Philadelphia looting: More than a dozen arrested after ransacking several stores  | AP News

Philadelphia looting: More than a dozen arrested after ransacking several stores | AP News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said.Police said they made at least 52 arrests. Burglary, theft and other

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Trudeau apologizes for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament | AP News

Trudeau apologizes for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament | AP News

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Trudeau said the speaker of the House of Commons, who resigned Tuesday, was “solely responsible” for the invitation and recognition of the man but said it

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Damian Lillard is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, AP source says, ending long saga | AP News

Damian Lillard is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, AP source says, ending long saga | AP News

Damian Lillard is being traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, a deal that ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga surrounding his wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.The seven-time All-Star —

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Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 tour dates until 2024 as he recovers from peptic ulcer disease | AP News

Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 tour dates until 2024 as he recovers from peptic ulcer disease | AP News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour will be postponed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice. The Boss, who last week celebrated his 74th birthday, is “steadily recovering” from peptic ulcer disease, a press release read. “Out of an abundance of caution,” the remainder of this year’s tour has been

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University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work | AP News

University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Reshef, president and founder of the online, tuition-free University of the People, and Arizona State professor and researcher Michelene Chi, who has developed a framework to improve how students learn, are the 2023 winners of The Yidan Prize, the biggest award in education.Reshef and Chi will each receive 15 million

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Bulgarian parliament approves additional weapons to Ukraine to aid in its war with Russia | AP News

Bulgarian parliament approves additional weapons to Ukraine to aid in its war with Russia | AP News

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament Wednesday approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia.At a closed-door meeting, lawmakers voted 141-40, with three abstentions, in favor of supplying Ukraine with defective surface-to-air missiles for the Russian-made S-300 air defense system and small-caliber automatic weapon ammunition discarded by the Interior

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A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens next | AP News

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens next | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a business titan and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee properties in his home state.The Tuesday order rescinds business licenses as punishment

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A Turkish film festival has been threatened by accusations of censorship | AP News

A Turkish film festival has been threatened by accusations of censorship | AP News

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been thrown into turmoil after jury members resigned and filmmakers withdrew their work from the competition over accusations of censorship.The producers and directors of 27 entries at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival on Wednesday announced they were pulling out, days after 20 members of the festival

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