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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care. There’s the baby who remained in foster care, even after his mother completed the steps to bring him home. She had found a job, as […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a […]

The Kennedy Center took down Wednesday a sculpture known as Blue, the latest change to the cultural and performing arts center that stirred some pushback in President Donald Trump’s second term. The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019. The removal […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Linda Noskova eased to a 6-4 6-2 win over Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open third round as the Wimbledon champion bids for a second consecutive Grand Slam title. The sixth seed was in control throughout but had to stay alert as the 22-year-old Tararudee came close to a earning a break point after both players […]

JAKARTA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Nearly 800 Indonesians have fallen ill in separate incidents of food poisoning linked to the government’s free meals programme, a member of a parliamentary commission overseeing health said, including more than 500 students in East Java province this week. President Prabowo Subianto launched his multibillion-dollar programme last year to eradicate under-nutrition by giving free meals to tens of millions of children, but the scheme has […]

Sept 3 (Reuters) – American Cole Houshmand took the Fiji Pro title ahead of Gabriel Medina in pumping conditions at the Cloudbreak reef on Thursday, while in-form Canadian teenager Erin Brooks earned a second straight world tour title. Californian Houshmand had lost six times in the first round this year but turned his season around by beating reigning world champion Yago Dora in the quarter-finals and Medina in the title-decider. […]

HONG KONG, Sept 3 (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Natural Resources conducted a survey of waters east of Taiwan last month that it said would help it create “one map” for territorial planning and resource management, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday. Taiwan’s coast guard said on August 21 that it had warned off and shadowed a Chinese research ship sailing in sensitive waters near the island, the third time […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Double defending champion Aryna Sabalenka bristled at a reporter’s suggestion the events and appearances surrounding the U.S. Open had included “parties and fun” after she cruised past Polina Iatcenko 6-1 6-1 on Wednesday. The Belarusian, who had faced a similar line of questioning after her first-round win, fired back that her off-court appearances had not come at the expense of […]

Sept 3 (Reuters) – Shares of Australia’s Regis Healthcare plunged nearly 35% on Thursday after the company said an increase in the government’s funding rate for residential aged care fell well short of inflation across the sector and economy. Here are some more details: • The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing increased the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) starting price from A$295.64 ($211.83) to A$303.19, effective October 1, taking […]