Nation and World
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US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - HAZEL GREEN, Ala. - Before starting college, Taylor Mohead had never been outside her hometown of Houston, Texas. Now, the recent Tuskegee University graduate is trekkin...
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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants in shootout in the occupied West Bank
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank Friday, days after Israel concluded a major two-d...
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At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the we...
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For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record. The planetary a...
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Muslims across Pakistan hold anti-Sweden rallies to denounce burning of Islam's holy book
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a "Day of the Sanctity of Quran" after the South Asian Islamic nation's Prime Minister She...
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Blast at a Russian explosives plant kills 6 and injures 2
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - A blast at a Russian explosives plant on Friday killed six people and injured two more, emergency officials said. The explosion occurred as workers were dismant...
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UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosives
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The head of the UN nuclear agency said Friday he was pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Uk...
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U.S. set to destroy its last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Ky. - At a sprawling military installation in the middle of the rolling green hills of eastern Kentucky, a milestone is about to be reached in the history of w...
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U.S. slowed hiring but still added a solid 209,000 jobs in June in sign of economy's resilience
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - America's employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy's resilienc...
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Sources: U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package
Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send t...