CHISINAU, Moldova – Near-final results in Moldova’s local elections show Chisinau’s incumbent mayor, pro-European Dorin Chirtoaca, slightly ahead but without enough votes to win outright. The ballot on Sunday was seen as a test of whether Moldova would remain committed to European integration or choose to move closer to Russia. …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Doug McDermott put on a one-man show for Creighton. The All-America forward scored a season-high 39 points, including all 18 for the Bluejays in the first 7:12 of the second half, and No. 13 Creighton beat Missouri State 74-52 on Friday night. “I was just in a …
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A little more than five weeks ago, the New York Giants’ season looked over. They had played six games and failed to win. They were the worst team in the NFL, or at least had a share of that unwanted distinction. Fast forward to the middle …
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Patrick Mahomes gave an inside look into his family’s interactions with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Chiefs practice on Wednesday. With Swift set to appear on Kelce’s podcast “New Heights” on Wednesday night, Mahomes revealed the power couple called his wife Brittany after they finished pre-recording the podcast. “They …
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday landed in Anchorage, Alaska and have begun their highly anticipated talks in pursuit of ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting marks the first time leaders from the U.S. and Russia have met in-person since Putin launched his deadly invasion …
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France has summoned American ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris, after the diplomat accused the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron. France’s foreign ministry said in a statement issued Sunday that Kushner’s allegations “are unacceptable,” and announced it had summoned the …
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Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading from the capital Port-au-Prince through the center of the country to its two other major cities, Gonaives and Cap-Hatien, with a significant increase in killings, kidnappings and rapes in the past few months, the U.N. chief said in a report circulated Wednesday. …
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Syrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its “key facilitators,” the force said Friday. Mahmdouh Ibrahim al-Haji, also known as Abu Youssef, was taken into custody on Thursday in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, …
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Heisman Trophy winner and current sports television broadcaster Robert Griffin III made an eyebrow raising reference during Saturday’s thriller between LSU and Ole Miss. Griffin has developed a reputation for sharing his offbeat sense of humor when he is in the booth as an analyst for ESPN during college football …
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The United States and partners are working on 15 projects to secure supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and the energy transition, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) formed last year by 14 governments aims to ensure adequate supplies of minerals such …
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