Nation and World
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WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wed...
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Memo sheds light on decision to clear Trump in Russia probe
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Department officials who evaluated then-President Donald Trump's actions during the Russia investigation concluded that nothing he did, includi...
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5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Startling new revelations from Twitter's former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have raised serious questions about the security of the platform's s...
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Columbus teachers strike on first day back to school
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A strike by teachers in Ohio's largest school district entered its third day Wednesday - the first day of school for some 47,000 students, with som...
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A 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot has become the youngest person to complete a solo flight around the world
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot has become the youngest person to complete a solo flight around the world. ...
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Japan considering development of new nuclear reactors
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday instructed his government to consider developing safer, smaller nuclear reactors, signaling a renewed emp...
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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to ...
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Biden's student loan plan: What we know (and what we don't)
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to $20,000 if ...
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Supporters of jailed ex-PM Najib rally for royal pardon
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak rallied Wednesday outside the national palace to seek royal pardon just a day after h...
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US airstrikes target Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria
Aug 24, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran's paramilitary Revolu...