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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs. They had — and lost — home-court advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing happened. In the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City, …
June 4 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund selected Alvaro Piris Chavarri as its new mission chief for Venezuela, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The IMF told Reuters it does not comment on staff issues. Piris currently serves as the IMF’s assistant director in its African Department and mission …
June 4 (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization said on Thursday it is stepping up efforts to help countries across the Americas to strengthen their preparedness for Ebola, although the risk of the disease remains low in the region. The agency has activated its incident management system and is working with health ministries to …
A judge on Thursday dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser. The ruling came weeks before Aaron Spencer, who will be on the November ballot, had been set to face a jury on a …
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Thomas Pauken II is set to be sentenced Sept. 1 in a U.S. …
By Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – The Kennedy Center in Washington on Thursday ordered staff to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the institution to comply with a federal court ruling, according to two people familiar with the directive. The memo from the John F. Kennedy Center’s general counsel …
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler never thought two straight victories in the Memorial would be of any value when he began his bid for three in a row. It sure felt that way Thursday in a tough start that left him exasperated by the wind and six shots behind a four-way share of the …
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he met with senior leaders in the auto industry to discuss the ongoing debate over “right-to-repair” legislation. Trump met with GM CEO Mary Barra, Ford Motor senior executive Andrew Frick and top officials with the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Alliance for Automotive …
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in what will be his first visit in years. The announcement came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels. During a visit to the plant, Kim announced plans to bolster …
Todd Blanche says he is “honored and humbled” for Trump’s expected AG nomination – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump says he will nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be permanent AG. Blanche took over after Pam Bondi left the administration. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi and Taurean Small have more details.