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The Latest: Trump and Starmer sign US-UK tech deal during president's state visit
September 18, 2025 - 6:34 AM

AYLESBURY, England (AP) — After a day filled with royal pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain.
WHO says 31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths
September 18, 2025 - 6:27 AM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that 31 of 38 confirmed Ebola cases have resulted in deaths in southern Congo, where authorities are battling a new outbreak of the deadly virus.
One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier. And a record in his sights
September 18, 2025 - 6:21 AM

CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (AP) — Along Italy’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat.
Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first time in 13 years
September 18, 2025 - 6:07 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first time in 13 years, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday, as ties between the two regional powers continue to warm.
Shooting at Israeli-run border crossing with Jordan kills 2, medics say
September 18, 2025 - 5:58 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two people were shot and killed on Thursday at an Israeli-run border crossing between the occupied West Bank and neighboring Jordan, Israeli medics said.
First migrant flown back to France in UK's 'one in, one out' policy to curb unauthorized migration
September 18, 2025 - 5:58 AM

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. returned the first migrant to France on Thursday under a new “ one in, one out” exchange policy for asylum-seekers who enter the country without authorization.
Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school
September 18, 2025 - 5:58 AM

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom.
More Americans say Israel has 'gone too far' in the Gaza conflict, according to new AP-NORC polling
September 18, 2025 - 5:55 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory as excessive than at the beginning of the war, according to a new poll.
Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatar
September 18, 2025 - 5:54 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both — a key accord in the wake of Israel's strike on Qatar last week.
Albania's government debuts its AI ‘minister’ to parliament
September 18, 2025 - 5:51 AM

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An AI-generated government “minister” was debuted in the Albanian parliament on Thursday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his government’s push for transparency and innovation.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
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Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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The Latest: Trump and Starmer sign US-UK tech deal during president's state visit

WHO says 31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths

One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier. And a record in his sights

Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first time in 13 years

Shooting at Israeli-run border crossing with Jordan kills 2, medics say

First migrant flown back to France in UK's 'one in, one out' policy to curb unauthorized migration

Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school

More Americans say Israel has 'gone too far' in the Gaza conflict, according to new AP-NORC polling

Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatar

Albania's government debuts its AI ‘minister’ to parliament

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