Nation and World
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China finds more COVID cases after locking down beach resort
Aug 07, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Another 259 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan, where some 80,000 tourists have been stranded by pandemic...
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Today in History: August 7, allies land at Guadalcanal
Aug 07, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2022. There are 146 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 7, 1942, U.S. and other al...
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What's in Democrats' big economic bill? Climate, health care, savings
Aug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON - Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America's public infrastructure ...
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Senate Democrats approve Biden economic package with climate, drug price, corporate tax measures
Aug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, legislation that is less ambitious th...
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Man who destroyed vast forest wins demise of park
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - In a move that shocked environmentalists, the government of Brazil's third-largest state has given up a legal fight over protecting a state park in...
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Beluga whale caught in France's Seine not accepting food
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French environmentalists are working around the clock to try and feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River. So far, they ha...
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Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza on Saturday as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on ...
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Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with 'bot' info
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accoun...
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Longtime AP correspondent, editor Marcus Eliason dies at 75
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marcus Eliason, an international journalist whose insightful reporting, sparkling prose and skillful editing graced Associated Press news wires for almos...
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Judith Durham, Australia's folk music icon, dies at 79
Aug 06, 2022 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Judith Durham, Australia's folk music icon who achieved global fame as the lead singer of The Seekers, has died. She was 79. Durham died in A...