Nation and World
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Tens of thousands of doctors in England start 'longest' strike in health system's history
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's state-funded health care service is facing what is being described as its longest-ever strike as tens of thousands of doctors in England launched...
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Here's how geothermal energy heats and cools a home
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - Some homeowners looking to switch out their heating and cooling systems are turning to home geothermal - also known as ground source - heat pumps. It's a technology that...
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The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting the sta...
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Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks
Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large ...
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A heat wave named Cerberus has southern Europe in its jaws, and it's only going to get worse
Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines, and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit popsicles and chunks of frozen food, as southern E...
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Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans
Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome's main train station are running just as long. And so ...
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Dangerous heat wave baking US Southwest brings triple digit temperatures and fire risk to California
Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After a historically wet winter and a cloudy spring, California's summer was in full swing Thursday as a heat wave that's been scorching much o...
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UK defense secretary says Ukraine should be grateful, not treat allies like 'Amazon'
Jul 12, 2023 1:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has raised some eyebrows by suggesting that Ukraine should appear more grateful for Western military supp...
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Baseball players are staying mindful on the diamond with barefoot walks in the grass
Jul 12, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shoes off and dropped near the visitor's dugout in San Francisco, Christian Walker begins his barefoot stroll through the perfectly manicured grass ...
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G7 pledges security deals with Ukraine as its NATO membership remains elusive
Jul 12, 2023 1:00 am - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh commitments of weapons and ammunition to fight Russia's invasion even as he expressed di...