MILWAUKEE – Brewers executive Teddy Werner is among a group of Milwaukee business leaders who have joined the Bucks’ new ownership group. The Bucks announced Wednesday that Werner and several other people had been cleared by the NBA Board of Governors to become a part of the ownership structure headed …
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Manchester United’s American owners are set to raise around $150 million by selling more of their shares in the club on the New York Stock Exchange. The English Premier League club announced Wednesday that the Glazer family is selling 8 million shares with reduced voting rights, which equates to around …
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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Victor Martinez’s solo homer in the sixth inning proved to be the difference in the Detroit Tigers’ 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of this four-game series. Rick …
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MALE, Maldives – A court in Maldives has sentenced a former defense minister to 11 years in prison for importing and possessing a firearm. A criminal court in Male, the capital island of this Indian Ocean archipelago state, has passed the sentence against Mohamed Nazim Thursday night. The same court …
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CAIRO – The United Nations mission in Libya says talks between the country’s rival factions will resume this week in Morocco. The U.N. and its envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, have been trying to help resolve the crisis in the North African country, now bitterly divided between two rival governments …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United States has circulated a draft resolution in the U.N. Security Council that condemns the use of toxic chemicals such as chlorine in Syria without assigning blame, while threatening militarily enforced action in the case of further violations. The draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press …
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BEIJING – Five Chinese feminist activists remained in police custody Monday after authorities detained at least 10 women’s rights proponents across the country in the run-up to International Women’s Day, according to a Chinese activist. Activist Feng Yuan said the activists still in detention were Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wang …
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SYDNEY – Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar province. The Islamic State group claimed in an online statement that it used foreign fighters from Australia, Belgium, Syria and …
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JOHANNESBURG – South African authorities say a Cabinet minister who led the planning of the 2013 funeral of Nelson Mandela has died in a car crash. The office of South African President Jacob Zuma said Collins Chabane, minister in charge of public service and administration, died early Sunday. Zuma said …
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TIRANA, Albania – Nine Albanian Muslims, including two preachers, have gone on trial in Albania on charges of recruiting and sending more than 70 men to fight with rebel groups in Syria. The suspects were arrested a year ago and charged with promoting and funding terrorist activities. They face a …
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