Nation and World
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Japan economy grows 2.2% in 2Q on revived consumer spending
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the April-June quarter, the government said Monday, as consumer spending rebounded with the gradual liftin...
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Mali charges 49 Ivory Coast soldiers detained since July
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - A Mali prosecutor says the 49 Ivory Coast soldiers held in Mali since July on accusations of being mercenaries have now been charged with undermining...
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Kenya's Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - In a chaotic announcement that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President Willia...
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Dutch court expects November verdicts in MH17 downing trial
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Verdicts in the Dutch trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flig...
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Evansville house explosion victims died of trauma, asphyxia
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Preliminary autopsy results released Monday for the three victims of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood show they died of blunt...
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Whanganui River 'always makes things better for me'
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - WHANGANUI, New Zealand (AP) - Five years ago, the Whanganui River was recognized as a living person in a groundbreaking New Zealand law. For many who live along its bank...
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Smokies to require parking passes beginning next March
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Beginning next March, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will need to purchase a parking pass to use the facilities. Park Superint...
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Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian official Monday denied Tehran was involved in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, though he sought to justify the attack...
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China cuts interest rate to shore up sagging economy
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is t...
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Embed-Map-Sacred Rivers-Whanganui, ADVISORY
Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - SACRED RIVERS-WHANGANUI - Map. This AP digital embed map shows the location of New Zealand's Whanganui River and its tributaries. This map is current as of Aug. 15, 2022...