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After more than a month of surging prices, Tuesday brought some modest — very modest — relief to drivers. The average price of a gallon of regular gas fell to $4.32 a gallon, down from $4.33 a gallon Monday, according to AAA. Even at just nine-tenths of a cent, it was the biggest single-day decline in gas prices … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BEIJING — China insists that its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “impartial and constructive.” The Chinese government is also repeating its accusations that the U.S. is spreading misinformation over reports Beijing has responded positively to a Russian request for military supplies. Speaking … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations chief warned Monday that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face skyrocketing food, fuel and fertilizer prices and are now seeing their breadbasket “being bombed.” … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BRUSSELS — The European Union announced late Monday that the 27-nation bloc has approved a fourth set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. France, which holds the EU presidency, said in a statement that the bloc approved a package targeting … Read more
Dennis Young, New York Daily News NEW YORK — I’m no baseball insider, but I had more than an inkling that the MLB owners’ lockout was going to end Thursday, and probably even at a reasonable hour. Even after the international draft emerged as a last-second obstacle, I was confident. That’s because Bob Nightengale, whom … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: GENEVA — The Red Cross is warning of a “worst-case scenario” for hundreds of thousands of civilians in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol unless the parties agree to ensure their safety and access to humanitarian aid. The head of the International Committee of … Read more
JUPITER, Fla. — A country exhaled Thursday when baseball owners and players agreed on a five-year deal that ensures the playing of a full 162-game schedule, among numerous items. The Grand Old Game was back, at least from financial and logistical standpoints. But how Grand will it be, really, on the field? Check the television … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine – Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation Saturday. Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s regions, including Kherson, which was captured by Russian forces, not to … Read more
By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: MEDYKA, Poland — About 60 child cancer patients from Ukraine boarded a medical train in a Polish town Saturday, bound for hospitals in Warsaw and elsewhere. Medical workers carried some young patients in their arms, on stretchers and in a wheelchair at a station … Read more
In this Tuesday, June 15, 2021 photograph, beef is displayed in the meat department at Lambert’s Rainbow Market, in Westwood, Mass. The rise in consumer prices, or inflation, is a slow erosion of your money over time. And supply chain issues are a part of the inflation equation too. How can you protect yourself? Small … Read more