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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s José Raúl Mulino appealed to a higher power on Friday, calling in an archbishop and a rabbi to deliver a message to striking banana workers after nearly two months of social protest that have roiled the country.Mulino has said he won’t reverse controversial changes to Panama’s social security system, courts have deemed the strike illegal and top banana Chiquita Brands fired nearly 5,000 striking workers last month in Panama’s western Bocas del Toro province.But nothing has stopped the protests.So at his weekly news briefing Friday, Mulino said he had met with Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa…

BENGALURU, India (AP) — An innovative portable shelter recently exhibited in one of India’s largest cities shows how smart, cheap ways to help workers escape the heat are gaining traction in a country that’s particularly vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme temperatures. The Neralu shelter, winner of a design contest in the southern city of Bengaluru, was displayed at the Sweat and Concrete 2025 event in late May alongside a theatrical performance about heat impacts on outdoor workers and exhibits on heat-related studies. Organizer Kanishk Kabiraj said the aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness about how extreme heat is…

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank is the leading contender to become the next Tottenham boss, Sky Sports News understands.Spurs are expected to seek an appointment quickly after sacking Ange Postecoglou on Friday evening. Frank is the front-runner to succeed the Australian, but negotiations are yet to take place with Brentford over the Dane, who has a release clause in his contract.An approach from Spurs is anticipated, but it has not come yet. New Spurs boss can win trophy in first game… Whoever becomes the new Tottenham boss will have the chance to win a trophy in their first competitive game…

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters.Dozens of additional law enforcement officers from an array of agencies joined the investigation and search Friday for Travis Caleb Decker, 32, four days after the girls — 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker and 5-year-old Olivia Decker — were found dead at a remote campsite outside Leavenworth. The girls’ mother reported them missing the night of May 30 when Decker failed…

It is what it is, mate. Ange Postecoglou was finally put out of his misery Friday as Tottenham Hotspur confirmed what had been an open secret for some time: The 59-year-old had been sacked after a season of tumultuous extremes.Spurs ended their 17-year wait for a trophy by lifting the UEFA Europa League following a 1-0 win over Manchester United in last month’s final. Postecoglou said all along he would deliver silverware in his second season at the club and, despite widespread ridicule, he did just that, joining Bill Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw as only the third Tottenham manager to…

Digging deep into free-speech precedents in recent American history, a federal appeals panel handed The Associated Press an incremental loss on Friday in its continuing battle with the Trump administration over access by its journalists to cover presidential events.By a 2-1 margin, judges on the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington granted Trump a stay in enforcement of a lower-court ruling that the administration had improperly punished the AP for the content of its speech — in this case not renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Trump’s liking.The news outlet’s access to events in the Oval Office and Air…

CNN  —  Mexican prosecutors are investigating a widely shared surveillance video of the former boss of murdered woman carrying a suspicious bundle up a flight of stairs. Lorena Jacqueline Morales, who lived in the city of León in the central state of Guanajuato and worked at a food store, was reported missing by her family on May 23, according to authorities. The 28-year-old’s body was found on Tuesday, June 3, inside a suitcase, according to prosecutors. Her murder has shocked the country and has underscored violence against women in Mexico. Prosecutors arrested the alleged perpetrator, her former boss, that same…

U.S. Reps. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., at left, and Juan Vargas, D-Calif., hold pictures of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss Abrego Garcia’s arrest and deportation, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, April 9, 2025.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesKilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States to face criminal charges involving an alleged undocumented immigrant smuggling ring Friday, months after the Maryland resident was wrongfully deported to a prison in his native El Salvador.Abrego Garcia has been indicted in federal court for the Middle District of Tennessee on charges related to transporting undocumented migrants within…

FIFA will roll out “advanced semi-automated offside technology” for VAR at the Club World Cup, which could eliminate the kind of situation that led to Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi being placed in an induced coma.Awoniyi suffered the injury after colliding with the post late in a game against Leicester City last month after the assistant kept the flag down to allow the move to play out, with the 27-year-old shown to be clearly offside. He had to undergo “urgent” surgery on an abdominal injury, but later fully recovered.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedFIFA held successful trials of the enhanced offside tech at…

CNN  —  Tottenham Hotspur has sacked manager Ange Postecoglou just over two weeks since he guided the club to the Europa League title. “Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the Club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties,” Tottenham said in statement on social media Friday. Postecoglou led the North London club to its first piece of silverware in 17 years – and first European trophy in 41 years – with victory against Manchester United in the Europa League final just 16 days ago. However, Tottenham also endured its worst-ever season in the…