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Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
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Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne…
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Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a…
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AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock…
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Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern…
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AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of…
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first…
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CNN By Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city…
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AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to…
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By Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city of…
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Oksana Kozyna’s Paralympic debut was sure to have some unexpected moments, but the surprise she received might beat…
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him as he began his…
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AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana say they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of…
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Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say one of the country’s most wanted human trafficker was killed Sunday in the capital,…
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HONOLULU (AP) — Police say three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors in…
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Report for America/Associated Press Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The shooting and attempted robbery of a San Francisco 49ers rookie in broad daylight in downtown San…
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Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in Serbia, accusing the populist government of a crackdown against…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot…
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing…
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Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a…
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AP Sports Writer Helmet communication has come to major college football, with one player — the quarterback on offense, typically the on-field…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last…
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By Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Matthies Otto, CNN Berlin (CNN) — For the first time since 1945 a German far-right party is projected to…
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Associated Press “Deadpool & Wolverine” ruled the box office on a weekend of quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the…
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to…
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Associated Press/Report for America Members of the Abilene Christian University football team were injured after a team bus crashed Saturday night…
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says an official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new…
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BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus…
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Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Brynn Anderson has worked for The Associated Press for 10 years, mostly in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to spot…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say at least 11 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a truck plowed…
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NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, just outside the Michigan State Fair. Gunshots were reported just before 10 p.m. Saturday.…
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southwest Poland say a man has been arrested on allegations of imprisoning and physically and mentally abusing…
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AP Business Writer With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud’s job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels…
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Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a…
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By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly…
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By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that…
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CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app…
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Associated Press HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the…
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Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention…
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Lynzi Judish had decorated nearly every corner of her New York home, from the ceiling of her dining room to the…
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Associated Press Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns…
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Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his…
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Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Just hours after a dawn air raid alarm rang through the city, Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren have…
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a three-hour post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor architect rebuilding a life in…
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CNN By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed…
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BERLIN (AP) — German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank,…
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Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry…
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By Holly Yan, Andy Rose and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — By the time then-sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson gunned down a 36-year-old mother in her…
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Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign…
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By Nectar Gan, Tamar Michaelis and Ally Barnard, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of six hostages held by Hamas have been recovered in an underground…
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Polls closed Sunday evening in Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of Karabakh, a former…
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a host of proposals on artificial intelligence. The bills are aimed…
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and possibly other cities, Ukraine’s Air Force…
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By Ashley R. Williams, Thomas Schlachter, Andy Rose and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The night before their youngest sister’s wedding, two brothers…
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Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack…
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Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities have raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex and taken…
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Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and…
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By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the most recognizable faces of the heart-wrenching hostage crisis that sparked the…
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PARIS (AP) — Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns…
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Associated Press Before she cut the air on the world’s biggest sporting stage with head-spinning, gravity-defying moves, Logan Edra, aka B-Girl…
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt returned to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of…
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Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Robot Cafe in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to…
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Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate…
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — “That’s it, dude! Done!” exclaimed Eliezer López as he jumped up and down, throwing his arms to the sky…
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Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Simon Rubick had lost almost everything to decades of alcoholism and drug addiction. In 2022, he found himself…
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Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is deep in campaign mode for Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democratic nominee for…
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By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by…
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Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the…
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Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more…
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Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan investigators are to rule on whether to further detain a former presidential candidate amid graft…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the chest…
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Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan has brought torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area southwest of Tokyo as weather…
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Malaysian authorities have stopped a nine-day effort to find and rescue a woman who fell into a sinkhole in Kuala…
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Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National…
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CNN By Lauren Izso, Raja Razek and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A group representing the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza has called for…
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Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a set of first-in-the-nation bills aimed at…
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By Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese and Philippine Coast Guards traded blame over the latest collisions involving their vessels in the…
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By Lauren Izso, Raja Razek and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A group representing the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza has called for the…
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By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — University of Pittsburgh police arrested a person suspected of attacking a group of Jewish students with a bottle…
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Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the…
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The wife of Johnny Gaudreau called her husband “the absolute best dad in the world” and thanked him for “the best years of my life” in two…
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says insurgents have freed four people, including an army officer who was abducted…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This weekend’s gathering of Moms for Liberty has showcased how the group has moved toward fully embracing…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning near Portland. The crash set several…
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Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in last week’s U.S. House primary in Alaska…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fatman Scoop, the hip-hop artist who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” in the early 2000s and later…
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Associated Press/Report for America Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The lawsuit filed in state court…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A politically active western New York businessman has admitted to a multimillion-dollar pandemic loan fraud, and prosecutors…
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BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday…
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Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last…
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WAPT, CNN By Amanda Musa and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — Seven people were killed and dozens injured early Saturday when a commercial passenger…
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Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta senate race is receiving national attention and money as a young Georgia Democrat charges…
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