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US to hit bank with sanctions over transactions with Iran ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions. Bessent spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday ahead of Group of 20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, where he will huddle individually with his counterparts from the world’s major and developing economies to encourage participation in the economic isolation of Iran. He said in the interview that “This is going to be financial ...

YSU FANS SHOOT THEIR BEST SHOTS

The Youngstown State University men’s basketball team hosted a shootaround and free throw contest Saturday afternoon at center court at the Eastwood Mall in Niles. Guests could meet the NCAA Division I team, get autographs from players and compete for a gift certificate from Dick’s ...

Tilt-A-Whirl celebrates 100 years of dizzying spinning

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — With screams and giggles, whipping ponytails and white-knuckle grips, Minnesota fairgoers are taking delight in the magic of the Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100 years old. The iconic ride and its brightly colored cars debuted at the Minnesota State Fair in 1926, ...

US attacks Iran anew after lull

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly reported it retaliated for what it called a ...

Events center opens in McDonald

McDONALD — Village resident John Black said he always wanted to have a place in the village for residents to go to for a variety of events and activities. That goal has become a reality after work was done on the inside and outside of the building with the opening this summer of The Center ...