Nation and World
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the stat...
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UN inspectors moving to Ukriaine nuclear plant in war zone
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV (AP) - A convoy of jeeps carrying United Nations nuclear inspectors was crossing Ukraine early Wednesday toward the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant, holding t...
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3rd volunteer grave search activist killed in Mexico
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Yet another mother searching for her disappeared son has been killed in northern Mexico, becoming the third volunteer search activist killed in Mexico...
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UN human rights office says discriminatory detention of Muslim groups in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - UN human rights office says discriminatory detention of Muslim groups in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity. ...
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FBI's team to investigate massive cyberattack in Montenegro
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - A rapid deployment team of FBI cyber experts is heading to Montenegro to investigate a massive, coordinated attack on the tiny Balkan nation...
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Palestinian Authority says detainee held by Israel will suspend his nearly 6-month hunger strike in deal for release
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian Authority says detainee held by Israel will suspend his nearly 6-month hunger strike in deal for release. ...
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Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming on Wednesday promised 250 million Australian dollars ($172 million) over 20 years to fight the next pandem...
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UN weather agency predicts rare 'triple-dip' La Nina in 2022
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious 'œtriple dip'ť - th...
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Dutch truck crash toll rises to 7, including unborn baby
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The death toll from a truck crash in the Netherlands rose to seven Wednesday as local authorities said an unborn child was also killed when...
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Judge nixes no-prison deal in 2018 limo crash that killed 20
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) - A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 ...