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South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for unrest over ex-president's court case

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press
Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa deployed the army in four of its provinces Friday after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire in various parts o...
For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

By NOAH BERGER and DOUG GLASS Associated Press
Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia (AP) - When James Bergen steps from a plane and plummets toward fire below, he's not scared. Instead, he says, he gets a rush from not kn...
Acropolis' midday closure leaves many tourists in the lurch as a heat wave lashes southern Europe

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press
Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Disgruntled tourists bemoaned the temporary closing of the Acropolis in Athens on Friday as Greek authorities proactively shut the world monument'...
Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press
Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa judge on Friday afternoon will consider a request to postpone the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, j...
Death Valley visitors drawn to the hottest spot on Earth during ongoing US heat wave

By TY O'NEIL Associated Press
Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - As uninviting as it sounds, Death Valley National Park beckons. Even as the already extreme temperatures are forecast to climb ...
UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay raises in push to end strikes

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises Thursday in a bid to end an array of strikes, including a five-day walkout from...
Is Novak Djokovic the favorite at Wimbledon? Of course he is

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Novak Djokovic looked as if he were a bit surprised by the question. And maybe he should have been. The query, essentially, was this: Are you t...
Kevin Spacey says a sexual assault accuser was an intimate pal who stabbed him in the back

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Kevin Spacey took a dramatic pause in his testimony Thursday and appeared to almost choke up as he recalled the "intimate" and "somewhat sexual" friendship...
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis,...
Russian lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in new legislation

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with added clauses that annul ...

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