Nigeria detains 7 Polish nationals for displaying Russian flags during hardship protests

Nigeria detains 7 Polish nationals for displaying Russian flags during hardship protests

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces have detained seven Polish nationals for displaying Russian flags during protests against economic hardship in the West African nation, Nigerian and Polish authorities said Wednesday. The Poles were arrested Monday in the northern Kano state “because of where they were found during the protests and for displaying foreign

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Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — The water began seeping into Keon Johnson’s house late Monday night after Tropical Storm Debby had been dumping rain nearly nonstop throughout the day. By Tuesday morning, Johnson’s street was underwater and flooding inside his home was ankle deep. Appliances were swamped, spiders scurried in search of dry surfaces. Laundry baskets

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Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home

Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Wednesday for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded Sonya Massey in her home last month after the Black woman called 911 for help. Pritzker, a Democrat, said Republican Jack Campbell should step down because “the sheriff has failed.” Sean Grayson, 30, faces three

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Olympic highlights from Day 12 of the Paris Games

Olympic highlights from Day 12 of the Paris Games

Paris (AP) — A gallery of highlights on Day 12 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. Ukraine’s Parviz Nasibov celebrates after defeating Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov during their men’s Greco-Roman 67kg semifinal wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene

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Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit defends her taekwondo title at Paris Olympics

Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit defends her taekwondo title at Paris Olympics

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Tokyo Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit defended her title on Wednesday to secure Thailand’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics on the opening day of the taekwondo competition. The 26-year-old Wongpattanakit comfortably won her three opening bouts to reach the

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Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender

Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her third consecutive bout while dealing with widespread scrutiny regarding misconceptions about her gender at the Paris Olympics . One day after welterweight

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