Nation and World
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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 ...
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Tom Weiskopf, major champion and golf course architect, dies
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - Tom Weiskopf's golf skill went far beyond his 16 victories on the PGA Tour and his lone major at Troon in the British Open. He was always candid, often outspoken and unf...
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Defense in school shooter's trial set to present its case
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The prosecution spent three weeks telling jurors how Nikolas Cruz murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school four...
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Turkey: Crashes at emergency sites kill at least 35 people
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish authorities on Sunday investigated a pair of secondary crashes at emergency sites that killed at least 35 people the previous day. In both cases,...
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Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - The cinderblock home with a tin roof that Erline Castel and Dieunord Ernest rented was among the more than 130,000 houses damaged or destroyed by...
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Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis voiced worry Sunday about the situation in Nicaragua, where police detained several Roman Catholic clergy, including a bishop, critical ...
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Official: Flooding in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 9
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan overnight left at least nine people dead, swept away homes and destroyed livestock and agricul...
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On Ukraine's front line, a fight to save premature babies
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) - Echoing down the corridors of eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk Perinatal Hospital are the loud cries of tiny Veronika. Born nearly two months prematu...