HORMETCI, Turkey (AP) — Horses lift clouds of dust on the foothills of Mount Erciyes, a former volcano that is one of Turkey's highest peaks, as Ali Kemer herds the animals at sunset. Kemer is a third-generation horse breeder in Hormetci, a village where the residents have a special affinity with the "yilki," as the untamed horses are called. He cares for about 350 of them and charges visitors 50 Turkish lira ($9) to photograph the horses, money he says he uses for their upkeep, including hay and veterinary care. Thousands of other wild horses roam free on the mountains and plains of Turkey's Anatolia region, the descendants of horses that were abandoned by farmers. The name "yilki" is derived from the Turkish term that means "left to the wild." Farmers once used the horses to plow and harvest during three seasons of the year and left them to fend for themselves during the winter. Come spring, they would be captured and put to work again. With the arrival of modern farming … [Read more...] about AP PHOTOS: Untamed horses roam in Turkish foothills
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GOP nominee who rails against outsourcing has brand that markets Chinese parts: AP
INDIANAPOLIS — The off-road accessory was shipped in a box emblazoned with the logo of an auto parts brand owned by Mike Braun, a multimillionaire businessman who often rails against foreign outsourcing in his bid to become Indiana's next senator. The words "Made in China" were stamped across the packaging. Braun frequently criticizes his opponent, vulnerable red-state Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly, for once owning stock in a family business his brother runs that operates a factory in Mexico. However, the Republican nominee's own parts brand, Promaxx Automotive, sells products that were similarly manufactured abroad, according to a review by The Associated Press. It has been well documented that Braun's national auto parts distribution company, Meyer Distributing, ships and sells other companies' goods that are made outside of the U.S. Such practice doesn't leave him vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy, he argues, because as a distributor he only resells the parts and has no … [Read more...] about GOP nominee who rails against outsourcing has brand that markets Chinese parts: AP
AP Top Pennsylvania Headlines at 2:09 a.m. EDT
Friday August 10, 2018 12:01 AM AP Top Pennsylvania Headlines at 2:09 a.m. EDT Written by The Associated Press Crash leaves septic truck upside-down in backyard poolAuthorities: Officers shoot, kill man who fired at cop carSome of ex-Pennsylvania congressman's convictions tossedSWAT team storms Pittsburgh home, captures murder suspectAuthorities name Philadelphia man killed in police shootoutTroopers cleared in fatal shooting of man who shot at themPenn Medicine eliminating sugary drinks in facilitiesHoops coach pleads not guilty for punch that killed tourist Share this article … [Read more...] about AP Top Pennsylvania Headlines at 2:09 a.m. EDT
AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean
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AP News in Brief 08-09-18
Nation and World News By Associated Press | Thursday, August 9, 2018, 12:05 a.m. Share this story Brock Turner leaves the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, Calif. on Sept. 2, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP, File) Court upholds Turner’s sex assault conviction SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a former Stanford University student’s bid for a new trial and upheld his sexual assault and attempted rape convictions. ADVERTISING The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday there was “substantial evidence” that Brock Turner received a fair trial. In 2016, a jury convicted Turner of sexually assaulting an intoxicated and unconscious woman outside an on-campus fraternity party. The case got national attention after the victim’s powerful statement, which she read in court before Turner was sentenced, was shared widely online. She recounted the … [Read more...] about AP News in Brief 08-09-18