Nation and World
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Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire to pledge to donate much...
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Israel confirms US is investigating the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, says it will 'not cooperate'
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel confirms US is investigating the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, says it will 'not cooperate.' ...
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Siebel Newsom gives emotional testimony of Weinstein rape
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, nearly screamed through tears from the witness stand Mon...
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Jury tells filmmaker Haggis to pay $10M total in rape suit
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 milli...
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Kentucky school bus crashes off embankment, 18 children hurt
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A school bus crashed over an embankment and landed on its side Monday morning in rural Kentucky, sending 18 children and the driver to hospitals w...
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Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH (AP) - A handshake in lush Bali is being felt at climate talks thousands of miles away in the Egyptian desert, where lack of progress had a top United Na...
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US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - U.S. Catholic bishops began their fall meeting Monday, with an agenda that includes the election of new leaders - a vote that may signal whether they wan...
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Family says Egyptian hunger-striking activist drinking water
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's imprisoned hunger-striking activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has started drinking water again, his family said Monday, in the first communication from the ...
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MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations to 343 organizations in a short blog post Monday, emphasizing her interes...
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Illinois coroner: Driver who killed 7 on highway intoxicated
Nov 14, 2022 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - A woman who drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 in northern Illinois, causing a crash that killed a family of six and a 13-year-old family friend...