Nation and World
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Somali forces end hotel attack in which 21 were killed
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali authorities on Sunday ended a deadly attack in which 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the ca...
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Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them - even as far as ...
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Indonesia announces its first case of monkeypox
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A man in Indonesia has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the country's first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said late Satur...
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Massachusetts student receives uniform violation for hijab
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - MALDEN, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts charter school where an eighth grade student was written up for a uniform infraction for wearing a hijab says it understands its 'œh...
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After years of scrutiny of NY detective, a case gets retried
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases. A second-generation cop who sm...
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Strike at biggest shipping port adds to UK industrial chaos
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The first day of a planned strike at Britain's biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by transportation workers that have disr...
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Court puts on hold Graham's testimony in Ga. election probe
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court's order requiring that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special...
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Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last ...
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Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2022. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launche...
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Minneapolis teacher contract race language ignites firestorm
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield ...