Nation and World
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Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and shift behavior training into the classrooms, according to...
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Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday, a...
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Italian police scour northern woods for Dutchman suspected of fatally stabbing dad and family friend
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - ROME - Italian police on Thursday were scouring a wooded area in the country's north for a young Dutchman suspected of stabbing to death his father and a family friend a...
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Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billi...
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Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) - Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash and lingers. Earthquak...
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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March. Fu...
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Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Hawaii's governor vowed to protect local landowners from being "victimized" by opportunistic buyers when Maui rebuilds from deadly wildfires that incin...
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Socialist wins key Spanish parliament vote that could pave way for new center-left government
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - MADRID - Spain's newly elected Parliament voted Thursday by a majority to elect a Socialist candidate as chamber speaker, breathing some life into acting Socialist Prime...
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At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking te...
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First major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fears
Aug 16, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup ...