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Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000

By JUSTIN SPIKE, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble…

Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 25,000

By Justin Spike, Abdelrjman Shaheen and SUZAN FRASER- Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck…

Sequels to 'Frozen', 'Toy Story', 'Zootopia' in the works

Wednesday, Disney conducted its Q1 earnings call. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced animated sequels to Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia are currently in the works at Disney. Iger stated, "Today I am pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from…

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300

ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful, 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 2,300 people and injuring thousands more. It toppled hundreds of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble or…

Report: drones attack convoy in east Syria coming from Iraq

BY BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Drones attacked a convoy of trucks in eastern Syria Sunday night shortly after it crossed into the country from Iraq, Syrian opposition activists and a pro-government radio station…

Man crushed to death under outdoor urinal in London

LONDON (AP) — A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London's theater district Friday, police said. Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection…

Usain Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt tells reporters he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating as part of a massive…

Russian attacks on Ukraine reported; at least 11 dead

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency officials in Ukraine say Russia’s latest widespread barrage of drone and missile attacks have killed 11 people and wounded 11 more. The attacks came a day after Germany and the United States announced they would…