Nation and World
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Palestinian killed, 3 wounded during Israeli West Bank raid
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said early Friday that a Palestinian youth died shortly after being wounded by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank...
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Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the militar...
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`Where the goodies are great': Sweets lovers welcome Diwali
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which starts Monday. There's cleaning and decorating the house, buying new clothes, vi...
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WHO: COVID-19 vaccination rates have dropped 50% in Africa
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given in Africa has dropped by more than 50% over the last three months, the World Health Organization said Th...
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Malinin headlines Grand Prix opener at Skate America
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - The new face of American figure skating began to play around with the quadruple axel, that unicorn of a jump that had never been landed in competition, when he started t...
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Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year. The baby had been rescue...
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FACT FOCUS: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-1...
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Iran's Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The president of Iran's national Olympic committee claimed Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended aft...
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Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill. Cole was pr...
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Oklahoma executes Benjamin Cole who was convicted of killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002
Oct 20, 2022 7:00 am - McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executes Benjamin Cole who was convicted of killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002. ...