Nation and World
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OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. O...
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Ex-'Cheer' star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series 'œCheer,'ť to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage bo...
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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain's domestic intelligence agency raised fresh alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government, warning business l...
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Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal a...
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Georgia slabs called satanic by some torn down after bombing
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A rural Georgia monument that some conservative Christians criticized as satanic and others dubbed 'œAmerica's Stonehenge'ť was demolished Wednesday after...
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Police: Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop...
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Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were increasingly anticipating higher inflation, and they signaled ...
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Police: July 4 mass shooting thwarted in Virginia's capital
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the arrest of two m...
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Indianapolis man pleads guilty to killing mail carrier
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for fatally shooting a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, prosecutors said Wednesday. T...
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Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon hopes to start repatriating Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and rights groups, a minister said in an interview ...