Nation and World
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Iran recalls ambassador to Sweden over court decision
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's state TV said Thursday the country's foreign ministry recalled its ambassador from Sweden after an Iranian citizen was sentence...
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Rapinoe, King urge freedom for Brittney Griner at The ESPYS
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittne...
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Moscow says US must respect Russian law in Griner case
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry lashed out Thursday at the United States characterizing basketball star Brittney Griner's jailing on drug ch...
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Italian, Russian share rare spacewalk amid Ukraine tensions
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An Italian astronaut joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity Thursday, as tensions over Ukraine continued to ricochet...
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Former Israeli PM denies blame for deadly stampede
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified on Thursday that he bears no responsibility for the safety gaps that led to a deadly stampede...
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Veteran sports writer J.P. Pelzman dies at 57
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LYNBROOK, N.Y. (AP) - J.P. Pelzman, the sports writer who worked for Newsday, The Record, Asbury Park Press, Forbes and Rivals, has died. He was 57. The Lynbrook police ...
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West Germany soccer great Uwe Seeler dies at 85
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Uwe Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team, died on Thursday. He was 85. Regarded as one of Germany's bes...
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Vatican says they're gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquitie...
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Vatican puts brakes on German church reform proposals
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The Vatican put the brakes on the German Catholic Church's reform path Thursday, warning against any effort to impose new moral or doctrinal norms on the fai...
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Dukureh, from 'Elvis' film, found dead in Nashville home
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year's movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday in a bedroom at her home in Nashvi...