UK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
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Alabama band director tased after football game says ‘no educator should ever have to experience that’
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LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say an officer with London’s Metropolitan Police force who fatally shot an unarmed Black man has been charged with…
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Continue Reading Sikh separatism long strained Canada-India ties. Now it’s sunk them to their lowest point in years
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Continue Reading India asks citizens to be careful if traveling to Canada as rift escalates over Sikh leader’s death
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 20: Ukraine, Royal visit, Economy, Climate crisis, Hunter Biden
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A Danish artist received $76,000 from a museum to create two works of art, but instead submitted blank canvases…
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Continue Reading Swedish court upholds prison sentence for Turkish man linked to outlawed militant party
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Continue Reading Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library…
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Continue Reading Azerbaijan says it has retaken breakaway Armenian enclave after separatists surrender
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Continue Reading Prosecutor, defense attorneys deliver openings in the trial of officers charged in the death of unarmed Black man Elijah McClain
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Continue Reading Biden and Brazil’s Lula meeting in New York to discuss labor, climate
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Continue Reading UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals
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Continue Reading Azerbaijan and Armenia fight for 2nd day over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh
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Continue Reading Rescue operation underway off southwestern Greece for around 90 migrants on board yacht
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Continue Reading Most of Spain’s female players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes
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Continue Reading $10,000 reward offered for information leading to capture of suspected killer who was accidentally released from Indianapolis jail
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Continue Reading Australia braces for severe bushfires as Sydney swelters under record September heat
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Continue Reading Chinese officials voice faith in economy and keep interest rates steady as forecasts darken
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Continue Reading UK inflation in surprise fall in August, though Bank of England still set to raise rates
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Continue Reading Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx?
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares decline ahead of Fed decision on rates
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Continue Reading France is rolling out the red carpet for King Charles III’s three-day state visit
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Continue Reading Utah woman accused of killing her husband with fentanyl claims a letter in her jail cell is part of a fictional book she’s writing, prosecutors say
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Continue Reading Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster CNN Paris (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Paris on Wednesday, marking the…
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Continue Reading International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court says it responded urgently to “anomalous activity affecting its information…
Continue Reading An anti-affirmative action group is suing the US Military Academy at West Point over race-based admissions policies
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top insurance regulator is ordering health insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral…
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Continue Reading Polish President Duda: Defeating Russia in Ukraine war is the only ‘guarantee of peace’
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Continue Reading Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps dies suddenly after falling ill during event
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By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked…
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DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a man following an incident in the stands at a New England Patriots home game. Police…
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By DAVID BILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language.…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers…
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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said…
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