By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Japan describes four islands whose ownership it disputes with Moscow as “illegally occupied by Russia” in the latest version of a diplomatic report released Friday, using stronger language to describe the territorial flap than other recent versions and underscoring the chilled relations between the two sides amid the Russian…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cleared his schedule Friday to undergo medical checks on his right knee, as his strained ligaments have made walking, standing and getting up from his chair increasingly difficult and painful. Francis’ mobility has been greatly curtailed of late, with his already pronounced limp from sciatica seemingly aggravated.…
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ NEW DELHI (AP) — The frenzied fury against Muslims began with provocative songs played by Hindu mobs that called for violence. It ended with Muslim neighborhoods resembling a war zone, with pavements littered with broken glass, charred vehicles and burned mosques. On April 10, a Hindu festival marking the birth anniversary of…
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PARIS (AP) — France’s presidential contenders Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded final blows on the last day of campaigning Friday to drive home why their particular political brand — and not the other’s — is the right choice for voters in one of the world’s wealthiest large democracies. Macron, the center-right incumbent, laid…
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By DAVID KEYTON and YESICA FISCH KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mounds of dirt seen in satellite imagery that Ukrainian officials say indicate new mass graves highlighted the savagery of a war that showed no signs of abating Friday, as Russia pounded targets in eastern Ukraine in a new offensive to take the country’s industrial heartland.…
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By ELAINE GANLEY PARIS (AP) — No more Muslim headscarves in public. All schoolchildren in uniforms. Laws proposed and passed by referendum. Generous social services unavailable to foreigners unless they’ve held a job for five years. That’s just a sampling of Marine Le Pen’s vision for France if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s presidential runoff…
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The South Florida Sun Sentinel ends its 10-part series looking at the top prospects in the upcoming NFL draft (April 28-30) with defensive tackles, the players who set the table for everyone on defense. This draft class features half a dozen defensive tackles who have the traits needed to start, and another dozen who should…
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Thirteen games into their season, the Orioles have lived up to the misfortunate associated with that number. Their pitching staff has surprisingly excelled early on, though it’s doing so without ace John Means and might be without him for the rest of the season. An offense expected to be a strength has instead regularly missed…
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Michael Cross remembers it like it was yesterday. He remembers his son and Maryland football safety Nick Cross sitting in front of the television as a child, watching Washington’s NFL team play on Sundays. Michael recalls the joy on his son’s face as he watched former Washington safety Sean Taylor torment opponents and the tears…
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Q: I have never seen a team like this where there is more pressure on the supporting players to exceed expectations, because one of the three players in the forefront (Bam Adebayo) is inconsistent in pulling his own weight. It also feels like this is getting put on the backburner because the team is winning,…
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