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Uganda orders 'immediate' closure of border with Congo as cases of rare Ebola type surge 05/27/2026 09:48am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� Uganda orders 'immediate' closure of border with Congo as cases of rare Ebola type surge. Grains mixed, livestock higher 05/27/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn rose by 1 cent at $4.58 a bushel. Jul. wheat gained 1 cent at $6.37 a bushel. Jul. oats was off 2.25 cents at $3.66 a bushel. Jul. soybeans was off 0.5 cent at $11.86 a bushel. Beef was higher Newspaper publisher and former AP board chairman Donald Newhouse dies at 96 05/27/2026 09:34am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald E. Newhouse, president of one of the largest family-controlled publishing companies in the nation and a former board chairman of The Associated Press, died Tuesday. He was 96 and died at his home in New Jersey, his family said. During his career, Newhouse served as president The Chicks announce intimate 'Taking the Long Way' 20th Anniversary Tour. 'This is our lives' 05/27/2026 09:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album ���Taking the Long Way��� ��� their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them ��� and one of the biggest of their career. This fal How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay 05/27/2026 09:16am • For its annual analysis of CEO pa y, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined regulatory filings detailing the pay packages of 337 executives. Equilar looked at companies in the S&P 500 index that filed proxy statements with federal regulators ICC trial for ex-Philippine President Duterte to start in November 05/27/2026 09:08am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� Judges at the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday that the trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity will start on Nov. 30. According to prosecutors, the ex-leader is responsible for dozens of murders, allegedly overse The Blue Wave from tiny Cura��ao is making World Cup history 05/27/2026 09:03am • WILLEMSTAD, Cura��ao (AP) ��� There won���t be millions of people from Cura��ao cheering on their national team in the World Cup, because Cura��ao doesn���t have millions of people. Not even close. Before the tournament even begins, Cura��ao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup h Why Trump's allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa have been denied 05/27/2026 08:58am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans, saying there have been ���recent increases in the incitement of racially motivated violence��� against them by their Black-led government and other political par Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway 05/27/2026 08:22am • PLANO, Texas (AP) ��� As it turned out, it would never be enough. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team. Cornyn posted a photo of himself reading Trump's ���The Art of the Deal.��� He proposed leg Mesa Labs: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 05/27/2026 08:18am • LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) ��� LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) ��� Mesa Laboratories Inc. (MLAB) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Lakewood, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock o World Cup transit sticker shock hits fans with tickets to matches in some US host cities 05/27/2026 08:01am • Dubbed the ���Sommerm��rchen," or ���Summer Fairy Tale," the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that was welcoming to fans from around the globe. Part of that success was the ���KombiTicket,��� which gave fans free access to local public transportati America 250: From death sentence to treatment, the evolution of heart disease care 05/27/2026 07:57am • Heart disease has shaped American life for over a century. Once considered rare, it quickly became the nation���s leading cause of death by 1921, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It still holds that position today. Yet the story of heart disease in America is also one Climbers meet in Nepal to discuss the challenges of scaling Mount Everest 05/27/2026 07:56am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) ��� Hundreds of climbers, mountaineers and officials gathered in Kathmandu on Wednesday to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest at a time of warming temperatures and as a surge in climbers creates new challenges, including the garbage they leave behind. The ���Everest Sum Monro: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 05/27/2026 07:46am • FAIRPORT, N.Y. (AP) ��� FAIRPORT, N.Y. (AP) ��� Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (MNRO) on Wednesday reported a loss of $6.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Fairport, New York-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 16 cents pe Abercrombie: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/27/2026 07:40am • NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) ��� NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) ��� Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $67.1 million. The New Albany, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.47 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate