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George H.W. Bush’s speedboat fetches $435,000 at benefit auction

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s speedboat has a new owner. The 38-foot (11.5-meter) “Fidelity V” was auctioned for $435,000 during the George and Barbara Bush Foundation’s 2024 Presidential Salute benefiting the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, a spokesperson said. The event last …

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Canadá sanciona a la fiscal general de Guatemala, dos fiscales y un juez por actos de corrupción

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El gobierno canadiense anunció el martes que impuso sanciones a la fiscal general de Guatemala, Consuelo Porras, a otros dos fiscales y a un juez a quienes señala de cometer actos de corrupción y violaciones graves y sistemáticas de los derechos humanos en el país centroamericano. Las sanciones anunciadas incluyen la prohibición de transacciones relacionadas …

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Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks. This week, they seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and downed an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars. The continued assaults by the Houthis on shipping through the crucial Red Sea corridor — the …

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San Francisco visits Marciulionis and No. 18 Saint Mary’s (CA)

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. San Francisco Dons (21-6, 10-2 WCC) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (21-6, 12-0 WCC) Moraga, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -7; over/under is 133 BOTTOM …

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Rivals of Pakistan’s ex-premier Khan name Shehbaz Sharif as joint candidate for prime minister

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced details of a power-sharing agreement late Tuesday, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister. The much-awaited announcement followed days of talks among the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League, or PML, the Pakistan People’s Party, or PPP, and other parties that did …

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Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice, perhaps caviar or Taittinger — or pink …

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Capital One’s bid for Discover carries expectation that Americans won’t slow credit card use

NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial is betting that Americans will keep shopping and use a credit card to pay for their purchases at stores and on the internet. Capital One announced Monday that it would buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion. The combination could potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and …

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2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of …

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