US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin…
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TORONTO (AP) — Cleanup crews are working to get Canada’s largest city back to normal after a torrential downpour. Flooding in and around Toronto…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on…
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Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for an inmate who’s spent 25 years on Georgia’s death row are accusing a prosecutor of…
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CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Terrell Davis and his family were looking forward to vacationing in California when pro football Hall of Famer…
Continue Reading A fire kills 16 people at a shopping mall in southwestern China
BEIJING (AP) — State media in China say that a fire at a shopping mall has killed 16 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Zigong. The…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a…
Continue Reading Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office
Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has…
Continue Reading US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a…
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Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming…
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Paraguay seized over 4 tons of cocaine with a market value of around $240 million inside a…
Continue Reading Italian officials slam tourist who ‘mimicked sex acts’ on a statue of Bacchus in Florence
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping and grinding…
Continue Reading Rural Nevada judge who once ran for state treasurer indicted on federal fraud charges
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada justice of the peace who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has been indicted on federal…
Continue Reading Tennessee won’t purge voter rolls of people who disregard a letter asking them to prove citizenship
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee elections officials say any state registered voters among the thousands recently asked to prove…
Continue Reading In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s armed forces have been deployed along the River Seine to make it safe, both in and out of the water during…
Continue Reading Wind power operations off Nantucket Island are suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore
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Continue Reading A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey
NEW YORK (AP) — A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke,…
Continue Reading Police search for the truck driver who was filmed whipping migrants near Italian-French border
ROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found…
Continue Reading European aid worker arrested in Central African Republic over spying allegations is on hunger strike
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations…
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Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil…
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AP Soccer Writer Lionel Messi is facing calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina players after they won the Copa America on Sunday. An…
Continue Reading Spanish court gives online racial abuser of soccer star Vinícius 8-month suspended sentence
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says a Spanish court has given a suspended eight-month prison sentence to a person who racially insulted soccer stars…
Continue Reading Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a…
Continue Reading French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch
PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay. The…
Continue Reading German leader to visit Serbia seeking lithium for his country’s car industry
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to visit Serbia later this week to discuss a tentative deal with the…
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ALTO, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies serving a warrant in another county have shot and killed two people in northeast Georgia on Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading 2 men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
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Continue Reading Beloved priest Abbe Pierre was the conscience of France. Several women now accuse him of assault
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Continue Reading Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ wrapped at this Georgia hotel. Soon, it’ll be open for business
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Continue Reading Forest fire at New Jersey military base 80% contained after overnight rain
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Associated Press There’s a lot to be said for the work/play energy of a nice studio or other small apartment during the day. But how do you…
Continue Reading Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people
By Sophie Tanno and Shawn Deng, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in southwest China on…
Continue Reading Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro, released from prison, decries ‘weaponization’ of justice system
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Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have expanded visa-free travel for residents of 35 European countries, including…
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Continue Reading France’s far-right leader Le Pen says country is in a ‘quagmire’ 9 days before Olympics start
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MOSCOW (AP) — The emergencies ministry in Belarus says six people died in a heavy weekend storm that swept through much of the country. Officials…
Continue Reading Germany to impose tougher penalties on people who break through airport perimeters
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved legislation that would impose tougher penalties on people who break through airport perimeters.…
Continue Reading ‘Of all the places’: Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt
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Continue Reading Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to protest a suicide attack that killed 8 soldiers in the northwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat to strongly protest a deadly militant attack that left eight soldiers dead in the…
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Continue Reading Can a lottery winner run an effective foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government says South Korea’s KHNP has won a lucrative public tender to build at least two nuclear reactors in the Czech…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to the…
Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, three weeks after their last swap and as part of…
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Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several…
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Continue Reading Police from Ohio fatally shoot 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe Jr. near Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
CNN By Steve Almasy, Cindy VonQuednow and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ohio police officers who were in Milwaukee to help with security at the…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3…
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Associated Press HARDWICK, Vt. (AP) — The longest rail trail in New England is open this summer for bike riders, hikers, horseback riders and…
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has rejected accusations regarding plots to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, while citing legal action for…
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Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol has announced the outcome of a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups…
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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s…
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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean land mines could be swept into South Korea by swelling rivers, South Korea’s military…
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Associated Press Federal transportation officials are providing $5 billion to replace or improve aging bridges in 16 states. The grants announced…
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Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus while trying to shore up support among disenchanted…
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Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU general court says the European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about…
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Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Several major universities in Bangladesh have agreed to shut their doors after at least six people died…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. held steady at the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% in June. The Office for National…
Continue Reading Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted…
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AP Science Writer The head of upcoming climate negotiations is telling world leaders that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck…
Continue Reading A spate of stabbings has sparked online debate about China’s economic woes
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Continue Reading Former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry indicted on charges of secretly working for South Korea
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Continue Reading Papua New Guinea’s sidelined minister to fight domestic violence charge in Sydney court next year
SYDNEY (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina, will appear in a Sydney court in March to fight a charge of…
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Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as…
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Associated Press BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — After three days, an enigmatic portrait emerged of the 20-year-old man who came close to killing former…
Continue Reading UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour Party government has set out its plans for “national renewal,” saying it will calm the…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge’s stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump…
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Continue Reading Trumpets, tiaras and tradition on display as King Charles III presides over opening of Parliament
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has arrived at Britain’s Parliament to preside over the State Opening. The monarch wore…
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