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Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse

By JOSHUA GOODMAN | February 13, 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...

Poland charges 10 with embezzlement, including ex-officials

February 12, 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland say they have indicted 10 people with embezzling over 3 million zlotys ($780,000) in money and goods from a regional chapter of the Polish Red Cross.Polish media identify four of them as former officials of...

NFL team’s deep Catholic ties behind role in abuse crisis

By JIM MUSTIAN, REESE DUNKLIN, and BRETT MARTEL | February 12, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Roman Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex abuse?It’s a question even die-hard Saints fans in this heavily...

Ginsburg to present award named for her to philanthropist

February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg usually is on the receiving end of awards, but she'll be handing out one in her name next week to a prominent philanthropist.Agnes Gund, who has given millions of dollars to support criminal...

Experts: Travel bans, business closures could hurt economy

By IVAN MORENO | February 1, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping the spread of a new virus that has killed more than 300 people in China could end up causing ripple effects that harm the global economy, experts say.“When you stop planes...

Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

By MICHAEL BIESECKER | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White House.The Pennsylvania Avenue box appears...

Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100

By JEFF MARTIN | January 31, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the country's richest women, died Friday at the age of 100.Chambers' nephew James Cox Kennedy announced her death to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...