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A year after Julio Rodríguez and Michael Harris II delivered a pair of breakout performances, another group of prospects is searching for big league success. Here is a closer look at some of the majors’ most intriguing rookies this year: — INF Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles: The 21-year-old Henderson made his major league debut last summer, batting .259 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 34 games. The Alabama native […]

QUEBEC CITY (AP) — No matter the outcome in the games ahead, coach Evgheniy Pysarenko knows his hockey team of young Ukrainian refugees has already won. “That’s what I told them,” Pysarenko said after the Ukrainian Selects’ 2-0 win over Team Romania at the International Peewee Tournament in Quebec City earlier this week. What impresses Pysarenko about this collection of 11- and 12-year-olds cobbled together from Ukraine and bordering countries […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters in Lebanon Thursday smashed windows and set tires on fire outside two of the country’s biggest banks in the capital city, as the value of the local currency hit a new low and poverty deepens. Lebanon’s economic meltdown and unprecedented financial crisis erupted in 2019 following years of corruption and mismanagement by the country’s rulers. Over three quarters of Lebanon’s population of 6 million has […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If so inclined, and if fellow captain LeBron James was to cooperate with his own selections, Giannis Antetokounmpo could pick Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Lauri Markkanen to play on his team Sunday night. Imagine that: an All-International All-Star starting lineup. It’s one of the many possibilities for this weekend’s events in Salt Lake City. NBA All-Star weekend is almost here, with many […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest school district repeatedly and inappropriately secluded and restrained students with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday following an investigation into alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to an agreement reached between the Justice Department and Anchorage schools, the district will eliminate the use of seclusion at all schools and ensure that students are only restrained when there is imminent […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as CEO at YouTube after spending nine years as the head of the social media platform. In a blog post, Wojcicki said that she was now going to spend time “ focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.” Neal Mohan will become the new CEO. Wojcicki said Thursday that she would help with the CEO transition process, […]

LONDON (AP) — The chair of the British Museum said Thursday that the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution’s Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens. George Osborne said talks with the Greek government had been “constructive.” “I think there is a way forward where these sculptures … could be seen both in London and in Athens, and that will be a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading climate figures are urging the Biden administration to use the early departure of the Trump-appointed head of the World Bank as an opening to overhaul the powerful financial institution, which has been increasingly criticized as hostile to less-wealthy nations and efforts to address climate change. David Malpass announced Wednesday he would step down by June 30, about one year short of completing the five-year term to […]

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan. With the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the decades-long campaign by Scottish nationalists to secede from the United Kingdom is losing its star politician and strongest communicator, at a time when efforts to hold a new vote on independence are at an impasse. The Times of London said Thursday that Sturgeon’s departure was a […]