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Turkey Begins Construction of Homes in Earthquake-hit Towns The Media Line’s Mohammad Al-Kassim reports from Islahiye, on the outskirts of Gaziantep, where construction is underway for a new small community that will become home to some 1,650 people   By Mohammed Al-Kassim/The Media Line [Islahiye, Gaziantep Province] More than one million Turks have lost their homes and are currently living in tents and container shelters following the massive earthquake and aftershocks […]

Historic Antioch Was Devastated by the Turkey Earthquake; Let’s Ensure ISIS Doesn’t Destroy This Beacon of Religious Tolerance The time will come to rebuild Antakya and what must sprout from its remnants is a rededication of the spirit of religious freedom and coexistence between the children of Abraham, which has defined Antioch for centuries By Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Rev. Johnnie Moore The Media Line The final numbers of dead […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch might have received a proper sendoff this weekend in Las Vegas, where his hometown track treated him cruelly over 21 tries until he broke through for a win in 2020. Busch could have been feted with gifts as part of a season-long farewell tour. His parents who helped mold him into a ferocious stock car driver would have cheered him on. Little brother […]

College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step. The NCAA Football Rules Committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week, and recommendations it forwards and approved in the spring would take effect next season. Steve Shaw, NCAA secretary-rules editor and officials coordinator, said the average number of […]

Brazil Allows Iranian Warships to Dock in Rio Despite US Opposition Brazilian President Lula has shown interest in strengthening ties with Iran, while positioning his country as an “international arbiter able to negotiate a resolution to ongoing conflicts,” expert says By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line Brazil’s government allowed two Iranian warships to dock in a port in the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, despite Washington’s pressure to […]

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s future is on the agenda for discussion at upcoming committee meetings in Florida ahead of the annual NFL meeting in Arizona in late March, according to a person familiar with the docket. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the person wasn’t authorized to release details, said voting to oust Snyder if he chooses not to sell the […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The clock is ticking for New Hampshire to stop the involuntary holding of psychiatric patients in emergency rooms after a federal judge declared the state’s practice unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty ruled Thursday that the state is violating the rights of hospitals by seizing their property. She declined to issue an order halting the practice, however. Instead, she gave the state and hospitals a […]

A spate of drone strikes that Russian authorities blamed on Ukraine targeted areas in southern and western Russia, reflecting the Ukrainian military’s growing reach. While the attacks apparently did not inflict any significant damage, their number and scope posed a new challenge to Russia as the war dragged into a second year. One assault came as close as 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Moscow. Some observers said the strikes could […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials investigating reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in the mid-Atlantic have determined the source: pollen. Final results from the dust samples collected Friday in the state’s Eastern Panhandle indicated the material is predominantly pollen, with trace amounts of mineral matter, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said in a statement Monday. The samples were analyzed by West […]