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The EU will look for ways to make it quicker for the Western Balkan countries to join the bloc 06/04/2026 08:14am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� The European Union will look for new ways to speed up the membership process for six candidate countries from the Western Balkans at an upcoming summit, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia a A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria 06/04/2026 07:59am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman���s father, police told a court on Thursday. Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail in the Melbourne Magistrates��� Court on two s Man City angry and Mourinho backs P��rez as Real Madrid presidential race heats up 06/04/2026 07:30am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Real Madrid���s two presidential candidates have stepped up their campaigning, with incumbent Florentino P��rez featuring prospective new coach Jose Mourinho in promotional material and challenger Enrique Riquelme angering Manchester City with comments about under-contract Pyxus: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 06/04/2026 07:20am • MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) ��� MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) ��� Pyxus International Inc. (PYYX) on Thursday reported profit of $14.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Morrisville, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of 55 cents per share. The tobacco company posted revenue of $678.2 mi Ciena: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/04/2026 07:11am • HANOVER, Md. (AP) ��� HANOVER, Md. (AP) ��� Ciena Corp. (CIEN) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $218.2 million. The Hanover, Maryland-based company said it had profit of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.64 per share. The results topped AP exclusive: Iran players describe how the war affects their World Cup preparations 06/04/2026 07:09am • ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) ��� Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament���s history. In exclusive interviews with The Associated Press during a team camp in Turkey, two members of Iran���s squad described how th Five Eyes alliance warns that China is targeting personnel via fake job ads 06/04/2026 07:00am • LONDON (AP) ��� China is targeting personnel linked to the English-speaking Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance ��� Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K and the U.S. ��� on job websites to get access to classified or sensitive information, the group said Wednesday. In a bulletin, the Five Eye Columbus McKinnon: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 06/04/2026 06:59am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Columbus McKinnon Corp. (CMCO) on Thursday reported a loss of $238.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of $5.78. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, Caleres Inc.: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 06/04/2026 06:53am • ST LOUIS (AP) ��� ST LOUIS (AP) ��� Caleres Inc. (CAL) on Thursday reported profit of $14.3 million in its fiscal first quarter. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 42 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 38 cents per share. The footwear wholesaler and r Parents dead, 2 kids hurt after domestic-related shooting and pursuit in Fredericksburg 06/04/2026 06:40am • A mother and father are dead and their two kids were hurt after a domestic dispute in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Wednesday evening, according to police. Fredericksburg police said officers responded around 5:30 p.m. to reports of shots fired. According to the initial investigation, a mal UK lawmaker says she is suing Elon Musk's company over fake Grok bikini images 06/04/2026 06:38am • LONDON (AP) ��� A British lawmaker said Thursday she is suing Elon Musk���s company xAI for invasion of privacy, alleging that fake images of her were created using the Grok chatbot. Jess Asato, a legislator with the governing Labour Party, says someone used Grok to create fake images of her in a bi Glass calls Montgomery County schools budget process 'broken,' proposes 3 major reforms�� 06/04/2026 06:33am • On the eve of the Board of Education's vote on next year's $3.7 billion budget, Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass called for changes to the budget process for Maryland's largest school system, stating the current setup is broken. Glass ��� who is running for county executive ��� argued Original Vegas Golden Knights make an early impact in the Stanley Cup Final 06/04/2026 06:10am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Only three players have been around for all nine seasons of the Vegas Golden Knights. This is the third trip to the Stanley Cup Final for William Karlsson, Shea Theodore and Brayden McNabb, and the thrill is still there. ���It���s the same feeling as Year 1,��� Karlsson said. China bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan 06/04/2026 06:07am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese Embassy seen by The Associated Press on Thursday. China has hit lawma Canada hopes a pool of experienced players on the world stage translates to World Cup success 06/04/2026 06:00am • Canada's extraordinary improvement in international soccer over the last decade is unmistakable. Whether that will translate into World Cup success is another matter. With coach Jesse Marsch leading the team this summer, the Canadians are set to embark on their third-ever World Cup ��� this time as