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FILE - Poland's former president Lech Walesa wears a T-shirt reminding Poland's current right-wing government that it should respect the nation's constitution, in his office in Gdansk, Poland, on Aug. 26, 2021. Walesa, who is turning 80 Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, is very critical of the conservative government of the Law and Justice party and says Oct. 15 parliamentary elections must bring a change. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country's upcoming election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish President Lech Walesa said as turned 80 on Friday that he is supporting opposition leader Donald Tusk's effort to oust Poland's conservative government in the … more
FILE - A selection of Powerball tickets are shown at the Route One Wine and Spirits liquor store, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. Another Powerball drawing Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion. The estimated $925 million prize is the world's ninth-largest … more
Phoenix, Scottsdale Powerball tickets worth $50K, jackpot grows to $925M
Two winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 each were sold for the Sept. 27 drawing, but the big jackpot remained unclaimed. The winners were sold at the Circle K, 3441 Union Hills Drive in … more
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Karin Engstrom, 82, poses for photos at home, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Seattle. Engstrom recently had student loans forgiven. She's one of 804,000 borrowers who will have a total of $39 billion forgiven under a one-time adjustment granted by the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Karin Engstrom thought she’d be paying off her federal student loans for the rest of her life. The 82-year-old was shocked when she logged on to check her balance ahead of … more
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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 25, 2023. The new term of the high court begins next Monday, Oct. 2. The Supreme Court, which begins its new term on Monday, is awash in ritual. So it’s no surprise that the lawyers have a few regular, if occasionally eccentric, observances of their own. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review laws enacted by … more
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Americans Look for Side Hustles To Survive Inflation
United States citizens searched the web for more income opportunities over 133,000 times last year. Residents of South Carolina, Louisiana, and Nevada lead the hunt. The annual inflation rate for … more
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Freeway work slows traffic near Buckeye, Goodyear, Sky Harbor
Weekend freeway work will affect drivers along eastbound I-10 in the Goodyear-Buckeye area, and state transportation officials also said travelers should allow extra time heading to Sky Harbor … more
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File - As shoppers wait in the background, a woman looks at Apple's new iPhone 15 at an Apple Store in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. On Friday, the Commerce Department issues its August report on consumer spending. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Higher gas prices lift Fed's preferred inflation gauge but underlying price pressures remain mild
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve accelerated in August, boosted mainly by higher gas prices. But measures of underlying inflation slowed in the latest sign that overall price … more
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Tempe jams at sports complex
Tempe Jam will celebrate the creativity of those who live in the city 6-9 p.m. Nov. 4. The event at the Tempe Sports Complex is  free and all ages are invited to hear music, watch dancers … more
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From left to right, Queen Creek High School science teachers Nicholas Fruit, Jolie Varholdt and Laura Winder have been selected for the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project fellowship.
Queen Creek High teachers win STEM fellowships
Three science teachers from Queen Creek High School have been selected for the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project fellowship. Two of the teachers, Jolie Varholdt and Laura Winder, have been … more
FILE - King Mswati III of Eswatini arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on May 25, 2019. The small southern African nation of Eswatini was holding elections Friday Sept. 29, 2023 to decide part of the makeup of its parliament, even as the extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are banned and elected representatives can merely advise a monarch whose family has reigned supreme for 55 years. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
An election with no parties: Africa's Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds vote
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The small southern African nation of Eswatini was holding elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains … more
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FILE - Parker Smith and Hillary Smith hike along a closed road outside Arches National Park in Utah which is closed due to the partial government shutdown, in January 2019. Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park and all five national parks in Utah will remain open if the U.S. government shuts down, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox say that the parks are important destinations and local communities depend on dollars from visitors. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)
Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down
Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement. But Arizona and Utah officials say they’ll make sure … more
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FILE - People walking the main shopping street in Dortmund, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2023. Inflation that has been plaguing Europeans made a marked decline in September, strengthening hopes that consumers will eventually get relief from costlier groceries, vacations and haircuts — and that the European Central Bank won’t have to further restrict the economy by raising interest rates from already-record highs. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Inflation drops sharply in Europe. It offers a glimmer of hope, but higher oil prices loom
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation that has been plaguing Europeans made a marked decline in September, strengthening hopes that consumers will eventually get relief from costlier groceries, … more
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FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at a training center run by Laborers' International Union of North America, Feb. 8, 2023, in Deforest, Wis. The Biden administration on Friday, Sept. 29, is releasing a playbook on best practices for training workers — as the low 3.8% unemployment rate and years of underinvestment have left manufacturers, construction firms and other employers with unfilled jobs. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday is expected to release a playbook on best practices for training workers as the low 3.8% unemployment rate and years of underinvestment have … more
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Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit after arriving in Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh announced Thursday that it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by the end of the year, and Armenian officials said more than half of the population has already fled. More than half of the region's population has already fled to Armenia, according to Armenian officials. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as separatist government says it will dissolve
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population has fled to Armenia as the region's separatist government said it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic … more
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The first Property Owner and Residents Association Water Committee meeting brought out several residents concerned about the water in Sun City West.
