organizers of a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates expressed regret Monday that prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had shunned the prestigious prize over political concerns. The rebuke dealt a blow to the sheikhdom's attempts Rap rhythm from Rio de Janeiro's favelas causing a stir 05/03/2021 09:30am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — First, Vitor Oliveira sold the ground floor of the bare-bones brick building he constructed near the top of his sprawling favela in Rio de Janeiro. Then he sold one of two second-floor apartments. Then his car. It’s all for the music -- for trap de cria, a new kind of hip Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin 05/03/2021 08:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants ¬— money to help these small businesses stay afloat while they wait for customers to return. Laurie Thomas is applyi US expresses concern over El Salvador vote to remove judges 05/02/2021 05:41pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The vote by El Salvador's new congress to remove the magistrates of the Supreme Court's constitutional chamber and the attorney general on the newly elected legislative body's very first day drew concern and condemnation from multinational groups and the United Sta Inter Milan wins first Serie A title since 2010 05/02/2021 05:39pm • MILAN (AP) — The city of Milan erupted into a cacophony of celebrations on Sunday as Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade. Car horns began blaring immediately after second-place Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo. That confirmed Inter as champion — with an insurmountable 13- Bale hat trick as Tottenham beats Sheffield United 4-0 05/02/2021 04:41pm • LONDON (AP) — Gareth Bale scored a hat trick as Tottenham stayed in the Champions League qualification race with a 4-0 win over relegated Sheffield United on Sunday. Bale claimed his first treble since returning on loan from Real Madrid for this season, and Son Heung-min also netted, as Tottenham How Inter Milan won the Serie A title 05/02/2021 11:15am • MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade as it ended Juventus’ grip on the league crown. Atalanta’s draw at Sassuolo meant that no team could catch Inter, with four matches remaining, and saw Antonio Conte’s side become the team that finally wrested the Seri Chinese university plan causes security concerns in Hungary 05/02/2021 02:43am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Piles of garbage, discarded debris and abandoned buildings are scattered across a post-industrial area on the left bank of the Danube River, just south of the grandiose downtown of Hungary's capital, Budapest. The area has been unused for decades, languishing in post-soci