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US ‘honor roll’ of historic places often ignores slavery

By JAY REEVES | February 23, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places - but don’t look for many mentions of slavery in the...

Ionescu notches 25th career triple-double, Oregon beats Cal

By JANIE McCAULEY | February 22, 2020

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu has won the hearts of little girls and NBA stars alike with her dynamic play, and during the start of an emotional weekend she shined as Stephen Curry watched and shook his head from courtside.Ionescu recorded...

Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices

By ALICIA LEÓN | February 18, 2020

NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA, Spain (AP) — Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests blocked highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles Tuesday in the latest mass protest over what they say are plummeting incomes for agricultural workers.Several...

Migrants cross Yemen war zone to find work in Saudi Arabia

By MAGGIE MICHAEL, NARIMAN EL-MOFTY, and MAAD AL-ZEKRI | February 14, 2020

LAC ASSAL, Djibouti (AP) — “Patience,” Mohammed Eissa told himself.He whispered it every time he felt like giving up. The sun was brutal, reflecting off the thick layer of salt encrusting the barren earth around Lac Assal, a lake 10 times saltier...

Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse

By JOSHUA GOODMAN | February 12, 2020

TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffet descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.Waiting under a tin-roofed shack is a small group of...

Field of dreams: Marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps

February 12, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps.The German news agency dpa reported Wednesday that 32-year-old part-time farmer Steffen Schwarz used...