Nation and World
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EU countries torn over Russian tourist visa ban move
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Northern European Union countries called Wednesday for the 27-nation bloc to impose a broad ban on tourist visas for Russian citizens, insisting that the i...
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California wildfires prompt evacuations amid heat wave
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) - California wildfires erupted Wednesday in rural areas, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state sweltered under a heat...
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Obstruction now a major focus in Trump documents probe
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI investigation into top-secret government information discovered at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald ...
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Spain's 'Tomatina' battle returns after pandemic hiatus
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - BUNOL, Spain (AP) - People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain's famous 'œTomatina'ť street tomato fight took place once again Wedne...
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Fans of Princess Diana gather to mark her death 25 years ago
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Fans of the late Princess Diana placed tributes outside the gates of her Kensington Palace home on Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of her death in ...
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India quarterly growth rises to 13.5% after pandemic slump
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India's economy grew by 13.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, pushed up by a boost in agriculture and manufacturing as pandemic curbs eas...
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Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he's won for track and field and long-dis...
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Texas governor pushes back on raising gun age after Uvalde
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday pushed back on calls by Uvalde families for new gun control measures in Texas, saying that raising the mini...
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Japan PM apologizes for party's church links, will cut ties
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal triggered by for...
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Man charged with first-degree murder in series of apparently random shootings in Detroit that left 3 dead, 1 wounded
Aug 31, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Man charged with first-degree murder in series of apparently random shootings in Detroit that left 3 dead, 1 wounded. ...