By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court signaled Monday it is poised to side with Catholic Charities in a dispute over whether religiously affiliated groups are entitled to an exemption from certain state taxes, a decision that could expand the types of groups that would receive a break under the First Amendment. After
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve admits it badly misjudged the beginning of the inflation crisis, but officials hope they won’t make the same mistake again. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are about to determine whether America’s central bank is up for the challenge. In 2021, as the US economy recovered from
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LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Primark, one of Europe’s biggest fast fashion retailers, has resigned after an investigation into his behavior toward a woman in a social environment. Paul Marchant, Primark’s CEO since 2009, has apologized to the individual involved and resigned with immediate effect, the company said Monday. Shares in Primark’s parent,
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By The Associated Press The Israeli military indicated on Monday it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated. Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground war earlier this month. At the beginning of March it cut off
Continue ReadingReuters Cuatro de los bancos estatales más grandes de China dijeron este domingo que planean recaudar un total combinado de US$ 71.600 millones en aportaciones privadas de inversores, incluido el Ministerio de Finanzas, después de que Beijing se comprometió a ayudarlos a respaldar la economía. La recaudación de fondos, cuyo objetivo es aumentar el capital
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Min Woo Lee won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, holding off late charges from the chasing pack to win the Houston Open – and joining an exclusive club with the victory. Lee had led by five shots on the back nine but surges from Gary Woodland –
Continue Reading By RIAZ KHAN and RIAZAT BUTT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year, as a deadline for them to voluntarily leave the capital and surrounding areas expired on Monday. It’s the latest phase of a nationwide crackdown launched in October 2023 to expel foreigners living in
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By JERRY HARMER, JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday’s earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the capital. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt visited the site as heavy equipment pulled away rubble
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury, Ibrahim Dahman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of more than a dozen aid workers have been recovered in southern Gaza from what a United Nations agency described as a “mass grave,” a week after they went missing following attacks by Israeli forces. Eight of the 14 bodies recovered
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By Matthew Rehbein, Hanna Park and CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert and Gene Norman (CNN) — A dangerous, wide-reaching storm is threatening tens of millions of people along nearly the entire Eastern Seaboard Monday after touching off several tornadoes, dropping baseball-sized hail and killing at least seven people in the central US this weekend. Three children
Continue ReadingPor EFE México está en alerta por una ola de calor que afectará gran parte de su territorio, 27 de 32 estados, con temperaturas máximas que podrían alcanzar hasta 45 grados Celsius, entre el lunes 31 de marzo y el jueves 3 de abril, informó este domingo el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN). En un comunicado,
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever Se ha convertido en un estribillo familiar: el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, dice que está “cambiando la cara del Medio Oriente”. Es, dice, “una guerra de renacimiento”. En cierto sentido, es indudablemente cierto. Israel tiene tropas en Líbano, Siria y Gaza. Ha prometido desmilitarizar grandes áreas de los tres países,
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city. Israel ended its ceasefire with the Hamas militant group and renewed its air
Continue ReadingPor Análisis Stephen Collinson El presidente Donald Trump se dispone a apostar esta semana el éxito de su segundo mandato, la economía y las finanzas personales de millones de estadounidenses a su creencia de larga data de que los aranceles pueden recrear una época dorada de riqueza e independencia para Estados Unidos. ¿O no? El
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-WHITE SOX DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-WHITE SOX DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-WHITE SOX DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-WHITE SOX DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
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By LIUDAS DAPKUS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Three of the U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead in their armored vehicle that was pulled from a swampy area early Monday, according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command. Another soldier is still missing. The
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the record wildfires that ravaged the southeastern part of the country last week, the National Police Agency said on Monday. The multiple fires, which left 30 people dead and
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery. Fifty children killed when a preschool classroom crumbled. Seven hundred Muslims struck while
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — The prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. Trump wants to annex the
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN (CNN) — A popular Japanese restaurant chain has closed nearly all of its 2,000 stores for cleaning this week, after a rat and a bug were found in its food. Sukiya, the country’s largest chain serving gyudon, or beef bowls, announced the temporary closures following an insect contamination incident at one
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people grapple with soaring prices for food, clothing and essential goods. Consumer spending ahead of the biggest religious holiday
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Would like an explanation It’d be nice if Trump could explain why he thinks it’s so necessary to take over Greenland, even with force. We already have a military base there. We had 17 there. It’s been downsized. We have military bases all over the world. These countries let us put them there for their security,
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Everett Jonas Sr. 71, of St. Joseph, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in St. Joseph. He was born Feb. 10, 1954, in St. Joseph. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the Rupp Funeral Home. Funeral services and public live stream 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at
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Late Notices Charles Branham Charles Branham 89, of St. Joseph, died March 28, 2025. Arrangements are pending at the Rupp Funeral Home. Dallas Heald HASTINGS, Neb. – Dallas Heald, 31, of Hastings, Nebraska, died March 26, 2025. Arrangements are pending at the Rupp Funeral Home. Wilbur Lang TARKIO, Mo. – Wilbur “Bill” Lang, 95, Tarkio,
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Susan Gayle Jordan, 86, St. Joseph, passed away March 27, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 23, 1938, to Lester “Red” and Naomi “Dee” (Schwope) Herbert, in St. Joseph. Susan married Donald Eugene Jordan on Jan. 18, 1962. He passed away on March 22, 2004. Susan dedicated 22 years of
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Tuesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at NEW YORK 15 (222½) Philadelphia at MILWAUKEE 7 (221½) Phoenix at ATLANTA 6½ (237½) Portland Orlando 4 (OFF) at SAN ANTONIO at CHICAGO OFF (OFF) Toronto Golden State 2½ (238½) at MEMPHIS at DENVER 2 (230½) Minnesota COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tuesday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Her “political death.” That’s how French far-right leader Marine Le Pen described what’s at stake in a verdict expected Monday that could derail her plans to run in the next presidential election scheduled for 2027. A judge is set to rule on whether Le Pen and her
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