By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the possibility of her country joining NATO was for the security of its citizens and called for the international community to unite in stepping up sanctions against Russia during talks Wednesday in Japan. Non-aligned Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions…
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By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas through one hub that feeds European homes and industry on Wednesday, while a pro-Kremlin official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said it would ask Moscow to annex it. The remarks could be another sign…
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By LLAZAR SEMINI ELBASAN, Albania (AP) — After fleeing from a war zone, a group of young Ukrainian track and field athletes have made their way to safety in Albania. Their minds are still between the two countries. “I miss my mother’s food and grandmother’s advice,” said 17-year-old Maria Lariva, who throws the shot put.…
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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when he travels to an Illinois farm to emphasize how U.S. agricultural exports can relieve the financial pressures being felt worldwide. The war in Ukraine has disrupted the supply of…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation slowed in April after seven months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still imposing a financial strain on American households. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from 12 months earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That was below the 8.5% year-over-year…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Pacifica’s softball team posted another walk-off victory in the playoffs Tuesday. Sophomore Delaina Ma’ae singled in sophomore Kaniya Bragg in the seventh inning to the Mariners’ past visiting South Torrance 2-1 in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Last week,…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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LOS ANGELES — Making it look easy against an opponent that almost always pushes them to their limits, the Los Angeles Football Club continued its stellar play with a clear victory over the Portland Timbers on Tuesday. The resounding 2-0 result over their west coast rivals advanced LAFC into the Round of 16 of the…
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Silver, black, just-win attitudes and a commitment to excellence once symbolized the NFL’s Raiders in Southern California, but in the past decade, those colors and qualities have been embodied by the NHL’s Kings. Eight years removed from winning two Stanley Cup championships in three seasons, the Kings moved within one victory of their first playoff…
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