Nation and World
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor
Jul 17, 2022 7:00 am - VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) - As Russian troops pressed their offensive in Ukraine's east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his state security chief and prosecu...
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500 flights scrapped in Italy by 4-hour aviation strikes
Jul 17, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Several hundred flights were canceled in Italy on Sunday, a peak vacation travel day, because of four-hour walkouts involving employees of low-cost airlines ...
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Mexico's capture of drug kingpin could be signal to US
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The United States' motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt - hence the $20 million reward for information leadin...
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Sudan says 31 killed in tribal clashes in Blue Nile province
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - At least 31 people were killed in tribal clashes in a Sudanese southern province, authorities said, the latest bloodshed in a country in turmoil since an Oc...
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South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 years
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Thousands of gay rights supporters marched under heavy police guard in the South Korean capital on Saturday as they celebrated the city's first...
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US agencies temporarily barred from enforcing LGBTQ guidance
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - A judge in Tennessee has temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by President Joe Biden's administration that extended protections for L...
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Scholz: Germany's increased coal, oil use will be temporary
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany's decision to reactivate coal and oil-fired power plants to relieve energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine is o...
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UK gets ready for travel disruptions as temps may hit 104 F
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The British government held an emergency response meeting Saturday to plan for record high temperatures next week after weather authorities issued their fi...
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Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on drug charges in Florida
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance. The rapper, whose legal n...
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6 people die after storm causes Montana highway pileup
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said. Twenty-one veh...