Nation and World
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Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Defense lawyers at R. Kelly's child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a liar and extortionist, contendi...
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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio heads to Harvard as teaching fellow
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is headed to Harvard this fall as a teaching fellow at the university's schools of government and public health...
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Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The conviction of two men for conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows that jurors in a deeply divided nation can still reac...
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Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday rejected clemency for a man facing execution this week for the 1997 hammer killing of a Choctaw man, despite ...
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Rupert Murdoch's son sues Australian website for defamation
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion piece about last year's ...
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2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian face espionage charges in Albania
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - An Albanian court on Wednesday ordered two Russians and a Ukrainian to remain in custody while authorities conduct an espionage investigation into...
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Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for the Court of Appeals said Wedn...
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2 dead, 3 hurt in shooting in front of DC senior residence
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Police said two people were killed and three others injured Wednesday in a shooting in front of a senior citizens center and near several schools in th...
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Jacob Blake's uncle alleges Wisconsin deputies tortured him
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff's deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 20...
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Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life. On-base h...