Debbie McGuire will never forget the memory of the little seabird peering back at her, she said, only the tiny eyes visible through the thick black oil covering its feathers. “My heart was just crushed. It was such a heavy feeling and haunts me to this day,” McGuire said of that moment in 1990 that…
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police commissioner said Monday that authorities are investigating whether men who brought improvised explosive devices to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral residence were inspired by ISIS. Related Articles Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case, AP source says Fox News apologizes for…
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Give the gift of Ghibli Studio Ghibli’s animated movies have earned a huge following for their deep and touching plots, unforgettable characters, incredible scores and enchanting, albeit often sinister, fantasy worlds. Drawn by hand by Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli films visually stun and enrapture viewers. What better way to keep the wonder of these films alive than…
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week, with Washington rejecting Tehran’s claim the vessel was unarmed and Iranian officials insisting it was operating in a noncombat role. Related Articles Investigation further suggests…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT, AP Business Writers Wall Street futures followed global markets lower early Monday and oil prices briefly spiked to nearly $120 per barrel as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East. Futures for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all fell more…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. Related Articles Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165 Iran names Khamenei’s son…
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By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake. Related Articles Wall Street follows global markets lower as Iran…
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By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the…
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By ALEX VEIGA and ELAINE KURTENBACH Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to $119.50 per barrel early in the day but…
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By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast. Related Articles Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a…
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