By COLLEEN LONG and CAROLYN KASTER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Eight-year-old Brooklynn Chiles fidgets on the hospital bed as she waits for the nurse at Children’s National Hospital. The white paper beneath her crinkles as she shifts to look at the medical objects in the room. She’s had the coronavirus three times, and no…
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and EUGENE GARCIA SAN DIEGO (AP) — Maksim Derzhko calls it one of the most terrifying experiences of his life. A longtime opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he flew from Vladivostok to the Mexican border city of Tijuana with his 14-year-daughter and was in a car with seven other Russians. All…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union, reflecting the new political openness of the era. For Vlad Vexler, who as a 9-year-old waited in a…
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials. Officials in recent days have publicly…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street as waves of market-moving forces crash into each other and keep trading jumbled, from war in Ukraine to an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in morning trading after the yield on the 10-year…
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It’s time once again for some fun with numbers, in this case data surrounding the sharp spike in gas prices. Although the recent uptick in fuel prices varies from community to community and even station to station, a good estimate of the increase, perhaps a bit conservative, is $1 per gallon. It’s mostly due to…
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By Dr. Nilesh Vora, Contributing writer One special group of people I enjoy caring for is the senior population. I love my conversations with them, because so many are filled with wisdom and knowledge that us younger folks simply don’t have. But like all of us, they too need reminders of how best to stay…
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By the time Alex Caruso made his long-awaited return Saturday at the United Center, his defensive presence had become a sort of talisman for the Chicago Bulls. As the defense slipped and the Bulls coughed up losses, players and coaches (and fans, of course) held on to the hope that “getting whole” would right the…
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Q: If Victor Oladipo’s progress continues, the Heat will have at least him, Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin to harass Kyrie Irving if their teams meet in the playoffs. Those seems like decent odds to me. — Ed, Miami. A: And you can add Jimmy Butler to that list, Plus, with Bam Adebayo and P.J.…
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Los Angeles Kings center Adrian Kempe (9) slides in to the goal after he was tripped by Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight (30) tends the goal. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight…
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