Nation and World
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'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - She had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began. It was afternoon, a residential neighborhood, a time to get errands done. But there is...
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Presbyterians agree to divest from fossil fuel companies
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has opted to pull investments from five energy corporations, joining other faith-based groups in targeting fossil-fuel companies over wh...
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Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Leaders around the world condemned the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as 'œdespicable,'ť 'œcowardly'ť...
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Infants, patients among 13 killed in Congo hospital attack
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Rebels attacked a hospital in Congo and killed at least 13 people, including infants and patients, according to hospital and military officials. T...
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sa...
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'Sopranos' actor Tony Sirico, 'Paulie Walnuts,' dies at 79
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in 'œThe Sopranos'ť and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including 'œGoodf...
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Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in i...
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UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council failed in two rival votes Friday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-he...
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Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The mayor of Uvalde on Friday disputed a new report that alleges authorities missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school...
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US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the ...