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Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

By The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects,...
'Duck of Justice' creator retires to pursue writing career

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A detective who created the viral 'œDuck of Justice'ť when he rescued a faux waterfowl headed for the trash bin is retiring to write a book. Lt. Tim...
Lebanon's Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country's economic meltd...
Prosecutor: US judge reneged on promise in Polanski sex case

By BRIAN MELLEY
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a form...
Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - When Francisco Seoane's train unexpectedly stopped in the Spanish countryside, he and other passengers got a fright when they looked out the window at wild...
Two decades of shooter response strategy ignored in Uvalde

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - A total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas - more than the entire police force in a midsize American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
Lane, ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing, set to be sentenced

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer who is one of four ex-officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights is scheduled to be sentenced...
Extreme heat warning goes into effect in UK

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record high temperatures that are already disr...
OB-GYN tests go virtual; board cites COVID, abortion ruling

By LINDSEY TANNER
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - Many OB-GYNs, including some who perform abortions, are celebrating a decision that allows them to avoid traveling to Texas for certifying board exams. Some feared gathe...
Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Nour never felt entirely safe as a queer person in Lebanon. But in the past few years, the 25-year-old pharmacist had begun letting his guard down, meeting...

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