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Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion

By The Associated Press
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...
Minneapolis teacher contract race language ignites firestorm

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
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 ...
Tom Weiskopf, major champion and golf course architect, dies

By DOUG FERGUSON
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...
Defense in school shooter's trial set to present its case

By TERRY SPENCER
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...
Turkey: Crashes at emergency sites kill at least 35 people

The Associated Press
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,...
Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake

By EVENS SANON and DÃNICA COTO
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...
Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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 ...
Official: Flooding in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 9

The Associated Press
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...
On Ukraine's front line, a fight to save premature babies

By INNA VARENYTSIA
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...
'~Dragon Ball Super' bests '~Beast' at box office with $20.1M

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 21, 2022 7:00 am - Idris Elba may go head-to-head with a lion in 'œBeast,'ť but the action flick was no match for the latest 'œDragon Ball'ť movie at the North American box office this wee...

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