All Stories from August 16, 2022 (Change date)
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Norway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrusAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that drew crowds of spectators but was euthanized Sunday af...
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South African miners mark 10th anniversary of killingsAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) - A somber gathering of about 5,000 people marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened ...
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Review: '~Slenderman' chronicles a harrowing childhood crimeAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - 'œSlenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls,'ť by Kathleen Hale (Grove Press) The seemingly senseless stabbing of a you...
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Ex-congressman from California arrested, charged with fraudAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A former U.S. Congressman from central California was arrested Tuesday by federal agents on wire fraud, money laundering, and campaign contribution...
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Grains mixed, Livestock higherAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep. rose 5.50 cents at $7.9550 a bushel; Sep. corn was off 4 c...
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River chief imprisoned for fishing fights for sacred rightsAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - THE DALLES, Oregon (AP) - Wilbur Slockish Jr. has been shot at, had rocks hurled at him. He hid underground for months, and then spent 20 months serving time in federal ...
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Brazil's presidential campaign kicks off amid violence fearsAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's presidential election campaign officially began Tuesday with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading all polls against i...
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Putin blasts US 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' worldAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as W...
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MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USAAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations - the largest single gift in its 103-year history - th...
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Miami-Dade officer critical after shooting; suspect killedAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI, Florida (AP) - A Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase Monday nigh...