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Last body from sunken superyacht has been recovered off Sicily
ROME (AP) — Italian rescuers brought ashore the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily. The woman’s body was detected on Friday, the Coast Guard said. She has not been officially identified, but Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, is reportedly unaccounted for. The Lynch family was aboard The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, when went down in a storm early Monday. ...
New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that allowed other countries to increase their diplomatic influence, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. Peters made the remark in an interview with The Associated Press in his parliamentary office in the capital, Wellington, on Thursday, ahead of an annual summit in Tonga next week of leaders of Pacific nations, including...
'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing the first woman to the White House. But inside it, too, is the urgent and determined refusal of many Democratic female voters to accept the alternative — again. “Serious.” “Unapologetic.” ...
Thanks to Zendaya, Serena and more, tennis is having a moment as the US Open arrives
NEW YORK (AP) — About 10 minutes into the movie “ Challengers,” Zendaya’s character’s daughter pokes her head into a room and asks about watching something on TV together. “Of course we can. We’re just talking about tennis right now,” comes the mom’s response. To which the child replies: “But you’re always talking about tennis.” Sure seems that way in the broader world of pop culture right now as the...
The twins are here! A second set of giant panda cubs has been born in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo announced Friday that longtime resident giant panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins — for a second time. The cubs were born on Thursday, the zoo said in a statement. They were born only 11 days after ultrasound scans showed that Meng Meng, 11, was pregnant. Their sex has not yet been determined “with certainty.” “Now it’s time to keep your fingers crossed...
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Tropical Weather-Pacific for Friday, August 23, 2024 Eastern Pacific: Tropical Storm Hone forms; Hone and Gilma to approach Hawaiian islands Tropical Storm Hone has formed. It will continue to track to the west over the open waters of the Pacific through the end of the week and approach the Hawaiian Islands this weekend. As the...
'Trust your tappers': Blind teenage swimmer David Kratochvíl is Czech medal hopeful at Paralympics
TACHOV, Czech Republic (AP) — Teenage swimmer David Kratochvil headlines the medal hopefuls of the Czech Republic’s team at the upcoming Paralympics in Paris. The 16-year-old Kratochvil used to play ice hockey until losing his sight because of a serious illness about 10 years ago. His decision to switch from the ice rink to the swimming pool has proved the right one. Kratochvil set world records in 50 and 200...
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Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence. LONDON (AP) — Two weeks after organizers canceled Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna because of a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellation. She calls it devastating and says she was filled with a “new sense of fear” and a “tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.” She thanked authorities and says she waited to speak until the European leg of her Eras Tour concluded to prioritize safety. In the wake of the cancellations, Swift’s representatives did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The Associated Press and other news organizations and her social media pages had gone dormant.
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Sudden fame for Tim Walz’s son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities MINNEAPOLIS — An unexpected highlight of the Democratic National Convention on Night Three was an outburst of pride from the son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. Seventeen-year-old Gus Walz could be seen exclaiming “That’s my dad!” as the governor of Minnesota accepted the party nomination for vice president. Gus took the stage with his family afterward, wrapping his dad in a tight bear hug, burying his face in his...
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The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana -- a whopping 2,492 carats GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. The country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It’s the biggest diamond found since 1905. It weighs approximately half a kilogram. Officials say it's too...
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Nick Jonas sings badly in “The Good Half” LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nick Jonas had to stretch his acting ability for his new film “The Good Half": he had to play a bad singer. Jonas says a scene in which he sings karaoke poorly gave him the most concern. One thing that helped is that he’s supposed to be drinking in the scene. To keep him off balance, director Robert Schwartzman says he did not tell Jonas what the song was going to be until...
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A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan’s damaged nuclear reactor is suspended TOKYO – An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant has been suspended due to a technical issue. The collection of a tiny sample of the debris inside the Unit 2 reactor would start the fuel debris removal phase, the most challenging part of the decades-long decommissioning of the plant. The work...
How fast will interest rates fall? Fed Chair Powell may provide clues in high-profile speech
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — With the Federal Reserve considered certain to start cutting its benchmark interest rate next month, Chair Jerome Powell's highly anticipated speech Friday morning at an economic conference will be closely watched for any hints about how many additional rate cuts might be in the pipeline. Powell is expected to say the Fed has become more confident that inflation is nearing its 2% target, more than two years after it hit a painful four-decade high. Yet the Fed chair may take...
Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said on Telegram. Officials in India and Ukraine say the visit will focus on boosting economic ties and cooperation in defense, science and technology. Modi's visit comes a month and a half after he traveled to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament
TOKYO (AP) — A team with ties to the ethnic Korean community for the first time has won Japan's famous high school baseball tournament, known as the "Koshien." Kyoto International High School on Friday won the coveted championship, defeating Kanto Daiichi High School 2-1 on a tie-breaking run in the 10th inning. The biannual tournament, held in the spring and summer, is one of the most followed sports events in Japan. ...
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Of the dozens of newspapers being printed in Eau Claire in the mid-1800s, two stood the test of time. The newspaper business was fiercely competitive in those days. Many efforts failed; however, the Eau Claire Leader and the Eau Claire Daily Telegram survived. W. H. Lamb began the Eau Claire Leader in April 1881. At the time, the newspaper had a daily circulation of 300. The Leader was sold to William K. Atkinson in 1885. This morning paper grew to a circulation of 3,000 by 1889. In 1896, the Leader moved into a building at 407 South Barstow Street where it remained until 1912, when the Leader and the Telegram merged. The evening Eau Claire Daily Telegram was started in 1894 by William Irvine of Chippewa Falls. W. P. Welch and A. J. Rich purchased the Telegram in August 1895. Later, W. P. Welch, G. A. Bary and Charles Fiske incorporated the paper into the Telegram Publishing Co. The Leader and Daily Telegram merged into the Eau Claire Press Company in 1912 under the Company’s first president, C. W. Fiske. The two papers were published from the same building at 405 South Barstow Street until moving to a new and larger facility at 701 South Farwell Street. Ancestors of the Atkinson and Graaskamp families founded the Eau Claire Press Company and merged the two existing local papers: the Eau Claire Leader and the Daily Telegram. The Company's initial focus centered around the printing and publishing of these two local papers. On June 8, 1970, the two papers were merged into the afternoon Leader-Telegram. After 130 years of ownership by the Atkinson and Graaskamp families, APG purchased the Leader-Telegram in June 2018.
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