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Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Friday extended a ban on X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the social media company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating. ...
Today in History: May 10, Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium and France
Today in History Today is Friday, May 10, the 131st day of 2024. There are 235 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France....
Scrutiny of Everton's prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case
GENEVA (AP) — A grounded airline in Australia. A lawsuit in a New York federal court alleging fraud in connection to a $600 million loan. And angry soccer fans in England resisting a takeover of Premier League club Everton. These are troubled times for Miami-based 777 Partners, the...
Materialise: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
LEVUEN, Belgium (AP) — LEVUEN, Belgium (AP) — Materialise NV (MTLS) on Thursday reported net income of $3.9 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Levuen, Belgium-based company said it had profit of 7 cents. The 3D printing software and medical and...
Today in History: April 22, 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez seized in Miami, returned to Cuban father
Today in History Today is Monday, April 22, the 113th day of 2024. There are 253 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 22, 2000, in a dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez, the...
Director Romeo Castellucci drops out of Brussels Ring Cycle halfway through because of money, time
Romeo Castellucci dropped out of his production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Belgium’s La Monnaie theater halfway through because of what the company said Saturday was a lack of money and time. The four-part “Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung)” is considered...
Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the 'God particle,' dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday. The university, where Higgs was emeritus...
Hijikata defeats Eubanks in first round of U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
HOUSTON (AP) — Rinky Hijikata won his first clay-court match at an ATP Tour event on Monday by beating fifth-seeded Christopher Eubanks in the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Hijikata, an Australian who is 80th in the ATP rankings, won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2). ...
AP Sports Week in Pictures: Vegas fight, Tour of Flanders and flying feet in Marseille
The super lightweight title fight between Isaac Cruz and Rolando Romero in Las Vegas and the Tour of Flanders produced two of the Associated Press' most memorable sports photos over the past week. AP photographers were on hand for the biggest sports stories across the globe — and...
Fugitive Catalan chief Puigdemont pledges he will return to Spain if he can be restored to power
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession attempt six years ago, said Thursday that he will return to Spain if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming...
