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Digital activists challenge Uganda's harsh new internet law
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A group of Ugandan activists launched a legal challenge Monday to controversial new legislation criminalizing some internet activity in the East A...
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EU to send 40 experts on Armenia, Azerbaijan border mission
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union agreed Monday to send up to 40 experts to Armenia to help watch over its border with Azerbaijan in an effort to help restore peace and...
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Former US Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti dies at 87
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti, who investigated President Jimmy Carter's brother while in the administration and who later became ...
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was ...
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BofA profits fall as bank sets aside money for downturn
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America's profits fell by 8% in the third quarter as the bank set aside cash to cover potential loan losses. It's the latest bank to start sockin...
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UN chief: war in Ethiopia's Tigray must end, Eritrea exit
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations chief on Monday demanded an immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region and withdrawal of Eritrean forces ...
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Pregnant women struggle to find care after Pakistan's floods
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - RAJANPUR, Pakistan (AP) - The first five months of Shakeela Bibi's pregnancy were smooth. She picked out a name, Uthman, made him clothes and furniture. She had regular ...
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Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE (AP) - A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet - threatening to reach record lows...
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U.S. hits al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department said Monday that it has sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as ke...
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Live updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW - The head of the Donetsk People's Republic that was annexed by Russia along with three other Ukrainian regions says Russia and Ukraine have completed another pri...