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Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95. Spokesperson Terri Hinte said in a statement that Rollins died at his home in Woodstock, New York. She cited no specific cause …
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in Canada’s Pacific-coast province of British Columbia where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an …
CAIRO (AP) — The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Its new report is the latest by an international rights group accusing the wealthy Gulf monarchy of financially and militarily aiding the Rapid Support Forces that …
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities detained 51 men in a series of raids on Sunday in connection with what police described as a drug-fueled “gay party” held at a Kuala Lumpur hotel. Homosexuality is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which operates a dual-track legal system with Islamic laws for Muslims running alongside civil …
NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95. Spokesperson Terri Hinte told The Associated Press that Rollins died at his home in Woodstock, New York. She …
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have booked flights to return from Syria and some could face charges, Australia’s government said on Tuesday. The seven women and 12 children were expected to arrive on flights to Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday, less than …
May 25 (Reuters) – Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, his publicist said. Rollins had recorded the confidently titled …
May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open, “one way or the other”, when referring to U.S strikes on Iran on Monday. “The straits have to be open, they’re going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be …
When the Nationals and Mets went to extra innings this past Monday, Washington was quick to intentionally walk Juan Soto in the top of the 10th. Then New York returned the favor, giving James Wood a free pass in the bottom half. When Soto came up again in the 12th, the Nats pitched to him …
LONDON (AP) — The estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle when he was its chief executive. Peter Murrell, 61, who was remanded into custody in the High Court in Edinburgh after …