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Leslie Phillips, 'Carry On' star, voice of Sorting Hat, dies

The Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy 'œCarry On'ť comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the 'œHarry Potter'ť ...
Widows of executed Nigerian activists end case against Shell

By MIKE CORDER
Nov 08, 2022 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in a Dutch civil case in which they alleged that oil gia...
GOP eager to take Congress; Pelosi says Dems intend to win

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Eager to claw back power in Congress, energized Republicans worked Tuesday to break the Democrats' one-party hold on Washington and threaten the future of P...
Amid GOP gains, Dem Frost is first member of Generation Z to win House seat

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Amid Republican gains in the U.S. House races in Florida, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Generation Z to win a seat i...
Election scrutiny high, but U.S. votes without major hitches

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - The final day of voting in the 2022 midterms unfolded Tuesday without major disruptions or widespread problems, a relatively trouble-free end to the first nationwide ele...
Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit

By FRANK JORDANS and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further prod...
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04 billion win

By STEFANIE DAZIO and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone h...
Democrats beat Trump-backed GOP candidates in liberal states

By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats easily repelled Republicans backed by former President Donald Trump in several left-leaning states Tuesday, while tougher tests that could decide ...
Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - Voters casting ballots in Tuesday's pivotal midterms grappled with misleading claims about glitchy election machines and delayed results, the final crest of a wave of mi...
Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean row

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country's former president ...

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