Mets GM admits explicit texts to female reporter
UpdatedESPN reports New York Mets GM Jared Porter sent graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in…
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Group: Angry mob targets radio station in north Afghanistan
NewKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An international journalists group says an angry mob ransacked a local radio station in northern Afghanistan last week…
Continue Reading Profit at Chinese state industry rises with virus recovery
NewBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says profit at state-owned companies that dominate its banking, oil and most other industries rose by as much…
Continue Reading Georgia-Pacific moving all Dixie cup production to Kentucky
NewLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Georgia-Pacific says it plans to expand its Dixie cup manufacturing operation in Kentucky while closing a facility in…
Continue Reading World shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approaches
NewWorld markets are mostly higher as the coming changing of the guard in the U.S. raises hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive…
Continue Reading European car sales suffer worst plunge ever in pandemic
NewMILAN (AP) — European car sales plunged by nearly a quarter last year as the pandemic provoked the worst crisis ever to hit the capital-intensive…
Continue Reading Italian PM Conte seeks to stay in power with Senate vote
NewROME (AP) — Premier Giuseppe Conte is facing a second round of voting to determine if he can hold onto power. Italy’s coalition government is…
Continue Reading South Africa’s trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
NewJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s pioneer Black food writer Dora Sitole, who quietly defied apartheid to win respect and a readership for…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 24 migrants rescued on Greek island of Lesbos
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 24 people have been rescued and the body of one man has been recovered from the southern part of the…
Continue Reading Turkey slaps advertising ban on Twitter, Pinterest
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new…
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