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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits site of train derailment, toxic chemical burn in East Palestine, Ohio. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Amid the smoking ruins, a lone dog pads in the snow, surely unaware — or perhaps too hungry to care — that death rains down regularly from the skies on the remnants of this Ukrainian city that Russia is pounding into rubble. But for now Bakhmut stands — growing as a symbol of Ukrainian resistance with each additional day that its defenders hold out against Russia’s […]

LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. In a first for the European Commission, its Corporate Management Board suspended the use of TikTok on devices issued to staff or personal devices that staff use for work. TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week. Emily Kohrs first spoke out in an interview published Tuesday by The Associated Press, a story that was followed by interviews in other print and television news outlets. She described some of […]

10 Palestinians Killed, Over 100 Wounded in West Bank Raid by Israeli Forces The deadliest violence in the last year comes as the Palestinian Authority reporteldy has quietly restored security coordination with Israel By Mohammad Al-Kassim/The Media Line Palestinian officials say that at least 10 Palestinians have been killed, including two Islamic Jihad commanders, and more than 100 were wounded during a rare daytime Israeli army arrest raid in the […]

A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked news vehicle on Wednesday afternoon when a man approached and shot them, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in a news […]

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand on Thursday. The crowded leaderboard was no surprise on the Pattaya Old Course: The average winning score over the past 10 years is 21 under par. Kupcho’s round was highlighted by a birdie-birdie finish and an eagle on the […]

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday that the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace. The announcement was another sign of closer ties between Israel and some Arab countries. There was no immediate confirmation from Oman. The move comes on the heels last year of a similar step by Saudi Arabia, and would shorten the flying distance […]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank on Thursday resumed its policy of lowering a key interest rate even as the country grapples with high inflation and the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it cut the benchmark policy rate by 0.5 of a percentage point, down to 8.5%. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, slashed the benchmark rate by 5 percentage points […]