Nation and World
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Giant sharks once roamed the seas, feasting on huge meals
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Today's sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. A giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could have devoured a creature the size ...
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2 deaths in Florida linked to raw oysters from Louisiana
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this ...
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Attorney: Don't accept portrayal of R. Kelly as `monster'
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the si...
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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hun...
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Texas executes man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas on Wednesday put to death a man who fatally stabbed a suburban Dallas real estate agent more than 16 years ago, the second execution this ...
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Companies plan $2.6B investment in major Alaska oil project
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two oil and gas companies have announced plans to invest $2.6 billion into developing a major oil field on Alaska's North Slope. Australia-based...
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German leader condemns Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's chancellor said Wednesday that he was 'œdisgusted by the outrageous remarks" made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Berlin, accusing Isra...
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Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arreste...
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Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CECILIA, Ky. (AP) - For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an 'œemotional check-in.'ť 'œIt's great to see you. How are you ...
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Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - Scientists and students embarking on a census of Georgia lake sturgeon have found three females with mature eggs - an indication the armored 'œliving fossils'ť may be re...