Trump’s decision to back out of debate tests Fox News’ ability to pivot again
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Continue Reading India gripped as teen chess prodigy prepares to take on Magnus Carlsen for World Cup title
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Continue Reading Dubai International Airport sees 41.6 million passengers in first half of year, more than in 2019
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Continue Reading Hong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching Beijing-imposed security law
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
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Continue Reading Former Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take power
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Continue Reading Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to sexual battery and resigns after grabbing TV Judge Glenda Hatchett
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Continue Reading Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early…
Continue Reading 24-year-old driver for Tony Stewart Racing dies in interstate-highway crash
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was…
Continue Reading Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive…
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Continue Reading ‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track
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Continue Reading Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
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Continue Reading Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa ‘freer’ in unverified video
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Continue Reading How a mix of natural and human-caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s soggy mess
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Continue Reading Arkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
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Continue Reading Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges
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Continue Reading Environmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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Continue Reading This year over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed, highest since 2005, UN says
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Long COVID symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows
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Screen time linked with developmental delays in toddlerhood, study finds
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Continue Reading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife
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Continue Reading Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil
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Continue Reading Virginia judge largely sides with ex-patients in hospital’s effort to pare down lawsuit abuse claims
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Continue Reading Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him
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Continue Reading NHTSA proposing new rules to encourage seat belt use by all vehicle passengers
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Continue Reading Free Disney World passes are latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
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Continue Reading Spanish singer Miguel Bosé robbed, bound along with children at Mexico City house
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Continue Reading West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall
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Continue Reading San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
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Continue Reading FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns
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Continue Reading Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
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Continue Reading Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner ‘strongmen’ for Africa
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Continue Reading Syria’s state media says Israeli airstrikes near the capital of Damascus have wounded 1 soldier
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Continue Reading Trial scheduled in 2024 for movie armorer in fatal shooting of cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin
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Continue Reading Weekend bull-running in Mexico sends 2 men to the hospital with serious injuries
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Continue Reading House Republicans subpoena IRS and FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case
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Continue Reading Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
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Continue Reading School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads
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Continue Reading Montana asks judge to allow TikTok ban to take effect while legal challenge moves through courts
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Continue Reading Dominican Republic offers economic aid to families of 32 killed in explosion as probe continues
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican government says the families of the 32 people killed in an explosion last week will receive…
Continue Reading Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack
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Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
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Continue Reading Prosecutor asks judge to throw out charges against Black truck driver mauled by police dog in Ohio
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Continue Reading U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus
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Continue Reading After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session
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Continue Reading Chicago-area woman arrested on charges of emailing threats to shoot Trump and his son
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Continue Reading Russian space agency chief blames decades of inactivity for Luna-25 lander’s crash on the moon
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Continue Reading Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
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Continue Reading Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV Judge Hatchett
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Continue Reading Cyprus rescues 115 Syrian migrants aboard 3 separate boats over the last three days
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police have rescued 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water some 3.5 miles off the Mediterranean…
Continue Reading The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a…
Continue Reading Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says
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Continue Reading Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
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Continue Reading John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82
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Continue Reading Charles Martinet, the voice of Nintendo’s beloved Mario character, steps down
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Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US
A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and…
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The US mall is not dying
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Continue Reading A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
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Listeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines
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Continue Reading Swiss glaciers under threat again as heat wave drives zero-temperature level to record altitude
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What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed
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Your dog could fetch $100 an hour as a canine ambassador for peanut butter, Honest Paws says
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Russia’s first lunar mission in decades crashes into the moon
Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s…
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As mortgage rates soar over 7%, an unaffordable housing market is becoming even more expensive
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Continue Reading Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in the Amazon in ‘historic’ referendum
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Continue Reading USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s Harrison Jr. and Michigan’s Corum top AP preseason All-Americans
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Continue Reading Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears
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Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes…
Continue Reading Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut
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Continue Reading Nigerian leader swears in 45-member Cabinet with a promise to fast-track reforms
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Continue Reading 10 damaged homes remain uninhabitable, a week after Pennsylvania explosion that killed 6
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Local officials say three houses will be torn down and 10 homes remain uninhabitable after a house exploded earlier this month in…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters prevent more wildfire losses and step up defense of territorial capital
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Continue Reading Manchester United let Mason Greenwood leave despite criminal case being closed
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United say Mason Greenwood will leave the club despite a criminal investigation of possible attempted rape…
Continue Reading Man dies while trying to rescue mother and child from New Hampshire river
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Continue Reading Spain’s king begins talks with party leaders in hopes of choosing one to form a government
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Continue Reading Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors
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Continue Reading Greek coast guard rescues scores of migrants from boats drifting in the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable…
Continue Reading Somalia’s government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns
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Continue Reading Greece hosts meeting of several Balkan leaders; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy also will attend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of several Balkan countries are gathering in the Greek capital of Athens along with top European Union officials…
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE is flexing its branding muscle, selling more than 90,000 tickets to next year’s WrestleMania about eight…
Continue Reading ‘Barbie’ for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
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Continue Reading A decade after a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb, Syrian survivors lose hope for justice
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Continue Reading White House science adviser calls for more safeguards against artificial intelligence risks
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his…
Continue Reading Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth
By DAVID BRUNAT and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s soccer federation marred the country’s Women’s World…
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Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from Yemen, rights group says
By Eliza Mackintosh and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Saudi border guards killed “hundreds” of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers crossing…
Continue Reading UK police to take no action after investigation into cash-for-honors allegation at king’s charity
LONDON (AP) — London police say they will take no action on allegations that people associated with one of King Charles III’s charities offered…
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