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Belarus releases Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski in exchange for US sanctions relief
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights group, confirmed to the AP.Their release comes as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko seeks to improve relations with Washington. The U.S. earlier on Saturday announced lifting sanctions on the country’s potash sector. In exchange for sanctions relief, Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, the Belta state news agency reported.
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Messi's tour of India gets off to chaotic start as angry fans storm field
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India got off to a rocky start Saturday with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero.The Times of India reported that many ticket-holders said that they failed to see Messi at all — either in person or on the stadium’s big screens — despite waiting for hours.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee apologized to the Argentine soccer star for the “mismanagement” of the event.
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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
NEW YORK (AP) — For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.For a single mom in Nevada, the spiking costs mean fewer Christmas gifts this year. She is stretching her budget already while she waits to see if Congress will act.
Less than three weeks remain until the expiration of COVID-era enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans pay their monthly fees for Affordable Care... Read More
Heisman Trophy finalists include 3 quarterbacks and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love
NEW YORK (AP) — Three quarterbacks — Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia and Julian Sayin of Ohio State — joined Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love in New York on Saturday for the awarding of the Heisman Trophy given to the top player in college football.Quarterbacks have won the Heisman three of last four years, with two-way player Travis Hunter of Colorado ending the run last season.
The award presentation Saturday night comes after a number of accolades awarded already. Mendoza was named The Associated Press player of the year earlier this... Read More
2 killed in Russia while Ukraine's energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war press on.The drone attack damaged a residential building and several windows were also blown out at a kindergarten and clinic, said Saratov regional Gov. Roman Busargin.
Russia’s defense ministry said it had shot down 41 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight.
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- Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
- Heisman Trophy finalists include 3 quarterbacks and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love
- 2 killed in Russia while Ukraine's energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on
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- Iran raises gasoline prices for the first time since deadly 2019 protests
- Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim
- Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
- Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative
- Trump says he's sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues
- New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants
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