Nation and World
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Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as 'hypocrisy'
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's media company tried to paint a sympathetic portrait of him Thursday as a jury decides how much in fi...
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In a 3rd test, Facebook still fails to block hate speech
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witne...
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Southwest posts record revenue but warns of rising costs
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines' second-quarter profit doubled to $760 million on record revenue, but the carrier warned that rising costs and lower productivity are li...
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$1.1B Mega Millions jackpot among largest prizes ever
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs, making it the latest focus of lotteries that...
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Wildfires in Germany, Czechia threatening tourist region
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A large wildfire on the German-Czech border is spreading and threatening to destroy a forested national park popular with tourists. The fire in the region,...
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Cars hit tires dumped on Dutch highway amid farmer protests
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands in the early hours of Thursday, police said, as pr...
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German inflation rate slips again in July from month before
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's annual inflation rate has declined slightly for the second consecutive month, official data showed Thursday, but July's pace of 7.5% was still wi...
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UK Supreme Court refuses in intervene in life-support battle
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage have failed to persuade the U.K. Supreme Court to intervene ...
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Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here's how you can help
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you're envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white s...
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New South Carolina juvenile justice chief pushes reforms
Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Turning around South Carolina's chronically dangerous juvenile prisons is now the job of a prosecutor who sent some of those children to jail. Depa...