Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter | AP News

Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter | AP News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Chants of “freedom” echoed through the streets outside an aid facility in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday where just days earlier an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men.Hundreds of Haitians marched through the gang-ravaged zone, bursting with anger at the abduction, which has become a symbol of

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Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave | AP News

Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave | AP News

PHOENIX (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains.The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into

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Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in Trump’s classified documents case | AP News

Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in Trump’s classified documents case | AP News

MIAMI (AP) — The property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate made his first court appearance on Monday facing charges in the classified documents case against the former president, but he did not enter a plea because he has not found a Florida-based attorney to represent him.Carlos De Oliveira is accused of scheming with Trump

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Europe’s economy grows a bit after months of stagnation. But rate hikes are weighing on businesses | AP News

Europe’s economy grows a bit after months of stagnation. But rate hikes are weighing on businesses | AP News

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy has grown modestly after months of stagnation, but higher interest rates designed to fight inflation are casting a shadow as they make it more expensive for households and businesses to borrow, invest and spend.The 20 countries that use the euro currency and their 346 million people saw 0.3% growth

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Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over | AP News

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over | AP News

At about summer’s halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and unsurprising, hellish yet boring in some ways, scientists say. Killer heat. Deadly floods. Smoke from wildfires that chokes. And there’s no relief in sight. Read more from climate and environment Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of

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Yellow is shutting down and headed for bankruptcy, the Teamsters Union says. Here’s what to know | AP News

Yellow is shutting down and headed for bankruptcy, the Teamsters Union says. Here’s what to know | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow shut

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