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Continue Reading Judge declines to block ban on giving food, water to voters
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By Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, broke down at times Friday as she testified…
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Continue Reading Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for Covid-19
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Continue Reading Little League World Series player was minutes from death after a fall, dad says. He soon awoke and asked if he could play in today’s game
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Continue Reading EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, more than five years after the billionaire was…
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Continue Reading Berlin police investigate Abbas’ Holocaust comments
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By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accused the U.S. of trying to…
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Continue Reading Some LA County residents are asked to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days as utility seeks to fix leaky pipeline from Colorado River
By Stephanie Elam and Mike Valerio, CNN More than 4 million people facing Southern California’s prolonged drought have been asked to suspend…
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on…
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on…
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By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs…
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By Hadas Gold, CNN Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it’s one that has sustained life…
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