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March 19, 2024

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  • Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years

    March 19, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

    BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mixed after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy. The BOJ’s decision to raise the overnight call rate to ...

  • UN reports a 35% increase in people affected by violence in South Sudan

    March 19, 2024, 2:46 a.m.

    JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023, the United Nations reported. The U.N. Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, documented 233 incidents ...

  • Blinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

    March 19, 2024, 2:44 a.m.

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South ...

  • Tax season is underway. Here are some tips to navigate it

    March 19, 2024, 2:39 a.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — It's tax season in the U.S., and for many people, filing tax returns can be a daunting task that’s often left until the last minute. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming ...

  • A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That's a tall order

    March 19, 2024, 2:38 a.m.

    LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home, The Sun newspaper reported — the first footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition two ...

  • Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

    March 19, 2024, 2:32 a.m.

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad ...

  • The average bonus on Wall Street last year was $176,500. That's down slightly from 2022

    March 19, 2024, 2:05 a.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s comptroller reported Tuesday. The average bonus for employees in ...

  • AP-Scorecard

    March 19, 2024, 2:03 a.m.

    Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Philadelphia 3 Final Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 3 Final Miami 6 Houston 5 Final Milwaukee 4 L.A. Angels 3 Final Washington 10 Houston 1 Final L.A. ...

  • Biden heads West to secure his standing in Nevada and Arizona

    March 19, 2024, 2:03 a.m.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to re-energize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition. Much of ...

  • US officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations underscores American commitment

    March 19, 2024, 2:01 a.m.

    BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry ...

  • Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

    March 19, 2024, 1:57 a.m.

    TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. ...

  • 6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men

    March 19, 2024, 1:55 a.m.

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Tom ...

  • Sex trade to slavery: a UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor

    March 19, 2024, 1:50 a.m.

    GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for three-fourths of the take from a business that ...

  • AM Prep-Cyber Corner

    March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to protect people from violent ...

  • AM Prep-Cooler Copy

    March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last ...

  • AM Prep-Kickers

    March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork ...

  • AM Prep-Music

    March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    CMA: Toby Keith eligible for CMHOF induction, in spite of his death NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Toby Keith was just hours from learning he had been elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern ...

  • AM Prep-Segue

    March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    “Rust” armorer challenges conviction SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor for the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” is asking for a new trial and release from jail, two weeks after she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Attorneys for armorer ...

  • Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion

    March 19, 2024, 12:03 a.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had ...

  • Cricket Australia postpones another tour over human rights concerns for women in Afghanistan

    March 19, 2024, 12:02 a.m.

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricket Australia has postponed a three-match men’s Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to concerns over deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the Taliban-controlled country. The matches were scheduled to be ...

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