Nation and World
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China's consumer, factory activity improve but still weak
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese consumer spending and factory output edged up in August but still were weak, official data showed Friday, and forecasters warned the second-larges...
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Fire engulfs 42-story building in China; no deaths reported
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A massive fire sent flames and black smoke pouring Friday from a 42-story skyscraper in central China belonging to the country's largest telecoms operator...
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Flights disrupted as French air traffic controllers walk out
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Many domestic and some international flights were canceled in France Friday as air traffic controllers went on a national strike over pay and recruitment is...
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Breaches of voting machine data raise worries for midterms
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Sensitive voting system passwords posted online. Copies of confidential voting software available for download. Ballot-counting machines inspected by peop...
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Alaska braces for floods, power outages as huge storm nears
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst ...
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Ukrainian president: Burial site contains torture victims
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) - Investigators searching through a mass burial site in Ukraine have found evidence that some of the dead were tortured, including bodies with broken...
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Despite setbacks, Venezuelan opposition leader touts record
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó gave a quasi-state of the nation address Friday, offering a broad accounting of millions of dollars u...
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Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grow...
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Defense seeks judge's removal in Florida school shooter case
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself on Friday, two days after she sco...
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El Salvador president re-election bid draws strong reaction
Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am - SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - In the hours since El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced he would seek re-election despite a constitutional ban, opinion quickly ...