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Mexico crowns new ‘Queen of the Mountains’ as community reckons with recent mountaineering deaths

ON THE MALINCHE VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — On the flanks of a central Mexico volcano, the country’s female mountaineers have chosen a new “Queen of the Mountains,” complete with crown, ice axe and red cape. The tradition that dates to the 1950s came this year at a somber time for Mexico’s mountaineers, as the tight-knit community was still reckoning with …

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Agricultores enojados chocan con la policía junto a la sede de la UE en nueva demostración de fuerza

BRUSELAS (AP) — Agricultores y ganaderos chocaron con la policía en Bélgica en lunes, arrojaron fertilizante líquido sobre los agentes y prendieron fuego a montones de neumáticos en una nueva demostración de fuerza durante una reunión de ministros de agricultura del bloque. La policía de Bruselas dijo que 900 tractores habían entrado en la ciudad y muchos se acercaban el …

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Actor Gérard Depardieu faces another sexual assault complaint as #MeToo echoes through French cinema

PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu faces another complaint of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021. In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the 53-year-old decorator alleges that Depardieu grabbed her and kneaded her waist, stomach and breasts during filming for “Les Volets verts,” or “The Green …

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Kings beat Clippers 123-107 behind Fox and hand LA back-to-back losses for 1st time since December

LOS ANGELES (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points, Domantas Sabonis had his NBA-leading 20th triple-double and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Clippers 123-107 on Sunday night, sending Los Angeles to its second loss in a row for the first time since late December. Norman Powell led the Clippers with 21 points in his first start of the season in …

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Police in small Missouri town fatally shoot knife-wielding suspect during altercation

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Police in the western Missouri town of Sedalia fatally shot a knife-wielding suspect during an altercation that left two police officers injured, investigators said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating at the request of Sedalia’s police chief. Officers were called Saturday night to a disturbance and encountered someone armed with a knife, the patrol said. …

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West Virginia House passes bill to allow religious exemptions for student vaccines

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia would join 45 other states that allow religious exemptions from childhood vaccines required for school attendance under a bill that passed the House of Delegates on Monday. The religious exemption is included in a bill that would let private schools decide whether to implement vaccine mandates. It was added to the bill as an …

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Michigan Prep Basketball Poll

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.: Division 1 School Record Total Points 1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (5) (20-1) 75 2. East Lansing (20-2) 65 3. Detroit Cass Tech (20-2) 64 4. Dearborn (22-0) 63 5. …

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