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Svika Pick, prolific Israeli singer-songwriter, dies at 72

By ISAAC SCHARF
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Svika Pick, a pillar of Israel's music industry who gained international attention after his song won the Eurovision Song Contest, has died. He was 72. ...
AP PHOTOS: Fermented horse milk season on in Kyrgyzstan

By VLADIMIR VORONIN
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - SUUSAMYR, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - High up in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the season for making the fermented drink known as kumis is in full swing. Connoisseurs of...
A year on, ex-Afghan leader defends role in Taliban takeover

By RAHIM FAIEZ
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - On the eve of the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan's former president on Sunday defended what he said was a split-second decisi...
Police: Man drives into fundraiser crowd, then kills mother

The Associated Press
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - BERWICK, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania state police say a man upset about an argument with his mother drove into a crowd of people at a fundraiser for victims of a recent dead...
Egypt's Coptic Church, citing health officials, says fire at Cairo church kills at least 41 people

The Associated Press
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Coptic Church, citing health officials, says fire at Cairo church kills at least 41 people. ...
EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church

By GABRIELA SELSER and MARÃA TERESA HERNÃNDEZ
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalp...
Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country's parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it o...
Salman Rushdie 'on the road to recovery,' agent says

By HILLEL ITALIE and CAROLYN THOMPSON
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Salman Rushdie is 'œon the road to recovery,'ť his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of 'œThe Satanic Verses'ť suffered serious inj...
Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot,...
School shooter's brain exams to be subject of court hearing

By TERRY SPENCER
Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A defense mental health expert in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz can pinpoint when he realized the 23-year-old mas...

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