Baltimore police ask for help IDing ‘persons of interest’ seen in video in Morgan State shooting | AP News

Baltimore police ask for help IDing ‘persons of interest’ seen in video in Morgan State shooting | AP News

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have asked for the public’s help identifying a group of people seen in the area of a shooting at Morgan State University that left five people injured.Police released surveillance video late Wednesday that shows several people walking in a grassy area. They are seeking the identities of “persons of interest”

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Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says | AP News

Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says | AP News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass, Danish researchers said Thursday. The glass panes can be dated from long before the churches and castles of the Middle Ages with which glazed windows are

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Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration | AP News

Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration | AP News

SAHY, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia began conducting traffic checks on its border with neighboring Hungary on Thursday amid what it says is a dramatic rise in migrants crossing onto its territory. The policy joins a flurry of similar border measures other Central European countries have imposed in recent days. The increased border protection came as

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Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to the International Criminal Court | AP News

Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to the International Criminal Court | AP News

Family members of jailed lawyers and politicians in Tunisia want the International Criminal Court to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations as an increasing number of President Kais Saied’s opponents are arrested and several in prison stage hunger strikes.Yusra Ghannouchi, the daughter of jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, plans to join other

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Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ | AP News

Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession. Since mid-summer, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a benchmark for many loans, has steadily climbed, causing a spillover rise in other borrowing costs.

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Uganda briefly detains opposition figure and foils planned street demonstration, his supporters say | AP News

Uganda briefly detains opposition figure and foils planned street demonstration, his supporters say | AP News

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces on Thursday briefly detained opposition figure Bobi Wine and foiled a planned street demonstration by his supporters who intended to welcome him at the airport.Wine, a singer and former lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was driven under police escort to his home outside Kampala after his

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German customs officials raid properties belonging to a Russian national targeted by sanctions | AP News

German customs officials raid properties belonging to a Russian national targeted by sanctions | AP News

VIENNA (AP) — A special unit of police and customs officials have raided several properties of a Russian national in the southern state of Bavaria, officials said Thursday.The unidentified Russian is subject to sanctions and asset freezes by the European Union, German customs officials said. The European Union, the United States and other western nations

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Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe | AP News

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered a investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry.The U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said Thursday that its yearlong study of the cloud communications services market found features that could limit competition. British businesses face barriers

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