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China reemplaza al jefe de la Comisión Regulatoria de Valores

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing reemplazó el miércoles al director de la Comisión Regulatoria de Valores de China en un esfuerzo evidente por restaurar la confianza en el mercado bursátil. La agencia noticiosa oficial Xinhua informó que Wu Qing, veterano de la banca y ex vicegobernador del centro financiero de Shanghái, reemplazará a Yi Huiman. Las acciones chinas se desplomaron el …

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Washington Boys Basketball Prep Poll

AP – How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2023-2024, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points, and previous ranking (first-place votes in parentheses): Division 4A School Record Points Last Week 1. Mount Si (8) 20-2 80 1 2. Davis 18-1 72 2 3. Glacier Peak …

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AP PHOTOS: A decade ago, the Sochi Olympics saw Russia’s soft power collide with hard realities

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics were President Vladimir Putin’s pet project as he sought to expand Russia’s global clout, boost its prestige and impress the world. But the Kremlin’s attempt at soft power soon collided with hard realities. It became the most expensive Olympics ever — summer or winter — with costs that ballooned to $55 billion and fueled suspicions …

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