Nation and World
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Climate initiative centers on Black Americans
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have p...
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Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the form...
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Cyprus arrests 5 after 2 boats sink, 37 migrants saved
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus police have arrested five Syrians on suspicion of people trafficking after a police patrol boat plucked them and 32 of their countrymen fro...
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Some like it hot: Eating spicy in China's WWII shelters
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - CHONGQING, China (AP) - The city of Chongqing, dubbed one of China's four 'œfurnace'ť cities, is known for both soaring temperatures and spicy cuisine - notably its hotp...
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Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care. A three...
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Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies in Australia at 78
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Legendary Vietnam War photographer, writer and counter-culture documenter Tim Page died Wednesday at his Australian home. He was 78 years old....
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Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 182 in Afghanistan
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - At least 182 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during a month of heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan, according to the Uni...
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24 states get $560M for high-priority cleanup of wells
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and ...
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Rapid rainfall floods buildings and highways in Deep South
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - PEARL, Miss. (AP) - Large fans hummed noisily Thursday to try to dry out the carpet at The Exchange Church, a day after storms rapidly dumped several inches of rain and ...
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Black August uplifted as alternative Black History Month
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the Black Panther Party, revolutionary thought and family history have always...