Conservation, fugitive water lead discussions in Sun City West
The water committee is back at it and getting accolades for water conservation efforts. more
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This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
Explosion at rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet kills 6 people in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of … more
This frame grab from video aired by Iranian state television on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, shows what Iran's Communication Minister Isa Zarepour said is a Noor-3 satellite being launched from an undisclosed location, in Iran. Iran claimed on Wednesday that it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons. (IRIB via AP)
US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has quietly acknowledged that Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit this week in a launch … more
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FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed, with most regional markets closed after Wall St ticks higher
Asian markets are mixed, with only a few open due to public holidays across the region. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was slightly lower. On Thursday, Wall Street's benchmarks ticked higher, trimming its sharp … more
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Then-junior Paradise Honors receiver Coleman Burkhart during a 2022 home game against Dysart.
12 Gage sets records in Surprise with 4 elite targets
Paradise Honors senior star quarterback Gage Baker is racking up passing numbers — including meaningful ones leading to big wins — at a record pace, even for him. Skill, experience … more
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FILE -Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe looks towards witness during cross examination, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. The teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Rowe will announce his decision Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan judge to decide whether Oxford High School shooter gets life in prison or chance at parole
A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Kwame Rowe will … more
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Lu Sirui looks up while reading the book "Misogyny" written by Chizuko Ueno, in a bookstore specialising in feminist literature in Beijing on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Like a growing number of Chinese women, Lu was inspired by this book in 2022 and became a feminist. From time to time, she would go back to Ueno's books to think about gender-based issues. in Beijing, (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
A 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is not the kind of person you'd expect to get famous in China. But Chizuko Ueno, a professor emeritus at the … more
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley drops his chairman's coin into Capt. Palomino's beer as he walks through crowds of soldiers celebrating the anniversary of D-Day in the town square of Sainte-Mere-Eglise in Normandy, France on June 4, 2023. This was Milley's last visit to Normandy as a soldier, just a few months before he was to retire, and he soaked it in talking to soldiers and veterans, and handing out his chairman's coin to many of them. (AP Photo/Tara Copp)
Traveling with Milley: A reporter recalls how America's top soldier was most at home with his troops
STE MERE EGLISE, France (AP) — The soldier had target fixation. He had three beers in hand, a full day of leave and a group of young women waiting. But a crowd of Army uniforms also gathered for … more
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Lebanese-Armenian protesters, protest near the Azerbaijani Embassy, to denounce the Azerbaijani military offensive that recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from the separatist Armenian authorities in the enclave, in Ain Aar, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. A 24-hour Azerbaijani blitz last week forced Armenian separatist authorities to sit down for talks on Nagorno-Karabakh's "reintegration" into Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream
BEIRUT (AP) — The swift fall of the Armenian-majority enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and exodus of much of its population has stunned the large Armenian diaspora around the … more
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Schoolchildren attend a class Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023 in the Ben Omar district of Algiers. More tan 11 millions student are back to school Tuesday. (AP Photo/Str)
Algeria expands English-language learning as France's influence ebbs
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — More than a year after Algeria launched a pilot program to teach English in elementary schools, the country is hailing it as a success and expanding it in a move that … more
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