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Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies
MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) — Spaniards rushed to buy specialized glasses to view a rare total solar eclipse Wednesday, as authorities warned people flocking to rural areas to avoid anything that could spark new wildfires.Across a swath of northern and central Spain, millions of people will have some of mainland Europe's best views of the celestial spectacle. A sliver of Greenland and Iceland, too, will witness the spectacle, when the sun, moon and Earth align, briefly bringing parts of the planet into darkness.
Totality — when the moon completely covers the sun’s... Read More
A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price.This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because neither side revealed specific details of the latest stunning development with one of North America's marquee sports teams.
ESPN first reported that Kushner and Iger are buying the NBA's most valuable franchise. The Lakers were valued last year at... Read More
Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Survivors on Wednesday described frantic passengers pleading with the captain of an overloaded ferry to turn back from strong waves shortly before it capsized and killed at least 44 people on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.The number of people on board Tuesday was unclear as estimates reached as high as 153 people on a government agency-operated ferry whose capacity, authorities said, was just 90.
“Some of us survived by standing on top of the capsized hull,” one of the two crew members who survived, Anyway Chambati, told state broadcaster ZBC... Read More
WHO says Congoâs Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history
GENEVA (AP) — The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history that killed over 11,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.“At its current pace, it's on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. That outbreak horrified the world and jolted efforts to develop a vaccine.
The outbreak in eastern Congo, considered the fastest-growing in history, has killed over 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 cases... Read More
Wall Street flirts with a record after AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bit
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is flirting with a record Wednesday after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.The S&P 500 added 0.2% and was on track for its first gain since setting its all-time high on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.
Stocks in the artificial-intelligence technology business helped lead the way after... Read More
Top Stories
- David Crowley's razor-thin Wisconsin primary win sets up a match against a Trump pick
- Eclipse excitement sweeps Spain as millions prepare to watch the skies
- A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
- Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clock
- Wall Street flirts with a record after AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bit
- Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change
- Inflation slows but prices remain elevated as Iran war and spending on AI push up prices
- Rescuers evacuate more than 200 from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
- Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast
- Trumpâs vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
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- A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
- High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet
- Lionel Messi shares tribute to late father Jorge, expresses doubts about continuing to play soccer
- Cadillac replaces team principal Graeme Lowdon a week before F1 season resumes