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Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington. That won’t be easy
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Continue Reading Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
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By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president has dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first…
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By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. It’s also been…
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Continue Reading The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years
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By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Honda CR-V has consistently been one of the most popular small crossover SUVs on sale in America. It’s also highly…
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‘Monumental’ data breach exposes names of entire Northern Ireland police force
By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving…
Continue Reading 41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa,…
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 9: Storms, Ohio, Economy, Biden, Ukraine
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will…
Continue Reading EU leader promises aid and support to flood-ravaged Slovenia during visit
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Slovenia and promised EU help to the small member state…
Continue Reading Gunmen attack police guarding polio team in northwest Pakistan and kill 1 officer
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have attacked police officers providing security for polio vaccination workers during a door-to-door…
Continue Reading Explosion at plant near Moscow injures at least 60
By Uliana Pavlova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 people were injured and eight remain unaccounted for following an explosion at an…
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Continue Reading A 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a vehicle in Houston
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Continue Reading A 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a vehicle in Houston
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Continue Reading Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction
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Continue Reading The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years
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Continue Reading How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collabs
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Continue Reading Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there’s pride, still hard times
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Continue Reading Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
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Continue Reading 41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia
By NICOLE WINFIELD, RENATA BRITO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat…
Continue Reading Profit at Japan’s Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars,…
Continue Reading India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur
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Continue Reading Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans face murder, gang-related charges in Greece after deadly violence
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Continue Reading Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says he will strengthen provincial governments to meet…
Continue Reading Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations
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Continue Reading Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
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Continue Reading 3 dead in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian city while a blast near Moscow kills 1 and wounds dozens
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Continue Reading 11 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
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Continue Reading Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead
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Continue Reading Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons
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Continue Reading Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike, the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom
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Continue Reading Niger’s ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest, 2 weeks after coup
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Continue Reading Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others
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Continue Reading World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
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Continue Reading Fourth person charged in connection with brawl at Montgomery riverfront dock
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Continue Reading Romanian care homes scandal spotlights abuse described as ‘inhumane and degrading’
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip as markets brace for US inflation report
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Continue Reading Four relatives came to lunch. Three died with symptoms of ‘death cap’ mushroom poisoning
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Continue Reading US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses
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Continue Reading Death toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33, with 18 still missing
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from recent flooding in China’s capital has risen to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are…
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Continue Reading Khanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week
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Continue Reading Ohio’s Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed
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Continue Reading College professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion
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By Sofia Cox, Tatiana Arias and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as…
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Continue Reading Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has reduced its volume of shipments by aircraft by 90% over two years, putting the service on course to…
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Continue Reading Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history
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Continue Reading Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed on Alaska’s North Slope in July, killing three state…
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BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Electric bus, van and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in…
Continue Reading Chicago man accused of killing girl headed straight for her in apartment building, prosecutors say
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting a 9-year-old Chicago girl who had been riding her scooter crossed a street and headed…
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Continue Reading Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants…
Continue Reading Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way…
Continue Reading Last defendant sentenced to 37 years in mass shooting at St. Paul bar that left one dead, 14 injured
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years for his role in a mass shooting at a bar that left one person dead and…
Continue Reading Bill Clinton’s presidential center expanding, will add Hillary Clinton’s personal archives
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bill Clinton’s presidential center is planning a major expansion that will include a…
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