Nation and World
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California woman fakes cancer, forges notes to avoid prison
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - One note submitted to the federal judge sentencing a 38-year-old California woman for embezzlement claimed that a biopsy had revealed 'œcancerous cells'...
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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 600 inmates escape
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist reb...
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Parade shooting suspect bought 5 weapons despite threats
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legal...
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EU parliament set for knife-edge vote on green investments
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - European lawmakers will decide Wednesday whether fossil gas and nuclear energies can be included in the EU's list of sustainable activities, in a cliff-e...
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The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Nigerian Mohammad Barkindo, has died.
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Nigerian Mohammad Barkindo, has died. ...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - Britain's Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls fo...
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Scramble as last Mississippi abortion clinic shuts its doors
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's only abortion clinic has been buzzing with activity in the chaotic days since the U.S. Supreme Court upended abortion rights nationwi...
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Sri Lankan president calls Russian leader seeking fuel
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Wednesday that he had a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to request credit suppo...
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South African president decries deaths of 21 teens in tavern
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) - The deaths of 21 teenagers in a nightclub tragedy is a crime and South African officials must increase steps to prevent alcohol from bei...
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US job openings slip, though remain at healthy level
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May amid signs that the economy is weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong. Employers...