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A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico is saying it did not create flyers urging border-bound migrants to vote for President Joe Biden. The flyers were filmed at the group's shelter in a recent viral video. Accusations that Resource Center Matamoros was encouraging noncitizens to vote led to conservative outrage after online posts displayed the Spanish-language flyers, instructing migrants to vote illegally for Biden once they arrived in the U.S. The group told AP it does not know who created the flyers. Читать дальше...

Nick Wright pushed back at Warriors fans who blamed Steve Kerr for the loss.

The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a democratic opening in the OPEC nation. In October, the U.S. granted Maduro’s government relief from sanctions on its state-run oil, gas and mining sectors after it agreed to work with members of the opposition to hold a free and competitive election this year. Читать дальше...

A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a state park in upstate New York last year. Craig N. Ross Jr. pleaded guilty in February to first-degree kidnapping and predatory assault against a child. The girl disappeared on Sept. 30 from a campground Moreau Lake State Park. A search involving more than a 100 people concluded at the 48-hour mark of the girl’s disappearance when police raided a camper Ross had been staying in. Читать дальше...

Authorities say skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says a post-mortem examination identified the remains as those of Michelle Renee “Shelly” Bianco of Springfield. Allmon says Bianco's official cause and manner of death are still pending. Her skeletal remains were found Monday at a house in Springfield one day after police were called to the residence about “personal items” found in a crawl space. Читать дальше...

“Nothing But the Bones,” a prequel to Brian Panowich’s critically acclaimed Bull Mountain series of Southern noir novels, finds Nails McKenna on the run after killing a man in a barroom brawl. Nails’ employer, the local crime boss, hands him cash and a phone number to call when he reaches Jacksonville, Florida. What Nails doesn’t know is that his boss has arranged for him to be killed. Associated Press reviewer Bruce DeSilva says the compelling tale, alternately brutal and tender, unfolds at a breakneck pace. Читать дальше...

US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes fade for a fair presidential election in July.

Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham is being remembered as a politician who genuinely loved people and encouraged them to get involved in civic affairs. Graham died Tuesday at 87. He was known for his workdays, when he would spend a day in someone else's shoes, doing ordinary jobs. It was his way of connecting with people, and those close to Graham said many of his ideas came from lessons learned during those events. Graham retired from the Senate in 2005 and established the Bob Graham Center... Читать дальше...

He'll have high-profile neighbors, like Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Bob Dylan.

On Thursday, would-be Burners will jockey for around 15,000 tickets at $575 each.

However, it's not cheap.

Hundreds of young dancers in white tutus and tightly coiffed hair gathered in New York’s Plaza Hotel to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place. The spectacle was organized by Youth America Grand Prix, a ballet scholarship program that is celebrating its 25th anniversary with three nights of performances at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The dancers participating Wednesday included students aged 9 to 19 who are competing for scholarships as well as professional dancers who are alums of the program. Читать дальше...

The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city's busiest street before being loaded back into a trailer.

Union Pacific dramatically reduced its use of temporary limits on some businesses’ shipments over the past year after its customers complained. But regulators said Wednesday the railroad must go further to be in line with the other major freight railroads. Even though Union Pacific went from imposing 1,081 embargoes in 2022 to just 181 last year, the Surface Transportation Board said that was still more than all the other major freight railroads combined. The limits have been traditionally used only in extreme circumstances... Читать дальше...

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials have ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours. That's according to Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people and has 120 active volcanoes. It's prone to volcanic activity because... Читать дальше...

A former star of an HGTV house flipping show is now in jail.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary says the Dubs' dynasty has reached the terminal phase.

The veteran Bay Area chef helped open One Market Restaurant in SF.

New Mexico's Democratic governor is calling a special legislative session focused on public safety initiatives. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday that the mid-summer legislative session is expected to last several days. The Legislature delivered on a handful of the governor’s major priorities during a regular 30-day legislative session in January and February, but a long list of other gun control and public safety bills languished. The Democrat-led Legislature would convene on July 18. Lujan... Читать дальше...

A makeshift burial ground for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned after years of neglect. The project was intended to provide a dignified resting place for the dead and for their relatives to visit. Earth Medicine is a Lesbos-based charity that handled the work near the village of Kato Tritos. It formally handed over the redesigned cemetery to municipal officials on Wednesday. Lesbos has for years been a major destination for people seeking a better life in the European Union. Читать дальше...

The lower house of Swiss parliament is following in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, and has approved a measure that would ban the use of, public wearing or display of Nazi and racist symbols that could foment extremist hate or violence. The proposal — years in the making — goes beyond a simple ban on Nazi memorabilia, which had failed in the past in parliament, to include other forms of extremist symbols that could stir hatred or violence. The National Council in the capital, Bern, passed... Читать дальше...

The owner of the container ship Dali has initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to share salvage costs after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The ship’s owner, Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private Ltd., made what’s known in maritime law as a “general average” declaration. This allows a third-party adjuster to determine what each stakeholder should contribute. Such damage sharing requirements are often invoked after maritime accidents. In this case, it... Читать дальше...

Authorities say a pilot who died last week when a small plane crashed in northwest Indiana has been identified as a Purdue University student from Minnesota. The Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday that 20-year-old Alexander Foss of Maple Grove, Minnesota, was identified using DNA provided by relatives as the pilot who died in the April 11 plane crash northwest of Lafayette. The wreckage of the single-engine Piper PA-28 was found the next day. The fatal crash remains under investigation. Читать дальше...

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday: United Airlines, Eli Lilly rise; JB Hunt, Travelers fall.

Pakistan's military says security forces killed seven militants in a remote northwestern border area when they tried to sneak into the country from Afghanistan. The military says the insurgents were detected near a border town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistan often accuses Kabul of turning a blind eye to militants operating near the frontier, which the Afghan authorities deny. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, whose leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan.