Alexandra Skores | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Travelers are flocking to international destinations this summer to make up for canceled trips during the pandemic. But during the pandemic, some travelers may have forgotten about one key part of international travel: a passport. The U.S. Department of State is estimating 10 to 13 weeks of…
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By Danielle Bochove The submersible vessel that vanished during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck may have experienced one of the so-called trinity of disasters that all such expeditions seek to avoid: a hull breach, a fire or an entanglement. The first of those outcomes isn’t survivable, said Joe MacInnis, the renowned Canadian explorer and…
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Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 — only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not increase year over year — according to the Giving USA report released Tuesday. Total giving fell 3.4% in 2022 to $499.3 billion in current dollars, a drop of 10.5% when adjusted for inflation. The…
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By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHAEL R. BLOOD SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024, but he wants to make clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump.” DeSantis, meanwhile, likes…
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A billionaire father and son duo, a wealthy explorer and a diver with decades of experience exploring the Titanic are among the five people on board the submersible that has disappeared en route to view the world’s most famous shipwreck. Authorities said the small vessel – roughly the size of a…
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By STEFANIE DAZIO AND MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES — An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election, will begin Tuesday in Los Angeles. Eastman, a former Chapman University law dean, is expected to spend the…
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS — Victor Wembanyama wasn’t the only young French prospect turning heads overseas. Granted, fans would have had to look much farther to find Rayan Rupert, who played for the New Zealand Breakers. He is among the international prospects expecting to hear their names called at the NBA draft…
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Brandon Miller rapidly became an elite NBA draft prospect in his lone season at Alabama. He headlines The Associated Press’ list of forwards and could go as high as second overall behind presumptive No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama. There are other one-and-done prospects such as Villanova’s Cam Whitmore, Houston’s…
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer In most years, Scoot Henderson would be discussed as the potential No. 1 overall NBA draft pick. Instead, the explosive point guard who bypassed college is among the top talents lined up behind generational prospect Victor Wembanyama. He’s also the top guard in AP’s NBA Mock Draft, a position featuring…
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson have made their cases to be the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. With Victor Wembanyama long expected to be chosen first by the San Antonio Spurs, the first bit of uncertainty Thursday could arrive once the Charlotte Hornets are on the clock. The…
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